Historical figures in Warwick
The atlas holds 11 people and 14 moments here, from 1564 to 1994. The most recorded lives are William Shakespeare, Elizabeth I and J. R. R. Tolkien. Among them Writers, Educators and Historians, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Dorothy Hodgkin
in 1994
1 moment here
English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…
Elizabeth I
from 1572 to 1575
2 moments here
Elizabeth I (1533–1603), daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, was Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 until her death.…
Eusébio
in 1973
1 moment here
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (1942–2014) was a Portuguese footballer, born in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo), who became Benfica's record goalscorer and…
George Eliot
in 1850
1 moment here
Mary Ann Evans, known by the pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, translator, journalist, and poet.…
Isaac Asimov
in 1974
1 moment here
American writer and biochemist best known for science fiction, popular-science writing, and the Foundation and Robot series.…
Jane Austen
in 1806
1 moment here
English novelist Jane Austen spent her life in southern England, principally in Hampshire, Bath, Southampton, Chawton, and Winchester.…
John Cornforth
in 1965
1 moment here
Australian-British organic chemist and 1975 Nobel Prize laureate, noted for elucidating the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalysed reactions.…
J. R. R. Tolkien
in 1916
1 moment here
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…
Lee Kuan Yew
in 1947
1 moment here
Singaporean barrister and statesman who co-founded the People’s Action Party and served as Singapore’s first prime minister from 1959 to 1990.…
Vivien Leigh
in 1955
1 moment here
British actress Vivien Leigh (born Vivian Mary Hartley) was acclaimed for stage work and for Academy Award-winning performances as Scarlett O'Hara in…
William Shakespeare
from 1564 to 1616
3 moments here
English playwright, poet, actor, and theatrical shareholder. Surviving records place Shakespeare principally in Stratford-upon-Avon and London, with…
Moments
- 1564 Born in Stratford-upon-Avon William Shakespeare
- 1564 Baptized at Holy Trinity Church William Shakespeare
- 1572 Royal progress at Warwick Elizabeth I
- 1575 Stay at Kenilworth Castle Elizabeth I
- 1616 Dies in Stratford-upon-Avon William Shakespeare
- 1806 Journey to Stoneleigh Abbey Jane Austen
- 1850 Rosehill stay George Eliot
- 1916 Marriage to Edith Bratt J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1947 Secret marriage at Stratford-upon-Avon Lee Kuan Yew
- 1955 Shakespeare season at Stratford-upon-Avon Vivien Leigh
- 1965 Professor at the University of Warwick John Cornforth
- 1973 World Cup qualifier in Coventry Eusébio
- 1974 Visit to Shakespeare's birthplace Isaac Asimov
- 1994 Death at Ilmington Dorothy Hodgkin