Historical figures in 2001
The atlas holds 63 people and 90 moments here, in 2001. The most recorded lives are Akhmad Kadyrov, Omar Bongo and Osama bin Laden. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.
Notable people
Ichirou Mizuki
in 2001
1 moment here
Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, voice actor, and actor, born Toshio Hayakawa. Known as the “Emperor of Anime Songs,” Mizuki recorded theme songs…
Ingmar Bergman
in 2001
1 moment here
Swedish filmmaker, screenwriter, theatre director, theatre manager and author. Bergman’s career moved between Stockholm’s student and professional…
Islam Karimov
in 2001
1 moment here
Uzbek political leader who became first secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan in 1989 and served as Uzbekistan’s first president from…
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
in 2001
1 moment here
Peruvian diplomat and politician who became the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations (1982–1991).…
Jiang Zemin
in 2001
3 moments here
Jiang Zemin was a Chinese electrical engineer and politician who served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002,…
Jorge Amado
in 2001
1 moment here
Brazilian modernist writer, journalist, and Communist politician whose life moved between Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, South America, Europe,…
Kelly Preston
in 2001
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Kelly Kamalelehua Smith, known professionally as Kelly Preston, was an American actress whose career spanned film and television from 1980 to 2020.…
Kenzaburō Ōe
in 2001
1 moment here
Japanese novelist, short-story writer, essayist, Nobel laureate, and prominent pacifist and anti-nuclear campaigner.…
Kobe Bryant
in 2001
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Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire 20-year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers.…
Kofi Annan
in 2001
1 moment here
Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…
Lata Mangeshkar
in 2001
1 moment here
Indian playback singer and occasional composer whose career spanned eight decades. Born in Indore, she moved to Mumbai in 1945 and became a central…
Laurent-Désiré Kabila
in 2001
2 moments here
Congolese revolutionary, rebel leader, and politician. Kabila led the Party of the People’s Revolution and the Maquis of Fizi, became head of the…
Léopold Sédar Senghor
in 2001
1 moment here
Senegalese poet, theorist of Négritude, and statesman who became Senegal’s first president in 1960.…
Margaret Thatcher
in 2001
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British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…
Mercedes Sosa
in 2001
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Argentine folk singer and leading exponent of the nuevo cancionero movement, internationally known for interpreting Latin American popular song and…
Michael Jackson
in 2001
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American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist whose career began with the Jackson 5 and developed into global solo stardom.…
Miriam Makeba
in 2001
1 moment here
South African singer, songwriter, actor, and anti-apartheid activist known as “Mama Africa.” Makeba’s career took her from Johannesburg and Pretoria…
Morgan Tsvangirai
in 2001
1 moment here
Zimbabwean trade unionist and opposition politician who led the Movement for Democratic Change and served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 2009 to…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 2001
2 moments here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Nadine Gordimer
in 2001
1 moment here
South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…
Nawal El Saadawi
in 2001
1 moment here
Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, feminist writer, and activist whose life and work challenged patriarchal authority, gender-based violence,…
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
in 2001
2 moments here
South Vietnamese army officer and politician who led South Vietnam as chairman of the National Leadership Committee from 1965 and as president from…
Omar Bongo
in 2001
4 moments here
Gabonese politician who served as Gabon’s second president from 1967 until his death in 2009.…
Osama bin Laden
in 2001
3 moments here
Saudi-born founder and first emir of al-Qaeda. His documented movements include childhood and education in Saudi Arabia and England; militant…
Moments
- 2001 Royal Festival Hall performance Cesária Évora
- 2001 State visit and Moscow State University speech Jiang Zemin
- 2001 Final OAU summit in Lusaka Muammar Gaddafi
- 2001 Agra summit with Atal Bihari Vajpayee Pervez Musharraf
- 2001 Saba Saba Day arrest Wangarĩ Maathai
- 2001 Final hospital admission and death Jorge Amado
- 2001 Visit to The Late Show with David Letterman Kelly Preston
- 2001 Meeting Egyptian officials Akhmad Kadyrov
- 2001 Talks in Damascus Akhmad Kadyrov
- 2001 Visit to Iraq Akhmad Kadyrov
- 2001 Visit to Jordan Akhmad Kadyrov
- 2001 Guest performance in Amsterdam Chester Bennington
- 2001 Death while on holiday Christiaan Barnard
- 2001 Saraband script dated on Fårö Ingmar Bergman
- 2001 Official goodwill visit to Pyongyang Jiang Zemin
- 2001 Celebrates solo anniversary at Madison Square Garden Michael Jackson
- 2001 Death in Boston Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 2001 Golden-wedding stay in Hawaii Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 2001 Southern African summit Robert Mugabe
- 2001 Michael Jackson anniversary special Whitney Houston
- 2001 Salón 21 concert Cesária Évora
- 2001 Prince of Asturias award ceremony speech Doris Lessing
- 2001 Visit to Queen Elizabeth II and Tony Blair Hugo Chávez
- 2001 Cardinal-title installation Pope Francis
- 2001 iPod introduction in Cupertino Steve Jobs
- 2001 Academic work at Anna University A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
- 2001 White House meeting with President Bush Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 2001 Return to Kabul after Taliban retreat Burhanuddin Rabbani
- 2001 Farewell match Diego Maradona
- 2001 Appearance in Kabul with al-Zawahiri Osama bin Laden
- 2001 Spotted near Jalalabad Osama bin Laden
- 2001 Official visit to Japan Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 2001 Visit to Stockholm F. W. de Klerk
- 2001 Meeting Colin Powell in Tashkent Islam Karimov
- 2001 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony Kofi Annan
- 2001 Final residence and death Léopold Sédar Senghor
- 2001 Nobel Centennial Symposium lecture Nadine Gordimer
- 2001 Working meeting at Belém Palace Omar Bongo
- 2001 Escape from Tora Bora Osama bin Laden
- 2001 Nobel Lecture at the Swedish Academy V. S. Naipaul