Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus

male, deceased (1506)
new world, Italian, from Genoa, colonialist, cristoforo colombo, Pinta…European colonization of the Americas, European transatlantic contact, european
Christopher Columbus (Genoa?, 1451 - May 20, 1506, Valladolid, Spain) was a navigator and colonialist who is one of several historical figures...
Simon Fraser

Simon Fraser

male, deceased (1862)
from Vermont, Scottish Canadian, British, Explorer of British Columbia, Explorer of Canada, fraser river…european
Simon Fraser (1776-18 August 1862) was a fur trader and an explorer who charted much of what is now the Canadian province of British Columbia....
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

male, deceased (1791)
genius, prodigy, composer, classical music, Classical composer, musical composition…european
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (baptized Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era....
Olli Rehn

Olli Rehn

male, 47 years old (Finland)
Olli Ilmari Rehn, Finnish European Commissioner, footballer, Enlargement of the European Union, European Commission, enlargement…European Commissioner, european
Olli Ilmari Rehn (born 31 March 1962) is a Finnish politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Enlargement.
James Monroe

James Monroe

male, deceased (1831)
war of 1812, President of the United States, University of Virginia, American, monroe doctrine, College of William and Mary alumni…european
James Monroe (April 28, 1758 - July 4, 1831) was the fifth President of the United States (1817-1825), and the fourth Virginian to hold the office....
Meglena Kuneva

Meglena Kuneva

female, 52 years old
Meglena Shtilianova Kuneva, Ministry of European Intergation, New-member-state European Commissioner, European Commissioner, Consumer rights activist, Jewish person…Minister of European Affairs, European Convention, European Commission, european union, european
Meglena Shtilianova Kuneva (born 22 June 1957) is a Bulgarian and EU politician. Born in Sofia, Kuneva graduated in Law from Sofia University in...
Washington Irving

Washington Irving

male, deceased (1859)
U.S. minister to Spain, United States Ambassador to Spain, New York lawyer, historian, New York writer, Biographer…european
Washington Irving was an American author of the early 19th century. Best known for his short stories "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip van...
Marcus Garvey

Marcus Garvey

male, deceased (1940)
wikt redeem, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr, black separatist, Masonry, orator, farmer…european
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr., National Hero of Jamaica (August 17, 1887 - June 10, 1940), was a publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, Black...
Giuliano Amato

Giuliano Amato

male, 71 years old
Amato Group, Dr. Subtle, politician, dottor Sottile, Convention on the Future of Europe, Member of the Italian Socialist Party…European Constitution, European Institute, Vice President of the European Socialist Party, european union, european
Giuliano Amato (born May 13, 1938) is an Italian politician. He was Prime Minister of Italy twice, first from 1992 to 1993 and then from 2000 to...