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Notable Historical Figures
A free, curated collection of figures from American history, drawn from public biographical records and organized by state, occupation, and era. Each profile links through to the places, conflicts, and history connected to that person.
4,180
profiles in this collection
51
states represented
Notable figures
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
Hawaii
Donald Trump
American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
New York
Michael Jackson
American singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
Indiana
Ronald Reagan
president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor (1911-2004)
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
president of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (1809-1865)
Kentucky
Joe Biden
46th President of the United States (2021–2025)
Pennsylvania
George Washington
founding Father and first U.S. president; soldier and slave owner (1732–1799)
Virginia
Thomas Edison
American inventor and businessman (1847–1931)
Ohio
Mark Twain
American author and humorist (1835–1910)
Missouri
John F. Kennedy
president of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (1917–1963)
Massachusetts
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
Georgia
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
president of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1882–1945)
New York
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17567
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7577
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Illinois
6022
Ohio
4740
California
3830
New Jersey
3162
Texas
2803
Missouri
2622
Michigan
2454
Virginia
2381
Connecticut
2282
Indiana
2195
Kentucky
1902
Georgia
1758
Tennessee
1705
North Carolina
1702
Louisiana
1585
Iowa
1585
Maryland
1555
Wisconsin
1531
Minnesota
1491
Alabama
1344
South Carolina
1214
District of Columbia
1116
Mississippi
1103
Kansas
1048
Oklahoma
1031
Maine
1023
Washington
908
Vermont
905
New Hampshire
808
West Virginia
795
Arkansas
791
Nebraska
785
Rhode Island
746
Florida
736
Colorado
677
Oregon
654
Utah
600
Hawaii
360
Delaware
345
Arizona
325
South Dakota
315
Montana
310
New Mexico
262
North Dakota
233
Idaho
183
Wyoming
139
Nevada
96
Alaska
68
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Aubrey searches federal archives, archaeological records, historic registers, and primary sources to build a full historical report for any address or place in the United States.
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Pick any location and Aubrey pulls together 18 strands of its history, each drawn from the record:
Overview
An interactive map of the location with historic sites, battles and Native heritage plotted, and its full story era by era.
The Land
The historic sites and place names around the location, and how this land was settled and used.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back millions of years.
LiDAR Terrain
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks and old features hidden in the landscape.
Conflict & War
The battles, raids and skirmishes fought near here, across every era of American conflict.
The Civil War
The Civil War on this ground, 1861 to 1865: who held it, and the battles, camps and regiments nearby.
The Soldiers
The men who marched from here in the Civil War, named and traced where the record allows.
Native Heritage
The Native nations who held this land, mapped across time from before European contact to today.
Settlement
Who claimed and held this ground, from Indigenous homelands through the colonial powers to the United States.
The Community
How the town grew, who came, and what kind of place it became, traced through the census record.
Rivers & Rail
The rivers, canals and railroads that connected this place between 1830 and 1911.
Notable People
The people born, buried or genuinely tied to this exact place, with their stories.
Historical Maps
Historic maps of the location layered over how it looks today.
Finds & Access
Museum objects tied to the area, and the laws on searching, collecting and access here.
Literature
The old books, county histories and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Points of Interest
The most significant historic sites and landmarks near the location, and why they matter.
Timeline
The whole story of the location told era by era, from first peoples to the present day.
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