Singapore
Singapore ranks 484th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Aix-en-Provence, Saratov, and Šibenik. The most famous people from Singapore are Lee Kuan Yew, Halimah Yacob, and Goh Chok Tong. The most famous people who died in Singapore are S. R. Nathan, Sydney Brenner, and Benjamin Sheares. Singapore has been the birth place of many athletes, and swimmers and the death place of many politicians, and actors. Singapore is located in Singapore.
People
Between 0 and 2006, Singapore was the birth place of 52 globally memorable people, including Lee Kuan Yew, Halimah Yacob, and Goh Chok Tong. Additionaly, 11 globally memorable people have passed away in Singapore including S. R. Nathan, Sydney Brenner, and Benjamin Sheares.
People Born in Singapore
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Lee Kuan Yew
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2015
HPI: 83.27
Rank: 1
Halimah Yacob
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 2
Goh Chok Tong
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 3
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 4
Julia Nickson
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 5
Vanessa-Mae
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 6
Chin Han
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 7
Kygo
MUSICIAN
1991 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 8
Lawrence Wong
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 9
Brad Cooper
SWIMMER
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 10
William Goh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 11
Leslie Charteris
WRITER
1907 - 1993
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Singapore
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POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 9
Shou Zi Chew
BUSINESSPERSON
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 22
Muhammad Taqi
REFEREE
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.93
Rank: 26
Kevin Kwan
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.64
Rank: 27
Gwendoline Yeo
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.56
Rank: 29
People Deceased in Singapore
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S. R. Nathan
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2016
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 1
Sydney Brenner
BIOLOGIST
1927 - 2019
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 2
Benjamin Sheares
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1981
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 3
David Marshall
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1995
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 4
Yusof Ishak
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1970
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 5
Wee Kim Wee
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2005
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 6
Ong Teng Cheong
ARCHITECT
1936 - 2002
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 7
Moudud Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2021
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 8
Pacita Abad
PAINTER
1946 - 2004
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 9
Olga Syahputra
ACTOR
1983 - 2015
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 10
Zubeen Garg
ACTOR
1972 - 2025
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 11
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Singapore were athletes (13), swimmers (7), actors (6), politicians (5), and writers (3), while most who died were politicians (6), actors (2), biologists (1), architects (1), and painters (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Singapore, including Shanti Pereira, Thomas Koechlin, and Alston Ryan. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Singapore, including Marcelo Herrera, Shanti Pereira, and Thomas Koechlin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Singapore since 1700.
