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Benjamin Sheares

1907 - 1981

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Benjamin Henry Sheares (12 August 1907 – 12 May 1981) was a Singaporean obstetrician, gynaecologist, and academic who served as the second president of Singapore between 1971 until his death in 1981. Born in Singapore under British rule, Sheares graduated from the King Edward VII College of Medicine in 1929. He specialised in obstetrics and gynaecology and worked at the Singapore General Hospital and Kandang Kerbau Hospital (KKH), eventually serving as the acting professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Malaya in Singapore. He later became the professor of obstetrics and gynaecology in 1950, becoming the first local to rise to such a position as high-ranking colonial officers were usually appointed instead. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Benjamin Sheares is the 4,418th most popular politician (up from 14,319th in 2024), the 5th most popular biography from Singapore (up from 15th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Singaporean Politician.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Benjamin Sheares ranks 4,418 out of 19,576. Before him are André Maginot, Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Maia Sandu, Sporus, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, and Sibylle of Cleves. After him are Andris Bērziņš, George Clinton, Sabinianus, Emil Jellinek, Khutulun, and Luitgard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Benjamin Sheares ranks 68. Before him are Ko Takamoro, Ernesto Geisel, James Meade, Lê Duẩn, Sigvard Bernadotte, and Shiro Teshima. After him are Junji Nishikawa, Yoshiko Kawashima, Ramon Magsaysay, H. L. A. Hart, Horia Sima, and Leonor Fini. Among people deceased in 1981, Benjamin Sheares ranks 41. Before him are Mohammad-Ali Rajai, Abel Gance, Stefan Wyszyński, Mehmet Shehu, Will Durant, and David Wechsler. After him are Leo Kanner, Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, Lobsang Rampa, Karl Richter, Frances Yates, and Alberto Suppici.

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In Singapore

Among people born in Singapore, Benjamin Sheares ranks 5 out of 42. Before him are Lee Kuan Yew (1923), S. R. Nathan (1924), Tony Tan (1940), and Halimah Yacob (1954). After him are Lee Hsien Loong (1952), Parameswara (1344), Goh Chok Tong (1941), Tharman Shanmugaratnam (1957), David Marshall (1908), Julia Nickson (1958), and Vanessa-Mae (1978).

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Among Politicians In Singapore

Among politicians born in Singapore, Benjamin Sheares ranks 5. Before him are Lee Kuan Yew (1923), S. R. Nathan (1924), Tony Tan (1940), and Halimah Yacob (1954). After him are Lee Hsien Loong (1952), Parameswara (1344), Goh Chok Tong (1941), Tharman Shanmugaratnam (1957), David Marshall (1908), Wee Kim Wee (1915), and Abu Bakar of Johor (1833).

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