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Tony Tan

1940 - Today

Tony Tan

Tony Tan Keng Yam (Chinese: 陈庆炎; pinyin: Chén Qìngyán; born 7 February 1940) is a Singaporean banker and politician who served as the seventh president of Singapore between 2011 and 2017. Prior to entering politics, Tan was a general manager at OCBC Bank. He made his political debut in the 1979 by-elections as a People's Action Party (PAP) candidate contesting in Sembawang GRC and won. He later served as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore from 1995 to 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Tan is the 1,933rd most popular politician (down from 1,532nd in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Singapore and the 3rd most popular Singaporean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tony Tan ranks 1,933 out of 19,576. Before him are Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Edwin Stanton, Jens Stoltenberg, Carlos Menem, Kamala Harris, and Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein. After him are Yohannes IV, Joseph Estrada, Muhammad bin Tughluq, Kurt Schuschnigg, Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, and Miguel Primo de Rivera.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
1942 - Present
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 1,928
Edwin Stanton
1814 - 1869
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 1,929
Jens Stoltenberg
1959 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 1,930
Carlos Menem
1930 - 2021
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 1,931
Kamala Harris
1964 - Present
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 1,932
Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein
1760 - 1836
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 1,933
Tony Tan
1940 - Present
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 1,934
Yohannes IV
1837 - 1889
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 1,935
Joseph Estrada
1937 - Present
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 1,936
Muhammad bin Tughluq
1290 - 1351
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 1,937
Kurt Schuschnigg
1897 - 1977
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 1,938
Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
1858 - 1921
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 1,939
Miguel Primo de Rivera
1870 - 1930
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 1,940

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Tony Tan ranks 41. Before him are Michel Temer, Brian De Palma, Pina Bausch, Abbas Kiarostami, Giorgio Moroder, and Peter Fonda. After him are Julie Christie, Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein, James Caan, Abdurrahman Wahid, Patrick Stewart, and Kip Thorne.

Others Born in 1940

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Michel Temer
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 35
Brian De Palma
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 36
Pina Bausch
DANCER
1940 - 2009
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 37
Abbas Kiarostami
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2016
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 38
Giorgio Moroder
MUSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 39
Peter Fonda
ACTOR
1940 - 2019
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 40
Tony Tan
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 41
Julie Christie
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 42
Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2021
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 43
James Caan
ACTOR
1940 - 2022
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 44
Abdurrahman Wahid
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2009
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 45
Patrick Stewart
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 46
Kip Thorne
PHYSICIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 47