Cultural Production in
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Singapore
Singapore ranks 116th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Zambia, Somalia, and Zimbabwe. Memorable people born in present day Singapore include Lee Kuan Yew, S. R. Nathan, and Tony Tan. Memorable people who died in Singapore include Lee Kuan Yew, Robert Mugabe, and S. R. Nathan. Singapore has been the birth place of many politicians, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and biologists. The top cities in Singapore by number of biographies are Singapore, Straits Settlements, Colony of Singapore, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, and Kingdom of Singapura.
People
Between 0 and 2006, present day Singapore was the birth place of 67 globally memorable people, including Lee Kuan Yew, S. R. Nathan, and Tony Tan. Additionaly, 17 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Singapore including Lee Kuan Yew, Robert Mugabe, and S. R. Nathan.
People Born in Present Day Singapore
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Lee Kuan Yew
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2015
HPI: 83.27
Rank: 1
S. R. Nathan
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2016
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 2
Tony Tan
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 3
Halimah Yacob
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 4
Benjamin Sheares
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1981
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 5
Lee Hsien Loong
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 6
Parameswara
POLITICIAN
1344 - 1414
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 7
Goh Chok Tong
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 8
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 9
David Marshall
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1995
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 10
Julia Nickson
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 11
Vanessa-Mae
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Singapore
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Lawrence Wong
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 21
Shou Zi Chew
BUSINESSPERSON
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 36
Baby K
SINGER
1983 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 40
Muhammad Taqi
REFEREE
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.93
Rank: 41
Kevin Kwan
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.64
Rank: 42
Gwendoline Yeo
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.56
Rank: 44
People Deceased in Present Day Singapore
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POLITICIAN
1923 - 2015
HPI: 83.27
Rank: 1
Robert Mugabe
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2019
HPI: 76.85
Rank: 2
S. R. Nathan
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2016
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 3
Sydney Brenner
BIOLOGIST
1927 - 2019
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 4
Benjamin Sheares
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1981
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 5
Zillur Rahman
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2013
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 6
David Marshall
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1995
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 7
Yusof Ishak
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1970
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 8
Wee Kim Wee
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2005
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 9
Ibrahim Nasir
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2008
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 10
Ong Teng Cheong
ARCHITECT
1936 - 2002
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 11
Võ Văn Kiệt
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2008
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Singaporewere politicians (15), athletes (13), swimmers (7), actors (6), and singers (4), while most who died were politicians (11), biologists (2), actors (2), architects (1), and painters (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in present day Singapore since 1700.
