ARCHITECT
Ong Teng Cheong
1936 - 2002
Ong Teng Cheong
Ong Teng Cheong (Chinese: 王鼎昌; pinyin: Wáng Dǐngchāng; 22 January 1936 – 8 February 2002) was a Singaporean politician and architect who served as the fifth president of Singapore between 1993 and 1999. Prior to his presidency, he was the country's deputy prime minister. Ong was formerly a member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP) and was the Chairman of the People's Action Party from 5 January 1981 to 1 September 1993, after Toh Chin Chye stepped down from the position. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ong Teng Cheong has received more than 477,824 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Ong Teng Cheong is the 366th most popular architect (down from 327th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Singapore (down from 10th in 2019) and the most popular Singaporean Architect.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Effective Languages (L*)
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Among ARCHITECTS
Among architects, Ong Teng Cheong ranks 366 out of 424. Before him are Daniel Marot, Denise Scott Brown, Jan Kaplický, Ron Arad, Martin Gropius, and Alberto Palacio. After him are Fernand de Montigny, Franco Albini, Massimiliano Fuksas, Alessandro Antonelli, Matvey Kazakov, and B. V. Doshi.
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Daniel Marot
1661 - 1752
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 360
Denise Scott Brown
1931 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 361
Jan Kaplický
1937 - 2009
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 362
Ron Arad
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 363
Martin Gropius
1824 - 1880
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 364
Alberto Palacio
1856 - 1939
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 365
Ong Teng Cheong
1936 - 2002
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 366
Fernand de Montigny
1885 - 1974
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 367
Franco Albini
1905 - 1977
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 368
Massimiliano Fuksas
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 369
Alessandro Antonelli
1798 - 1888
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 370
Matvey Kazakov
1738 - 1812
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 371
B. V. Doshi
1927 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 372
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Ong Teng Cheong ranks 318. Before him are Héctor Núñez, Néstor Gonçalves, Hans van den Broek, Gwyneth Jones, Toralf Engan, and Med Hondo. After him are Oreste Corbatta, Jean-Claude Turcotte, Vyjayanthimala Bali, Kim Yong-chun, Evelyn Fox Keller, and Dave Charlton. Among people deceased in 2002, Ong Teng Cheong ranks 188. Before him are Vernon A. Walters, Richard Helms, Michel Boisrond, Damon Knight, Norihito, Prince Takamado, and John Baptist Wu. After him are Ekrem Akurgal, Jean Dockx, Kakhi Asatiani, John Eriksen, Kevin Smith, and Sanya Dharmasakti.
Others Born in 1936
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Héctor Núñez
1936 - 2011
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 312
Néstor Gonçalves
1936 - 2016
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 313
Hans van den Broek
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 314
Gwyneth Jones
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 315
Toralf Engan
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 316
Med Hondo
1936 - 2019
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 317
Ong Teng Cheong
1936 - 2002
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 318
Oreste Corbatta
1936 - 1991
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 319
Jean-Claude Turcotte
1936 - 2015
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 320
Vyjayanthimala Bali
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 321
Kim Yong-chun
1936 - 2018
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 322
Evelyn Fox Keller
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 323
Dave Charlton
1936 - 2013
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 324
Others Deceased in 2002
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Vernon A. Walters
1917 - 2002
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 182
Richard Helms
1913 - 2002
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 183
Michel Boisrond
1921 - 2002
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 184
Damon Knight
1922 - 2002
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 185
Norihito, Prince Takamado
1954 - 2002
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 186
John Baptist Wu
1925 - 2002
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 187
Ong Teng Cheong
1936 - 2002
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 188
Ekrem Akurgal
1911 - 2002
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 189
Jean Dockx
1941 - 2002
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 190
Kakhi Asatiani
1947 - 2002
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 191
John Eriksen
1957 - 2002
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 192
Kevin Smith
1963 - 2002
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 193
Sanya Dharmasakti
1907 - 2002
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 194
In Singapore
Among people born in Singapore, Ong Teng Cheong ranks 12 out of 29. Before him are Tony Tan (1940), S. R. Nathan (1924), Vanessa-Mae (1978), Wee Kim Wee (1915), Ho Ching (1953), and Benjamin Sheares (1907). After him are Leslie Charteris (1907), Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (1952), Kygo (1991), Jackson Rathbone (1984), Fann Wong (1971), and Terry Butcher (1958).
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Tony Tan
1940 - Present
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 6
S. R. Nathan
1924 - 2016
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 7
Vanessa-Mae
1978 - Present
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 8
Wee Kim Wee
1915 - 2005
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 9
Ho Ching
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 10
Benjamin Sheares
1907 - 1981
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 11
Ong Teng Cheong
1936 - 2002
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 12
Leslie Charteris
1907 - 1993
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 13
Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 14
Kygo
1991 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 15
Jackson Rathbone
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 16
Fann Wong
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 17
Terry Butcher
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 18
Among ARCHITECTS In Singapore
Among architects born in Singapore, Ong Teng Cheong ranks 1.
