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Tony Tan

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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 from 2011 to 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 PAP candidate contesting in Sembawang SMC and won. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tony Tan has received more than 1,488,892 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Tony Tan is the 6,336th most popular politician (up from 8,012th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Singapore and the 6th most popular Singaporean Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tony Tan ranks 6,336 out of 15,577. Before him are Yuri II of Vladimir, Robert III of Worms, Saliha Sultan, Michael of Chernigov, Berenice, and Boyko Borisov. After him are Danilo Türk, Emperor Gong of Jin, Wilhelm Kube, Ron Paul, Ashur-nirari V, and Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Tony Tan ranks 129. Before him are Linda Gray, Jack Nicklaus, Jean-Luc Dehaene, Dietmar Hopp, Peter Benchley, and Jan Jongbloed. After him are Masahiro Hamazaki, Ricky Nelson, Denny Doherty, Adel Emam, Michael Parks, and Taihō Kōki.

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In Singapore

Among people born in Singapore, Tony Tan ranks 6 out of 35. Before him are Lee Kuan Yew (1923), Halimah Yacob (1954), Lee Hsien Loong (1952), Parameswara (1344), and Goh Chok Tong (1941). After him are S. R. Nathan (1924), Vanessa-Mae (1978), Wee Kim Wee (1915), Ong Teng Cheong (1936), Benjamin Sheares (1907), and Julia Nickson (1958).

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Among POLITICIANS In Singapore

Among politicians born in Singapore, Tony Tan ranks 6. Before him are Lee Kuan Yew (1923), Halimah Yacob (1954), Lee Hsien Loong (1952), Parameswara (1344), and Goh Chok Tong (1941). After him are S. R. Nathan (1924), Wee Kim Wee (1915), Benjamin Sheares (1907), Ho Ching (1953), Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (1952), and David Marshall (1908).

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