Alor Setar
Alor Setar ranks 3,811th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Fairfield, California, Vsetín, and Witbank. Memorable people born in Alor Setar include Mahathir Mohamad, Tunku Abdul Rahman, and Angelica Lee. Memorable people who died in Alor Setar include Abdul Halim of Kedah. Alor Setar has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many politicians. Alor Setar is located in Malaysia.
Alor Setar is the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia. It is the second-largest city in the state after Sungai Petani and one of the most-important cities on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It is home to the third-tallest tower in Malaysia, the Alor Setar Tower. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1903 and 1998, Alor Setar was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Mahathir Mohamad, Tunku Abdul Rahman, and Angelica Lee. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Alor Setar including Abdul Halim of Kedah.
People Born in Alor Setar
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Mahathir Mohamad
POLITICIAN
1925 - Present
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 1
Tunku Abdul Rahman
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1990
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 2
Angelica Lee
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.01
Rank: 3
Yuna
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 29.15
Rank: 4
Lee Zii Jia
BADMINTON PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 5
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Alor Setar were politicians (2), actors (1), singers (1), and badminton players (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Alor Setar, including Mahathir Mohamad. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Alor Setar, including Mahathir Mohamad, and Tunku Abdul Rahman.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Alor Setar since 1700.
