George Town, Penang
George Town, Penang ranks 10,580th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Tynemouth, Jordan, and Gouyave. Memorable people born in George Town, Penang include Jimmy Choo, and Chan Peng Soon. George Town, Penang has been the birth place of many designers, and badminton players. George Town, Penang is located in Malaysia.
George Town is the capital of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is the core city of the George Town Conurbation, Malaysia's second largest metropolitan area with a population of 2.84 million and the second highest contributor to the country's GDP. The city proper spans an area of 306 km2 (118 sq mi) encompassing Penang Island and surrounding islets, and had a population of 794,313 as of 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1948 and 1988, George Town, Penang was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Jimmy Choo, and Chan Peng Soon.
People Born in George Town, Penang
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Jimmy Choo
DESIGNER
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 1
Chan Peng Soon
BADMINTON PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 23.59
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day George Town, Penang were designers (1), and badminton players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, designers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in George Town, Penang, including Jimmy Choo. Whereas, throughout history, designers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day George Town, Penang, including Jimmy Choo.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in George Town, Penang since 1700.
