Ipoh
Ipoh ranks 6,238th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Scarsdale, New York, Hyderabad State, and Mystras. Memorable people born in Ipoh include Michelle Yeoh, Michael Wong, and Leong Mun Yee. Ipoh has been the birth place of many athletes, and actors. Ipoh is located in Malaysia.
Ipoh is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Perak. Located by the Kinta River, it is nearly 200 km (120 mi) north of Kuala Lumpur and 150 km (93 mi) southeast of George Town in neighbouring Penang. As of the 2020 census Ipoh had a population of 759,952, making it the eighth-largest city in Malaysia by population. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1962 and 1990, Ipoh was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Michelle Yeoh, Michael Wong, and Leong Mun Yee.
People Born in Ipoh
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Michelle Yeoh
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 1
Michael Wong
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 2
Leong Mun Yee
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 33.58
Rank: 3
Cheong Jun Hoong
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 32.71
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in Ipoh
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Most individuals born in present day Ipoh were athletes (2), actors (1), and singers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ipoh, including Leong Mun Yee, and Cheong Jun Hoong. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ipoh, including Leong Mun Yee, and Cheong Jun Hoong.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Ipoh since 1700.
