Singapore
Singapore ranks 484th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Aix-en-Provence, Saratov, and Šibenik. Memorable people born in Singapore include Lee Kuan Yew, Halimah Yacob, and Goh Chok Tong. Memorable people who died in Singapore include Sydney Brenner, Yusof Ishak, and S. R. Nathan. Singapore has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and biologists. Singapore is located in Singapore.
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It is located about one degree of latitude north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor along with the State of Johor in Malaysia to the north. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet; the combined area of these has increased by approximately 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the second highest population density of any country in the world, although there are numerous green and recreational spaces as a result of urban planning. With a multicultural population and in recognition of the cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the lingua franca, with its exclusive use in numerous public services. Multi-racialism is enshrined in the constitution and continues to shape national policies in education, housing, and politics. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1907 and 2001, Singapore was the birth place of 28 globally memorable people, including Lee Kuan Yew, Halimah Yacob, and Goh Chok Tong. Additionaly, 10 globally memorable people have passed away in Singapore including Sydney Brenner, Yusof Ishak, and S. R. Nathan.
People Born in Singapore
Go to all RankingsLee Kuan Yew
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2015
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 1
Halimah Yacob
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 2
Goh Chok Tong
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 3
Vanessa-Mae
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 4
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 5
Julia Nickson
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 6
Leslie Charteris
WRITER
1907 - 1993
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 7
Edward Craven Walker
INVENTOR
1918 - 2000
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 8
Fann Wong
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 9
Annabel Chong
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 10
Jackson Rathbone
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 11
Kygo
MUSICIAN
1991 - Present
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Singapore
Go to all RankingsTharman Shanmugaratnam
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 5
William Goh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 15
Brad Cooper
SWIMMER
1954 - Present
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 19
Astra Sharma
TENNIS PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 20.55
Rank: 25
Meg Lanning
CRICKETER
1992 - Present
HPI: 14.01
Rank: 27
People Deceased in Singapore
Go to all RankingsSydney Brenner
BIOLOGIST
1927 - 2019
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 1
Yusof Ishak
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1970
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 2
S. R. Nathan
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2016
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 3
Wee Kim Wee
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2005
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 4
Benjamin Sheares
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1981
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 5
Ong Teng Cheong
ARCHITECT
1936 - 2002
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 6
Moudud Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2021
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 7
David Marshall
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1995
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 8
Pacita Abad
PAINTER
1946 - 2004
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 9
Olga Syahputra
ACTOR
1983 - 2015
HPI: 32.77
Rank: 10
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Singapore were actors (5), politicians (4), swimmers (4), musicians (2), and writers (2), while most who died were politicians (6), biologists (1), architects (1), painters (1), and actors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Singapore, including Julia Nickson, Fann Wong, and Jackson Rathbone. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Singapore, including Julia Nickson, Fann Wong, and Jackson Rathbone.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Singapore since 1700.