Singapore
Historical figures born in Singapore
471 notable historical figures were born in Singapore. These are the most notable:
Singapore ranks #107 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Kosovo, Nepal and Haiti.
By occupation
- Politician: 16
- Writer/Author: 9
- Singer/Musician: 9
- Composer: 7
- Head of State/President: 6
- Minister/Cabinet Official: 5
- Lawyer: 4
- Prime Minister: 4
- Lee Kuan Yew (1923 to 2015, Politics)
- Lawrence Wong (born 1972, Politics)
- Lee Hsien Loong (born 1952, Politics)
- Tharman Shanmugaratnam (born 1957, Politics)
- Goh Chok Tong (born 1941, Politics)
- Halimah Yacob (born 1954, Politics)
- Vanessa-Mae (born 1978, Arts & Music)
- JJ Lin (born 1981, Arts & Music)
- S. R. Nathan (1924 to 2016, Politics)
- David Marshall (Singaporean politician) (1908 to 1995, Politics)
- Benjamin Sheares (1907 to 1981, Politics)
- Ong Teng Cheong (1936 to 2002, Politics)
- Wee Kim Wee (1915 to 2005, Politics)
- George Yeo (born 1954, Politics)
- Indranee Rajah (born 1963, Politics)
- Leslie Charteris (1907 to 1993, Literature)
- Abu Bakar of Johor (1833 to 1895, Politics)
- Anita Moorjani (born 1959, Literature)
- Gan Siow Huang (born 1975, Politics)
- Dick Lee (born 1956, Entertainment)
- Kit Chan (born 1972, Arts & Music)
- Tanya Chua (born 1975, Arts & Music)
- Sim Wong Hoo (1955 to 2023, Business)
- Thum Ping Tjin (born 1979, Literature)
- Allan Massie (1938 to 2026, Literature)
- Chua Jim Neo (1907 to 1980, Literature)
- Xie Shaoguang (born 1965, Entertainment)
- Mavis Hee (born 1974, Arts & Music)
- Philip Jeyaretnam (born 1964, Politics)
- Tan Wu Meng (born 1975, Politics)
- Sonu Shamdasani (born 1962, Literature)
- Megat Iskandar Shah (Politics)
- Alfian Sa'at (born 1977, Literature)
- DJ Rap (born 1969, Arts & Music)
- Ali Iskandar of Johor (1824 to 1877, Politics)
- Janadas Devan (born 1954, Literature)
- Khoo Boon Hui (born 1954, Other)
- Jasmine Sokko (born 1996, Arts & Music)
- Liang Wern Fook (born 1964, Arts & Music)
- Ken Lim (born 1964, Arts & Music)
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