1.2998° N, 103.8010° E
SINGAPORE
Most Famous People Born in Singapore, Singapore
- Notable people
- 1,315
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1973
- Most distinctive
- Swimmer 4.9×
A city-state whose bench runs from British colonial civil servants to the post-independence technocracy that built modern Singapore. Distinctive professions are swimmers, models, entrepreneurs, singers, actors, business figures, and footballers — the profile of a small, young state that exports sport, finance, and pop at roughly equal densities. Lee Kuan Yew and his government hold down one half of the list; Joseph Schooling and the post-2000 entertainment wave hold down the other.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Singapore during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Singapore Is Known For
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Football is Singapore's biggest profession — 22% of all notables (290).
Singapore over-indexes on swimmer — 4.9× the global rate.
Singapore under-produces writer — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Singapore's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Politics & Law
- Music
- Art & Design
- Writing
- Other
- Field: Entrepreneur Clear ×
Khoo Teck Puat
1917 - 2004
Adam Khoo
Born 1974
Teh Hong Piow
Born 1930
Kwek Leng Beng
Born 1942
Patrick Grove
Born 1975
Meng Weng Wong
Born 1975
Daniel Ong
Born 1975
Goh Choon Phong
Born 1966
Eduard Lorenz Lorenz-Meyer
1856 - 1926
Geoffrey See
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Colin Tan
Born 1977
Muhd Amrullah
Born 1991
Pauline Ng (entrepreneur)
Born 1985
Low Tuck Kwong
Born 1948