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| x Sharon Tay | Oct 15, 1966 |
Sharon Tay (born October 15, 1966) is an American journalist and former host of two programs on the MSNBC network.
Tay was born in Singapore and emigrated to the United States at the age of seven. Her family settled in Connecticut for several years...
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| x Shamsul Maidin | Apr 16, 1966 |
Shamsul Maidin (born 16 April 1966) is an association football referee from Singapore.
A physiotherapist by profession, Maidin gave up his practice to become a full time member of the Football Association of Singapore in his role as referee's...
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Male | Sports official | |
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| x Toh Chin Chye | Dec 10, 1921 |
Toh Chin Chye (simplified Chinese: 杜进才; traditional Chinese: 杜進才; pinyin: Dù Jìncái; born December 10, 1921) is a prominent first generation political leader in Singapore.
Toh’s political career begun during his days in London where he was actively...
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Male | Politician | |
| x Jonathan Seet | Nov 23, 1969 |
Jonathan Seet (born November 23, 1969) is a Canadian singer-songwriter.
Seet was born in Singapore to a Singaporean father and an Irish mother who emigrated to Canada shortly after he was born. He currently resides in London, UK.
Seet began singing...
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| x Joshua Ang |
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1989 |
Joshua Ang Ser Kian is a Mediacorp Artiste from Singapore who starred alongside with Shawn Lee in the box office hit film I Not Stupid and its sequel I Not Stupid Too.
Ang started acting in 2001, with no prior experience. He managed to get himself a...
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Male | Film actor |
| x Chiam See Tong |
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Mar 12, 1935 |
Chiam See Tong (Chinese: 詹时中; pinyin: Zhān Shízhōng; born March 12, 1935) is a politician and lawyer from Singapore. He is the country's longest-serving opposition Member of Parliament (MP). Since 1984, he has represented the constituency of Potong...
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Male | Politician |
| x James W.W. Birch |
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Apr 3, 1826 |
James Wheeler Woodford Birch, commonly known as J. W. W. Birch (3 April 1826 - 2 November 1875) was the first British Resident in Perak, Malaysia. He was appointed to the post on 4 November 1874 as the government adviser to the Sultan of Perak...
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| x Annabel Chong |
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May 22, 1972 |
Grace Quek (simplified Chinese: 郭盈恩; pinyin: Guō Yíng'ēn), better known by her stage name Annabel Chong, is a former pornographic actress now living in the United States. On 19 January 1995, at the age of 22, she became famous by engaging in 251 sex...
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Female | Film actor |
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| x Thum Ping Tjin | Dec 17, 1979 |
Thum Ping Tjin (born December 17, 1979), better known as PJ, is the first Singaporean to swim the English Channel. He is also the first Oxford University graduate to do so. He was a member of the Singapore national swimming team and has represented...
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Male | Olympic athlete | |
| x Leon Williams | Jul 30, 1976 |
Leon Jay Williams (traditional Chinese: 立威廉; pinyin: Li Wei Lian, born July 30, 1976) is Singaporean-born singer and actor who frequently lives and works in Taiwan. In addition to Mandarin Chinese, he speaks English; he sometimes displays this...
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Male | Musical Artist | |
| x Adam Chen | Jun 24, 1976 |
Adam Chen (simplified Chinese: 詹金泉; pinyin: Zhān Jīn Quán), born June 24, 1976, is a Singaporean television actor. Before becoming an actor, he was a model who modelled for numerous print and television commercials in Singapore. The civil...
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Male | Film actor | |
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| x Lee Kuan Yew |
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1923 |
Lee Kuan Yew, Honorary GCMG, Honorary CH (Christian name: Harry, Chinese: 李光耀; pinyin: Lǐ Guāngyào; POJ: Lí Kng-iāu; born 16 September 1923; also Lee Kwan-Yew) was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, from 1959 to 1990.
As co...
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| x Terry Butcher | Dec 28, 1958 |
Terence Ian "Terry" Butcher (born 28 December 1958 in Singapore) is a former English football player and current manager of Scottish First Division side Inverness Caledonian Thistle. He was also the assistant manager to Scotland.
Formerly a...
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Male | Football player | |
| x Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam |
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Jan 5, 1926 |
Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam (January 5, 1926 - September 30, 2008); more commonly known as "J.B. Jeyaretnam" or "J.B.J.") was a Singaporean politician. He was the first opposition party candidate to be elected a Member of Parliament (MP) in Singapore...
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| Lawyer | |||||
| x Kelly Poon |
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Jul 11, 1983 |
Kelly Poon Kar Lai (simplified Chinese: 潘嘉丽; traditional Chinese: 潘嘉麗; pinyin: Pān Jīalì) (born July 11, 1983) is a Singaporean singer who emerged from one of the Chinese singing competition held in Singapore, Project SuperStar.
Kelly Poon graduated...
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Female | Musical Artist |
| x Lee Seng Wee | 1930 |
Lee Seng Wee (Chinese: 李成伟; born 1930) is a billionare from Singapore, having a net worth of US$1.9 billion in 2004. He is the son of Lee Kong Chian. He studied at the University of Toronto and the University of Western Ontario, where he received a...
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| x Taufik Batisah |
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Dec 10, 1981 |
Muhammad Taufik Bin Batisah, (born December 10, 1981) is the winner of the first season of the reality TV series Singapore Idol. He is a Singaporean of mixed Bugis and Indian descent . He had attended Boon Lay Primary School, Jurong Secondary School...
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Male | Musical Artist |
| x S Dhanabalan |
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Aug 8, 1937 |
Suppiah Dhanabalan (born August 8, 1937) was a high-profile political leader in Singapore in the 1980s. He was appointed to several heavyweight cabinet positions in the 1980s and early 1990s under Prime Ministers Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong.
When...
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Male | Politician |
| x Foo Yee Shoon | 1950 |
Yu-Foo Yee Shoon (simplified Chinese: 符喜泉; pinyin: Fú Xǐquán), is the Singapore Minister of State for Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports. She is also a former Mayor of South West Community Development Council. She is in the...
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Female | Politician | |
| x Bonny Hicks |
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Jan 5, 1968 |
Bonny Hicks (5 January 1968 - 19 December 1997) was a Singaporean catwalk model who gained her greatest notoriety for her contributions to Singaporean post-colonial literature and the philosophy conveyed in her works. Her first book, Excuse Me, are...
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Female | Deceased Person |
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| x Ang Peng Siong |
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Oct 27, 1962 |
Ang Peng Siong (Chinese: 洪秉祥; born October 27, 1962, in Singapore) is a swimmer from Singapore, who once held the world no.1 ranking in the 50 m freestyle.
Ang was taught to swim at the age of five by his father Ang Teck Bee(Chinese: 洪德美), who...
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Male | Olympic athlete |
| x Ng Teng Fong |
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1930 |
Ng Teng Fong (born 1930) is a Singaporean real estate billionaire. His family owns the development corporation Far East Organization and Sino Group.
A member of the Henghua dialect group, Ng made his fortune with the help of one of Singapore's early...
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Male | Billionaire |
| Company Founder | |||||
| x Calvin Cheng | 1975 |
Calvin Ern-Lee Cheng is a Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore, and a leading figure in the fashion modelling industry in Asia.
Cheng is a graduate of the Oxford University (Hertford College) in the United Kingdom, where he earned a Master of...
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| x Zoe Tay | Jan 10, 1968 |
Zoe Tay Hui Gek (simplified Chinese: 郑惠玉; pinyin: Zhèng Huìyù; born 10 January 1968) is a Singaporean actress in MediaCorp and previously a model. She is known as the Queen (Ah jie) of Caldecott Hill. She is also known as the Thousand-Faced Lady....
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Female | Musical Artist | |
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| x Jeanette Aw |
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Jun 28, 1979 |
Jeanette Aw (simplified Chinese: 欧萱; pinyin: Ōu Xuān; born June 28, 1979) is a television actress from Singapore.
Born Jeanette Aw Ee-Ping (欧燕苹), she is the youngest of her Peranakan mother's and Hokkien Father's' 3 children. She has an elder...
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Female | TV Actor |
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| Award Nominee | |||||
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| x Aw Boon Haw |
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1882 |
Aw Boon Haw (Chinese: 胡文虎; pinyin: Hú Wénhǔ; 1882 Rangoon, Burma – 1954 Hong Kong) was a Burmese Chinese entrepreneur and philanthropist best known for introducing Tiger Balm. He was the son of Hakka herbalist Aw Chu Kin, with his ancestral home in...
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Male | Deceased Person |
| x Ivy Lee | Jul 16, 1973 |
Ivy Lee (simplified Chinese: 李锦梅; pinyin: Lǐ Jǐnméi; born 16 July 1973) is a Singaporean actress under MediaCorp who was signed on after winning the bi-annual Star Search in 1993. She managed to win the award again in 2007. Her personality leads her...
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Female | Influence Node | |
| TV Actor | |||||
| x Chen Hanwei |
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Aug 29, 1969 |
Chen Han Wei (Chinese: 陈汉玮; born in Malaysia August 29, 1969 of a Chinese descent), is a MediaCorp TV contracted artiste in Singapore. He is a permanent resident of Singapore.
Chen grew up and lived in Melodies Garden, Johor Bahru. Born into a...
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Male | Film actor |
| Musical Artist | |||||
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| TV Actor | |||||
| x Darshan Singh | 1932 |
Darshan Singh (born 1932) is the chief hangman of Singapore.
Darshan Singh commenced his post as the hangman for the British colonial service in 1959 upon the retirement of the previous hangman, Mr. Seymour. Singh has wanted to resign, but there has...
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| x Felicia Chin |
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1984 |
Felicia Chin Jing Xuan (simplified Chinese: 陈靓瑄; pinyin: Chén Jìng Xuān), formerly known as Felicia Chin Foon Ling (simplified Chinese: 陈凤玲; pinyin: Chén Fèng Líng) before February 2, 2008, born October 24, 1984 is a television actress from...
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Female | Influence Node |
| TV Actor | |||||
| TV Personality | |||||
| x Gregory Yong |
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May 20, 1925 |
Gregory Yong Sooi Ngean (simplified Chinese: 杨瑞元; pinyin: Yáng RuìYuán), D.D. D.C.L was the second Roman Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Singapore.
Archbishop Yong was born into a Hakka family in Taiping, and received his education in St. George's...
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Male | Religious Leader |
| Deceased Person | |||||
| x Abdullah Tarmugi | Aug 25, 1944 |
Abdullah Tarmugi (born 25 August 1944) is the Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore as well as the Member of Parliament of East Coast Group Representation Constituency since 1997. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1984 starting out at Siglap...
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Male | Politician | |
| x Dick Lee |
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Aug 24, 1956 |
Richard "Dick" Lee Peng Boon (born 24 August 1956) is a Singaporean pop singer, composer, songwriter, and playwright. He is best known as a Singapore Idol judge, but often too as spokesperson for the New Asian generation.
He was born to a Peranakan...
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Male | Musical Artist |
| Theatrical Composer | |||||
| Composer | |||||
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| x Mark Lee |
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Oct 16, 1968 |
Mark Lee Kok Huang (simplified Chinese: 李国煌; pinyin: Lǐ Guóhuáng; born 16 October 1968) is a Singaporean Chinese comedian and actor. He works in MediaCorp and J Team Productions with Jack Neo. He is famous for, amongst others, playing the title role...
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Male | Film actor |
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| TV Actor | |||||
| TV Personality | |||||
| x Kelvin Tan Wei Lian |
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Oct 5, 1981 |
Kelvin Tan Wei Lian (simplified Chinese: 陈伟联; traditional Chinese: 陳偉聯; pinyin: Chén Wěilián; born 5 October 1981) is a visually impaired professional singer in Singapore. He is better known as Weilian to his fans.
Born with Leber's congenital...
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Male | Musical Artist |
| Social network user | |||||
| x Hoi Kim Heng | 1970 |
Corporal Hoi Kim Heng (1970-21 May 1994) was a police officer of the Singapore Police Force who was stabbed to death at the age of 24 by Soh Loo Ban after a chase near Fook Hai Building in Singapore on 21 May 1994. He was the second last police...
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Male | Deceased Person | |
| Murdered Person | |||||
| x Chew Chor Meng |
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Nov 20, 1968 |
Chew Chor Meng (born November 20, 1968; simplified Chinese: 周初明; pinyin: Zhōu Chūmíng) is a Singaporean television actor.
Chew started his career in MediaCorp Studios after winning Star Search in 1990, a bi-annual nationwide talent search. Since...
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Male | TV Actor |
| x Kam Ning |
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Oct 7, 1975 |
Kam Ning is a renowned violinist and daughter of violinist-composer Kam Kee Yong. She was given violin lessons at the age of six by the elder Kam, and had her early education at the Methodist Girls' School.
In 1987 she received scholarships from the...
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Female | |
| x Chan Heng Chee |
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Feb 16, 1942 |
Professor Chan Heng Chee simplified Chinese: 陈庆珠; pinyin: Chén Qìngzhū) is Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the United States. She received this appointment in July 1996.
During her tenure as ambassador to the U.S., bilateral relationship...
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Female | Academic |
| x Teo Chee Hean |
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Dec 27, 1954 |
Teo Chee Hean (simplified Chinese: 张志贤; traditional Chinese: 張志賢; pinyin: Zhāng Zhìxián; born 27 December 1954) is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is currently the country's Deputy Prime...
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Male | Politician |
| Military Person | |||||
| x Gerard Ee | 1949 |
Gerard Ee Hock Kim (simplified Chinese: 余福金; pinyin: Yú Fújīn is a public figure championing social service rights and issues in Singapore. He is as known as the son of the late Ee Peng Liang, a Singaporean philanthropist and the Father of Charity...
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| x Lim Boon Keng |
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Oct 18, 1869 |
Lim Boon Keng, OBE (18 October 1869 – 1 January 1957) was a Chinese doctor who promoted social and educational reforms in Singapore and China. Lim was of Chinese Peranakan descent, with ancestry from Hai Teng district in Fujian, China.
Lim was born...
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Male | Deceased Person |
| x Vincy Chan |
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1982 |
Vincy Chan is a female Cantopop singer from Hong Kong. She was signed by Emperor Entertainment Group, and debuted with the album Vincy on July 27, 2006.
Chan was amongst the top 24 contestants in Project Superstar, a Singaporean singing competition...
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Female | Musical Artist |
| x Hu Tsu Tau Richard | Oct 30, 1926 |
Hu Tsu Tau, Richard (Chinese: 胡赐道; pinyin: Hú Cìdào, born October 30, 1926) is a former Singaporean politician. He served as Minister of Finance from 1985- 2001 and is affiliated to the People's Action Party. He is currently the Chairman of the...
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Male | Politician | |
| x Shawn Lee |
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1990 |
Shawn Lee Chuang Rui (Traditional Chinese:李創銳, Simplified Chinese: 李创锐 ); born February 11, 1990 is an actor from Singapore who starred alongside Joshua Ang in the box office hit film I Not Stupid and its sequel I Not Stupid Too. In I Not Stupid Too...
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Male | Film actor |
| x Gopal Baratham | Sep 9, 1935 |
Gopal Baratham was a Singaporean author and neurosurgeon. He was known for his frank style and his ability to write about topics that were often considered controversial in the conservative city-state.
Born to a physician and a nurse, Baratham...
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Male | Surgeon | |
| Physician | |||||
| Deceased Person | |||||
| Author | |||||
| x Dawn Xiana Moon |
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Aug 27, 1981 |
Dawn Xiana Moon (刘 丽 星, born August 27, 1981 in Singapore) is a singer-songwriter and writer for publications such as Relevant Magazine (she is currently the Movies Editor for RelevantMagazine.com). She mixes folk and pop on both the piano and...
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Female | Musical Artist |
| Social network user | |||||
| x Amy Khor Lean Suan | Feb 23, 1958 |
Dr Amy Khor Lean Suan (Chinese: 许连碹; born 23 February 1958) is the Mayor of South West Community Development Council (CDC) and a Member of Parliament in Singapore.
Khor received her PhD in Land Management from the University of Reading in 1997. From...
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Female | Politician | |
| x Li Jiawei |
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Aug 9, 1981 |
Li Jiawei (Chinese: 李佳薇; pinyin: Lǐ Jiāwēi; born 9 August 1981) is a China-born Singaporean table tennis player who is ranked among the top ten athletes in her sport. Spotted by Singapore talent scouts in Beijing in 1995, she moved to Singapore and...
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Female | Table Tennis Player |
| Olympic athlete | |||||
| x Shanmugam Jayakumar |
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Aug 12, 1939 |
Shunmugam Jayakumar (often known as "S. Jayakumar") is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is currently a Senior Minister in the Cabinet and the Co-ordinating Minister for National Security. He...
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Male | Politician |
| Academic | |||||
| x Ashley Isham | 1976 |
Ashley Isham (born Eshamuddin Ismail in Singapore in 1976) is a fashion designer. He is currently based in London.
Ashley left Singapore in 1996 to take a pattern cutting course at the London College of Fashion, and was later accepted into the...
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Male | Fashion designer | |
| Fashion designer | |||||
| x Goh Chok Tong |
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May 20, 1941 |
Goh Chok Tong (simplified Chinese: 吴作栋; traditional Chinese: 吳作棟; pinyin: Wú Zuòdòng; Hokkien POJ: Gô· Chok-tòng; born May 20, 1941) is the Senior Minister of Singapore and the chairman of the central bank of Singapore, the Monetary Authority of...
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Male | Politician |
| x Michael Chan, Baron Chan | Mar 6, 1940 |
Michael Chew Koon Chan, Baron Chan, MBE (6 March 1940 – 21 January 2006) was a Singaporean-British physician and politician, of Chinese descent.
Chan was born in Singapore, where his family were members of the Christian minority. He was educated at...
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Male | Deceased Person | |
| Noble person | |||||
| Chivalric Order Member | |||||
| x Lee Hsien Yang | 1957 |
Lee Hsien Yang (Chinese: 李显扬, Pinyin: Lǐ Xiǎnyáng, born 1957) is the second son of Singapore's first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew. He is currently the Non-Executive Director and Chairman-Designate of Fraser and Neave Limited.
Like his brother Lee...
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| x Julia Nickson-Soul |
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Sep 11, 1958 |
Julia Nickson-Soul (born September 11, 1958) is an actress. She first came to the attention of audiences in the United States in the Sylvester Stallone film, Rambo: First Blood Part II. More recently, she appeared in the 2004 film, Ethan Mao and in...
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Female | Film actor |
| TV Personality | |||||
| Influence Node | |||||
| x Tanya Chua |
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1975 |
Tanya Chua (simplified Chinese: 蔡健雅; pinyin: Cài Jiànyǎ) is a Golden Melody Award-winning Singaporean singer and songwriter. Born on 28 January 1975 in Singapore, she is currently a pop star renowned in much of Asia, including Taiwan, China and Hong...
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Female | Musical Artist |
| Social network user | |||||
| x Vivian Balakrishnan |
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Jan 25, 1961 |
Vivian Balakrishnan (born 25 January 1961) is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is currently the country's Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports. His twitter account is http:/...
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Male | Politician |
| x Khoo Teck Puat |
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Jan 13, 1917 |
Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat (Chinese: 邱德拔; pinyin: Qiū Débá) a Malaysian-born banker and hotel owner with an estimated fortune of $4.3 billion was Singapore's wealthiest man. He owned the Goodwood Group of boutique hotels in London and Singapore and was...
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Male | Deceased Person |
| Company Founder | |||||
| x Wee Kim Wee |
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Nov 4, 1915 |
Wee Kim Wee (simplified Chinese: 黄金辉; traditional Chinese: 黃金輝; pinyin: Huáng Jīnhuī; POJ: Ng Kim-fei; 4 November 1915 – 2 May 2005) was the fourth President of Singapore from 2 September 1985 to 1 September 1993.
Born into a humble family, Wee Kim...
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Male | Deceased Person |
| Politician | |||||
| x Choo San Goh | Sep 14, 1948 |
Choo San GOH 吴诸珊 (14 September 1948 in Singapore – 28 November 1987 in New York City), choreographer, was son of Kim Lok Goh, a merchant, and Siew Han Ch’ng.
He was the youngest of ten children. His Chinese parents spoke Mandarin and the family was...
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| Public figure with medical condition | |||||
