Historical figures in Singapore
The atlas holds 28 people and 66 moments here, from 1871 to 2024. The most recorded lives are Lee Kuan Yew, Charlie Chaplin and P. Ramlee. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Educators, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Teresa Teng
from 1969 to 1973
2 moments here
Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng (Teng Li-yun; 1953–1995) became one of the most influential popular vocalists in the Chinese-speaking world and across…
Thích Nhất Hạnh
from 1978 to 2010
2 moments here
Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, teacher, author, and peace activist. Thích Nhất Hạnh helped develop engaged Buddhism, founded the Plum Village…
Trần Đại Quang
in 2016
1 moment here
Vietnamese police general and politician who served as Minister of Public Security from 2011 to 2016 and as President of Vietnam from April 2016…
Tunku Abdul Rahman
from 1956 to 1961
2 moments here
Malaysian statesman, UMNO leader, chief minister of the Federation of Malaya, and first prime minister of Malaya and Malaysia.…
Moments
- 2013 Hospital admission after cardiac dysrhythmia Lee Kuan Yew
- 2014 Cataract operation in Singapore Robert Mugabe
- 2014 Shangri-La Dialogue keynote Shinzo Abe
- 2014 Singapore bilateral talks Sushma Swaraj
- 2015 Final hospitalization for pneumonia Lee Kuan Yew
- 2015 Death at Singapore General Hospital Lee Kuan Yew
- 2015 State funeral of Lee Kuan Yew Shinzo Abe
- 2016 Asia Security Summit attendance John McCain
- 2016 State visit to Singapore Trần Đại Quang
- 2017 10-on-10 opening lecture Sydney Brenner
- 2018 State visit to Singapore Sebastián Piñera
- 2019 Hospitalisation in Singapore Robert Mugabe
- 2019 Death in Singapore Sydney Brenner
- 2019 Death at Gleneagles Hospital Robert Mugabe
- 2024 Arrival in Singapore Pope Francis
- 2024 Singapore Parliament visit Pope Francis