Prominent personalities

* **Lee Kuan Yew**: The founding father and first Prime Minister of Singapore, credited with transforming it from a developing outpost into a first-world metropolis. * **Lee Hsien Loong**: Singapore's third Prime Minister (2004–2024), overseeing major economic expansion and modernization. * **Tharman Shanmugaratnam**: Current President of Singapore, former Deputy Prime Minister, and a globally respected economist. * **Joseph Schooling**: National hero who won Singapore’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in swimming (100m butterfly) at the 2016 Rio Games. * **JJ Lin**: Internationally acclaimed Mandopop superstar and singer-songwriter. * **Stefanie Sun**: Highly successful Mandopop singer who has sold over 30 million records globally. * **Shou Zi Chew**: Prominent business leader and CEO of TikTok, born and raised in Singapore.