Singapore
People who shaped the city
Residents, visitors and the occasional passing genius — each with the addresses where their story is still standing.
Music
Leonard Cohen
- Old Bugis Street Site (Bugis Square)
Mick Jagger
- Singapore Badminton Stadium
Derrick Fitzgerald
- Pacific Plaza, Site of Tropicana
Dick Lee
- Former Boom Boom Room at Bugis Village
Ernesto Daroya
- Orchard Hotel, Site of the Golden Venus
Ramli Sarip
- Former Maktabah Marie and Bussorah Connection Site
Rita Chao
- Capitol Theatre
Sakura Teng
- Capitol Theatre
Politics
Haji Ali
- Wardah Books
Haji Ambok Sooloh bin Haji Omar
- Jalan Kubor Cemetery
Tengku Aisyah Gedung
- Jalan Kubor Cemetery
Tunku Ali
- Istana Kampong Gelam
Tunku Mahmud
- Gedung Kuning
Acting
Kumar
- Former Boom Boom Room at Bugis Village
Rose Chan
- New World Gate at City Square Mall
Siput Sarawak
- Keroncong Rehearsal Houses
Sit Kok-sin
- Former Queen’s Theatre
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Literature
Abu Talib bin Ally
- Former Royal Press Site
Haji Muhammad Siraj
- Haji Muhammad Siraj's Bookshop Site
Sulaiman Marie
- Former Maktabah Marie and Bussorah Connection Site
Visual art
Lim Yew Kuan
- National Museum of Singapore — Singapore History Gallery
Stanley Warren
- Changi Chapel and Museum
Follow the story on foot
These addresses are scattered across the city. Our routes and quests put them in an order that works.