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Famous People Born in Southeast Asia

Name the 28 people born in Southeast Asia with over 70 Wikipedia languages as of 2020.
for this quiz, Southeast Asia consists of Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam
some of these, especially the first and last few, are fabricated outliers and not as famous as the others
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Last updated: March 1, 2023
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Person
Indonesia
1972–
French-Indonesian singer (ESC 2012) & TV personality
Anggun
Indonesia
1986–
singer and actress who won 190 prizes
Agnez Mo
Philippines
1917–1989
authoritarian President of the Philippines 1965–86
Ferdinand Marcos
Vietnam
1890–1969
communist revolutionary, President of Vietnam 1945–69
Ho Chi Minh
Myanmar
1945–
politician, Nobel 1991, leader of Myanmar 2016–21
Aung San Suu Kyi
Cambodia
1925–1998
Khmer Rouge leader & communist dictator 1975–79
Pol Pot
Philippines
1933–2009
Philippine "Mother of Democracy", President 1986–92
Corazon Aquino
Philippines
1929–
extravagant, corrupt Philippine First Lady 1965–86
Imelda Marcos
Singapore
1923–2015
founding father of Singapore, Prime Minister 1959–90
Lee Kuan Yew
Indonesia
1921–2008
wealthy military dictator of Indonesia 1967–98
Suharto
Bangladesh
1940–
economist, pioneered microfinance, Nobel Peace 2006
Muhammad Yunus
Indonesia
1901–1970
Indonesian independence leader, President 1945–67
Sukarno
Thailand
1952–
wealthy King of Thailand since 2016
Vajiralongkorn
Indonesia
1961–
conservative-left President of Indonesia since 2014
Joko Widodo
Philippines
1945–
nationalist President of the Philippines 2016–22
Rodrigo Duterte
Malaysia
1925–
PM of Malaysia 1981–2003 & '18–20, 75+ yr in politics
Mahathir Mohamad
Bangladesh
1947–
female PM of Bangladesh 1996–2001 & since 2009
Sheikh Hasina
Myanmar
1909–1974
General-Secretary of the United Nations 1961–71
U Thant
Philippines
1947–
female President of the Philippines 2001–09
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Cambodia
1953–
humble King of Cambodia since 2004
Norodom Sihamoni
Indonesia
1949–
general and President of Indonesia 2004–14
Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono
Indonesia
1947–
first female President of Indonesia 2001–04
Megawati Sukarnoputri
Cambodia
1922–2012
leader of Cambodia between 1941 & 2004, twice king
Norodom Sihanouk
Vietnam
1911–2013
general, communist politician, brilliant military strategist
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Brunei
1946–
wealthy absolutist Sultan of Brunei since 1967, also PM
Hassanal Bolkiah
Thailand
1969–
prolific Thai singer and actress, released 50 albums
Jintara Poonlarp
Thailand
1967–
fugitive first female PM of Thailand 2011–14
Yingluck Shinawatra
Thailand
1961–
singer & actress who pioneered electronic Luk Thung
Pumpuang Duangjan
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