19. Hawker Chan — Chef of the world's only Michelin-starred street food

Hawker Chan became the first Michelin-starred street food chef in 2016, and his famous soya sauce chicken dish (S$2, or $1.42) continues to be the cheapest Michelin-starred dish in the world.

Normally served at Singapore's Liao Fan Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle and off-shoot Liao Fan Hawker Chan, Chef Chan also attracts hour-long lines when he travels with his cooking — people lined up four hours at a three-day pop-up in London this year.

Chef Chan started as a hawker in Singapore. Hawker centers are open-air collections of inexpensive street food stands beloved in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and beyond.

"Since I got this Michelin star, I hope all the small shops in the hawker centers will all work hard," he told Business Insider. "There will be a day where they can achieve this too. My own wish is every day to be a good chef. I'd be very happy."

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