Notable Personalities
- The current Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Tun Razak was born in Kuala Lipis.
- TUN Ghazali Shafie was born in Kuala Lipis
- Malaysian pop diva Siti Nurhaliza was also born here. Her family still lives in Kuala Lipis and the house she built for them became the talk of town as it was rumoured to cost millions of ringgit. It has now become a tourist attraction. The town council even provided directions to the house on a signboard and made parking space for tour buses available near the house. Recently, her wedding reception for friends and fans here was made an official function for the whole town by the council.
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