BUSINESSPERSON
Ian Livingstone
1949 - Today
Ian Livingstone
Sir Ian Livingstone (born 29 December 1949) is an English fantasy author and entrepreneur. He co-founded Games Workshop in 1975 and helped create Eidos Interactive as executive chairman of Eidos Plc in 1995. Along with Steve Jackson, he is also the co-creator of the Fighting Fantasy series of role-playing gamebooks, and the author of many books within that series. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Livingstone is the 714th most popular businessperson (down from 510th in 2024), the 5,690th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,589th in 2019) and the 55th most popular British Businessperson.
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Ian Livingstone ranks 714 out of 847. Before him are Chris Hughes, John Peter Zenger, Samuel Brannan, Xu Rongmao, Heather Mills, and Kaz Hirai. After him are Wendi Deng Murdoch, A. H. Albut, Michael Durant, Horace Elgin Dodge, Sumner Redstone, and Charles Saatchi.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChris Hughes
1983 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 708
John Peter Zenger
1697 - 1746
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 709
Samuel Brannan
1819 - 1889
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 710
Xu Rongmao
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 711
Heather Mills
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 712
Kaz Hirai
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 713
Ian Livingstone
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 714
Wendi Deng Murdoch
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 715
A. H. Albut
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 716
Michael Durant
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 717
Horace Elgin Dodge
1868 - 1920
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 718
Sumner Redstone
1923 - 2020
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 719
Charles Saatchi
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 720
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Ian Livingstone ranks 704. Before him are Leon Rippy, Leslie Feinberg, Serhiy Novikov, Rogelio Farías, Pierre Bayonne, and Rod Temperton. After him are Barriemore Barlow, Bert Vogelstein, Tapio Kantanen, Ronald M. Evans, Janusz Pyciak-Peciak, and Yuri Balashov.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsLeon Rippy
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 698
Leslie Feinberg
WRITER
1949 - 2014
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 699
Serhiy Novikov
ATHLETE
1949 - 2021
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 700
Rogelio Farías
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 1995
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 701
Pierre Bayonne
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 702
Rod Temperton
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2016
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 703
Ian Livingstone
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 704
Barriemore Barlow
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 705
Bert Vogelstein
PHYSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 706
Tapio Kantanen
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 707
Ronald M. Evans
BIOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 708
Janusz Pyciak-Peciak
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 709
Yuri Balashov
CHESS PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 710
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Livingstone ranks 5,697 out of 8,785. Before him are Laura Muntz Lyall (1860), Ray Noble (1903), Andy Auld (1900), Graham Watson (1956), John Edwards (1953), Alex Scott (1984), Walter Donaldson (1907), J. I. Packer (1926), Joanna Baillie (1762), Jimmy Murphy (1910), and Jenny Beavan (1950). After him are Barriemore Barlow (1949).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsLaura Muntz Lyall
PAINTER
1860 - 1930
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 5,686
Ray Noble
COMPOSER
1903 - 1978
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 5,687
Andy Auld
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1977
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 5,688
Graham Watson
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 5,689
John Edwards
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 5,690
Alex Scott
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 5,691
Walter Donaldson
SNOOKER
1907 - 1973
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 5,692
J. I. Packer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2020
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 5,693
Joanna Baillie
WRITER
1762 - 1851
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 5,694
Jimmy Murphy
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1989
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 5,695
Jenny Beavan
DESIGNER
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 5,696
Ian Livingstone
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 5,697
Barriemore Barlow
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 5,698
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom
Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Ian Livingstone ranks 55. Before him are Chris Anderson (1961), Allan Williams (1930), Martin Whitmarsh (1958), Peter Hill-Wood (1936), Henry Tate (1819), and Heather Mills (1968). After him are A. H. Albut (null), Daniel Levy (1962), Cameron Mackintosh (1946), George Newnes (1851), Nick Fry (1956), and Ken Bates (1931).
Chris Anderson
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 49
Allan Williams
1930 - 2016
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 50
Martin Whitmarsh
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 51
Peter Hill-Wood
1936 - 2018
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 52
Henry Tate
1819 - 1899
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 53
Heather Mills
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 54
Ian Livingstone
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 55
A. H. Albut
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 56
Daniel Levy
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 57
Cameron Mackintosh
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 58
George Newnes
1851 - 1910
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 59
Nick Fry
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 60
Ken Bates
1931 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 61














































