BUSINESSPERSON

Ken Aston

1915 - 2001

Ken Aston

Kenneth George Aston, MBE (1 September 1915 – 23 October 2001) was an English teacher, soldier, and football referee, who was responsible for many important developments in football refereeing - including the yellow and red penalty card system. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Aston is the 459th most popular businessperson (down from 405th in 2019), the 3,221st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,682nd in 2019) and the 31st most popular British Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Ken Aston ranks 459 out of 847. Before him are Guy Laliberté, Tim Sweeney, Arvind Krishna, Albert Ballin, Stephen A. Schwarzman, and William Henry Conley. After him are Suge Knight, Maurizio Arrivabene, Savva Mamontov, Eugène Lanti, John Warnock, and Charles Geschke.

Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia

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Guy Laliberté
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 453
Tim Sweeney
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 454
Arvind Krishna
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 455
Albert Ballin
1857 - 1918
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 456
Stephen A. Schwarzman
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 457
William Henry Conley
1840 - 1897
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 458
Ken Aston
1915 - 2001
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 459
Suge Knight
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 460
Maurizio Arrivabene
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 461
Savva Mamontov
1841 - 1918
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 462
Eugène Lanti
1879 - 1947
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 463
John Warnock
1940 - 2023
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 464
Charles Geschke
1939 - 2021
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 465

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Ken Aston ranks 167. Before him are Tomás Fernández, Boris Paichadze, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Alykul Osmonov, Leigh Brackett, and Kurt Aland. After him are Joseph Arthur Ankrah, Elio Toaff, Raquel Rastenni, M. F. Husain, Helmut Wick, and Josef Zeman. Among people deceased in 2001, Ken Aston ranks 188. Before him are Jan Kott, József Csermák, Ardito Desio, Donella Meadows, Grigory Chukhray, and Luis Rijo. After him are Troy Donahue, Vasily Abaev, Robert W. Floyd, Juan Antonio Villacañas, Joe Henderson, and Jutta Rüdiger.

Others Born in 1915

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Tomás Fernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 161
Boris Paichadze
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1990
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 162
Wolfgang Schneiderhan
MUSICIAN
1915 - 2002
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 163
Alykul Osmonov
WRITER
1915 - 1950
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 164
Leigh Brackett
WRITER
1915 - 1978
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 165
Kurt Aland
HISTORIAN
1915 - 1994
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 166
Ken Aston
BUSINESSPERSON
1915 - 2001
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 167
Joseph Arthur Ankrah
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1992
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 168
Elio Toaff
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1915 - 2015
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 169
Raquel Rastenni
SINGER
1915 - 1998
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 170
M. F. Husain
PAINTER
1915 - 2011
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 171
Helmut Wick
PILOT
1915 - 1940
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 172
Josef Zeman
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1999
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 173

Others Deceased in 2001

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Jan Kott
WRITER
1914 - 2001
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 182
József Csermák
ATHLETE
1932 - 2001
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 183
Ardito Desio
MOUNTAINEER
1897 - 2001
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 184
Donella Meadows
CHEMIST
1941 - 2001
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 185
Grigory Chukhray
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 2001
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 186
Luis Rijo
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2001
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 187
Ken Aston
BUSINESSPERSON
1915 - 2001
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 188
Troy Donahue
ACTOR
1936 - 2001
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 189
Vasily Abaev
LINGUIST
1900 - 2001
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 190
Robert W. Floyd
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1936 - 2001
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 191
Juan Antonio Villacañas
WRITER
1922 - 2001
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 192
Joe Henderson
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2001
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 193
Jutta Rüdiger
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2001
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 194

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ken Aston ranks 3,222 out of 8,785. Before him are Reginald Owen (1887), George Hillyard (1864), Sidney Smith (1764), George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon (1827), Peter Gethin (1940), and Pippa Middleton (1983). After him are Chris Wolstenholme (1978), Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (1436), Walter Rutherford (1857), Kate Greenaway (1846), Thomas Telford (1757), and David Watson (1946).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Reginald Owen
ACTOR
1887 - 1972
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 3,216
George Hillyard
TENNIS PLAYER
1864 - 1943
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 3,217
Sidney Smith
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1764 - 1840
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 3,218
George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1909
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 3,219
Peter Gethin
RACING DRIVER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 3,220
Pippa Middleton
WRITER
1983 - Present
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 3,221
Ken Aston
BUSINESSPERSON
1915 - 2001
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 3,222
Chris Wolstenholme
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 3,223
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1436 - 1464
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 3,224
Walter Rutherford
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1913
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 3,225
Kate Greenaway
PAINTER
1846 - 1901
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 3,226
Thomas Telford
ARCHITECT
1757 - 1834
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 3,227
David Watson
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 3,228