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Ken Bates

1931 - Today

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Kenneth William Bates (born 4 December 1931) is a British businessman, football executive and hotelier. He was involved in the development of Wembley Stadium and is a former owner and chairman of football clubs Chelsea and Leeds United. Bates spent five years as chairman of Oldham Athletic during the 1960s and also had a spell at Wigan Athletic. In 1982, he purchased Chelsea for £1. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Ken Bates is the 752nd most popular businessperson (down from 668th in 2024), the 6,223rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,236th in 2019) and the 61st most popular British Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Ken Bates ranks 752 out of 847. Before him are Todd Boehly, Harley Earl, Lev Manovich, Andrew Puzder, Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner, and Patrick Volkerding. After him are Bill Browder, Igor Ashurbeyli, Ilya Segalovich, Steve Huffman, Emmanuel Faber, and Stephen Elop.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Ken Bates ranks 598. Before him are Clifford Jordan, James Abourezk, Brook Benton, Arthur Fry, Gene Fullmer, and Jimmy Stewart. After him are Nandini Satpathy, Malcolm Williamson, Michael Hardie Boys, Otis Blackwell, Cliff Hagan, and David Axelrod.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ken Bates ranks 6,225 out of 8,785. Before him are Terry Medwin (1932), Chris Larkin (1967), Rory Delap (1976), Ronald Firbank (1886), James Allison (1968), and Jayne Torvill (1957). After him are Tracey Thorn (1962), Ian Stewart (1929), Lustmord (1964), Max Minghella (1985), Joleon Lescott (1982), and Stephen Norrington (1964).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Ken Bates ranks 61. Before him are Ian Livingstone (1949), A. H. Albut (null), Daniel Levy (1962), Cameron Mackintosh (1946), George Newnes (1851), and Nick Fry (1956). After him are Andrew Ng (1976), Emily Faithfull (1835), Jodie Marsh (1978), George Mountbatten, 4th Marquess of Milford Haven (1961), Leslie Benzies (1971), and Ben Horowitz (1966).

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