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Kenneth Lay

1942 - 2006

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Kenneth Lee Lay (April 15, 1942 – July 5, 2006) was an American businessman and political donor who was the founder, chief executive officer and chairman of Enron. He was heavily involved in Enron's accounting scandal that unraveled in 2001 into the largest bankruptcy ever to that date. Lay was indicted by a grand jury and was found guilty of 10 counts of securities fraud at trial. Lay died in July 2006 while vacationing in his house near Aspen, Colorado, three months before his scheduled sentencing. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kenneth Lay is the 60th most popular mafioso (down from 59th in 2019), the 9,271st most popular biography from United States (down from 8,194th in 2019) and the 24th most popular American Mafioso.

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Among MAFIOSOS

Among mafiosos, Kenneth Lay ranks 60 out of 70. Before him are Tony Accardo, Assata Shakur, Carlos Marcello, Abu Qatada, Sergei Magnitsky, and Jonathan Pollard. After him are Iva Toguri D'Aquino, Rakhat Aliyev, Abu Hamza al-Masri, Aafia Siddiqui, Salah Abdeslam, and Troy Davis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Kenneth Lay ranks 570. Before him are John Ashcroft, Kees Verkerk, Pavel Sadyrin, Jan Wienese, Claudine Longet, and Patricia Bath. After him are Tammy Faye Messner, Lopo do Nascimento, Klaus Glahn, Bob Einstein, Mario Chaldú, and Bernard Bosquier. Among people deceased in 2006, Kenneth Lay ranks 311. Before him are László Jeney, Nel van Vliet, Östen Warnerbring, Schafik Hándal, Darry Cowl, and Valentine Telegdi. After him are Lidia Wysocka, Andrey Petrov, Kaarlo Tuominen, Sofia Muratova, Rosendo Hernández, and Reidar Liaklev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenneth Lay ranks 9,273 out of 20,380. Before him are Frank Belknap Long (1901), Craig Sheffer (1960), Steve Swallow (1940), Jimmy Dorsey (1904), Alden Sanborn (1899), and George Follmer (1934). After him are Aida Turturro (1962), Midori (1968), Sterling Price (1809), William J. Casey (1913), Terry Kath (1946), and Dick Barnett (1936).

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Among MAFIOSOS In United States

Among mafiosos born in United States, Kenneth Lay ranks 24. Before him are Belle Starr (1848), Sammy Gravano (1945), Joseph Colombo (1923), Tony Accardo (1906), Assata Shakur (1947), and Jonathan Pollard (1954). After him are Iva Toguri D'Aquino (1916), and Troy Davis (1968).

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