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Nick Leeson

1967 - Today

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Nicholas William Leeson (born 25 February 1967) is an English former derivatives trader whose fraudulent, unauthorised and speculative trades resulted in the 1995 collapse of Barings Bank, the United Kingdom's oldest existing merchant bank. He was convicted of financial crime in a Singapore court and served more than four years in Changi Prison. Between 2005 and 2011, Leeson had senior management roles at League of Ireland football club Galway United. After it suffered financial difficulties, he resigned from his position as chief executive officer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nick Leeson is the 17,733rd most popular politician (down from 17,681st in 2019), the 6,025th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,979th in 2019) and the 665th most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, Nick Leeson ranks 17,733 out of 19,576. Before him are Deb Haaland, Trinidad Jiménez, Andrej Danko, Gordan Jandroković, Päivi Räsänen, and Volker Beck. After him are Eva-Maria Liimets, John G. Carlisle, Pat Roberts, Emilia Eberle, Harry Hines Woodring, and Dilan Yeşilgöz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Nick Leeson ranks 485. Before him are Michael Schjønberg, Paul Accola, Yoshiro Moriyama, Adam Taubitz, Yuzo Koshiro, and Gordan Jandroković. After him are Gene Hoglan, Lorenzo Minotti, Kerri Green, Max Sciandri, Kurt Elling, and Shunichi Ikenoue.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nick Leeson ranks 6,027 out of 8,785. Before him are Jonny Williams (1993), Michael Johnson (1988), Rupert Sanders (1971), Sandrine Holt (1972), Rosemary Leach (1935), and John Glascock (1951). After him are Pat Fry (1964), Bradley James (1983), Richard van der Riet Woolley (1906), Allan Wells (1952), Mike Gascoyne (1963), and Brian Moore (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Nick Leeson ranks 665. Before him are Richard Seddon (1845), Henry Sewell (1807), John Bercow (1963), Selwyn Lloyd (1904), Shirley Williams (1930), and Kemi Badenoch (1980). After him are John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1847), Abraham Beame (1906), Dennis Skinner (1932), Owen Smith (1970), Nellie Sengupta (1886), and Michael Fallon (1952).

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