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Ron Dennis

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Sir Ronald Dennis (born 1 June 1947) is a British businessman and motorsport executive. From 1981 to 2009, Dennis served as team principal, CEO and co-owner of McLaren in Formula One, winning seven World Constructors' Championship titles between 1984 and 1998; he also served as founder, chairman and owner of McLaren Group between 1985 and 2017, where he founded McLaren Automotive in 2010. Dennis started his career as a mechanic, before starting successful junior formulae teams Rondel Racing and then Project Four Racing, which took over the management of the McLaren team in 1980. Between 1981 and 2009, Dennis was the team principal of the McLaren Formula One team, and was instrumental in transforming the outfit into a regular world championship contender. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ron Dennis is the 84th most popular businessperson (up from 152nd in 2019), the 639th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,058th in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Ron Dennis ranks 84 out of 847. Before him are Larry Fink, Flavio Briatore, Robert Kardashian, Bernie Ecclestone, David Koch, and Ray Kroc. After him are Kiichiro Toyoda, Andrew Tate, Mohamed Al-Fayed, Stan Kroenke, Liliane Bettencourt, and Stanley Rous.

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Among people born in 1947, Ron Dennis ranks 53. Before him are Gigliola Cinquetti, Bruno Latour, Michio Kaku, Aaron Ciechanover, Jonathan Pryce, and Rob Rensenbrink. After him are Farrah Fawcett, Dick Advocaat, Melanie, Stan Kroenke, Mykola Azarov, and Geoffrey Hinton.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ron Dennis ranks 639 out of 8,785. Before him are Gerald Gardner (1884), Trevor Howard (1913), Daphne du Maurier (1907), Walter Raleigh (1554), Nick Mason (1944), and Angus Young (1955). After him are Bob Hoskins (1942), Arthur Balfour (1848), Houston Stewart Chamberlain (1855), George Graham (1944), Harold Macmillan (1894), and Muriel Spark (1918).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Ron Dennis ranks 6. Before him are Cecil Rhodes (1853), Frank Williams (1942), Andrew Carnegie (1835), Richard Branson (1950), and Bernie Ecclestone (1930). After him are Stanley Rous (1895), J. Bruce Ismay (1862), David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (1961), Brian Epstein (1934), Thomas Cook (1808), and John McAfee (1945).

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