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Ken Aston

1915 - 2001

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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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ken Aston has received more than 119,304 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Aston is the 405th most popular businessperson (down from 295th in 2019), the 2,682nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,049th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular British Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Ken Aston ranks 405 out of 847. Before him are Pavel Durov, Katharine Graham, Tatsumi Kimishima, Li Ning, Robert Monroe, and Paul Rusesabagina. After him are William Knox D'Arcy, Edward Colston, Lawrence Stroll, Roy Raymond, Ron Woodroof, and David Sarnoff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Ken Aston ranks 148. Before him are Ferenc Sas, Aldo Boffi, Tapio Rautavaara, Georges Guétary, Sargent Shriver, and Robert Monroe. After him are Helmut Wick, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Antonio Innocenti, Herman Wouk, Günther Schwägermann, and William Masters. Among people deceased in 2001, Ken Aston ranks 161. Before him are Arie van Vliet, Malcom McLean, Robert Leckie, Enrique Mateos, Ninette de Valois, and Katharine Graham. After him are Gordon R. Dickson, Mohamed Atta, Micheline Ostermeyer, Jean Richard, John Lewis, and Eugene Sledge.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ken Aston ranks 2,682 out of 8,785. Before him are John Wilkes (1725), Nick Hornby (1957), Mary Renault (1905), Hugh Latimer (1485), Mark Addy (1964), and James Guillaume (1844). After him are Rachel Ward (1957), Johnny Haynes (1934), Iain Banks (1954), Biff Byford (1951), William Knox D'Arcy (1849), and Venetia Burney (1918).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Ken Aston ranks 23. Before him are Edward Cave (1691), Alfred Edwards (1850), B. C. Forbes (1880), Thomas Blake Glover (1838), Mark Thatcher (1953), and Henry Cole (1808). After him are William Knox D'Arcy (1849), Edward Colston (1636), Jim Marshall (1923), Jim Ratcliffe (1952), Angus Ogilvy (1928), and Fred Karno (1866).

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