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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ken Bates has received more than 691,551 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Bates is the 669th most popular businessperson (down from 622nd in 2019), the 5,237th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,372nd in 2019) and the 51st most popular British Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 690k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Ken Bates ranks 669 out of 847. Before him are Josep Bonaplata i Corriol, Maki Kaji, Gina Rinehart, Kevin Systrom, Chris Hughes, and Carl Laemmle Jr.. After him are Clayton Christensen, David Filo, Éric Boullier, Miguel de Icaza, Robert Mercer, and Todd Boehly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Ken Bates ranks 550. Before him are Arthur Fry, Felix Sobolev, George Baker, Elliott Belgrave, Flora Nwapa, and Barbara Barrie. After him are John Houghton, Ronald Drever, Tadeusz Rut, Maxine Singer, Gianuario Carta, and Bill Hoskyns.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ken Bates ranks 5,237 out of 8,785. Before him are Max Hastings (1945), Andrew Robertson (1994), Horace Bailey (1881), Mrs Patrick Campbell (1865), John Stones (1994), and Eric Brandon (1920). After him are Hermione Gingold (1897), Michael Wheeler (1935), Lewis Capaldi (1996), John Simm (1970), Pat Rice (1949), and Graham Parker (1950).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Ken Bates ranks 51. Before him are Allan Williams (1930), Henry Tate (1819), Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin (1866), Steve Jackson (1951), Heather Mills (1968), and Benjamin Vulliamy (1747). After him are Chris Anderson (1961), Martin Whitmarsh (1958), Peter Hill-Wood (1936), Andrew Ng (1976), Cameron Mackintosh (1946), and George Newnes (1851).

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