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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 the 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 625,885 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Bates is the 622nd most popular businessperson (down from 507th in 2019), the 5,385th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,561st in 2019) and the 48th most popular British Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 630k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Ken Bates ranks 622 out of 601Before him are Suzanne Farrell, Eugene Roshal, Tony Fernandes, Bakary Gassama, Reggie Fils-Aimé, and Patrick Volkerding. After him are Joi Ito, Andrew Ng, Lynn Hill, George Newnes, Ellen Stewart, and Tory Burch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Ken Bates ranks 503Before him are Werner Israel, Charlie Logg, Ricardo Vidal, Gene Fullmer, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, and Ramblin' Jack Elliott. After him are David Axelrod, Billy Bingham, Irfan Habib, Bobby Collins, Nandini Satpathy, and Clement Arrindell.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ken Bates ranks 5,385 out of 7,765Before him are Tamzin Merchant (1987), William Moseley (1987), Gerry Peyton (1956), Andrew Parrott (1947), Arthur Lowe (1915), and R. D. Blackmore (1825). After him are Andy Powell (1950), James Callis (1971), Karl Shuker (1959), Coventry Patmore (1823), Willie Applegarth (1890), and Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill (1772).

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Ken Bates ranks 48Before him are Daniel Levy (1962), Ian Livingstone (1949), Alan Sugar (1947), Claire Williams (1976), Heather Mills (1968), and Cameron Mackintosh (1946). After him are Andrew Ng (1976), George Newnes (1851), Jodie Marsh (1978), and Steve Coast (1980).