1931 - Today
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.
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Among businesspeople, Ken Bates ranks 622 out of 601. Before 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.
1945 - Present
HPI: 39.29
Rank: 616
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 617
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 618
1979 - Present
HPI: 38.94
Rank: 619
1961 - Present
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 620
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.60
Rank: 621
1931 - Present
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 622
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 623
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.38
Rank: 624
1961 - Present
HPI: 38.35
Rank: 625
1851 - 1910
HPI: 38.32
Rank: 626
1919 - 2011
HPI: 38.27
Rank: 627
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 628
Among people born in 1931, Ken Bates ranks 503. Before 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.
1931 - 2022
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 497
1931 - Present
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 498
1931 - 2017
HPI: 39.45
Rank: 499
1931 - 2015
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 500
1931 - 2009
HPI: 39.21
Rank: 501
1931 - Present
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 502
1931 - Present
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 503
1931 - 2017
HPI: 38.44
Rank: 504
1931 - 2022
HPI: 38.20
Rank: 505
1931 - Present
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 506
1931 - 2014
HPI: 37.56
Rank: 507
1931 - 2006
HPI: 37.54
Rank: 508
1931 - 2011
HPI: 37.51
Rank: 509
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ken Bates ranks 5,385 out of 7,765. Before 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).
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.60
Rank: 5,379
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.59
Rank: 5,380
1956 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 5,381
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 5,382
1915 - 1982
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 5,383
1825 - 1900
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 5,384
1931 - Present
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 5,385
1950 - Present
HPI: 38.56
Rank: 5,386
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.56
Rank: 5,387
1959 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 5,388
1823 - 1896
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 5,389
1890 - 1958
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 5,390
1772 - 1842
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 5,391
Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Ken Bates ranks 48. Before 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).
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 42
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 43
1947 - Present
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 44
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 45
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 46
1946 - Present
HPI: 39.81
Rank: 47
1931 - Present
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 48
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.38
Rank: 49
1851 - 1910
HPI: 38.32
Rank: 50
1978 - Present
HPI: 35.08
Rank: 51
1980 - Present
HPI: 27.00
Rank: 52