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Michel Roux

1941 - 2020

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Michel Roux, OBE ([mi.ʃɛl ʁu]; 19 April 1941 – 11 March 2020), also known as Michel Roux Snr., was a French chef and restaurateur working in Britain. Along with his brother Albert, he opened Le Gavroche, which subsequently became the first three Michelin starred restaurant in Britain and The Waterside Inn, which was the first restaurant outside France to hold three stars for 25 years. Roux followed his brother into becoming a pastry chef and again to England in order to open their first restaurant. The pair were described as the "godfathers of modern restaurant cuisine in the UK" and Roux was inducted into several French orders, and received two lifetime achievement awards from different publications. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Roux is the 779th most popular businessperson (down from 661st in 2024), the 5,494th most popular biography from France (down from 5,138th in 2019) and the 48th most popular French Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, Michel Roux ranks 779 out of 847. Before him are Charles Erwin Wilson, Dorabji Tata, Albert Bourla, Zablon Simintov, Miguel de Icaza, and Ameera al-Taweel. After him are Dinara Kulibaeva, Emily Faithfull, Colin Kolles, Paddy Lowe, Angela Ahrendts, and Mukhtar Ablyazov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Michel Roux ranks 622. Before him are Yasmeen Lari, Tommy Kirk, Arun Shourie, Donna Shalala, Ronald Keeble, and Dr. Demento. After him are Tommy Thompson, Asko Parpola, Gloria Allred, Roger Taylor, Ben Nelson, and Sushilkumar Shinde. Among people deceased in 2020, Michel Roux ranks 799. Before him are Maryna Bazanova, Julie Felix, Saroj Khan, Angela Buxton, Filippos Petsalnikos, and Nasser Shabani. After him are Anton Coppola, Zoe Caldwell, Road Warrior Animal, Erick Morillo, Nicholas Parsons, and Gheorghe Dogărescu.

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In France

Among people born in France, Michel Roux ranks 5,494 out of 6,770. Before him are Adrian Mannarino (1988), Boris Diaw (1982), St Germain (1969), Jean-Noël Barrot (1983), Jean-Christophe Thouvenel (1958), and Denis Podalydès (1963). After him are Gérald Darmanin (1982), Nolwenn Leroy (1982), Louis-Do de Lencquesaing (1963), François Brisson (1958), Alexandre Jardin (1965), and Rachida Brakni (1977).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In France

Among businesspeople born in France, Michel Roux ranks 48. Before him are Philippe Kahn (1952), Benoît Potier (1957), Jérôme Kerviel (1977), Cyril Abiteboul (1977), Jérôme Valcke (1960), and Emmanuel Faber (1964). After him are Fidji Simo (1985), and Stéphane Richard (1961).

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