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Nick Leeson

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Nicholas William Leeson (born 25 February 1967) is an English former derivatives trader whose fraudulent, unauthorised and speculative trades resulted in the 1995 collapse of Barings Bank, the United Kingdom's oldest existing merchant bank. He was convicted of financial crime in a Singapore court and served over four years in Changi Prison. Between 2005 and 2011, Leeson had senior management roles at League of Ireland football club Galway United. After it suffered financial difficulties, he resigned from his position as chief executive officer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nick Leeson is the 17,686th most popular politician, the 5,980th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 649th most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, Nick Leeson ranks 17,686 out of 19,576. Before him are Payne Stewart, Isabella Abbott, Saleh Ali al-Sammad, Chiril Gaburici, Panos Kammenos, and Augustin Matata Ponyo. After him are Tomasi Puapua, Estes Kefauver, Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, Button Gwinnett, Mary Lou McDonald, and Jim Jordan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Nick Leeson ranks 519. Before him are Robb Flynn, Branko Brnović, Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner, Gordan Jandroković, Paulo Cezar Costa, and Amanda Lepore. After him are Colin Kolles, Gene Hoglan, Kazumi Totaka, Sissi, Dirk Schuster, and Fred Tatasciore.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nick Leeson ranks 5,980 out of 8,785. Before him are Nick Pope (1992), Geoffrey Palmer (1927), Bradley James (1983), Philippe Sands (1960), Andrew Howard (1969), and Philip Glenister (1963). After him are Mary Russell Mitford (1787), Dusa McDuff (1945), Andrew Tiernan (1965), Richard van der Riet Woolley (1906), Domino Harvey (1969), and Michelle Gomez (1966).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Nick Leeson ranks 649. Before him are Dennis Skinner (1932), Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone (1854), Francis Pym (1922), Philip May (1957), Peter Robinson (1948), and William Hague (1961). After him are Button Gwinnett (1735), Betty Boothroyd (1929), Leon Brittan (1939), Francis Lewis (1713), Henry Sewell (1807), and Eric Bristow (1957).

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