# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ken-bates
# Generated: 2026-09-07T17:15:34.390Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ken-bates"
name: "Ken Bates"
slug: "ken-bates"
description: "Kenneth William Bates  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."
tagline: "British businessman (1931-2026)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "founder"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524"
birthDate: "1931-12-04"
deathDate: "2026-07-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           15.218232
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump