8 November 1966 Renfrewshire, Scotland Unhappy childhood Football player Catering college.

• 8 November 1966

• Renfrewshire, Scotland

• • Unhappy childhood

• Football player

• Catering college

• Marco Pierre White, Albert Roux

• Aubergine 1993

• 1997 two Michelin stars

• Gordon Ramsay at Royal Hospital Road

• 3rd Michelin star in 2001, first Scot to achieve that

• 12 restaurants in 2008

AWARDS

• three Michelin Stars for his restaurant

• Catey award

• most influential person in the UK hospitality industry

• London's top restaurant

TELEVISION

• Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares

• Hell's Kitchen

• The F-Word

PERSONAL LIFE

• married to Cayetana Hutcheson

• four children

• 189 cm

• afraid of dancing

• charity work

• near death experience

Frozen meal controversy

PubsThe Narrow

The Devonshire HouseThe Warrington

12 restaurants

Since 1996, Ramsay has written 20 books. Ramsay also contributes a food-and-drink column to The Times' Saturday magazine.