Gordon Ramsay

• Birthplace: Scotland, United Kingdom

Celebrity chef and international restaurateur Gordon Ramsay was already a well-known culinary figure in the U.K. when American audiences got their first taste of him on the reality series, “Hell’s Kitchen” (Fox, 2005- ). Ramsay was known for exacting standards, but TV audiences seemed to return week after week to witness his volatile temper and blue streaks of swearing that could harden a crème brulee. He was tough on his kitchen crews, but no one could deny that he delivered perfection to his restaurant patrons.

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