Gordon Ramsay

Ramsay in 2012, photo by Prphotos.com

Birth Name: Gordon James Ramsay

Place of Birth: Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Date of Birth: 8 November, 1966

Ethnicity: Scottish, some Irish

Gordon Ramsay is a British celebrity chef, restaurateur, and television personality. He is of Scottish, and at least part Irish, ancestry. Gordon is married to English cooking author and television personality Tana Ramsay, with whom he has five children.

Gordon is the son of Helen (Cosgrove) and Gordon Ramsay. Gordon’s paternal great-grandparents were James Watson Ramsay and Jeanie Beaton Parker. His paternal great-great-grandfather, James Ramsay, was born in Ireland.

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Genealogy of Gordon’s paternal great-grandfather, James Watson Ramsay –

Genealogy of Gordon’s paternal great-grandmother, Jeanie Beaton Parker –

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