Scottish star chef Gordon Ramsay is known for his TV shows such as Hell’s Kitchen and Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares, countless cookbooks (over 25), and dozens of restaurants.
Biography
He was born on November 8, 1966, in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, as Gordon James Ramsay. He has three siblings.
He was raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
Ramsay studied hotel management at North Oxfordshire Technical College.
In 1993, he became head chef of Aubergine in London.
In 1998, Gordon opened his own establishment, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. It gained its third Michelin star in 2001.
In 2004, he launched Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares.
In 2005, the first season of Hell’s Kitchen aired.
In 2006, Ramsau opened his first US location in New York City. In the same year, Gordon received the title of Independent Restaurateur of the Year.
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He ran his tenth consecutive London Marathon on 26 April 2009.
Wth the backing of football star David Beckham, Ramsay is to open a new London restaurant in 2013.
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In 2013, he was inducted into the Culinary Hall of Fame.
In 2014, he and his wife founded the Gordon and Tana Ramsay Foundation.
Ramsay opened his first restaurant in Macao in 2023.
In February 2026, Netflix debuted the docu-serisîes Being Gordon Ramsay.
Wife
In December 1996, Gordon Ramsay and cookbook author Tana Ramsay married. “I remember when I first met him, and I was actually dating one of his friends: I said, ‘Oh my God, he’s so arrogant,’” she told People in 2023.
The two first met in the early ’90s.
”The time we have together is quality, rather than quantity,” Ramsay said about his wife.
Gordon and his wife share six kids.
In the summer of 2021, Tana rewore her wedding dress. ”25 years and 5 pregnancies later, and happy to say it still fits,” she wrote on Instagram.
Their first daughter, Megan, was born in 1998.
In 2000, twins Jack and Holly were born. In 2001, Tana and Gordon welcomed daughter Matilda “Tilly.”
Tana suffered a pregnancy loss in 2016. “He [Gordon] was very good at sort of talking it out of me and never making me feel that,~ Tana later said.
In April 2019, the pair welcomed their son Oscar James Ramsay and their son Jesse in 2023. “The kids have brought the most emotion out of me,” Ramsay revealed in 2023.
Ramsey doesn’t want to spoil his children; however, he agreed with his wife that “they get a 25% deposit on a flat, but not the whole flat.”
Height
Gordon Ramsay is 6′ 2″ (1.88 m) tall.
Gordon Ramsay – Net Worth
So, how much is Gordon Ramsay worth? Ramsay made most of his wealth from publishing cookbooks, managing his restaurants, and hosting his shows. Therefore, Gordon Ramsay has an estimated net worth of $230 million.
In 2020, Gordon earned $70 million. He was one of the highest-paid celebrities.
He takes home $225,000 for each episode of Kitchen Nightmares, MasterChef, or Hell’s Kitchen.
He has authored more than 25 cookbooks and sold over 10 million copies. Some of his books are Ultimate Cookery Course and Home Cooking, Ultimate Home Cooking, Chef’s Secrets, and Makes It Easy.
Gordon Ramsay Restaurants was founded in 1998. He is the owner of at least 88 restaurants around the world.
In partnership with Caesars Entertainment, Gordon opened several restaurants across Baltimore, Atlantic City, and Las Vegas.
In 2019, he sold a 50% stake in Gordon Ramsay Restaurants to Lion Capital. The deal was done to help Ramsey open 100 new US spots. The deal was extended for international operations in 2025.
“This deal allows us to scale rapidly, diversify our agreements,” Ramsay said in a statement.
Ramsay’s Street Burger was launched in 2020. Later that year, Ramsay opened his first Street Burger location in London.
In 2022, his group had recorded revenues of close to $100 million for the financial year, while in 2023, his establishments earned $119.8 million.
In September 2025, Clermont Hotel Group inked a new deal with Ramsay Restaurants Global.
Diversifying The Ramsay Brand
In 2023, Gordon Ramsay joined the food tech innovation company Borealis Foods as a shareholder. The company launched its Chef Woo ramen line in 2020. “I’m really looking forward to collaborating with the Borealis Foods team on their Chef Woo products,” he stated at the time.
In 2021, he launched a wine brand, Gordon Ramsay Signature Wines.
In 2024, the Scottish super chef and Fox launched Bite, a food and entertainment brand.
“This new brand will cater to every flavor of food fan with an enticing array of original series,” said Ramsay.
In May 2026, Gordon Ramsay and Sea Containers London teamed up on a new restaurant.
Real estate
In 2002, he paid $9.3 million for an eight-bedroom Victorian townhouse in London. Ramsey also owns a mansion in LA’s exclusive Bel Air neighbourhood.
In 2022, Ramsay offloaded one of the properties in Cornwall for a remarkable $10 million. In March 2022, he was criticised for saying he did not like the residents.
Cars
His car collection is worth north of $16 million, and includes Ferrari F12 TDF, Aston Martin DB7 V12 Vantage, Ferrari Monza SP2, McLaren 675LT, and Ferrari LaFerrari Coupe.
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