List of chefs

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This is a list of the 600 best-known chefs, ranked by reach: how many Wikipedia languages and sister sites have a page about each one.

#	Name	Age
1	Anthony BourdainAmerican chef and television personality (1956-2018)	1956–2018
2	Danny KayeAmerican actor, singer, dancer, and comedian (1911–1987)	1911–1987
3	Gordon RamsayBritish chef, restaurateur, and television personality (born 1966)	59
4	Jamie OliverBritish chef and media personality	51
5	Auguste EscoffierFrench chef and culinary writer (1846–1935)	1846–1935
6	Seth RollinsAmerican professional wrestler and actor	40
7	Marie-Antoine CarêmeFrench chef	1783–1833
8	Emmanuel MounierFrench philosopher (1905–1950)	1905–1950
9	Paul BocuseFrench chef (1926–2018)	1926–2018
10	KelisAmerican singer (born 1979)	47
11	Nusret GökçeTurkish chef and restaurateur (born 1983)	43
12	David BurtkaAmerican actor and professional chef	51
13	Brian BoitanoUnited States figure skater	63
14	Nicholas TseHong Kong singer, actor, songwriter and chef (born 1980)	46
15	Alain DucasseFrench chef	70
16	Joël RobuchonFrench chef (1945–2018)	1945–2018
17	Elizabeth DavidBritish cookery writer (1913–1992)	1913–1992
18	Paula DeenAmerican cook, cooking show host, restaurateur, author, actress, and television personality	79
19	René RedzepiDanish chef	48
20	Action BronsonAmerican rapper	born 1983
21	François Pierre La VarenneFrench chef	1618–1678
22	Michel RouxFrench chef	1941–2020
23	CZN BurakTurkish chef and restaurateur (born 1996)	30
24	Giovanni PassannanteItalian anarchist (1849–1910)	1849–1910
25	José AndrésSpanish-American chef and restaurateur	57
26	Judy Ann SantosFilipino actress, media personality, chef and singer	48
27	Rachael RayAmerican television host, businesswoman, celebrity cook, and author	58
28	Robert BerdellaAmerican serial killer (1949–1992)	1949–1992
29	Yi YinChinese chancellor	1648 BC–1549 BC
30	Heston BlumenthalEnglish chef	60
31	Floyd CardozIndian chef and winner of Top Chef Masters (1960-2020)	1960–2020
32	George CrumPopularized potato chips	1821–1914
33	Lucien OlivierChef (1838–1883)	1838–1883
34	Guillaume TirelMedieval French cook and food writer	1312–1395
35	Massimo BotturaItalian chef	64
36	Albert RouxFrench-British chef and restaurateur (1935–2021)	1935–2021
37	Alice WatersAmerican chef, activist, and author	82
38	Bartolomeo ScappiItalian chef	1401–1577
39	Bernard LoiseauFrench chef (1951–2003)	1951–2003
40	Keith FloydBritish celebrity cook, television personality and restaurateur (1943-2009)	1943–2009
41	Richard DeaconAmerican actor (1921–1984)	1921–1984
42	Anne-Sophie PicFrench chef	57
43	Antonio CarluccioItalian restaurateur (1937-2017)	1937–2017
44	Bryan VolpenheinAmerican rower	50
45	Clement FreudEnglish broadcaster, writer, politician and chef (1924-2009)	1924–2009
46	David EmgeAmerican actor (1946–2024)	1946–2024
47	Dominique CrennFrench chef	61
48	Fannie FarmerAmerican chef (1857–1915)	1857–1915
49	James BeardAmerican chef (1903–1985)	1903–1985
50	Tamra DavisAmerican film director, music video director, television director (born 1962)	64
51	Thomas KellerAmerican chef, restaurateur, and cookbook writer	71
52	Anne BurrellAmerican television chef (1969–2025)	1969–2025
53	Eugénie BrazierFrench chef (1895–1977)	1895–1977
54	Fatima AliPakistani-born American chef	1989–2019
55	Fernand PointFrench restaurateur (1897–1955)	1897–1955
56	Hilda BaciNigerian chef	30
57	Ina GartenAmerican author and television presenter	78
58	Ivan KharitonovRussian saint (1870-1918)	1870–1918
59	Kenji FujimotoJapanese chef	born 1947
60	Marco Pierre WhiteBritish chef and restaurateur	64
61	Ainsley HarriottBritish cook, television personality, author	69
62	Alexis SoyerFrench chef (1810–1858)	1809–1858
63	Andreas OstlerBobsledder (1921–1988)	1921–1988
64	Buddy ValastroAmerican television host	52
65	Cajsa WargSwedish housekeeper and author	1703–1769
66	Carme RuscalledaSpanish cook	74
67	Cathay WilliamsAmerican slave, chef, Buffalo soldier and Female wartime crossdresser	1844–1892
68	Clare SmythChef	born 1978
69	Elena ArzakSpanish chef	57
70	Herta HeuwerGerman cook	1913–1999
71	Magda GesslerPolish entertainer and entrepreneur	73
72	Michel GuérardFrench chef (1933–2024)	1933–2024
73	Nick DiGiovanniAmerican entertainer and chef (born 1996)	30
74	Spiridon PutinRussian chef and grandfather of Vladimir Putin (1879-1965)	1879–1965
75	Wolfgang PuckAustrian-American chef and restaurateur	77
76	Ana Roš StojanSlovene chef	53
77	Andrew ZimmernAmerican chef	65
78	Bethenny FrankelAmerican television personality	55
79	Devina HermawanChef, author, cooking instructor	32
80	Marcus SamuelssonEthiopian Swedish chef (born 1970)	55
81	Martín BerasateguiSpanish chef	66
82	Raffaele EspositoItalian chef	1900–1923
83	Ruth Graves WakefieldAmerican chef (1903-1977)	1903–1977
84	Sandra LeeAmerican television chef and author	60
85	Alain PassardFrench chef	70
86	Alain SenderensFrench chef (1939–2017)	1939–2017
87	Andy LuottoActor	76
88	Antoni PorowskiPolish-Canadian reality tv personality, actor, chef and model	42
89	Francesco BellissimoItalian chef	47
90	Gianfranco ChiariniItalian chef	60
91	Henri-Paul PellapratFrench chef (1869–1952)	1869–1954
92	Juan Mari ArzakSpanish Basque chef from San Sebastián	84
93	Lidia BastianichAmerican celebrity chef	born 1947
94	Mark BittmanAmerican journalist, food writer	76
95	Nikolaos TselementesGreek chef (1878-1958)	1878–1958
96	Nobu MatsuhisaJapanese chef	77
97	Pierre GagnaireFrench chef	born 1950
98	Prosper MontagnéFrench chef (1865-1948)	1865–1948
99	Alain ChapelFrench chef (1937–1990)	1937–1990
100	Alexandre Étienne ChoronFrench chef	1837–1924