Gordon James Ramsay was born on November 8, 1966, in Johnstone, Scotland, and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. He is a British national who initially pursued a career in football before turning to cooking due to injury. Ramsay trained under some of the world’s most respected chefs, including Albert Roux and Marco Pierre White in London, Guy Savoy and Joël Robuchon in France. His rigorous training and natural talent for cooking quickly propelled him to the top of the culinary world.