Matt Ridley

Matt Ridley is the rare polymath who refuses to stay in one lane, and that is exactly why I find him interesting. Banker, journalist, zoologist, politician, economist, Fellow of the Royal Society, Magdalen College man, he also chaired Northern Rock during a famous banking run. I am drawn to thinkers who put their ideas at real risk in the world rather than staying safely on the page. Whether or not you agree with his arguments, the breadth is genuine. A restless Aquarian mind like his tends to produce writing worth arguing with, which is the highest compliment I can offer.

Name (English)

Matt Ridley

Name (Japanese)

マット・リドレー

Reading

まっと・りどれー

Born

February 7, 1958 (age 68)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dog

Origin

Northumberland, United Kingdom

Occupation

banker / journalist / zoologist / politician / economist

University

Magdalen College

Awards & achievements

• 2007 Watson, Helen, Miles, and Audrey Davis Prize
• 1999 Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
• Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• 2004 Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences

• Official sitehttps://mattridley.co.uk/
• Xhttps://x.com/mattwridley
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt%20Ridley
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%89%E3%83%AC%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q961972

Tags

• banker
• journalist
• zoologist

Last updated

2026-06-21

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