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Alan Sugar

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Alan Michael Sugar, Baron Sugar (born 24 March 1947) is a British business magnate, media personality, author, politician, and political adviser. Sugar began what would later become his largest business venture, consumer electronics company Amstrad, in 1968. In 2007, he sold his remaining interest in the company in a deal to BSkyB for £125 million. He was also the chairman and part-owner of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club from 1991 to 2001, selling his remaining stake in the club in 2007 as well, for £25 million. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alan Sugar is the 611th most popular businessperson (down from 574th in 2019), the 4,798th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,320th in 2019) and the 44th most popular British Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Alan Sugar ranks 611 out of 847. Before him are Kimbal Musk, Irving Kristol, Tim O'Reilly, Bruce Buck, Steve Forbes, and Josep Bonaplata i Corriol. After him are Mira Murati, Richard Bass, Shuntaro Furukawa, Zhang Yiming, Vijay Mallya, and Mark R. Hughes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Alan Sugar ranks 702. Before him are Claudio Sala, Sally Struthers, Borka Pavićević, Mike Chapman, Gardner Dozois, and Göran Hagberg. After him are Anatoli Polivoda, László Réczi, Denis Lawson, John Varley, Otto Stuppacher, and Mustapha Choukri.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alan Sugar ranks 4,799 out of 8,785. Before him are Gordon Pirie (1931), Joe Orton (1933), Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875), Sebastian Cabot (1918), Benjamin White (1997), and Billy Bingham (1931). After him are John Hopkinson (1849), John Clare (1793), Jeffrey Tate (1943), Denis Lawson (1947), Jill Ellis (1966), and Jonathan Penrose (1933).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom

Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Alan Sugar ranks 44. Before him are Andrew Planche (1727), Neil Aspinall (1941), Fred Karno (1866), Anita Roddick (1942), Nathaniel Philip Rothschild (1971), and William McGregor (1846). After him are Benjamin Vulliamy (1747), John Henry Davies (1864), Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin (1866), Chris Anderson (1961), Allan Williams (1930), and Martin Whitmarsh (1958).

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