Alan Ashton

American businessman

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Occupation

American businessman

Born in

Salt Lake City

Born

May 7, 1942

Zodiac

Taurus

30,794

days alive

84

years old

$475M

net worth

#281 of 2,697

Born
May 7, 1942 in 🇺🇸Salt Lake City
Zodiac
♉︎Taurus·horse 🐎
Updated Jul 2026

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Astrology
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Fire
Earth
Air
Water

Sun Sign

Taurus♉︎

Moon Sign

Aquarius♒︎

Dominant Element

Earth

⚠️ Rising sign requires birth time for accurate calculation

Planetary positions calculated for May 7, 1942

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Timeline
1995
Day 19,232
Age 52

Co-founded Thanksgiving Point

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1995

Co-founded Thanksgiving Point, a nonprofit farm, garden, and museum complex.

1989
Day 17,041
Age 46

Founded Ashton Family Foundation

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1989

Established the Ashton Family Foundation to support various charitable causes.

Day 17,041
Age 46

Stepped down as CEO of WordPerfect

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1989

Stepped down as CEO of WordPerfect Corporation.

1988
Day 16,675
Age 45

WordPerfect 5.1 Release

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1988

WordPerfect 5.1 released, a highly successful version.

1980
Day 13,753
Age 37

WordPerfect Dominates Word Processing Market

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1980

WordPerfect becomes a leading word processing software.

1979
Day 13,388
Age 36

Founded Satellite Software International (SSI)

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1979

Co-founded Satellite Software International (SSI), later WordPerfect Corporation.

1978
Day 13,023
Age 35

Professor at Brigham Young University

Confidence
92%
Jan 1, 1978
1973
Day 11,197
Age 30

PhD in Computer Science

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1973

Received a PhD in Computer Science.

1970
Day 10,101
Age 27

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1970

Earned a Master's degree in Computer Science.

1966
Day 8,640
Age 23

Bachelor's Degree

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1966

Completed a Bachelor's degree.

1942
Day 0
Age 0

Born

Confidence
96%
May 7, 1942

Born in Utah, USA.