Alan Sugar

British business magnate, media personality, and political advisor (born 1947)

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Occupation

entrepreneur

Born

March 24, 1947

Zodiac

Aries

29,012

days alive

79

years old

Born
March 24, 1947
Zodiac
♈︎Aries·pig 🐖
Updated Jul 2026

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Astrology
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Earth
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Sun Sign

Aries♈︎

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Moon Sign

Taurus♉︎

Dominant Element

Fire

⚠️ Rising sign requires birth time for accurate calculation

Planetary positions calculated for March 24, 1947

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2009
Day 22,719
Age 62

Advisor to the Government

Confidence
96%
Jun 5, 2009

Appointed Enterprise Champion by the UK government.

Day 22,623
Age 61

Sold Viglen to XMA

Confidence
96%
Mar 1, 2009

Sold his computer company Viglen to XMA.

Day 22,564
Age 61

Life Peerage

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2009

Became Baron Sugar, of Clapton in the London Borough of Hackney.

2007
Day 22,044
Age 60

Sold Amstrad to BSkyB

Confidence
96%
Jul 31, 2007

Sold Amstrad to BSkyB for £125 million.

2005
Day 21,103
Age 57

The Apprentice UK

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2005

Became the host of the BBC television series The Apprentice.

2000
Day 19,276
Age 52

Knight Bachelor

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2000

Knighted for services to business.

Day 19,276
Age 52

Amstrad Emailer

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2000

Launched the Amstrad Emailer, a combined telephone and email device.

1984
Day 13,432
Age 36

Amstrad CPC 464

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1984

Launched the Amstrad CPC 464, a popular home computer.

1980
Day 11,971
Age 32

Amstrad IPO

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1980

Floated Amstrad on the London Stock Exchange.

1968
Day 7,588
Age 20

Marriage to Ann Simons

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1968

Married Ann Simons.

Day 7,588
Age 20

Founded Amstrad

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1968

Founded Amstrad (Alan Michael Sugar Trading) as a general electronics company.

1960
Day 4,666
Age 12

Started selling car aerials

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1960

Began his entrepreneurial career selling car aerials and other goods.

1958
Day 3,936
Age 10

Hackney Downs School

Confidence
92%
Jan 1, 1958
1947
Day 0
Age 0

Birth of Alan Sugar

Confidence
96%
Mar 24, 1947

Born in Hackney, London, England.