Alan Sugar

Entrepreneur

Birthday March 24, 1947

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace London, England

Age 77 years old

#23,038 Most Popular

About

Self-made billionaire known as The Sugar Lord, who became the star of BBC's version of reality show The Apprentice. He was the chairman of Tottenham Hotspur from 1991 until 2001 and he founded the electronics firm, Amstrad (Alan Michael Sugar Trading).

Before Fame

He dropped out of high school and began selling electronics out of a van.

Trivia

He was knighted in 2000 and ranked 89th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2011.

Family Life

He married his wife Ann, whom he met at age 17, in April 1968. He has two sons, Simon and Daniel, and a daughter, Louise.

Associated With

His Apprentice counterpart in the United States was Donald Trump.