Bernie Ecclestone

Entrepreneur

Birthday October 28, 1930

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace England

Age 93 years old

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About

British business magnate who became the president and CEO of Formula One Management in 1978 and is known as F1 Supremo. He was ranked by Forbes to be the 4th richest person in the UK in 2011.

Before Fame

He left school at the age of 16 to work at the local gasworks and later went into business trading in spare parts for motorcycles.

Trivia

He entered two Grand Prix races as a driver, during the 1958 season, but failed to qualify for either of them.

Family Life

He has two daughters with his second wife and was married for a third time in 2012.

Associated With

He signed the Austrian double world champion Niki Lauda in 1978 while running Brabham.