Alan Sugar

British business magnate, media personality, and political advisor (born 1947)
Person human Q336520
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Alan Sugar was born on March 24, 1947, in the London Borough of Hackney [1]. He is an entrepreneur, politician, autobiographer, businessperson, and computer scientist . He has been married to Ann Simons since 1968 [2].

He was appointed Knight Bachelor [2] and has held several public positions, including member of the House of Lords since 2009 [3]. He served as Enterprise Champion from 2009 to 2010 and again from 2016 to the present [3].

Alan Sugar

Summary

Alan Sugar is a human[1]. He was born in London Borough of Hackney[2]. He was born on +1947-03-24T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as an entrepreneur[4], politician[5], autobiographer[6], businessperson[7], and computer scientist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (667 views/month, #6,634 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Alan Sugar's place of birth was London Borough of Hackney[2].
  • Alan Sugar was born on +1947-03-24T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alan Sugar was married to Ann Simons[10].
  • Alan Sugar held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • English was Alan Sugar's native language[12].
  • Alan Sugar's professions included entrepreneur[4].
  • Alan Sugar worked as a politician[5].
  • Alan Sugar worked as an autobiographer[6].
  • Alan Sugar worked as a businessperson[7].
  • Alan Sugar's professions included computer scientist[8].
  • Alan Sugar held the position of member of the House of Lords[13].
  • Alan Sugar held the position of Enterprise Champion[14].
  • Among Alan Sugar's employers was British Broadcasting Corporation[15].
  • Alan Sugar received the Knight Bachelor[16].
  • Alan Sugar's religion is recorded as atheism[17].
  • Alan Sugar's image is recorded as Sir Alan Sugar at the BAFTA's crop.jpg[18].
  • Alan Sugar's image is recorded as Sir Alan Sugar at the BAFTA's-mirrored-closer.jpg[19].
  • Alan Sugar is recorded as male[20].
  • Alan Sugar's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Alan Sugar's ISNI is recorded as 0000000039018671[22].
  • Alan Sugar's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 61064374[23].
  • Alan Sugar's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2005018527[24].
  • Alan Sugar's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0837377[25].
  • Alan Sugar's Commons category is recorded as Alan Sugar[26].
  • Alan Sugar's residence is recorded as Chigwell[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in London Borough of Hackney[2], Alan Sugar… he was born on +1947-03-24T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include entrepreneur[4], politician[5], autobiographer[6], businessperson[7], and computer scientist[8]. Among Alan Sugar's employers was British Broadcasting Corporation[15]. Positions held include member of the House of Lords[13], a position[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1801[30] and Enterprise Champion[14], a position[31], in United Kingdom[32].

Recognition

Alan Sugar received the Knight Bachelor[16].

Personal Life

Alan Sugar was married to Ann Simons[10]. His religion is recorded as atheism[17].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Alan Sugar include Amstrad[33], a business[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1968[36], headquartered in Brentwood[37].

Why It Matters

Alan Sugar ranks in the top 0.66% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (667 views/month, #6,634 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for him include Amstrad[33], a business[34], in United Kingdom[35], founded in 1968[36], headquartered in Brentwood[37].

FAQs

Where was Alan Sugar born?

Alan Sugar was born in London Borough of Hackney[2].

Who was Alan Sugar married to?

Alan Sugar's spouses include Ann Simons[10].

What did Alan Sugar do for work?

Alan Sugar worked as entrepreneur[4], politician[5], autobiographer[6], businessperson[7], and computer scientist[8].

What awards did Alan Sugar receive?

Honors received include Knight Bachelor[16].

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  5. [10] . Who's Who. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [14] . gov.uk. Retrieved . gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [16] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
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  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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