BUSINESSPERSON
Alan Sugar
1947 - Today
Alan Sugar
Alan Michael Sugar, Baron Sugar (born 24 March 1947) is a British business magnate, media personality, author, politician, and political adviser. Sugar began what would later become his largest business venture, consumer electronics company Amstrad, in 1968. In 2007, he sold his remaining interest in the company in a deal to BSkyB for £125 million. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alan Sugar has received more than 5,603,100 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Alan Sugar is the 575th most popular businessperson (up from 603rd in 2019), the 4,319th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,995th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular British Businessperson.
Memorability Metrics
5.6M
Page Views (PV)
45.63
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
1.54
Effective Languages (L*)
4.94
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Alan Sugar ranks 575 out of 847. Before him are Dwarkanath Tagore, Jacqueline Mars, James Gordon Bennett Jr., Eric Trump, Owen D. Young, and Marc Faber. After him are Mary Barra, Paul Stoddart, Li Shufu, Gardiner Greene Hubbard, John Wanamaker, and Shane McMahon.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDwarkanath Tagore
1794 - 1846
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 569
Jacqueline Mars
1939 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 570
James Gordon Bennett Jr.
1841 - 1918
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 571
Eric Trump
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 572
Owen D. Young
1874 - 1962
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 573
Marc Faber
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 574
Alan Sugar
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 575
Mary Barra
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 576
Paul Stoddart
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 577
Li Shufu
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 578
Gardiner Greene Hubbard
1822 - 1897
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 579
John Wanamaker
1838 - 1922
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 580
Shane McMahon
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 581
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Alan Sugar ranks 621. Before him are Cemil Turan, Debra Mooney, Don McKenzie, Michèle Pierre-Louis, Wolfgang Schwarz, and Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. After him are Valdir Espinosa, Stefan Angelov, Kazadi Mwamba, Maurice Martens, Guo Jinlong, and Laura Nyro.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsCemil Turan
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 615
Debra Mooney
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 616
Don McKenzie
SWIMMER
1947 - 2008
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 617
Michèle Pierre-Louis
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 618
Wolfgang Schwarz
SKATER
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 619
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1947 - 1984
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 620
Alan Sugar
BUSINESSPERSON
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 621
Valdir Espinosa
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2020
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 622
Stefan Angelov
WRESTLER
1947 - 2019
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 623
Kazadi Mwamba
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 1996
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 624
Maurice Martens
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 625
Guo Jinlong
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 626
Laura Nyro
MUSICIAN
1947 - 1997
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 627
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Alan Sugar ranks 4,319 out of 8,785. Before him are Malcolm Muggeridge (1903), Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130), John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey (1885), Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw (1902), Orlando Figes (1959), and Henry Bird (1830). After him are Thomas Weelkes (1576), Peter Taylor (1928), John Moresby (1830), Richard Haydn (1905), Alan Rees (1938), and Dukinfield Henry Scott (1854).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsMalcolm Muggeridge
JOURNALIST
1903 - 1990
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 4,313
Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1130 - 1176
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 4,314
John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1971
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 4,315
Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw
BIOLOGIST
1902 - 1985
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 4,316
Orlando Figes
HISTORIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 4,317
Henry Bird
CHESS PLAYER
1830 - 1908
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 4,318
Alan Sugar
BUSINESSPERSON
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 4,319
Thomas Weelkes
COMPOSER
1576 - 1623
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 4,320
Peter Taylor
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1990
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 4,321
John Moresby
EXPLORER
1830 - 1922
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 4,322
Richard Haydn
ACTOR
1905 - 1985
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 4,323
Alan Rees
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2024
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 4,324
Dukinfield Henry Scott
BIOLOGIST
1854 - 1934
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 4,325
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom
Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Alan Sugar ranks 43. Before him are William McGregor (1846), David Richards (1952), George Williams (1821), Stafford Beer (1926), Howard Stringer (1942), and Anita Roddick (1942). After him are Daniel Levy (1962), Allan Williams (1930), Henry Tate (1819), Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin (1866), Steve Jackson (1951), and Heather Mills (1968).
William McGregor
1846 - 1911
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 37
David Richards
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 38
George Williams
1821 - 1905
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 39
Stafford Beer
1926 - 2002
HPI: 46.37
Rank: 40
Howard Stringer
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 41
Anita Roddick
1942 - 2007
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 42
Alan Sugar
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 43
Daniel Levy
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 44
Allan Williams
1930 - 2016
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 45
Henry Tate
1819 - 1899
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 46
Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin
1866 - 1941
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 47
Steve Jackson
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 48
Heather Mills
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 49