Alex Ferguson vs Ben Okri
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Compare the life timelines of Alex Ferguson (1941–present) and Ben Okri (1959–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 67 years, from 1959 to 2026.
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Alex Ferguson (1941–present)
- — Born in Govan, Glasgow Verified
- — Began his playing career with Queen's Park Verified
- — Married Cathy Holding Verified
- — Transferred to Rangers as a player Verified
- — Appointed manager of Aberdeen Verified
- — Aberdeen won the European Cup Winners' Cup Verified
- — Appointed manager of Manchester United Verified
- — Won a first league title with Manchester United Verified
- — Manchester United completed the treble Verified
- — Knighted for services to football Verified
Ben Okri (1959–present)
- — Born in Minna, Nigeria Verified
- — Childhood in London Verified
- — Returned to Nigeria Verified
- — Moved to England to study at the University of Essex Verified
- — Published his first novel, Flowers and Shadows Verified
- — Poetry editor of West Africa magazine Verified
- — Published The Famished Road Verified
- — Won the Booker Prize Verified
- — Appointed OBE Verified