Alex Ferguson vs Billie Jean King
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Compare the life timelines of Alex Ferguson (1941–present) and Billie Jean King (1943–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 83 years, from 1943 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
Billie Jean King (1943–present)
- — Born in Long Beach, California Verified
- — Won the Wimbledon women's doubles title with Karen Hantze Verified
- — Married Larry King Verified
- — Won her first Wimbledon singles title Verified
- — One of the Original 9 who founded a separate women's tour Verified
- — Won three of the four Grand Slam singles titles in a single year Verified
- — Founded the Women's Tennis Association and became its first president Verified
- — Defeated Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes match Verified
- — Publicly identified as gay following a lawsuit Verified
- — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified