Alex Ferguson vs James Dyson
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Compare the life timelines of Alex Ferguson (1941–present) and James Dyson (1947–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 79 years, from 1947 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
James Dyson (1947–present)
- — Born in Cromer, Norfolk Verified
- — Studied at the Byam Shaw School of Art and then the Royal College of Art Verified
- — Married Deirdre Hindmarsh Verified
- — Designed the Ballbarrow, a wheelbarrow with a spherical wheel Verified
- — Began developing a bagless cyclonic vacuum cleaner Verified
- — Licensed the G-Force cyclonic cleaner for sale in Japan Verified
- — Launched the Dyson DC01 in the United Kingdom Verified
- — Established the James Dyson Foundation Verified
- — Appointed Knight Bachelor for services to business Verified
- — Opened the Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology Verified