Alex Ferguson vs Richard Branson
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Compare the life timelines of Alex Ferguson (1941–present) and Richard Branson (1950–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 76 years, from 1950 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
Richard Branson (1950–present)
- — Born in Blackheath, London Verified
- — Launched the magazine Student Verified
- — Opened the first Virgin record shop on Oxford Street Verified
- — Founded the Virgin Records label Verified
- — Founded Virgin Atlantic Airways Verified
- — Married Joan Templeman Verified
- — Sold Virgin Records to Thorn EMI Verified
- — Founded Virgin Galactic Verified
- — Flew to the edge of space aboard VSS Unity Verified