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Top 10 March 24 Birthdays

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Honorable Mention: March 24, 1947: Alan Sugar.   Baron Sugar of Clapton rose from poverty to form Amstrad, Britain's leading computer company. He was considerably less successful as owner of North London soccer team Tottenham Hotspur: In 10 years of ownership, they won just 1 trophy, the 1999 League Cup.   He was also the host of the British, original version of  The Apprentice . Unlike the American version, he had been a staunch liberal, but he split with the Labour Party over perceived anti-Semitism, and endorsed Boris Johnson and the Conservative Party. So his record is mixed. Honorable Mention: March 24, 1956: Steve Ballmer . The former CEO of Microsoft is now the owner of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers. Honorable Mention:  March 24, 1962: Star Jones.  She became a prosecutor in Brooklyn, successful enough at it that she was hired by TV networks to commentate on trials. She was an original co-host on ABC's  The View  from 1997 to 2006. She is now t...