Answer the following question: What key details about mike ashley -lrb- businessman -rrb- can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: michael james wallace '' mike '' ashley -lrb- born 9 september 1964 -rrb- is an english billionaire retail entrepreneur in the sporting goods market . he is also the owner of newcastle united fc after paying around # 135 million to buy the club . ranked 15th -lrb- in britain only -rrb- in the 2012 version of '' forbes '' magazine with estimated wealth of # 1.5 billion , ashley was seen as an intensely private person , who never attended industry functions or gave interviews . philip beresford , who compiles the annual '' sunday times '' list , said neither he nor his staff have ever managed to contact ashley , and describes him as '' easily britain 's answer to the late howard hughes '' . however , since sports direct international plc went public , and his purchase of newcastle united where he took to sitting in the stands with fans , ashley has taken on a more public and accessible persona . since the departure of kevin keegan as manager and the club 's relegation , he has only made low key appearances when attending newcastle matches . as of october 2014 , ashley also owns an 8.92 % stake in scottish football club rangers f.c. .
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- known for is founder of sports direct- birth name is michael james wallace ashley- spouse is linda ashley -lrb- divorced -rrb-- birth date is 9 september 1964- name is mike ashley- birth place is burnham , buckinghamshire , england- occupation is businessman