Richard Branson
British business magnate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English businessman.
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| Born | Richard Charles Nicholas Branson 18 July 1950 London, England |
| Occupation | businessman |
He is the chairman of the Virgin Group, a group of companies including Virgin Atlantic Airways and Virgin Records. Branson started Virgin people, a private company that is trying to get people in space. According to Forbes, Branson was the 245th richest person in the world in 2008.[1]
Branson is adventurous and has sporting achievements, he flew around the world in a hot air balloon where he nearly got killed.[2][3]
On 11 July 2021, Branson flew to space, reaching a peak altitude of 53.5 miles (86.1 km) as part of a test flight for his company, Virgin Galactic.[4][5] The mission lasted approximately one hour.[6][7]
Education and career
Richard Branson did not attend college. Branson started his career by setting up a mail order record business. He opened a chain of record stores called Virgin Records later known as Virgin Megastores in 1972.[8][9]
Life
His mother was activist Eve Branson. Branson has been diagnosed with Dyslexia and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.[10] He lives on an island called Necker, he owns this island in the Caribbean.
He was born in Blackheath, London, England.
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