Richard Branson

Richard Branson
Branson in 2015
Born
Richard Charles Nicholas Branson

(1950-07-18) 18 July 1950 (age 73)
London, England
Occupationbusinessman

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English 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.[2]

Branson is adventurous and has sporting achievements, he flew around the world in a hot air balloon where he nearly got killed.[3][4]

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.[5][6] The mission lasted approximately one hour.[7][8]

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.[9][10]

Life

His mother was activist Eve Branson. Branson has been diagnosed with Dyslexia and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.[11] He lives on an island called Necker, he owns this island in the Caribbean.

He was born in Blackheath, London, England.

References

  1. ↑ "#1 Richard Branson". Forbes. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  2. ↑ #245 Richard Branson. Forbes. Accessed 23 August 2008.
  3. ↑ "Here are just some of Richard Branson's near-death experiences ahead of his first space flight".
  4. ↑ "Richard Branson News - TRT World".
  5. ↑ "Richard Branson successfully completes flight to space with Virgin Galactic". The Independent. 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  6. ↑ "Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship". AP NEWS. 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  7. ↑ "Virgin Galactic: Sir Richard Branson rockets to the edge of space". BBC News. 11 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Virgin Galactic will launch billionaire Richard Branson into space today. Here's how to watch it live". Space.com. 11 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "He started out with a record company in 1970. Now Richard Branson is launching rockets into space".
  10. ↑ "Did Richard Branson Go to College?". 10 August 2020.
  11. ↑ ADHD isn't just for kids