Richard Branson was born on July 18th, 1950 in Surrey, England.

His full name is Richard Charles

Nicholas Branson.

His mother knew he would be successful in life. She believed he would be Prime Minister of England one day!

Branson is the

son of Eve and

Edward

James

Branson. His

mother is still alive

today and is 93. His

father died in 2011.

Richard has two

younger sisters called

Vanessa and Lindy.

He is the founder and the

CEO ofthe Virgin group.

Branson dropped out of Stowe School at the age of 15, due to his dyslexia..

In 1968, his magazine

'Sudent' was his

first ever business venture.

He was married twice. his first wife was

Kriston Tomassi. They married in 1972 and He was knighted by

divorced in 1979. He married Lady Joan Queen Elizabeth II

Templeman in 1989 and they for his services in

have two children. Sam and Holly Branson. entrepreneurship.

He is one of those entrepreneurs whom the world looks up to.

In 1987, Branson broke the world record for being the first and only person to cross the Atlantic in the largest hot air balloon.

Richard Branson is worth 5 billion US

dollars (2017).

The Virgin Group is morethan an

airline. It includes music, mobile

phones, clothes, financial services

and much more.

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