Richard Branson
Richard Branson | |
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.jpg) Branson in 2015 | |
| Born | Richard Charles Nicholas Branson 18 July 1950 London, England |
| Occupation | businessman |
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
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]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
[change | change source]- ↑ "#1 Richard Branson". Forbes. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ↑ #245 Richard Branson. Forbes. Accessed 23 August 2008.
- ↑ "Here are just some of Richard Branson's near-death experiences ahead of his first space flight".
- ↑ "Richard Branson News - TRT World".
- ↑ "Richard Branson successfully completes flight to space with Virgin Galactic". The Independent. 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ↑ "Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship". AP NEWS. 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ↑ "Virgin Galactic: Sir Richard Branson rockets to the edge of space". BBC News. 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "Virgin Galactic will launch billionaire Richard Branson into space today. Here's how to watch it live". Space.com. 11 July 2021.
- ↑ "He started out with a record company in 1970. Now Richard Branson is launching rockets into space".
- ↑ "Did Richard Branson Go to College?". 10 August 2020.
- ↑ ADHD isn't just for kids
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