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Richard Branson
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- Born 18 July 1950
- Age 74
- Birth Place Blackheath
- Profession Entrepreneur, Aircraft Pilot, Writer, Autobiographer, Businessperson, Balloonist, Investor, Television Producer, Film Producer, High-school Teacher
- Company Virgin Group
- Citizenship United Kingdom
- Residence Necker Island
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Richard Branson BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 09 Feb 2025
Richard Branson: A Business Empire Built on Innovation Sir Richard Branson, born July 18, 1950, is a globally recognized business magnate renowned for his entrepreneurial spirit and the Virgin Group, which he co-founded in 1970. Initially starting with a mail-order record business and subsequently l...
Richard Branson PERSONAL LIFE
| Father | Edward James Branson |
| Mother | Eve Branson |
| Spouse | Kristen Tomassi (1972; 1979), Joan Templeman (1989), |
| Children | Clare Sarah Branson, Holly Branson, Sam Branson |
RICHARD BRANSON NEWS
An incredible, life-changing experience to see Earth from Space: Sirisha Bandla
July 12, 2021 2:30 pm
Sirisha Bandla, a 34-year-old aeronautical engineer on Sunday joined British billionaire Richard Branson and four others on board Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Unity to make a journey to the edge of space from the US state of New Mexico.
Suborbital flight: Fast enough to reach space, not stay there
July 13, 2021 8:35 am
With Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos kicking off private space flight, several companies are looking for customers wanting to go on suborbital or even orbital journeys.
Sirisha Bandla goes to space: ‘Always wanted to explore sky, stars’
July 12, 2021 4:34 pm
Sirisha Bandla, vice president of government affairs and research operations at Branson’s Virgin Galactic, became the third woman of Indian origin — after NASA astronauts Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams — to fly to space.
Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship
July 14, 2021 8:02 am
"The whole thing, it was just magical," a jubilant Branson said after the trip home aboard the sleek, white space plane, named Unity.
Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson set to win space race against Jeff Bezos
July 11, 2021 7:43 pm
The 70-year-old entrepreneur behind Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Records still looks set to beat Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in the ultimate space race between some of the world's richest men.
Branson vs Bezos: Two billionaires race to ride their own rockets into space
July 09, 2021 3:23 pm
Branson is due to take off on July 11 from New Mexico and Bezos departs on July 20 from West Texas.
Richard Branson aims to make space trip on July 11, ahead of Jeff Bezos
July 02, 2021 11:04 am
Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson will travel to the edge of space on Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc's test flight on July 11, Branson's space tourism firm said on Thursday, beating out fellow aspiring billionaire astronaut Jeff Bezos.
Virgin Atlantic airline files for US bankruptcy protection
August 05, 2020 1:04 pm
The airline made the Chapter 15 filing in US federal bankruptcy court in New York after a proceeding in the United Kingdom.
Richard Branson turns to his Caribbean Island to help bolster Virgin empire
April 21, 2020 12:28 pm
A variety of assets have been collateralized to raise funds during the pandemic, including art, diamonds and London homes, though mortgaging a private island would be particularly unusual.
Indebted Virgin Australia goes into voluntary administration
April 21, 2020 12:22 pm
Virgin had A$5 billion of debt as of Dec. 31 and had reported seven consecutive annual losses before the coronavirus outbreak decimated domestic and international demand, forcing Virgin to ground the bulk of its fleet and put most staff on leave.
