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Was born on 18 July 1950 at London.

Parents Edward James Branson and Eve Branson.

Branson has dyslexia and had poor academic performance as a student, but discovered his ability to gel up with others.

Branson had poor academic records, contrasted with excellent performance in sports.

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Business VenturesBusiness VenturesBranson formed Virgin Atlantic Airways in 1984,

launched Virgin Mobile in 1999, Virgin Blue in Australia in 2000. He was 9th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2006, worth just over £3 billion. Branson wrote in his autobiography of the decision to start an airline:

In 1992 Bronson entered into Railway business & won the Virgin Trains won the franchises for the former Intercity West Coast and Cross-Country sectors of British Rail. Virgin acquired European short-haul airline Euro Belgian Airlines in 1996 and renamed it Virgin Express

It also started a national airline based in Nigeria, called Virgin Nigeria. Another airline, Virgin America, began flying out of the San Francisco International Airport in August 2007.

In 2006, Branson formed Virgin Comics and Virgin Animation an entertainment company focussed on creating new stories and characters for a global audience.

Branson also launched the Virgin Health Bank on 1 February 2007,

On 10 January 2008, Branson's Virgin Healthcare announced that it would open a chain of health care clinics that would offer conventional medical care alongside homeopathic and complementary therapies

In February 2009, Branson's Virgin organisation were reported as bidding to buy the former Honda Formula One team. Branson later stated an interest in Formula One, but claimed that before the Virgin brand became involved with Honda or any other team, Formula One would have to develop a more economically efficient and environmentally-responsible image.

Branson also introduced his business in Indian market as in the segment of mobile stores and is continuously spreading its business

WORLD RECORD ATTEMPTSWORLD RECORD ATTEMPTS

•A 1998 attempt at an around-the-world balloon flight by Branson, Fossett, and Lindstrand ends in the Pacific Ocean on 25 December 1998.

•In January 1991, Branson crossed the Pacific from Japan to Arctic Canada, 6,700 miles (10,800 km), in a balloon of 2,600,000 cubic feet (74,000 m3). This broke the record, with a speed of 245 miles per hour (394 km/h).

•In late 1998 they made a record-breaking flight from Morocco to Hawaii..•In March 2004, Branson set a record by travelling from Dover to Calais in a Gibbs Aquada, in 1 hour, 40 minutes, and 6 seconds, the fastest crossing of the English Channel in an amphibious vehicle.

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He was knighted in 1999 for his "services to entrepreneurship".

In 2000, Branson received the Tony Jannus Award for

his accomplishments in commercial air transportation.

Sir Richard appears at No. 85 on the 2002 list of "100 Greatest Britons“.

Sir Richard was also ranked in 2007's Time Magazine "Top 100 Most Influential People in the World".

On 7 December 2007, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon presented Branson with the United Nations Correspondents Association Citizen of the World Award for his support for environmental and humanitarian causes.

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