Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is a British billionaire, entrepreneur, and business magnate. In the 1970s he founded the Virgin Group, which today controls more than 400 companies in various fields.
Branson’s Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980s, as he started Virgin Atlantic Airlines and expanded the Virgin Records music label.
In 2004, he founded the spaceflight corporation Virgin Galactic, based at Mojave Air and Space Port in California, noted for the SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane designed for space tourism.
In 2007, he was placed in the Time 100 Most Influential People in the World list. In July 2021, Forbes listed Branson’s estimated net worth at US$5.7 billion.
On 11 July 2021, Branson travelled as a passenger onboard Virgin Galactic Unity 22 at the edge of space, a suborbital test flight for his spaceflight company Virgin Galactic. At 70, Branson became the third oldest person to fly to space.
Richard Branson Age
Richard Branson is 72 years, born on July 18, 1950.
Richard Branson Height
Richard Branson is 1.79 m tall.
Richard Branson Parents
Branson was born in Blackheath, London, to Eve Branson (née Evette Huntley Flindt; 1924–2021), a former ballet dancer and air hostess, and Edward James Branson (1918–2011), a barrister.
He has two younger sisters, Lindy Branson and Vanessa Branson. His grandfather, Sir George Arthur Harwin Branson, was a judge of the High Court of Justice and a Privy Councillor.
Richard Branson Wife
His second wife, Joan Templeman, whom he met in 1976. They were married in 1989 on Necker Island. Joan Templeman was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1948.
Her father worked as a ship carpenter to support her and her six siblings.
She was quite independent at an early age and worked in several jobs including running an antique store.
Richard Branson Children
He has a daughter Holly (b. 1981) and a son Sam (b. 1985) with his second wife, Joan Templeman, whom he met in 1976. They were married in 1989 on Necker Island. He stated in an interview with Piers Morgan that he and Joan also had a daughter named Clare Sarah, who died when she was four days old in 1979.