Richard Branson - Popular People Bio

About

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is a British business magnate, investor, author and philanthropist. He founded the Virgin Group in the 1970s, which controls more than 400 companies in various fields. Branson expressed his desire to become an entrepreneur at a young age.

Nicknames
Rich

BIRTHDAY
July 18, 1950 (age 74)

BORN
Blackheath, London, England (Map)

ZODIAC SIGN
Cancer

EDUCATION

Stowe School (Map)
Bishopsgate School (Map)
Scaitcliffe

POLITICAL VIEWS
None

Nationality
American, British

EYE COLOR
Blue

HAIR COLOR
Dyed

HEIGHT
5ft 11 (180.3 cm)

WEIGHT
87 kg (192 lb)

DIET
Unknown

HANDEDNESS
Left-handed

TATTOOS
No

NET WORTH
$4.2 billion (2019)

Faith
Atheist

languages spoken
English

IQ
Unknown

House
London, United Kingdom (Map)

Daily routine
Richard wakes up at around 5 AM, works out, and eats his breakfast and then spend time with his family.

Personal Quotes

You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.

Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.

Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again.

A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts.

I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. It’s done on gut feeling, especially if I can see that they are taking the mickey out of the consumer.