BUSINESSPERSON
Richard Branson
1950 - Today

Richard Branson
Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English business magnate who co-founded the Virgin Group in 1970, and, as of 2016, controlled five companies. Branson expressed his desire to become an entrepreneur at a young age. His first business venture, at the age of 16, was a magazine called Student. In 1970, he set up a mail-order record business. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Branson is the 76th most popular businessperson (down from 72nd in 2019), the 580th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 497th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Businessperson.
Richard Branson is most famous for founding Virgin Records, Virgin Atlantic Airways, and Virgin Mobile.
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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Richard Branson ranks 76 out of 847. Before him are J. Paul Getty, Martin Cooper, Jakob Fugger, Sergei Diaghilev, Rupert Murdoch, and Henri Nestlé. After him are N. R. Narayana Murthy, Larry Fink, Flavio Briatore, Robert Kardashian, Bernie Ecclestone, and David Koch.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJ. Paul Getty
1892 - 1976
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 70
Martin Cooper
1928 - Present
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 71
Jakob Fugger
1459 - 1525
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 72
Sergei Diaghilev
1872 - 1929
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 73
Rupert Murdoch
1931 - Present
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 74
Henri Nestlé
1814 - 1890
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 75
Richard Branson
1950 - Present
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 76
N. R. Narayana Murthy
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 77
Larry Fink
1952 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 78
Flavio Briatore
1950 - Present
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 79
Robert Kardashian
1944 - 2003
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 80
Bernie Ecclestone
1930 - Present
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 81
David Koch
1940 - 2019
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 82
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Richard Branson ranks 24. Before him are Ed Harris, Robbie Coltrane, Néstor Kirchner, Jody Williams, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and William Sadler. After him are Peter Gabriel, Richard Dean Anderson, Bill Murray, Flavio Briatore, Ron Perlman, and Zhang Yimou.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsEd Harris
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 18
Robbie Coltrane
ACTOR
1950 - 2022
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 19
Néstor Kirchner
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2010
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 20
Jody Williams
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 21
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 22
William Sadler
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 23
Richard Branson
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - Present
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 24
Peter Gabriel
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 25
Richard Dean Anderson
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 26
Bill Murray
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 27
Flavio Briatore
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - Present
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 28
Ron Perlman
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 29
Zhang Yimou
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 30
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Branson ranks 580 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Cromwell (1485), John Knox (1514), Christopher Wren (1632), John Turner (1929), James Bradley (1693), and Domnall mac Ailpín (812). After him are Samuel Johnson (1709), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772), A. J. Cronin (1896), William Petty (1623), Joan of the Tower (1321), and Edward the Confessor (1003).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsThomas Cromwell
PUBLIC WORKER
1485 - 1540
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 574
John Knox
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1514 - 1572
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 575
Christopher Wren
ARCHITECT
1632 - 1723
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 576
John Turner
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2020
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 577
James Bradley
ASTRONOMER
1693 - 1762
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 578
Domnall mac Ailpín
POLITICIAN
812 - 862
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 579
Richard Branson
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - Present
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 580
Samuel Johnson
WRITER
1709 - 1784
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 581
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
WRITER
1772 - 1834
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 582
A. J. Cronin
WRITER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 583
William Petty
ECONOMIST
1623 - 1687
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 584
Joan of the Tower
COMPANION
1321 - 1362
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 585
Edward the Confessor
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1003 - 1066
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 586
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United Kingdom
Among businesspeople born in United Kingdom, Richard Branson ranks 4. Before him are Cecil Rhodes (1853), Frank Williams (1942), and Andrew Carnegie (1835). After him are Bernie Ecclestone (1930), Ron Dennis (1947), Stanley Rous (1895), J. Bruce Ismay (1862), David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon (1961), Brian Epstein (1934), Thomas Cook (1808), and John McAfee (1945).
Cecil Rhodes
1853 - 1902
HPI: 82.74
Rank: 1
Frank Williams
1942 - 2021
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 2
Andrew Carnegie
1835 - 1919
HPI: 73.41
Rank: 3
Richard Branson
1950 - Present
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 4
Bernie Ecclestone
1930 - Present
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 5
Ron Dennis
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 6
Stanley Rous
1895 - 1986
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 7
J. Bruce Ismay
1862 - 1937
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 8
David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 9
Brian Epstein
1934 - 1967
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 10
Thomas Cook
1808 - 1892
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 11
John McAfee
1945 - 2021
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 12