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Early Life:

Born July 18, 1950 in London, England

Educated in Stowe School

Dropped out of high school

At 16 he started a youth culture magazinecalled Student

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Student Magazine:

Inspired by student activism in the late 60s

Focused on the students not on the school

Sold 6.100 worth in advertisement in firstpublication

50.000 copies sold in its first run

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Virgin Music

Opened a mail order record retail in 1970

1973 - Virgin Records launched

Mike Oldfield was the first artist signed his

hit Turbular Bells stayed on the UK charts

for 247 weeks

Other Virgin artists the Sex Pistols, theRolling Stone, the Culture Club, Janet

Jackson, etc.

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The Sound of Success

One of the top 6 record companies in the

world

1992 Brandson sold Virgin music label to

Thorn-EMI for 767.000.000

1993 Launched Virgin Radio

1996 Created V2 Records

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Plains, trains and other transports

Virgin America Launched in 2007 is a low-fare,high quality airline in the USA

Virgin Trains - Runs throughout England

Virgin Holidays Offers adventures in the USA,

Caribbean, Africa, Indian Ocean, Middle and Far East

Virgin Oceanic Flying submarine

Virgin Galactic - takes ordinary people to space for

153.000

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Knighted in 1999 by The Prince of Whales

Rated 254th riches in the world by Forbes and

4th richest in the UK

Worth about 3.250.000.000

Richard Branson

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