# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/richard-branson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:56:21.756Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/richard-branson"
name: "Richard Branson"
slug: "richard-branson"
description: "Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate who co-founded the Virgin Group in 1970, and, as of 2016, controlled five companies."
tagline: "British business magnate"
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gender: "male"
country:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1950-07-18"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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  country:  179
  category: 60
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-category-fill