Name	Richard Branson
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Naionality	British
Date of Birth	18 July 1950
Place of Birth	London, England, UK
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Branson was born at Stonefield Nursing Home in Blackheath, South London, the son of barrister Edward James Branson and Eve Branson (née Huntley Flindt). His grandfather, the Right Honourable Sir George Arthur Harwin Branson, was a judge of the High Court of Justice and a Privy Councillor. Branson was educated at Scaitcliffe School (now Bishopsgate School)until the age of thirteen. He then attended Stowe School until he was seventeen. Branson has dyslexia and had poor academic performance as a student, but discovered his ability to connect with others.