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Famous Entrepreneur Number 1- Simon Cowell

Date of Birth 07.10.59

Simon Cowell is a well known English music executive, television producer and entrepreneur. He is most recognised for being one of the judging panel on Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent, and American Idol. Cowell owns his own television production and music publishing house called Syco. 

Famous Entrepreneur Number 2- Richard Branson

Date of Birth 18.07.50

Sir Richard Branson is best known for his Virgin brand consisting of more than 360 companies. This initially began as an audio record mail order business in 1970 and expanded in 1972 to Virgin Records. This later became known as Virgin Megastores. In the 1980s he set up Virgin Atlantic Airways. 

Branson is reportedly the 261st richest person in the world according to Forbes' 2009 list of billionaires. He has an estimated net worth in the region of £1.5 billion.

Famous Entrepreneur Number 3- Philip Green

Date of Birth 15.03.52

Sir Philip Green is a famous entrepreneur who owns the Arcadia Group and roughly 2300 shops in the UK clothing retail sector. He is reported to be Britain's ninth richest person and his assets are believed to total around £4.43bn. 

He is due to become a shareholder in Simon Cowell's Syco label with Sony.

Famous Entrepreneur Number 4- J.K Rowling

Date of Birth 31.07.65

Joanne Murray née Rowling is the well known author of the Harry Potter series of books. They have gained worldwide popularity and as such have won multiple awards, sold more than 400 million copies and been turned into a series of films.

Her estimated fortune is believed to be around £560 million. 

Famous Entrepreneur Number 5- Duncan Bannatyne

Date of Birth 02.02.49

Duncan Bannatyne is a Scottish entrepreneur and best selling author. His business interests include Health Clubs and Hotels, Media, Stage Schools, TV, Transport and Property. He is most well known for appearing on Dragons' Den. His net worth is thought to be £320 million.


Famous Entrepreneur Number 6- Anita Roddick

23.10.42 – 10.09.07

Dame Anita Roddick, DBE was a British businesswoman and environmental campaigner and founder of The Body Shop chain of stores. The company was one of the first to ban the use of ingredients tested on animals.

Famous Entrepreneur Number 7- Alan Sugar

Date of Birth 24.03.47

Alan Michael Sugar is an English entrepreneur and political advisor. His ventures have included Amstrad, Amsair, Amsprop, Viglen Ltd and Amscreen. He has an estimated fortune of £830m and was ranked 59th in the Sunday Times Rich List 2009. In 2000 he received a knighthood and in 2009 became Baron Sugar.

Famous Entrepreneur Number 8- Peter Jones

Date of Birth 18.03.66

Peter Jones, CBE is a British businessman. He has interests within mobile telecommunications, media, property, television and leisure. He is most well known for appearing on Dragons' Den and US television show American Inventor. His net worth is said to be around £157 million.

Famous Entrepreneur Number 9- Deborah Meaden

Date of Birth 11.02.59

Deborah Meaden is a British business woman who ran a multi-million pound holiday business after buying it from her parents. She is most well known for being on the Dragons' Den. Her net worth is reported to be around £40million.

Famous Entrepreneur Number 10- James Caan

Date of Birth 28.12.60

James Caan (formerly Nazim Khan) is a British investor and entrepreneur and is most well known for appearing on Dragons Den. He is the founder and CEO of Hamilton Bradshaw, founder of Alexander Mann and co-founder of Humana International. His net worth is reportedly £70million.

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