Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Richard Branson Biography and Timeline

Follow Richard Branson through 1 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Richard Branson, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1977–1977Years on this page

1977

Virgin Records

Founder of Virgin Records · London · Arts / Popular Music

Signs the Sex Pistols to Virgin Records after earlier label deals with EMI and A&M collapse.

Records, sources and methodology

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