286 Facts About Business Magnates

1. Richard Branson interviewed several prominent personalities of the late 1960s for the magazine including Mick Jagger and R D Laing.

2. Miriam Adelson was born and raised in Israel and graduated with honors from Sackler Medical School at Tel Aviv University.

3. Richard Branson maintains a controlling interest in every company that he starts.

4. Dr Miriam Adelson continues to seek out avenues to do good with her fortune.

5. Richard Branson started his second business in 1970, a mail-order retail record company called Virgin Mail.

6. On 29 October 2015, Richard Branson was listed by UK-based company Richtopia at number 1 in the list of 100 Most Influential British Entrepreneurs.

7. In June 2018, Forbes listed Richard Branson's estimated net worth at US$5.1 billion.

8. Richard Branson is known for his sporting achievements, notably the record-breaking Atlantic crossing in Virgin Atlantic Challenger II in 1986, and the first crossing by hot-air balloon of the Atlantic and Pacific (1991).

9. On October 15, 1998, Steve Wynn opened the even more opulent Bellagio, a $1.6 billion resort considered among the world's most spectacular hotels.

10. The New York Times reported that Ross Perot sought the help of operatives to search court and federal documents to find information that might reflect poorly on the potential candidate so that preparations could be made to respond.

11. Steve Wynn stopped requesting her for massages after that, she said.

12. On 15 May 2014, Richard Branson received the 2014 Business for Peace Award, awarded annually by the Business for Peace Foundation in Oslo, Norway.

13. Ross Perot was the first independent candidate since Teddy Roosevelt in 1912 to receive this large of a share of the popular vote.

14. Alan Sugar makes new Tottenham stadium toilet confession after tour.

15. Dr Miriam Adelson—known as Miri to her friends—earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

16. In early 2011, Steve Wynn announced that he was expecting the Macau government to approve a Wynn Resorts application to build a new resort in the Cotai Strip in the People's Republic of China.

17. Ross Perot left IBM in 1962 to found Electronic Data Systems in Dallas, Texas, and courted large corporations for his data processing services.

18. Alan Sugar was the owner of Viglen Ltd, an IT services provider catering primarily to the education and public sector.

19. Steve Wynn spent a whopping $1.0 million on their spectacular wedding.

20. Steve Wynn is known for his involvement in the American luxury casino and hotel industry.

21. Dr Miriam Adelson—known as Miri to her friends—earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

22. Alan Sugar founded Amstrad in 1968, the name being an acronym of his initials—Alan Michael Sugar Trading.

23. Steve Wynn took on something of a mythic quality around the RNC building, said the former RNC staffer.

24. Alan Sugar is an atheist, but remains proud of his Jewish heritage.

25. On 24 January 2011, Richard Branson was awarded the German Media Prize, previously handed to former US president Bill Clinton and the Dalai Lama.

26. Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn is stepping down as Republican National Committee finance chair, according to three Republicans familiar with the decision.

27. In 2013, Richard Branson described himself as a "tax exile", having saved millions in tax by ending his mainland British residency and living in the British Virgin Islands.

28. Steve Wynn has resigned as CEO and chairman of Wynn Resorts, the company announced Tuesday.

29. In 2016, Steve Wynn donated $833,000 to Republican Party joint fundraising committees.

30. In December 2015, Ma Huateng announced that Tencent will build an "internet hospital" set up in Wuzhen that will provide long-distance diagnoses and medicine delivery.

31. Ross Perot was a hawk on the Vietnam War, an advocate for US servicemen held as prisoner of war and a supporter for their families.

32. Miriam Adelson has fought increasingly hard against internet based gambling in recent years.

33. Steve Wynn Resorts is currently building the $2.4-billion Encore Boston Harbor integrated resort in the Greater Boston area.

34. Steve Wynn Resorts calls the settlement "an important remedial step" and says the company looks forward to finalizing the matter.

35. Alan Sugar founded Amstrad in 1968, the name being an acronym of his initials—Alan Michael Sugar Trading.

36. Steve Wynn Resorts agreed in its settlement arrangement to pay any fine, and the NGCB won't revoke any gaming licenses for the company's Las Vegas casinos.

37. Miriam Adelson was bestowed with the Presidential Medal of Freedom after she and her husband, Sheldon, donated $500,000 to a fund to helps Trump associates with legal fees associated with the Russian interference probe.

38. Miriam Adelson donated over $25 million to The Miriam Adelson Educational Campus in Las Vegas to build a high school.

39. Alan Sugar founded Amstrad in 1968, the name being an acronym of his initials—Alan Michael Sugar Trading.

40. In 2006, Richard Branson formed VirginCare which used the technology backbone already set by other Virgin ventures and helped take patient care to a new level.

41. On 11 February 2012, Richard Branson was honoured with the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences' President's Merit Award for his contributions to the music industry.

42. In 1984, Ross Perot bought a very early copy of Magna Carta, one of only a few to leave the United Kingdom.

43. Alan Sugar is known as media personality due to his appearance in The Apprentice.

44. In 1967, Steve Wynn moved to Las Vegas, where he renovated and expanded the tired and shabby Golden Nugget Las Vegas with great success, attracting a new upscale clientele to downtown.

45. Alan Sugar is an English business magnate, media personality, and political advisor.

46. Alan Sugar came in for an online roasting after he criticised Susanna Reid's fashion choice for Good Morning Britain earlier today.

47. Dr Miriam Adelson—known as Miri to her friends—earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

48. Steve Wynn collects fine art, often exhibiting pieces by artists such as Picasso and Claude Monet in Wynn Resorts' hotels.

49. Miriam Adelson has donated $25 million to a Jewish high school in Summerlin, Nevada, and $5 million to a Jewish elementary and middle school in Newton, Massachusetts.

50. Dr Miriam Adelson is outspoken and self-assured but humble—even a little shy.

51. In November 2014, Steve Wynn ranked 17th on Harvard Business Review's list of 100 best-performing CEOs in the world.

52. Richard Branson advertised popular records in Student, and it was an overnight success.

53. In 2013, Richard Branson described himself as a "tax exile", having saved millions in tax by surrendering his British citizenship.

54. Dr Miriam Adelson—known as Miri to her friends—earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

55. Lord Alan Sugar delivers verdict on new Tottenham stadium after tour.

56. In 2006, Richard Branson formed Virgin Comics and Virgin Animation, an entertainment company focused on creating new stories and characters for a global audience.

57. Miriam Adelson became the chief internist in an emergency room at the Rokach Hospital in Tel Aviv before moving to New York City to work at Rockefeller University.

58. In December 2013, Richard Branson urged companies to boycott Uganda because of its "anti-homosexuality bill".

59. Miriam Adelson likes Israel but she currently lives in the US because of her husband Sheldon.

60. Alan Sugar has taken to Twitter to raise awareness of a group of volunteers who work with the homeless in Leeds.

61. Alan Sugar has joined the list of billionaires in 2015 with £1.4 billion.

62. Richard Branson launched the Virgin Health Bank on 1 February 2007, offering parents-to-be the opportunity to store their baby's umbilical cord blood stem cells in private and public stem-cell banks.

63. Alan Sugar was called as Mop head due to his curly and profuse hair.

64. In November 2012, Alan Sugar appeared as himself in a cameo in a special episode of EastEnders for Children in Need.

65. Ross Perot reached out to both Democrats and Republicans, hiring former operatives from each party to advise his campaign.

66. In May 2017 Alan Sugar endorsed Theresa May for the United Kingdom general election, 2017.

67. Alan Sugar fires at least one candidate each week until only one candidate is left.

68. In 1993, Richard Branson took what many saw as being one of his riskier business exploits by entering into the railway business.

69. Richard Branson relies on creative investment schemes and extremely private holdings.

70. Dr Miriam Adelson—known as Miri to her friends—earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

71. In 2007, Miriam Adelson's estimated wealth was $26.5 billion, making him the third-richest person in the United States according to Forbes.

72. Steve Wynn purchased the painting from an anonymous collector in a private sale in 2001.

73. On 29 October 2015, Alan Sugar was listed by UK-based company Richtopia at number 5 in the list of 100 Most Influential British Entrepreneurs.

74. Ross Perot appeared on Larry King Live four days before the election and endorsed George W Bush for president.

75. Ross Perot participated in the first of three presidential debates for the 1992 election, on October 11 in Clayton, Missouri, along with George Bush and Bill Clinton.

76. In 1993, Richard Branson was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Technology from Loughborough University.

77. In 2008 Ross Perot launched a blog, Ross Perot Charts, that focused on fiscal policy.

78. On September 23, Miriam Adelson announced a $25 million donation to Trump's presidential campaign, as part of a $65 million donation to the Republican electoral campaign for 2016.

79. In July 2010, Richard Branson narrated Australian sailor Jessica Watson's documentary about her solo sailing trip around the world.

80. Richard Branson was educated at Scaitcliffe School, a prep school in Surrey, before briefly attending Cliff View House School in Sussex.

81. Richard Branson launched a $25 million global contest for carbon dioxide removal technology in 2007.

82. Steve Wynn resigned as the CEO and chairman of the board of Wynn Resorts in February 2018.

83. Ross Perot decided to branch out on his own after a few years, forming Electronic Data Systems in 1962.

84. Alan Sugar founded Amstrad in 1968, the name being an acronym of his initials—Alan Michael Sugar Trading.

85. In 1985, Alan Sugar had another major breakthrough with the launch of the Amstrad PCW 8256 word processor which retailed at over £300, but was still considerably cheaper than rival machines.

86. In 2011, it is estimated that Alan Sugar had the estimated net worth at £700m or US$1.14 billion.

87. Alan Sugar is a supporter and was the former owner of Tottenham Hotspur.

88. Miriam Adelson had the full support in Mr Miriam Adelson in her endeavors, at least in part due the fact that a deceased son from his first marriage had a history of drug abuse.

89. Richard Branson was ordained as a minister by the Universal Life Church Monastery.

90. Richard Branson dropped out of school at the age of 15 and started a magazine by the name Student.

91. In 1991, Richard Branson became the first person to cross the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.

92. Steve Wynn was born as Steven Alan Weinberg on 27 January 1942.

93. In 2010, Miriam Adelson donated $1 million to American Solutions for Winning the Future, a political action committee supporting Republican former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich.

94. Dr Miriam Adelson—known as Miri to her friends—earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

95. Alan Sugar has described his time at Tottenham as "a waste of my life".

96. Lord Alan Sugar is the owner of Amshold Group Ltd and the popular star of the long-running BBC series The Apprentice.

97. Dr Miriam Adelson—known as Miri to her friends—earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

98. In 1993, Steve Wynn took part of the Mirage's parking lot and built a brand new 32-story megaresort, Treasure Island.

99. In July 2012, Richard Branson announced plans to build an orbital space launch system, designated LauncherOne.

100. Richard Branson struggled with being dyslexic all through his schooling.

101. Alan Sugar is Chairman of Amscreen, a company run by his eldest son Simon Sugar, specialising in selling advertising space on digital signage screens that it provides to retailers, medical centres and leisure venues.

102. In September 2014, Steve Wynn was awarded the license to build the Wynn Boston Harbor casino in the eastern Massachusetts city of Everett, near downtown Boston.

103. Alan Sugar referred to foreigners coming into the Premier League at high wages as "Carlos Kickaballs".

104. Ross Perot launched private investigations of, and attacks upon, US Department of Defense official Richard Armitage.

105. Miriam Adelson is an Israeli American philanthropist, doctor and Republican Party (United States) political donor.

106. On 6 October 2013, Alan Sugar was investigated by police after a complaint was made that one of his tweets was racist.

107. Richard Branson has a cameo in the James Bond film Casino Royale.

108. Richard Branson is an English business magnate, philanthropist, and investor.

109. Dr Miriam Adelson—known as Miri to her friends—earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

110. Richard Branson distributed his compensation among his staff.

111. Miriam Adelson was the largest donor to Trump's inaugural celebrations, with a $5 million donation to the celebrations.

112. Dr Miriam Adelson—known as Miri to her friends—earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

113. Ross Perot faced off against Clinton again in 1996, but his campaign failed to win over much public support.

114. In 2010, Steve Wynn switched to a vegan diet after watching the documentary Eating by Mike Anderson.

115. Ross Perot was refused 77 times before he was given his first contract.

116. Steve Wynn plans to open the resort around April or May of 2019.

117. Richard Branson has supported continuing British membership of the European Union and was opposed to the 2016 referendum.

118. Steve Wynn Resorts received one of the original gambling licenses when Macau expanded casino gambling in 2002.

119. Alan Sugar founded Amstrad in 1968, the name being an acronym of his initials—Alan Michael Sugar Trading.

120. In 1999, Steve Wynn sold his company, Mirage Resorts to MGM Grand owner Kirk Kerkorian, who had launched a bit to take over the company.

121. Alan Sugar became the star of the BBC reality show The Apprentice, which has had one series broadcast each year from 2005, in the same role as Donald Trump in the US version.

122. Steve Wynn has publicly clashed with Yelp over the issue.

123. Steve Wynn was inducted into the American Gaming Association Hall of Fame in 2006.

124. In September 2013, Alan Sugar lost his Employment tribunal counter-claim against Stella English, the 2010 winner of The Apprentice.

125. Ross Perot joined the Boy Scouts of America and made Eagle Scout in 1942, after 13 months in the program.

126. Alan Sugar appeared on television holding the last shirt Klinsmann wore for Spurs and said he wouldn't wash his car with it.

127. Steve Wynn is doing most of the talking, and Steve Wynn listens attentively and nods in agreement.

128. Richard Branson is quoted as saying he would never have built Virgin without the guidance of his mentor, Sir Freddie Laker, of Laker Airways.

129. Alan Sugar is a business magnate, media personality and political advisor from the UK.

130. On 21 September 2014, Richard Branson was recognized by The Sunday Times as the most admired business person over the last five decades.

131. Richard Branson wrote in his autobiography of the decision to start an airline.

132. In May 2011, Alan Sugar presented Lord Alan Sugar Tackles Football, a documentary looking into the financial woes of English football.

133. Richard Branson is an experienced kitesurfer, holding some world records in the sport.

134. Steve Wynn moved that business to Vegas in 1967, and turned it into something bigger.

135. Steve Wynn is an American business magnate best known for his high-end casinos, most notably the Bellagio.

136. In 2004, Steve Wynn purchased Vermeer's A Young Woman Seated at the Virginals at a Sotheby's auction for $30 million.

137. Richard Branson gave Elon Musk a brilliant career tip you need to steal right now.

138. Richard Branson founded the Virgin Group, which controls more than 400 companies.

139. Richard Branson kept his word after losing the bet, as he served his duty as a stewardess on an Air Asia flight between Perth and Kuala Lumpur on 12 May 2013.

140. Alan Sugar founded Amstrad in 1968, the name being an acronym of his initials—Alan Michael Sugar Trading.

141. Alan Sugar founded Amstrad in 1968, the name being an acronym of his initials—Alan Michael Sugar Trading.

142. In 1973, Richard Branson expanded his business interests and established Virgin Records in part to provide a recording vehicle for a talented friend, Mike Oldfield.

143. Steve Wynn went on to build his very own namesake hotel, Wynn Las Vegas Resort, which opened in 2005.

144. Ross Perot graduated from Texas High School in Texarkana in 1947.

145. Richard Branson bought a country estate north of Oxford in which he installed a residential recording studio, The Manor Studio.

146. Steve Wynn is a keen art collector and has spent hundreds of millions of dollars collecting works from artists such as Rembrandt, Monet, and Vermeer.

147. Steve Wynn purchased the Edgar Degas painting from the resort in 1998, to display at the Bellagio.

148. Steve Wynn once said he bought the Desert Inn casino, the site of his Wynn Las Vegas, as a birthday gift for his wife.

149. Alan Sugar was chairman of Tottenham Hotspur from 1991 to 2001.

150. Richard Branson typically visits the island every year when he is in Australia.

151. Dr Miriam Adelson—known as Miri to her friends—earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

152. Richard Branson purchased the island with two other partners in 2003 for nearly $3 million.

153. In early 2015 Miriam Adelson publicly backed a bill introduced in the US House of Representatives.

154. Ross Perot believed in Jobs and did not want to miss out, as he had with his chance to invest in Bill Gates's fledgling Microsoft.

155. Steve Wynn purchased the painting from the St Francis of Assisi Foundation, a White Plains-based nonprofit organization that supports Capuchin priests on their missionary trips.

156. Ross Perot finished his California campaign swing in Irvine before traveling to events in Colorado and Massachusetts.

157. In 2007, Miriam Adelson made an unsuccessful bid to purchase the Israeli newspaper Maariv.

158. Richard Branson became the richest Shark to have appeared on the show.

159. Steve Wynn successfully bid for one of three gaming concessions opened for tender in Macau, a former Portuguese colony and now a Special Administrative Region of China, which has a long history of gaming and is the largest gaming market in the world, having surpassed Las Vegas in 2006.

160. Richard Branson purchased with partners Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas back in March 2018 and are currently in a process of converting it to a Virgin Hotels.

161. Steve Wynn closed the Inn in only 18 weeks, and with the money he made on that deal, and with his ability to secure ever-greater financing, Wynn took Wynn Resorts Limited public in 2002.

162. In July 2009, a segment on Steve Wynn was aired on the CBS News series 60 Minutes.

163. Dr Miriam Adelson—known as Miri to her friends—earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

164. Steve Wynn expanded his operations to Macau, the most significant gaming region in the world.

165. In 1968, Ross Perot became a millionaire when he took EDS public.

166. Dr Miriam Adelson—known as Miri to her friends—earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

167. Miriam Adelson earned a BS in Microbiology and Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem before going on to earn a medical degree from Tel Aviv University.

168. Ross Perot initially earned widespread popularity, particularly among voters dissatisfied with traditional party politics.

169. In 2010, Richard Branson became patron of the UK's Gordon Bennett 2010 gas balloon race, which has 16 hydrogen balloons flying across Europe.

170. On 20 June 2018, Lord Alan Sugar tweeted a picture of the Senegal national football team edited next to images of fake handbags and sunglasses, claiming that some of the players looked just like hawkers he had encountered in Marbella.

171. Alan Sugar sacked Venables the night before the 1993 FA Cup Final, a decision which led to Venables appealing to the high courts for reinstatement.

172. The next day, Ross Perot announced on Larry King Live that he would not seek the presidency.

173. Miriam Adelson sat out the 2016 Republican primaries, with some early indicators at the beginning of 2016 interpreted as showing that Adelson favored Trump.

174. Dr Miriam Adelson—known as Miri to her friends—earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

175. Richard Branson appears in a cameo early in XTC's "Generals and Majors" video.

176. Lord Alan Sugar responded that he was "not the originator" and that "There is no smoke without fire in Labour".

177. Richard Branson told the young business man that he reminded him of himself.

178. Steve Wynn resigned from his company in February 2018 and has denied any misconduct.

179. In 2013, Miriam Adelson earned a top ranking on Forbes' Annual "Biggest Winner" List, his dramatic growth a result of the success of his casinos in Macau and Singapore, adding an estimated $15 billion to his net worth during the year.

180. Alan Sugar was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours "for services to the Home Computer and Electronics Industry".

181. In 1969 Ross Perot mounted an unsuccessful campaign to free American prisoners of war being held in North Vietnam.

182. Richard Branson stated in an interview with Piers Morgan that he and Joan had a daughter named Clare Sarah, who died when she was four days old in 1979.

183. Alan Sugar is a philanthropist for charities such as Jewish Care and Great Ormond Street Hospital, and donated £200,000 to the British Labour Party in 2001.

184. Richard Branson is married to his second wife, Joan Templeman, with whom he has two children: Holly and Sam.

185. Richard Branson responded that he is living on Necker for health rather than tax reasons.

186. Dr Miriam Adelson is gathering material for a memoir—either for her family's personal use or for wider publication.

187. Steve Wynn has told several media outlets including Politico, that the story is an attempt by his wife to get back at him.

188. Richard Branson has agreed to make a small investment and lend the Virgin brand to.

189. On January 7, 2012, Miriam Adelson bolstered Gingrich's then-faltering campaign with a $5-million donation to the pro-Gingrich super PAC Winning Our Future.

190. Alan Sugar was born in Hackney, East London, into a Jewish family.

191. Ross Perot chose Admiral James Stockdale as his running mate and appeared in the 1992 CPD debates with Bush and Clinton.

192. Steve Wynn brought Mirage Resorts' style to Biloxi, Mississippi in 1999, where he oversaw development of the 1,835-room Beau Rivage.

193. Steve Wynn is one of the leading casino operators in Macau, the Chinese gambling hub.

194. On 14 November 2011, Richard Branson was awarded the ISTA Prize by the International Space Transport Association in The Hague for his pioneering achievements in the development of suborbital transport systems with "Virgin Galactic".

195. In 2014, Richard Branson launched the "Foodpreneur" food and drink-focused start-up competition.

196. On March 31, 2014, Miriam Adelson received the go-ahead from a Jerusalem court to purchase Maariv and the conservative newspaper Makor Rishon.

197. Richard Branson launched Virgin Mobile in 1999, and Virgin Blue in Australia in 2000.

198. Early in 2014 Miriam Adelson donated $2.5 million to the Drug Free Florida Committee, the political committee trying to defeat Florida's Right to Medical Marijuana Initiative which would legalize Medical cannabis in that state.

199. In January 2008, Ross Perot publicly came out against Republican candidate John McCain and endorsed Mitt Romney for president.

200. Richard Branson expressed his desire to become an entrepreneur at a young age.

201. Alan Sugar respected his Jewish heritage even though he is an atheist.

202. Steve Wynn became a billionaire in 2004, when his net worth doubled to $1.3 billion.

203. Alan Sugar holds two honorary Doctorates of Science, awarded in 1988 by City University and in 2005 by Brunel University.

204. Dr Miriam Adelson—known as Miri to her friends—earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

205. Steve Wynn retains considerable casino and hotel interests in Macau, Las Vegas, and Massachusetts and is worth an estimated 2.9 billion dollars.

206. Ross Perot promoted himself as a reformer, building on his success with the Texas Public Education system in the 1980s.

207. Steve Wynn was born on January 27, 1942, in New Haven, Connecticut.

208. Steve Wynn is one of the biggest names in the casino industry.

209. In 1970, Steve Wynn bought ten acres off the Las Vegas Strip for $154,000.

210. Ross Perot established Ross Perot Systems in 1988 and was an angel investor for NeXT, a computer company founded by Steve Jobs after he left Apple.

211. Richard Branson appears at No 85 on the 2002 list of 100 Greatest Britons on the BBC and voted for by the public.

212. Since 2010, Richard Branson has served as a Commissioner on the Broadband Commission for Digital Development, a UN initiative which promotes universal access to broadband services.

213. Steve Wynn turned the Golden Nugget into a casino resort complex.

214. Richard Branson started his record business from the church where he ran Student magazine.

215. Richard Branson was the star of a reality television show on Fox called The Rebel Billionaire: Branson's Quest for the Best, in which sixteen contestants were tested for their entrepreneurship and sense of adventure and only lasted one season.

216. Ross Perot became even more wealthy as he sold his company, Perot Systems to the computer company, Dell, in 2009.

217. Dr Miriam Adelson—known as Miri to her friends—earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

218. Ross Perot attended Texarkana Junior College for two years before entering the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, in 1949.

219. Richard Branson is pursuing commercial space flight and has his hand in many businesses, but Branson appears happy.

220. Ross Perot largely financed his own campaign and relied on marketing and wide grassroots support.

221. Alan Sugar founded Amstrad in 1968, the name being an acronym of his initials—Alan Michael Sugar Trading.

222. Steve Wynn bought the company on credit granted to him from Valley Bank.

223. Ross Perot captured almost 19 percent of the popular vote.

224. Alan Sugar founded Amstrad in 1968, the name being an acronym of his initials—Alan Michael Sugar Trading.

225. In December 2018, Alan Sugar announced during a television interview that he would leave Britain if Corbyn became prime minister.

226. Richard Branson was ranked in 2007's Time magazine "Top 100 Most Influential People in the World".

227. Steve Wynn Resorts said no employee mentioned in the report currently works at the company.

228. Steve Wynn sold it for four hundred and forty million dollars in 1987.

229. Steve Wynn hired Marnell Corrao Associates to design and build the resort.

230. Miriam Adelson contributed $25 million to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

231. Steve Wynn Resorts calls the settlement "an important remedial step" and says the company looks forward to finalizing the matter.

232. Steve Wynn previously resided in a private villa at Wynn Las Vegas, while Elaine Wynn resided in the couple's mansion inside Southern Highlands Golf Club.

233. Richard Branson endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the run-up for the 2016 US presidential election.

234. Alan Sugar was paid £500,000 for chairing YouView for the year ending March 2012.

235. Dr Miriam Adelson—known as Miri to her friends—earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

236. Richard Branson is a signatory of Global Zero campaign, a non-profit international initiative for the elimination of all nuclear weapons worldwide.

237. Alan Sugar was called Mop Head when he was young due to his curly and profuse hair.

238. Steve Wynn reported that Steve Wynn made the dancers strip down to bras and panties and "leer" at them during rehearsals.

239. Steve Wynn currently resides in a private villa at Wynn Las Vegas, while Elaine Wynn resides in the couple's mansion inside Southern Highlands Golf Club.

240. Steve Wynn has resigned as the CEO and chairman of the board of Wynn Resorts.

241. Miriam Adelson is an Israeli American philanthropist, doctor and Republican Party political donor.

242. Alan Sugar decided to work at a greengrocer to earn additional cash.

243. In 2015, Alan Sugar had an estimated fortune of £1.04 billion.

244. Richard Branson joined the board of directors, and in December 2017, became its chairman.

245. Richard Branson went on to sign contracts with singers and guitarists including Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Janet Jackson, and the Rolling Stones.

246. In 1986, Dr Miriam Adelson came to New York as guest investigator and associate physician at Rockefeller University, where she is still on the faculty.

247. Richard Branson eyes off Dunk Island while Bowen's Grandview sells for a hefty $20 million.

248. Alan Sugar wrote that Sugar had refused to give him the five-year contract he wanted, as he had not believed Sheringham would still get into the Tottenham team when he was 36.

249. Dr Miriam Adelson—known as Miri to her friends—earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

250. Ross Perot won his first major award, the S Roger Horchow Award for Greatest Public Service by a Private Citizen, in 1986.

251. Miriam Adelson was the principal financial backer of Freedom's Watch, a now-defunct political advocacy group founded to counter the influence of George Soros and Democratic-leaning lobby groups such as MoveOn.

252. Ross Perot was inducted into the Junior Achievement in the United States Business Hall of Fame in 1988.

253. Ross Perot appeared on the February 20 edition of Larry King Live on CNN, his fourth appearance on the show since 1991.

254. Ross Perot is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award.

255. Dr Miriam Adelson—known as Miri to her friends—earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

256. In 1986 Richard Branson was part of a two-man team that set a record for a powerboat crossing of the Atlantic Ocean.

257. Alan Sugar was created a life peer as Baron Alan Sugar, of Clapton in the London Borough of Hackney on 20 July 2009.

258. Steve Wynn Resorts pays an annual lease on the art of $1 which includes insurance and security.

259. In May 2017, Alan Sugar endorsed Theresa May for the United Kingdom general election, 2017.

260. Richard Branson was knighted by Charles, Prince of Wales on 30 March 2000 at an investiture in Buckingham Palace.

261. In March 2000, Richard Branson was knighted at Buckingham Palace for "services to entrepreneurship".

262. On 8 May 2009, Richard Branson took over Mia Farrow's hunger strike for three days in protest of the Sudanese government expulsion of aid groups from the Darfur region.

263. Alan Sugar founded Amstrad in 1968, the name being an acronym of his initials—Alan Michael Sugar Trading.

264. Richard Branson was taken to hospital in Miami for X-rays and scans.

265. In 1971, Steve Wynn managed to parlay his profits from a land deal involving Howard Hughes and Caesars Palace into a controlling interest in the Golden Nugget Las Vegas, a landmark downtown casino and one of the oldest casinos in the city.

266. In 2014, Richard Branson joined forces with African Wildlife Foundation and partner WildAid for the "Say No" Campaign, an initiative to bring public awareness to the issues of wildlife poaching and trafficking.

267. On 7 June 2009, Alan Sugar sought to clarify the non-political nature of his appointment.

268. Miriam Adelson was born in Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine in 1945, to parents who fled Poland before the Holocaust.

269. Richard Branson expanded his entrepreneurial efforts yet again, this time to include the Voyager Group travel company in 1980, the Virgin Atlantic airline in 1984 and a series of Virgin Megastores.

270. Richard Branson used to own three-quarters of Virgin Mobile, whereas now he owns 15 percent of the new Virgin Media company.

271. On 21 September 2006, Richard Branson pledged to invest the profits of Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Trains in research for environmentally-friendly fuels.

272. In 1998, Richard Branson released his autobiography, titled Losing My Virginity, an international best-seller.

273. Steve Wynn was married before tying the knot with Andrea Hissom.

274. Dr Miriam Adelson—known as Miri to her friends—earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

275. Steve Wynn acquired the painting in 2001 from investment fund manager Wolfgang Flottl for an undisclosed amount, estimated to be about $60 million.

276. Richard Branson made several world record-breaking attempts after 1985, when in the spirit of the Blue Riband he attempted the fastest Atlantic Ocean crossing.

277. Miriam Adelson owns a fleet of private jets through Las Vegas Sands.

278. In September 2012, Alan Sugar appeared as himself in a cameo in the Doctor Who episode "The Power of Three".

279. Richard Branson eventually started a record shop in Oxford Street in London.

280. In 1990, Ross Perot reached agreement with Vietnam's Foreign Ministry to become its business agent in the event that diplomatic relations were normalized.

281. At its opening, the Steve Wynn was the tallest hotel building on the strip.

282. In 1989, Richard Branson wed Joan Templeman of Glasgow-He arrived at the wedding ceremony hanging from a helicopter.

283. Alan Sugar founded Amstrad in 1968, the name being an acronym of his initials—Alan Michael Sugar Trading.

284. Dr Miriam Adelson—known as Miri to her friends—earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Genetics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

285. Ross Perot established Ross Perot Systems in 1988 and was an angel investor for NeXT, a software company founded by Steve Jobs.

286. Dr Miriam Adelson can lay claim to more than just being a partner in politics and philanthropy.