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Sir James Dyson (born 2 May 1947)[2] is a British inventor, industrial designer, farmer, and business magnate who founded the Dyson company.[3][4] He is best known as the inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, which works on the principle of cyclonic separation. In the Sunday Times Rich List 2023, he was the fifth-richest person in the United Kingdom, with an estimated family net worth of £23 billion.[5] As of March 2025, Forbes lists Dyson's net worth as $13.3 billion.[6] He served as the Provost of the Royal College of Art from August 2011 to July 2017,[7][8] and opened a new university, the Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology, on Dyson's Wiltshire campus in September 2017.[9] James Dyson was born 2 May 1947 in Cromer, Norfolk, one of three children[2] of Janet M. (née Bolton) and Alec William Dyson.[10] He was named after his grandfather, James Dyson. His father died of prostate cancer when he was nine years old and he described his childhood home as 'penniless' after his

James Dyson - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia British inventor and businessman (born 1947) For other people named James Dyson, see James Dyson (disambiguation) . Sir James Dyson OM CBE RDI FRS FREng FCSD FIET Dyson in 2015 Born ( 1947-05-02 ) 2 May 1947 (age 79) Cromer , Norfolk , England Alma mater Byam Shaw School of Art Royal College of Art Occupations Inventor industrial designer farmer business magnate Spouse Deirdre Hindmarsh ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 ) ​ Children 3 Relatives James Dyson (grandfather) Provost of the Royal College of Art In office 1

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