Meet the richest person in the UK

The 73-year-old Sir James Dyson has become the richest person in the United Kingdom this year (2021).

The Cromer born entrepreneur and vacuum mogul topped the list with the Net worth of £16.3billion, an increase of £3.6 billion over last year.

Sir James Dyson was born on May 2, 1947 (73 years old) in Cromer, United Kingdom. He is married to Deirdre Hindmarsh (since 1968) with whom he has three children, Jake Dyson, Emily Dyson and Sam Dyson.

James and his family live in a £15million mansion in South Gloucestershire, London. He also owns a property in Central London.

James is an inventor, industrial designer, landowner and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Dyson Ltd and the inventor of the Dual Cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner, which works on the principle of cyclonic separation.