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Sir James Dyson still region's richest man – worth £20.8bn
Western Daily Press
|May 17, 2025
SIR James Dyson remains the wealthiest person in the South West, the latest Sunday Times Rich List has revealed - while energy entrepreneur Stephen Fitzpatrick and the founders of Hargreaves Lansdown have seen their wealth soar.
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The latest edition of the world-famous list shows the Dyson founder and his family's wealth is valued at £20.8 billion - unchanged on last year.
Sir James remains one of Britain's best-known inventors, coming up with the first idea for a new model of vacuum cleaner in 1979 and growing his business into one of the world’s biggest household goods firms.
This story is from the May 17, 2025 edition of Western Daily Press.
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