Editing Richard Branson (section)

==Honours and awards==
[[File:Madame Tussaud - London (2326697247).jpg|thumb|upright|Waxwork of Branson at [[Madame Tussauds]], London]]
* In 1992, Branson received the Golden Plate Award of the [[American Academy of Achievement]].<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url=https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#business}}</ref>
* In 1993, Branson was awarded an honorary degree of [[Doctor of Technology]] from [[Loughborough University]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.keynotes.org/speaker/RichardBranson| title=Keynote Speaker Videos on Trend Hunter| access-date=17 December 2015| publisher=keynotes.org| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222164253/http://www.keynotes.org/speaker/RichardBranson| archive-date=22 December 2015| url-status=live }}</ref>
* In the [[2000 New Year Honours|New Years Honours list]] dated 30 December 1999, [[Elizabeth II]] signified her intention to confer the honour of [[Knight Bachelor]] on him for his "services to entrepreneurship".<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/55710/supplements/1 Official announcement knighthood] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522155019/http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/55710/supplements/1 |date=22 May 2013 }}. ''[[The London Gazette]]''. 30 December 1999.</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/12/99/new_years_honours/584131.stm | title=New Years Honours | access-date=23 September 2006 |work=BBC News| date=31 December 1999 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070113021546/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1999/12/99/new_years_honours/584131.stm | archive-date=13 January 2007 | url-status=live }}</ref> He was knighted by [[Charles, Prince of Wales]], on 30 March 2000 at an investiture in [[Buckingham Palace]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/695511.stm | title=Virgin tycoon is knighted | access-date=15 January 2011 |work=BBC News| date=30 March 2000 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030109105904/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/695511.stm | archive-date=9 January 2003 | url-status=live }}</ref>
* Also in 2000, Branson received the [[Tony Jannus Award]] for his accomplishments in commercial air transportation.
* In 2000, Branson was inducted into the [[International Air & Space Hall of Fame]] at the [[San Diego Air & Space Museum]].<ref>Sprekelmeyer, Linda, editor. ''These We Honor: The International Aerospace Hall of Fame''. Donning Co. Publishers, 2006. {{ISBN|978-1578643974}}.{{page needed|date=July 2021}}</ref>
* Branson appears at No. 85 on the 2002 list of [[100 Greatest Britons]] on the [[BBC]] and voted for by the public. Branson was also ranked in 2007's ''[[Time magazine]]''{{'s}} list of the [[Time 100|100 Most Influential People in The World]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/completelist/0,29569,1595326,00.html|title=The 2007 Time 100|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=26 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211031402/http://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/completelist/0%2C29569%2C1595326%2C00.html|archive-date=11 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> On 7 December 2007, United Nations Secretary-General [[Ban Ki-moon]] presented Branson with the [[United Nations Correspondents Association]] Citizen of the World Award for his support for environmental and humanitarian causes.<ref>{{cite news|title= United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) Awards Citizen of the World to Richard Branson and Honours Other Leading Journalists|url= http://www.maximsnews.com/107mnundecember06unitednationscorrespondentsassociationdinner.htm|publisher= MaximsNews Network|date= 7 December 2007|access-date= 12 December 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071209181834/http://www.maximsnews.com/107mnundecember06unitednationscorrespondentsassociationdinner.htm|archive-date= 9 December 2007|url-status=live }}</ref>
* On 24 January 2011, Branson was awarded the German Media Prize (organised by "[[Media Control Charts]]"), previously handed to former US president [[Bill Clinton]] and the [[Dalai Lama]].
* On 14 November 2011, 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".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/voyages/la-premiere-assurance-pour-les-voyageurs-de-l-espace-voit-le-jour-14-11-2011-1721019.php|title=La première assurance pour les voyageurs de l'espace voit le jour|date=14 November 2011|work=[[Le Parisien]]|language=fr|access-date=1 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619045653/http://www.leparisien.fr/voyages/la-premiere-assurance-pour-les-voyageurs-de-l-espace-voit-le-jour-14-11-2011-1721019.php|archive-date=19 June 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
* On 11 February 2012, Branson was honoured with the [[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]' President's Merit Award for his contributions to the music industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/news/the-recording-academy-clive-davis-partner-for-pre-grammy-gala|title=The Recording Academy, Clive Davis Partner For Pre-GrammyGala|work=The Grammys |access-date=2 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403134918/http://www.grammy.com/news/the-recording-academy-clive-davis-partner-for-pre-grammy-gala|archive-date=3 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
* On 2 June 2013, Branson received an honorary degree of [[Doctor Honoris Causa]] from [[Kaunas Technology University]] in [[Kaunas]], Lithuania.<ref>[http://en.ktu.lt/content/news/sir-richard-branson-will-be-awarded-title-honorary-doctor-ktu Sir Richard Branson Awarded the Title of Honorary Doctor of KTU | Kaunas University of Technology] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102040409/http://en.ktu.lt/content/news/sir-richard-branson-will-be-awarded-title-honorary-doctor-ktu |date=2 November 2014 }}. En.ktu.lt. Retrieved 18 July 2013.</ref>
* On 15 May 2014, Branson received the 2014 Business for Peace Award, awarded annually by [[the Business for Peace Foundation]] in Oslo, Norway.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://businessforpeace.no/announcing-the-2014-business-for-peace-honourees/ |title=Meet the 2014 Honourees &#124; Business for Peace Foundation |work=Business for Peace |publisher=Businessforpeace.no |date=11 April 2014 |access-date=26 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527214410/http://businessforpeace.no/announcing-the-2014-business-for-peace-honourees/ |archive-date=27 May 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* On 21 September 2014, Branson was recognized by ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' as the most admired business person over the last five decades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/1339457/richard-branson-tops-most-admired-boss-poll|title=Richard Branson Tops 'Most Admired' Boss Poll|work=Sky News |access-date=2 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603090715/http://news.sky.com/story/1339457/richard-branson-tops-most-admired-boss-poll|archive-date=3 June 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
* On 9 October 2014, Branson was named as the No. 1 LGBT ally by the OUTstanding organisation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3528e7e2-495d-11e4-9d7e-00144feab7de.html|title=LGBT ally Branson leads OUTstanding Allies rankings|work=Financial Times|access-date=2 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924152902/http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/3528e7e2-495d-11e4-9d7e-00144feab7de.html#axzz3KbI4TbwZ|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* On 29 October 2015, Branson was listed by UK-based company Richtopia at number 1 in the list of 100 Most Influential British Entrepreneurs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://richtopia.com/inspirational-people/100-influential-british-entrepreneurs|title=British Entrepreneurs Top 100: From Lord Sugar to Victoria Beckham, These Are the Most Influential Entrepreneurs in the UK|work=Richtopia|access-date=15 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609191820/http://richtopia.com/inspirational-people/100-influential-british-entrepreneurs|archive-date=9 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* In October 2015, Branson received the International Crisis Group Chairman's Award at the United Nations Development Programme's in Pursuit of Peace Awards Dinner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/presscenter/speeches/2015/10/26/helen-clark-speech-presenting-sir-richard-branson-with-the-international-crisis-group-chairman-s-award-in-pursuit-of-peace-awards-dinner.html|title=Helen Clark: Speech presenting Sir Richard Branson with the International Crisis Group Chairman's Award "In Pursuit of Peace" Awards Dinner|work=UNDP|access-date=21 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222145607/http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/presscenter/speeches/2015/10/26/helen-clark-speech-presenting-sir-richard-branson-with-the-international-crisis-group-chairman-s-award-in-pursuit-of-peace-awards-dinner.html|archive-date=22 December 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
* On 16 October 2018, Branson received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] under the category of recording for co-founding [[Virgin Records]]. The [[Hollywood Chamber of Commerce]] placed his star at 6764 [[Hollywood Boulevard]] in [[Los Angeles]], United States.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Southern |first1=Keiran |title=Sir Richard Branson honoured with Hollywood Walk of Fame star |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/sir-richard-branson-honoured-with-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-37428271.html |access-date=15 November 2022 |work=Irish Independent |date=16 October 2018}}</ref>