James Dyson

British inventor, industrial designer and founder of the Dyson company (born 1947)

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Occupation

Inventor & Industrial Designer

Born in

Cromer

Born

May 2, 1947

Zodiac

Taurus

28,973

days alive

79

years old

$10.6B

net worth

#46 of 2,697

Born
May 2, 1947 in 🇮🇹Cromer
Zodiac
♉︎Taurus·pig 🐖
Updated Jul 2026

About

Sir James Dyson is an English inventor, industrial designer, farmer, and business magnate who founded the Dyson company. 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. As of March 2025, Forbes lists Dyson's net worth as $13.3 billion.

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2023
Day 27,638
Age 75

Dyson Heppell remains Essendon captain

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96%
Jan 1, 2023

Dyson Heppell continues as Essendon captain for the 2023 season.

2022
Day 27,273
Age 74

Dyson Farming invests in sustainable agriculture

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96%
Jan 1, 2022

Dyson Farming increases investment in vertical farming and sustainable practices.

Day 27,273
Age 74

Dyson unveils Zone air-purifying headphones

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96%
Jan 1, 2022

Dyson reveals the Dyson Zone, air-purifying headphones with a visor.

2019
Day 26,177
Age 71

Dyson cancels electric car project

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96%
Jan 1, 2019

Dyson abandons its electric car project due to it not being commercially viable.

Day 26,177
Age 71

Dyson announces move to Singapore

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96%
Jan 1, 2019

Dyson announces its headquarters will move to Singapore.

2017
Day 25,447
Age 69

Dyson begins work on electric car

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Jan 1, 2017

Dyson starts developing an electric car, planning a 2020 launch.

2011
Day 23,255
Age 63

James Dyson receives the Prince Philip Designers Prize

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Jan 1, 2011

Awarded for his outstanding contributions to design.

Day 23,255
Age 63

James Dyson appointed Provost of the Royal College of Art

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Jan 1, 2011

Serves as Provost until 2017.

2009
Day 22,525
Age 61

Dyson launches Air Multiplier fan

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Jan 1, 2009

Introduces bladeless fan technology.

2007
Day 21,794
Age 59

James Dyson becomes a Knight Commander

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Jan 1, 2007

Knighted as Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE).

2000
Day 19,237
Age 52

Dyson launches Contrarotator washing machine

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96%
Jan 1, 2000

Introduces washing machine with two drums rotating in opposite directions.

1993
Day 16,681
Age 45

Dyson opens factory in Malmesbury

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96%
Jan 1, 1993

Dyson establishes its own manufacturing facility.

Day 16,681
Age 45

Dyson DC01 vacuum cleaner is launched

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96%
Jan 1, 1993

First vacuum cleaner using cyclonic separation.

1966
Day 6,819
Age 18

Marries Deirdre Hindmarsh

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Jan 1, 1966

Marriage to Deirdre Hindmarsh.

1965
Day 6,454
Age 17

Studies furniture and interior design at Byam Shaw School of Art

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Jan 1, 1965

Studies art before switching to engineering.

1962
Day 5,358
Age 14

Attends the Royal College of Art

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Jan 1, 1962

Studies interior design and then engineering.

1956
Day 3,166
Age 8

Attends Gresham's School

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Jan 1, 1956

Educated at Gresham's School, Holt, Norfolk.

1947
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Birth of James Dyson

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May 2, 1947

Born in Cromer, Norfolk, England.