James Dyson, English businessman, founded the Dyson Company
James Dyson
Sir James Dyson is a British 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.
Dyson (company)
Dyson Limited, d.b.a Dyson, is a Singaporean–British multinational technology company. Founded in 1991 by James Dyson in Malmesbury, England, the company designs and manufactures household appliances such as vacuum cleaners, air purifiers, hand dryers, bladeless fans, heaters, hair dryers, and lights. As of 2022, Dyson has more than 14,000 employees worldwide. In 2019, Dyson moved the headquarters from the United Kingdom to Singapore to be closer to its manufacturing and supply-chain hubs and Asian customer base.