Britain's top 20 richest people features some familiar faces
The Sunday Times' latest Rich List once again features Gopi Hinduja at the top for the third year in a row with his fortune increasing by more than £2 billion. However, not everyone was as fortunate as the number of billionaires has dipped for the second year in a row, going from 171 to 165.
5. Sir James Dyson and family - £20.8 billion English inventor and entrepreneur Sir James Dyson, best known for founding technology firm Dyson and inventing the cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner in the 1970s, has since ventured into the beauty industry with his line of hair tools proving particularly popular.
8. Lakshmi Mittal and family - £14.92 billion Indian-born Mr Mittal is the chairman of ArcelorMittal, a multinational steel company based in Luxembourg and the largest steel manufacturer in Europe, North and South America, owns mansions on Kensington Palace Gardens, one of the most expensive streets globally, and is a co-owner of Queen's Park Rangers football club.
11. Kirsten and Jorn Rausing - £12.63 billion Kirsten Rausing also benefited from inheritance, with a stake in her grandfather's packaging business Tetra Laval, which revolutionised storing drinks like milk and orange juice in cartons over glass bottles. The Swedish businesswoman is heavily involved in horse racing, and her husband Jorn Rausing co-owns Tetra Laval.
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