Richard Dinan
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1986 (age 39–40)
Richard Dinan | |
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| Born | Richard Assheton Dermot Dinan 1986 (age 39–40) |
| Education | St Edward's School, Oxford |
| Occupations | Businessman, author, former reality television personality |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Known for | Made in Chelsea and Pulsar Fusion |
| Notable work | The Fusion Age: Modern Nuclear Fusion Reactors (2017) |
| Television | Made in Chelsea |
| Title | Chief Executive Officer of Pulsar Fusion |
| Parent(s) | Lady Charlotte Curzon Captain John "Barry" Dinan |
| Relatives | Cressida Bonas (cousin) Edward Curzon, 6th Earl Howe (grandfather) |
Richard Assheton Dermot Dinan (born 1986) is a British businessman, author and former reality television personality.[1][2][3] He first gained public attention as a cast member of the E4 reality series Made in Chelsea.[4][5] Dinan later founded Pulsar Fusion, a company involved in developing nuclear fusion‑based propulsion technology.[6][7] He is also the author of a popular science book on nuclear fusion.
Dinan was born in 1986 in England to Lady Charlotte Curzon and Captain John "Barry" Dinan.[8] He is the grandson of Edward Curzon, 6th Earl Howe and through his maternal lineage, he is a descendant of Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, a racing driver who won the 1931 Le Mans race.[9][10] He is also the first cousin of Cressida Bonas.[3][5]
Dinan grew up in Penn, Buckinghamshire and attended St Edward's School, Oxford but left after completing his GCSEs at age 16.[5][11] He trained briefly as a gunsmith with Holland & Holland before founding Ammunition, a short‑lived youth‑culture magazine.[11][9]