Joan Templeman is the second wife of the well-known businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Richard Branson, who is estimated to have a net worth of $5.6 billion. Templeman met fellow Brit Branson in 1976, however, he was married to his first wife at the time so the two did not pursue each other.
Branson had already become the well-established founder of Virgin and all its various branches. Not a couple to be bothered by society’s conventional timelines, the two first had three kids together and only then, in 1989, got married. The family resides on the family’s private island, Necker Island.
Jill Biden
This woman is definitely someone you all know already. Jill Biden, formerly Jill Jacobs, met Joe Biden on a blind date arranged by Joe’s loving brother Frank. Jill, having been married once and already separated, was impressed by Joe’s gentlemanly demeanor. (As was America a few decades later.)
The two got married in 1977 and Jill took on the mother's role to Joe’s two sons, who were survivors of a car crash killing his former wife and infant daughter. After a full term as the Second Lady of the United States, Jill Biden became the First Lady in January 2021.
Michelle Obama
A truly impressive woman in her own right, Michelle Obama met former President Barack Obama while working in marketing and intellectual property law at the Chicago-based law firm Sidley & Austin. The two spent their first date at Spike Lee’s movie, "Do The Right Thing," and the rest is history. The Obamas were married in October of 1992.
The former First Lady studied at Princeton University for her undergrad and is also a Harvard Law School graduate. Amongst the myriad of Michelle Obama’s accomplishments, she is a successful author, podcast host, and founder of The Girls Opportunity Alliance, a foundation committed to the empowerment of adolescent girls around the world through education.
Linda Fuller
Linda Fuller is a co-founder, alongside her husband Millard Fuller, of the well-known organization Habitat for Humanity, an NGO that builds houses internationally for those in need. A devout Christian, the fullers were married in 1959 and subsequently moved to an interracial farming community.
With faith driving her, Linda Fuller picked up her family and moved with her husband and the children to Zaire (now officially named the Democratic Republic of the Congo) for five years before returning to the US. It was there in Zaire that the Habitat for Humanity business model was tested and proven a great success.
Alice Barry
Alice Barry is the third wife of SNL creator Lorne Michaels. Michaels's previous two marriages didn't last, having divorced his first wife after nine years and his second after six. This marriage, however, has outlasted them all and is still going strong.
The couple met in 1991 while Barry worked as Michaels’ assistant on the late-night show. This obviously brought them closer to one another and things became romantic in no time. The couple was married that same year. Barry still works in the entertainment industry and has three children with Lorn — Sophie, Edward, and Henry Michaels. The family resides in New York.