Jeremy Norman

Jeremy Gordon Norman (born 1947) is a British entrepreneur, whose ventures have included Burke's Peerage, Mayfair's Embassy nightclub, the gay 'ultradisco' Heaven, the clubs Embargo and Leopard Lounge on Fulham Broadway, the Power Station gym in Chelsea, in partnership with Richard Branson, and Soho Gyms. He is also an author, television presenter, and journalist, and has had many charitable commitments. Early life and education Jeremy Gordon Norman was born in Marylebone, Greater London, in 1947. His parents were Wing Commander Roland Frank Holdway Norman and Muriel Johnson, known as Peggy, daughter of Percy Johnson. They were living together in Marylebone in 1939 and were married in 1944. His father died in 1958, aged 62. A half-brother, Robert Norman (1922–1942), his father's son by a previous marriage, had been killed in action during the Second World War while serving in the Royal Navy. Norman was educated at Harrow School and Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he read archaeology and anthropology. He graduated BA in 1972 and MA by seniority in 1975. After Cambridge, he became a self-employed entrepreneur.