Sir Jim Ratcliffe's journey from hardship in Hull to £6bn fortune and Bond villain nickname Relatively little is known about the 'secretive' chemical boss who left Hull to become the richest person in Britain Updated One of Britain's richest men Sir Jim Ratcliffe was born in a council house in Greater Manchester (right) before moving to Hull Sign up to the Hull Live newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice.