21st-century British scientists

Sir David Frederick Attenborough is an English broadcaster, natural historian and writer. His presenting career began as host of Zoo Quest in 1954, and has spanned eight decades; it includes the nine documentary series forming The Life Collection, Natural World, Wildlife on One, the Planet Earth franchise, The Blue Planet and Blue Planet II. He is the only person to have won BAFTA Awards in black-and-white, colour, high-definition, 3D and 4K resolution. Over his life, he has collected dozens of honorary degrees and awards, including three Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator and one Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Personality - Non-Daily.

British biologist (1942–2021)

British vaccinologist

British space scientist

British physicist

British scientist

Ghanaian-British business and technology executive

English archaeologist

British neurobiologist (1944–2022)

Dutch botanist

Belgian chemist based at the University of Oxford

British psychologist

British Pakistani scientist

British sociologist (*1966)

British climate scientist (1979-)

Canadian-British academic

Icelandic psychologist