Richard Hammond

English motoring journalist and broadcaster

Person · Open Library

Born: 1969-12-19
Works: 53

Top works

Problems in Real Analysis, Vol. 1
Problems in Geometry
Pre-Algebra
No Bright Stars in Cancer
Can You Feel the Force?

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Film & TV

Acting · Solihull - Warwickshire - England

Richard Mark Hammond (born 19 December 1969) is an English presenter, writer, and journalist. He is most noted for co-hosting the car programme Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson and James May, as well as presenting series 1–4 of Brainiac: Science Abuse on Sky1. He also co-hosted Total Wipeout with Amanda Byram on BBC One. Hammond presented Planet Earth Live alongside Julia Bradbury.

Known for

The Grand-ish Tour — Self2026
The Not Very Grand Tour — Self2025
Richard Hammond's Brain Reaction — Self - Host2022
Richard Hammond's Crazy Contraptions2022
Contraption Masters — Host2022
Top Gear: A Tribute to Sabine Schmitz — Self2021

Article

Richard Mark Hammond (born 19 December 1969) is an English television presenter, journalist, and author. He is best known for co-hosting the BBC Two motoring programme Top Gear from 2002 until 2015 with Jeremy Clarkson and James May. From 2016 to 2024, the trio presented Amazon Prime Video's The Grand Tour.

Hammond has also presented entertainment documentary series Brainiac: Science Abuse (2003–2006), the game show Total Wipeout (2009–2012) and nature documentary series Planet Earth Live (2012). In 2016, along with Clarkson and May, Hammond launched the automotive social media website DriveTribe, which has a motoring channel on YouTube, where he currently hosts the videos with former Top Gear Stig Ben Collins and his daughter Izzy Hammond. Since 2021, Hammond has also hosted Richard Hammond's Workshop, a series which documents his attempts at running a classic car restoration business.