Richard Hammond

Richard Hammond
Hammond at the Canadian International AutoShow in February 2024
Born	Richard Mark Hammond (1969-12-19) 19 December 1969 (age 55) Solihull, Warwickshire, England
Alma mater	Harrogate College of Art and Technology
Occupations	Broadcaster journalist businessman author
Years active	1998–present
Known for	Various Brainiac: Science Abuse (2003–08) Crufts Should I Worry About...? (2004–05) The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding the Legend (2005) Richard Hammond's 5 O'Clock Show (2006) Top Gear (2002–15) Petrolheads (2006) Richard Hammond Meets Evel Knievel (2007) The Great Escapists (2021) Total Wipeout (2009–12) Richard Hammond's Blast Lab (2009–11) Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections (2008–11) Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds (2010) Richard Hammond's Crash Course (2012) Richard Hammond Builds a Planet (2013) Science of Stupid (2014–15) The Grand Tour (2016–24) Richard Hammond's Workshop (2021–)
Spouse	Amanda Etheridge ​ ​ (m. 2002; sep. 2025)​ [1]
Children	2

Richard Mark Hammond (born 19 December 1969) is an English journalist, television presenter, and author. He co-hosted 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 (2003–2008), 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.