Richard Hammond

Richard Hammond
Richard Hammond
	Hammond in 2015
Born	Richard Mark Hammond; 19 December 1969; Solihull, West Midlands, England
Other names	Hamster
Alma mater	Harrogate College of Art and Technology
Occupations	Broadcaster; journalist; businessman; author;
Years active	1998–present
Known for	Various Brainiac: Science Abuse (2003–06) ; 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. 2024)
Children	2

Richard Mark Hammond (born 19 December 1969) is an English broadcaster, journalist, 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 (2003–2006), 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 Stig Ben Collins and his daughter Izzy Hammond.