Directors of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

This is a list of Directors of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew:


 * 1759–1793     William Aiton
 * 1793–1841     William Townsend Aiton
 * 1841–1865     Sir William Jackson Hooker
 * 1865–1885     Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
 * 1885–1905     Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer
 * 1905–1922     Sir David Prain
 * 1922–1941     Sir Arthur William Hill
 * 1941–1943     Sir Geoffrey Evans   (acting)
 * 1943–1956     Sir Edward Salisbury
 * 1956–1971     Sir George Taylor
 * 1971–1976     Jack Heslop-Harrison
 * 1976–1981      Professor John Patrick Micklethwait Brenan
 * 1981–1988     Professor Arthur Bell
 * 1988–1999     Sir Ghillean Prance
 * 1999–2006     Professor Sir Peter Crane
 * 2006–2012     Professor Stephen D. Hopper
 * 2012–present  Richard Deverell