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
