This is a list of Directors of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew:
1759–1793 William Aiton1793–1841 William Townsend Aiton1841–1865 Sir William Jackson Hooker1865–1885 Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker1885–1905 Sir William Turner Thiselton-Dyer1905–1922 Sir David Prain1922–1941 Sir Arthur William Hill1941–1943 Sir Geoffrey Evans (acting)1943–1956 Sir Edward Salisbury1956–1971 Sir George Taylor1971–1976 Jack Heslop-Harrison1976–1981 Professor John Patrick Micklethwait Brenan1981–1988 Professor Arthur Bell1988–1999 Sir Ghillean Prance1999–2006 Professor Sir Peter Crane2006–2012 Professor Stephen D. Hopper2012–present Richard Deverell