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Sir David Frederick Attenborough( born 8 May 1926) is an English broadcaster and natural historian. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, the nine natural history documentary series forming the Life collection that together constitute a comprehensive survey of animal and plant life on Earth. He is a former senior manager at the BBC, having served as controller of BBC Two and director of programming for BBC Television in the 1960s and 1970s. He is the only person to have won BAFTAs for programmes in each of black and white, colour, HD, 3D and 4K.
Born David Frederick Attenborough

8 May 1926 (age 95)
Isleworth, Middlesex, England

Nationality British
Alma mater University of Cambridge (BA) , London School of Economics

Occupation • Broadcaster

• naturalist

• Presenter
Years active 1951–present
Title Controller of BBC2(1965–1969)
President of the Royal Society for Nature Conservation (1991–1996)
Spouse(s) Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel

(m. 1950; died 1997)

Children 2
Parent(s) • Frederick Attenborough
• Mary Clegg
Relatives • Richard Attenborough(brother)
• John Attenborough(brother)
• Michael Attenborough(nephew)
• Jane Attenborough(niece)
• Charlotte Attenborough (niece)
• Tom Attenborough(great nephew)
• Will Attenborough(great nephew)
Awards • Cherry Kearton Medal and Award (1972)
• BAFTA Fellowship(1980)
• Kalinga Prize (1981)
• Kew International Medal (1996)[1]
• International Cosmos Prize (2000)
• RSPB Medal (2000)
• Michael Faraday Prize(2003)
• José Vasconcelos World Award of Education (2004)
• Descartes Prize(2004)
• Nierenberg Prize(2005)
• Princess of Asturias Award (2009)
• Fonseca Prize (2010)