- Source of Wealth: Television, Publication
- Age: 50
- Birth Place: Solihull, Warwickshire, England
- Height: 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Marital Status: Married (Mindy Hammond )
- Full Name: Richard Mark Hammond
- Nationality: British
- Date of Birth: December 19, 1969
- Ethnicity: English
- Occupation: Broadcaster, Journalist, Author, Media Personality, Talk and Game Show Host, Voice-over Artist
- Education: Harrogate College of Art and Technology, Ripon Grammar School, Solihull School
- Children: 2 (Willow, Isabella)
Of English ancestry, Richard Hammond is a well-known journalist, writer, and broadcaster with an estimated net worth of $25 million.
Born as Richard Mark Hammond on December 19, 1969 in Warwickshire, England, Hammond is best known as one of the hosts of the programme Top Gear, together with James May and Jeremy Clarkson, and Brainiac: Science Abuse. Hammond has also hosted Total Wipeout until 2012, together with Amanda Byram. He is known to present Planet Earth Live together with Julia Bradbury.
Richard Hammond has also been a part of many TV shows like Men & Motors, Crufts, School’s Out, The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding The Legend, Should I Worry About…?, Petrolheads, Time Commanders, Total Wipeout, Richard Hammond’s Blast Lab, and Richard Hammond’s Crash Course.
Richard Hammond is currently married to Amanda Etheridge, who is popularly known as Mindy. The couple has two daughters named Willow and Isabella.