Leakey family
The Leakey family is a British and Kenyan family consisting of a number of notable military figures, agricultural scientists and archaeologists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Originally a family from Somerset and Devon in south-west England in the 1500–1600s, it has spread worldwide. The Kenyan branch can be traced back to the Bazett sisters, who were early missionaries at the turn of the 19th Century; with Mary Bazett marrying Harry Leakey before setting up a Mission School at Kabete.
Notable members
Archaeology and science
- Colin Leakey, plant scientist; son of Louis Leakey
- Louis Leakey, archaeologist; son of Harry Leakey and cousin of Nigel and Rea Leakey
- Louise Leakey, paleontologist; daughter of Meave and Richard Leakey, married to Prince Emmanuel de Merode
- Mary Leakey, archaeologist; wife of Louis Leakey
- Meave Leakey, palaeoanthropologist; wife of Richard Leakey
- Richard Leakey, politician and palaeoanthropologist; son of Louis and Mary Leakey
- Roger Leakey, plant scientist and tropical agriculturalist; son of Douglas and Beryl and nephew of Louis Leakey
- Andrew Leakey, plant scientist; son of Roger and Alison Leakey
- Chris Leakey, marine ecologist and behavioural scientist; son of Roger and Alison Leakey
Military
- Lieutenant General David Leakey, senior British Army officer and former Black Rod
- Joshua Leakey, Victoria Cross recipient; son of Mark Leakey
- Air Commodore Mark Leakey, senior Royal Air Force officer and Director of the Armed Forces Christian Union; father of Joshua Leakey
- Nigel Leakey, Victoria Cross recipient; brother of Rea Leakey
- Major General Rea Leakey, decorated senior British Army officer; brother of Nigel Leakey
Other
- Arundell Gray Leakey, farmer killed in the Mau Mau Uprising; father of Nigel and Rea Leakey
- Robert ("Bob") Leakey, engineer and cave diver; brother of Nigel and Rea Leakey
- Caroline Leakey, writer; daughter of James Leakey
- The Reverend Harry Leakey, 20th century missionary; father of Louis Leakey
- James Leakey, artist; grandfather of Harry Leakey and great-great-uncle of Nigel and Rea Leakey
- Philip Leakey, politician; son of Louis and Mary Leakey