Sir David Attenborough pictured at an awards ceremony in 2018. Image: Danielwilke1 via CC BY-SA 4.0
He's known for reporting from exotic and far-flung corners of the world, but Sir David Attenborough is a Londoner born and bred, calling the city his home since he was born in Isleworth in 1926.
Now, as he approaches his 100th birthday, he lives — as he has done for many years — in Richmond. Interestingly for a Londoner, given the old (untrue) adage that you're never more than six feet from a rat in London, Attenborough admitted in a 2011 episode of BBC Radio 4 series David Attenborough's Life Stories that rats are the only animals he's scared of.
But London's not just the place he calls home. The city has played a significant role in his career, too.
David Attenborough at the BBC
