List of The Great British Bake Off contestants
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The following people participated in The Great British Bake Off, which premiered on BBC Two in 2010, then moved to BBC One in 2014, and then moved to Channel 4 in 2017. The Star Baker award was introduced in the second series (2011). To this date, runner-up Richard Burr in the fifth series[1] and winner Jasmine Mitchell in the sixteenth series have held the highest record of five Star Baker wins respectively. David Atherton in the tenth series had never earned a Star Baker award but was eventually crowned the winner.
BBC series (2010–2016)
All information is accurate as of the time the series was filmed.
| Baker | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Star Baker |
Week when Star Baker was earned | Finish | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lea Harris | 51 | Retired | Midlothian, Scotland | – | – | 9th | Series 1 |
| Mark Whithers | 48 | Bus Driver | South Wales | – | – | 9th | |
| Annetha Mills | 30 | Midwife | Essex | – | – | 7th | |
| Louise Brimelow | 44 | Police Officer | Manchester | – | – | 7th | |
| Jonathan Shepherd | 25 | Research Analyst | St Albans | – | – | 6th | |
| David Chambers | 31 | Entrepreneur | Milton Keynes | – | – | 5th | |
| Jasminder "Jas" Randhawa | 45 | Assistant Credit Control Manager | Birmingham | – | – | 4th | |
| Miranda Gore Browne | 37 | Food buyer for Marks & Spencer | Midhurst, West Sussex | – | – | 3rd | |
| Ruth Clemens | 31 | Retail manager/Housewife | Poynton, Cheshire | – | – | Runner-up | |
| Edward "Edd" Kimber | 24 | Debt collector for Yorkshire Bank | Bradford | – | – | Winner | |
| Keith Batsford | 31 | Househusband | Arlesey, Bedfordshire | 0 | – | 12th | Series 2 |
| Simon Blackwell | 31 | Rugby Coach | Norfolk | 0 | – | 11th | |
| Ian Vallance | 40 | Fundraiser for English Heritage | Dunstable, Bedfordshire | 0 | – | 9th | |
| Urvashi Roe | 40 | Head of Marketing | Enfield, London | 0 | – | 9th | |
| Ben Frazer | 31 | Graphic Designer | Northampton | 0 | – | 8th | |
| Jason White | 19 | Civil Engineering Student | Croydon | 2 | Week 2 (Tarts), Week 4 (Biscuits) | 6th | |
| Robert Billington | 25 | Photographer | London | 0 | – | 6th | |
| Yasmin Limbert | 43 | Childminder | West Kirby, The Wirral | 1 | Week 3 (Bread) | 5th | |
| Janet Basu | 63 | Teacher of Modern Languages | Formby, Liverpool | 1 | Week 5 (Pies) | 4th | |
| Holly Bell | 31 | Advertising executive | Leicester | 2 | Week 1 (Cakes), Week 4 (Biscuits) | Runner-up | |
| Mary-Anne Boermans | 45 | Housewife | Kidderminster, Worcestershire | 0 | – | Runner-up | |
| Joanne "Jo" Wheatley | 41 | Housewife | Ongar, Essex | 1 | Week 6 (Desserts) | Winner | |
| Natasha Stringer | 36 | Midwife | Tamworth, Staffordshire | 0 | – | 12th | Series 3 |
| Peter Maloney | 43 | Sales manager | Windsor, Berkshire | 0 | – | 11th | |
| Victoria Chester | 50 | CEO of the charity Plantlife | Somerset | 1 | Week 1 (Cakes) | 10th | |
| Stuart Marston-Smith | 26 | PE teacher | Lichfield, Staffordshire | 0 | – | 9th | |
| Manisha Parmar | 27 | Nursery nurse | Leicester | 0 | – | 8th | |
| Ryan Chong | 38 | Photographer | Bristol | 1 | Week 5 (Pies) | 6th | |
| Sarah-Jane Willis | 28 | Vicar's wife | Bewbush, West Sussex | 0 | – | 6th | |
| Cathryn Dresser | 27 | Shop assistant | Pease Pottage, West Sussex | 0 | – | 5th | |
| Danny Bryden | 45 | Intensive care consultant | Sheffield | 1 | Week 7 (Sweet Dough) | 4th | |
| Brendan Lynch | 63 | Recruitment consultant | Sutton Coldfield | 2 | Week 4 (Desserts), Week 6 (Puddings) | Runner-up | |
| James Morton | 21 | Medical student | Hillswick, Shetland Islands | 3 | Week 3 (Tarts), Week 8 (Biscuits), Week 9 (Patisserie) | Runner-up | |
| John Whaite | 22 | Law student | Wigan | 1 | Week 2 (Bread) | Winner | |
| Toby Waterworth | 30 | Web Programmer | Reading, Berkshire | 0 | – | 13th | Series 4 |
| Lucy Bellamy | 38 | Horticulturist | Grimsby, Lincolnshire | 0 | – | 12th | |
| Deborah Manger | 51 | Dentist | Peterborough | 0 | – | 10th | |
| Mark Onley | 37 | Carpenter and Kitchen Fitter | Milton Keynes | 0 | – | 10th | |
| Ali Imdad | 25 | Charity worker | Saltley, Birmingham | 0 | – | 9th | |
| Robert Smart | 54 | Space Satellite Designer | Melbourn, Cambridgeshire | 1 | Week 1 (Cakes) | 8th | |
| Howard Middleton | 51 | Council Worker | Sheffield | 0 | – | 7th | |
| Glenn Cosby | 37 | English Teacher | Teignmouth, Devon | 0 | – | 6th | |
| Christine Wallace | 66 | Director of an engraving company | Didcot, Oxfordshire | 2 | Week 3 (Desserts), Week 5 (Biscuits & Traybakes) | 5th | |
| Beca Lyne-Pirkis | 31 | Military Wives' Choir Singer | Aldershot, Hampshire | 0 | – | 4th | |
| Kimberley Wilson | 30 | Psychologist | London | 2 | Week 4 (Pies & Tarts), Week 9 (French Week) | Runner-up | |
| Ruby Tandoh | 20 | History of Art and Philosophy Student | Southend, Essex | 3 | Week 2 (Bread), Week 6 (Sweet Dough), Week 8 (Alternative Ingredients) | Runner-up | |
| Frances Quinn | 31 | Children's Clothes Designer | Market Harborough, Leicestershire | 1 | Week 7 (Pastry) | Winner | |
| Claire Goodwin | 31 | Speech Therapist | Ashton upon Mersey, Trafford | 0 | – | 12th | Series 5 |
| Enwezor Nzegwu | 39 | Business Consultant | Portsmouth, Hampshire | 0 | – | 11th | |
| Jordan Cox | 32 | IT Manager | Sneinton, Nottingham | 0 | – | 10th | |
| Iain Watters | 31 | Construction Engineer | London/Belfast | 0 | – | 9th | |
| Diana Beard | 69 | Women's Institute (WI) Judge | Alkington, Shropshire | 0 | – | 8th[a] | |
| Norman Calder | 66 | Retired Naval Officer | Portknockie, Moray | 0 | – | 7th | |
| Kate Henry | 41 | Furniture Restorer | Brighton, East Sussex | 1 | Week 5 (Pies & Tarts) | 6th | |
| Martha Collison | 17 | Student | Ascot, Berkshire | 0 | – | 5th | |
| Chetna Makan | 35 | Fashion Designer | Broadstairs, Kent | 1 | Week 6 (European Cakes) | 4th | |
| Luis Troyano | 42 | Graphic Designer | Poynton, Cheshire | 1 | Week 3 (Bread) | Runner-up | |
| Richard Burr | 38 | Builder | Mill Hill, London | 5 | Week 2 (Biscuits), Week 4 (Desserts), Week 7 (Pastry), Week 8 (Advanced Dough), Week 9 (Patisserie) | Runner-up | |
| Nancy Birtwhistle | 60 | Retired Practice Manager | Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire | 1 | Week 1 (Cakes) | Winner | |
| Stu Henshall | 35 | Professional musician | Guildford, Surrey | 0 | – | 12th | Series 6 |
| Marie Campbell | 66 | Retired | Auchterarder, Perthshire | 1 | Week 1 (Cake) | 11th | |
| Dorret Conway | 53 | Accountant | Penwortham, Lancashire | 0 | – | 10th | |
| Sandy Docherty | 49 | Child welfare officer | Yeadon, West Yorkshire | 0 | – | 9th | |
| Ugnė Bubnaityte | 32 | PA and administrator | Woodford, London / Vilkaviškis, Lithuania | 0 | – | 8th | |
| Alvin Magallanes | 37 | Nurse | Bracknell, Berkshire | 0 | – | 7th | |
| Mat Riley | 37 | Fire fighter | London | 1 | Week 6 (Pastry) | 6th | |
| Paul Jagger | 49 | Prison governor | Swansea, Wales | 0 | – | 5th | |
| Flora Shedden | 19 | Art gallery assistant | Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross | 0 | – | 4th | |
| Ian Cumming | 41 | Travel photographer | Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire | 3 | Week 2 (Biscuits), Week 3 (Bread), Week 4 (Desserts) | Runner-up | |
| Tamal Ray | 29 | Trainee anaesthetist | Manchester | 1 | Week 7 (Victorian) | Runner-up | |
| Nadiya Hussain | 30 | Full-time mother | Leeds / Luton | 3 | Week 5 (Alternative Ingredients), Week 8 (Patisserie), Week 9 (Chocolate) | Winner | |
| Lee Banfield | 67 | Pastor | Bolton | 0 | – | 12th | Series 7 |
| Louise Williams | 46 | Hairdresser | Cardiff | 0 | – | 11th | |
| Michael Georgiou | 20 | Student | Durham | 0 | – | 10th | |
| Kate Barmby | 37 | Nurse | Brooke, Norfolk | 0 | – | 9th | |
| Valerie "Val" Stones | 66 | Semi-retired, Substitute teacher | Yeovil | 0 | – | 8th | |
| Rav Bansal | 28 | Student support | Erith | 0 | – | 7th | |
| Tom Gilliford | 26 | Project engagement manager | Rochdale | 2 | Week 3 (Bread), Week 6 (Botanical) | 6th | |
| Benjamina Ebuehi | 23 | Teaching assistant | South London | 1 | Week 4 (Batter) | 5th | |
| Selasi Gbormittah | 30 | Client service associate | London | 0 | – | 4th | |
| Andrew Smyth | 25 | Aerospace engineer | Derby / Holywood, County Down | 2 | Week 7 (Desserts), Week 9 (Patisserie) | Runner-up | |
| Jane Beedle | 61 | Garden designer | Beckenham | 1 | Week 1 (Cake) | Runner-up | |
| Candice Brown | 31 | PE teacher | Barton-Le-Clay, Bedfordshire | 3 | Week 2 (Biscuits), Week 5 (Pastry), Week 8 (Tudor) | Winner |
Channel 4 series (2017–present)
All information is accurate as of the time the series was filmed.
| Baker | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Star Baker |
Week when Star Baker was earned | Finish | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Abatan | 52 | IT programme manager | Southend, Essex | 0 | – | 12th | Series 8 |
| Chris Geiger | 50 | Software developer | Bristol | 0 | – | 11th | |
| Flo Atkins | 71 | Retired | Merseyside | 0 | – | 10th | |
| Tom Hetherington | 29 | Architect | Edinburgh | 0 | – | 9th | |
| James Hillery | 46 | Banker | Brentwood, Essex | 0 | – | 8th | |
| Julia Chernogorova | 21 | Aviation Broker | Crawley, West Sussex | 1 | Week 3 (Bread) | 7th | |
| Chuen-Yan "Yan" Tsou | 46 | Laboratory research scientist | North London | 0 | – | 6th | |
| Liam Charles | 19 | Student | North London | 1 | Week 6 (Pastry) | 5th | |
| Stacey Hart | 42 | Former school teacher | Radlett, Hertfordshire | 1 | Week 8 (Forgotten Bakes) | 4th | |
| Kate Lyon | 29 | Health and safety inspector | Merseyside | 1 | Week 4 (Caramel) | Runner-up | |
| Steven Carter-Bailey | 34 | Marketer | Watford, Hertfordshire | 3 | Week 1 (Cake), Week 2 (Biscuits), Week 7 (Italian) | Runner-up | |
| Sophie Faldo | 33 | Former army officer and trainee stuntwoman | West Molesey, Surrey | 2 | Week 5 (Puddings), Week 9 (Patisserie) | Winner | |
| Imelda McCarron | 33 | Countryside recreation officer | County Tyrone | 0 | – | 12th | Series 9 |
| Luke Thompson | 30 | Civil servant/house and techno DJ | Sheffield | 0 | – | 11th | |
| Antony Amourdoux | 30 | Banker | London | 0 | – | 10th | |
| Karen Wright | 60 | In-store sampling assistant | Wakefield | 0 | – | 8th | |
| Terry Hartill | 56 | Retired air steward | West Midlands | 0 | – | 8th | |
| Dan Beasley-Harling | 36 | Stay at home parent | London | 1 | Week 4 (Desserts) | 7th | |
| Jon Jenkins | 47 | Blood courier | Newport | 0 | – | 6th | |
| Manon Lagrève | 26 | Software project manager | London | 1 | Week 1 (Biscuits) | 5th | |
| Briony May Williams | 33 | Stay at home parent | Bristol | 1 | Week 6 (Pastry) | 4th | |
| Kim-Joy Hewlett | 27 | Mental health specialist | Leeds | 2 | Week 5 (Spice), Week 7 (Vegan) | Runner-up | |
| Ruby Bhogal | 29 | Project manager | London | 2 | Week 8 (Danish), Week 9 (Patisserie) | Runner-up | |
| Rahul Mandal | 30 | Research scientist | Rotherham | 2 | Week 2 (Cakes), Week 3 (Bread) | Winner | |
| Dan Chambers | 32 | Support worker | Rotherham | 0 | – | 13th | Series 10 |
| Jamie Finn | 20 | Part-time waiter | Surrey | 0 | – | 12th | |
| Amelia Le Bruin | 24 | Fashion designer | Halifax | 0 | – | 11th | |
| Phil Thorne | 56 | HGV driver | Rainham | 0 | – | 10th | |
| Helena Garcia | 40 | Online project manager | Leeds | 0 | – | 8th | |
| Michelle Evans-Fecci | 35 | Print shop administrator | Tenby, Wales | 1 | Week 1 (Cake) | 8th | |
| Priya O'Shea | 34 | Marketing consultant | Leicester | 0 | – | 7th | |
| Michael Chakraverty | 26 | Theatre manager/fitness instructor | Stratford-upon-Avon | 1 | Week 3 (Bread) | 6th | |
| Henry Bird | 20 | Student | Durham | 1 | Week 7 (Festivals) | 5th | |
| Rosie Brandreth-Poynter | 28 | Veterinary surgeon | Somerset | 0 | – | 4th | |
| Alice Fevronia | 28 | Geography teacher | Essex | 2 | Week 2 (Biscuits), Week 9 (Patisserie) | Runner-up | |
| Steph Blackwell | 28 | Shop assistant | Chester | 4 | Week 4 (Dairy), Week 5 (The Roaring Twenties), Week 6 (Desserts), Week 8 (Pastry) | Runner-up | |
| David Atherton | 36 | International health adviser | Whitby | 0 | – | Winner | |
| Loriea Campbell-Clarey | 27 | Diagnostic radiographer | Durham | 0 | – | 12th | Series 11 |
| Makbul "Mak" Patel | 51 | Accountant | Manchester | 0 | – | 11th | |
| Rowan Williams | 55 | Music teacher | Pershore, Worcestershire | 0 | – | 10th | |
| Sura Mitib | 31 | Hospital pharmacy dispenser | London | 0 | – | 9th | |
| Linda Rayfield | 61 | Retirement living team leader | Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex | 0 | – | 8th | |
| Mark Lutton | 32 | Project manager | Portadown, Northern Ireland | 1 | Week 4 (Chocolate) | 7th | |
| Lottie Bedlow | 31 | Pantomime producer | West Sussex | 1 | Week 6 (Japanese) | 6th | |
| Marc Elliott | 51 | Bronze resin sculptor | St Eval, Cornwall | 1 | Week 3 (Bread) | 5th | |
| Hermine Dossou | 39 | Accountant | London | 2 | Week 7 (The '80s), Week 8 (Desserts) | 4th | |
| Dave Friday | 30 | Armoured security guard | Waterlooville, Hampshire | 1 | Week 2 (Biscuits) | Runner-up | |
| Laura Adlington | 31 | Digital manager | Gravesend, Kent | 1 | Week 5 (Pastry) | Runner-up | |
| Peter Sawkins | 20 | Accounting & finance student | Edinburgh | 2 | Week 1 (Cake), Week 9 (Patisserie) | Winner | |
| Tom Fletcher | 28 | Software developer | Maidstone, Kent | 0 | – | 12th | Series 12 |
| Jairzinho Parris | 51 | Head of Finance | London | 0 | – | 11th | |
| Rochica Copeland | 27 | Junior HR business partner | Birmingham | 0 | – | 10th | |
| Maggie Richardson | 70 | Retired nurse and midwife | Poole, Dorset | 0 | – | 9th | |
| Freya Cox | 19 | Student | Scarborough, North Yorkshire | 0 | – | 8th | |
| Amanda Georgiou | 56 | Metropolitan Police detective | London | 0 | – | 7th | |
| George Aristidou | 34 | Shared lives coordinator | London | 0 | – | 6th | |
| Lizzie Acker | 28 | Car production operative | Liverpool | 0 | – | 5th | |
| Jürgen Krauss | 56 | Physicist | Brighton, East Sussex | 3 | Week 1 (Cake), Week 2 (Biscuits), Week 7 (Caramel) | 4th | |
| Chigs Parmar | 40 | Sales manager | Leicester | 2 | Week 4 (Desserts), Week 8 (Free-from) | Runner-up | |
| Crystelle Pereira | 26 | Client relationship manager | London | 2 | Week 6 (Pastry), Week 9 (Patisserie) | Runner-up | |
| Giuseppe Dell'Anno | 45 | Chief engineer | Bristol | 2 | Week 3 (Bread), Week 5 (German) | Winner | |
| Will Hawkins | 45 | Former charity director | London | 0 | – | 12th | Series 13 |
| Maisam Algirgeet | 18 | Student and sales assistant | Greater Manchester | 0 | – | 11th | |
| James Dewar | 25 | Nuclear scientist | Cumbria | 0 | – | 9th | |
| Rebecca "Rebs" Lightbody | 23 | Masters student | County Antrim | 0 | – | 9th | |
| Carole Edwards | 59 | Supermarket cashier | Dorset | 0 | – | 8th | |
| Dawn Hollyoak | 60 | IT manager | Bedfordshire | 0 | – | 7th | |
| Kevin Flynn | 33 | Music teacher | Lanarkshire | 0 | – | 6th | |
| Marie-Therese "Maxy" Maligisa | 29 | Architectural assistant | London | 2 | Week 2 (Biscuits), Week 4 (Mexico) | 5th | |
| Janusz Domagala | 34 | Personal assistant to head teacher | East Sussex | 2 | Week 1 (Cake), Week 3 (Bread) | 4th | |
| Abdul Rehman Sharif | 29 | Electronics engineer | London | 1 | Week 9 (Patisserie) | Runner-up | |
| Nelsandro "Sandro" Farmhouse | 30 | Nanny | London | 1 | Week 5 (Desserts) | Runner-up | |
| Syabira Yusoff | 32 | Cardiovascular research associate | London | 3 | Week 6 (Halloween), Week 7 (Custard), Week 8 (Pastry) | Winner | |
| Amos Lilley | 43 | Deli and grocery manager | London | 0 | – | 12th | Series 14 |
| Keith Barron | 60 | Chartered accountant | Hampshire | 0 | – | 11th | |
| Abbi Lawson | 27 | Delivery driver | Cumbria | 0 | – | 10th | |
| Nicky Laceby | 52 | Pet-therapy volunteer | West Midlands | 0 | – | 8th | |
| Rowan Claughton | 21 | English literature student | West Yorkshire | 0 | – | 8th | |
| Dana Conway | 25 | Database administrator | Essex | 0 | – | 7th | |
| Saku Chandrasekara | 50 | Intelligence analyst | Herefordshire | 0 | – | 6th | |
| Cristy Sharp | 33 | Personal assistant | London | 1 | Week 5 (Pastry) | 5th | |
| Tasha Stones | 27 | Participation officer | Bristol | 2 | Week 2 (Biscuits), Week 3 (Bread) | 4th | |
| Dan Hunter | 42 | Resource planner | Cheshire | 2 | Week 1 (Cake), Week 7 (Desserts) | Runner-up | |
| Josh Smalley | 27 | Research associate | Leicestershire | 2 | Week 6 (Botanical), Week 9 (Patisserie) | Runner-up | |
| Matty Edgell | 28 | Teacher | Cambridgeshire | 2 | Week 4 (Chocolate), Week 8 (Party) | Winner | |
| Jeff Thomas | 67 | Retired university lecturer | West Yorkshire (originally from The Bronx) | 0 | – | 12th[a] | Series 15 |
| Hazel Vaughan | 71 | Retired nail technician | Kent | 0 | – | 11th | |
| John Mincher | 37 | Directorate support manager | Willenhall | 1 | Week 1 (Cake) | 10th | |
| Mike Wilkins | 29 | Farm manager | Wiltshire | 0 | – | 9th | |
| Andy Ryan | 44 | Car mechanic | Essex | 0 | – | 8th | |
| Nelly Ghaffar | 44 | Palliative care assistant | Dorset (originally from Slovakia) | 0 | – | 7th | |
| Sumayah Kazi | 18 | Gap Year student | Lancashire | 2 | Week 2 (Biscuits), Week 6 (Autumn) | 6th | |
| Illiyin Morrison | 31 | Birth trauma specialist midwife | Norfolk | 0 | – | 5th | |
| Gill Howard | 53 | Senior category manager | Lancashire | 1 | Week 5 (Pastry) | 4th | |
| Christiaan de Vries | 33 | Menswear designer | London (originally from the Netherlands) | 1 | Week 9 (Patisserie) | Runner-up | |
| Dylan Bachelet | 20 | Retail assistant | Buckinghamshire | 2 | Week 3 (Bread), Week 7 (Desserts) | Runner-up | |
| Georgie Grasso | 34 | Paediatric nurse | Carmarthenshire | 2 | Week 4 (Caramel), Week 8 (The '70s) | Winner | |
| Hassan Islam | 30 | Analytical research & development scientist | Rotherham | 0 | – | 12th | Series 16 |
| Leighton Morgan | 59 | Software delivery manager | Surrey | 0 | – | 11th | |
| Carol 'Pui Man' Li | 51 | Bridal designer | Essex (originally from Hong Kong) | 0 | – | 10th | |
| Jessika Trassel | 32 | Service designer | London | 0 | – | 9th | |
| Nadia Mercuri | 41 | Hairdresser | Liverpool | 0 | – | 8th | |
| Nataliia Richardson | 32 | Office assistant | East Yorkshire (originally from Ukraine) | 1 | Week 1 (Cake) | 7th | |
| Lesley Holloway | 59 | Hairdresser | Kent | 0 | – | 6th | |
| Iain Ross | 29 | Software engineer | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 0 | – | 5th | |
| Toby Littlewood | 29 | Business development executive | Warwickshire | 1 | Week 7 (Meringue) | 4th | |
| Aaron Mountford-Myles | 38 | Senior systems architect | Stoke-on-Trent | 1 | Week 5 (Chocolate) | Runner-up | |
| Tom Arden | 31 | Creative entrepreneur | London | 1 | Week 2 (Biscuits) | Runner-up | |
| Jasmine Mitchell | 23 | Medical student | London | 5 | Week 3 (Bread), Week 4 (Back to School), Week 6 (Pastry), Week 8 (Desserts), Week 9 (Pâtisserie) | Winner | |
- Jeff left the show during the technical challenge in episode 2 after feeling unwell.