Leakey family
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The Leakey family is a British and Kenyan family consisting of a number of notable military figures and archaeologists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
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Notable members
Archaeology and science
- Colin Leakey (born 1933), plant scientist; son of Louis Leakey
- Louis Leakey (1903 – 1972), archaeologist; son of Harry Leakey and cousin of Nigel and Rea Leakey
- Louise Leakey (born 1972), paleontologist; daughter of Meave and Richard Leakey
- Mary Leakey (1913 – 1996), archaeologist; wife of Louis Leakey
- Meave Leakey (born 1942), palaeoanthropologist; wife of Richard Leakey
- Richard Leakey (born 1944), politician and palaeoanthropologist; son of Louis and Mary Leakey
Military
- Lieutenant General David Leakey (born 1952), senior British Army officer and current Black Rod
- Joshua Leakey (born c. 1988), Victoria Cross recipient
- Air Commodore Mark Leakey, senior Royal Air Force officer and Director of the Armed Forces Christian Union
- Nigel Leakey (1913 – 1941), Victoria Cross recipient; brother of Rea Leakey
- Major General Rea Leakey (1915 – 1999), 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 (1914 – 2013), engineer and cave diver; brother of Nigel and Rea Leakey[1]
- Caroline Leakey (1827 – 1881), writer; daughter of James Leakey
- The Reverend Harry Leakey, 20th century missionary; father of Louis Leakey
- James Leakey (1775 – 1866), artist; grandfather of Harry Leakey and great-great-uncle of Nigel and Rea Leakey
- Jonathan Leakey (born 1940), businessman; son of Louis and Mary Leakey
- Philip Leakey (born 1949), politician; son of Louis and Mary Leakey
Leakey family tree
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References
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