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. 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 Louis Leakey (1903–1972), archaeologist; son of Harry Leakey and cousin of Nigel and Rea LeakeyThe Leakey Foundation, "About" page. Retrieved 29 March 2022. Frida Leakey (1902–1993), archaeologist; first wife of Louis Leakey Mary Leakey (1913–1996), archaeologist; second wife of Louis Leakey Colin Leakey (1933–2018), plant scientist; son of Louis Leakey Meave Leakey (born 1942), palaeoanthropologist; wife of Richard Leakey Richard Leakey (1944–2022), politician and palaeoanthropologist; son of Louis and Mary Leakey Louise Leakey (born 1972), paleontologist; daughter of Meave and Richard Leakey, married to Prince Emmanuel de Merode
Military 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 Lieutenant General David Leakey (born 1952), senior British Army officer and former Black Rod Joshua Leakey (born 1988), Victoria Cross recipient; son of Mark Leakey
Politics Philip Leakey (born 1949), Kenyan politician; son of Louis and Mary Leakey Lara Bird (born 1998), Scottish politician, granddaughter of Colin Leakey
Other James Leakey (1775–1866), artist; grandfather of Harry Leakey and great-great-uncle of Nigel and Rea Leakey Caroline Leakey (1827–1881), writer; daughter of James Leakey Phil Leakey (1908–1992), British make-up artist; great-grandson of James Leakey Arundell Gray Leakey, farmer killed in the Mau Mau Uprising; father of Nigel and Rea Leakey Robert Leakey (1914–2013), engineer and cave diver; brother of Nigel and Rea Leakey
Leakey family tree
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