List of masters of Downing College, Cambridge

This is a list of masters of Downing College, Cambridge. The head of Downing College, Cambridge is termed the "Master". Downing was founded as a result of the will of Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet and it received its Royal Charter in 1800 from George III.

The current Master is Graham Virgo.^[1]

List of Masters

Name	Portrait	Term of office
Francis Annesley		22 September 1800	17 April 1812†
William Frere		8 May 1812	25 May 1836†
Thomas Worsley		23 June 1836	16 February 1885†
William Lloyd Birkbeck		1 March 1885	25 May 1888†
Alexander Hill		16 June 1888	1907
Frederick Howard Marsh		24 October 1907	24 June 1915†
Sir Albert Seward		2 August 1915	1936
Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond		1 November 1936	15 December 1946†
Sir Lionel Whitby		22 May 1947	24 November 1956†
William Keith Chambers Guthrie		28 April 1957	1972
Sir Morien Morgan		1972	4 April 1978†
Sir John Butterfield		1978	1987
Peter Mathias		1987	1995
Sir David King		1995	2000
Stephen Fleet		2001	2003
Barry Everitt		2003	2013
Geoffrey Grimmett		2013	2018
Alan Bookbinder[2]		2018	2023
Graham Virgo		2023[1]