# List of masters of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge

See also Template:Gonville and Caius Masters.

## Masters

The following have served as masters of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, or its forerunner, Gonville Hall.
Gonville Hall :
| № | Master | Master | Term of office | Term of office |
| 1 | John Colton | John Colton | 4 June 1349 | c. 1360 |
| 2 | William Rougham | William Rougham | c. 1360 | 1393 |
| 3 | Richard Pulham | Richard Pulham | 1393 | 1412 |
| 4 | William Somersham | William Somersham | 1412 | 1416 |
| 5 | John Rickingale | John Rickingale | 1416 | 1426 |
| 6 | Thomas Attwood | Thomas Attwood | 1426 | 1454 |
| 7 | Thomas Boleyn | Thomas Boleyn | 1454 | 1472 |
| 8 | Edmund Sheriffe | Edmund Sheriffe | 1472 | 1475 |
| 9 | Henry Costessey | Henry Costessey | 1475 | 1483 |
| 10 | John Barly | John Barly | 1483 | 1504 |
| 11 | Edmund Stubb | Edmund Stubb | 1504 | 1513 |
| 12 | William Buckenham | William Buckenham | 1513 | 1536 |
| 13 | John Skypp | John Skypp | 1536 | 1540 resigned |
| 14 | John Styrmin | John Styrmin | 1540 | 1552† |
| 15 | Thomas Bacon | Thomas Bacon | 1552 | 1557 |
| Gonville and Caius College |||||
| № | Master | Portrait | Term of office | Term of office |
| (15) | Thomas Bacon D.D. | | 4 September 1557 (continued) | 1 January 1559† |
| 16 | John Caius M.D. | | 24 January 1559 | 27 June 1573 (nominated Legge) |
| 17 | Thomas Legge LL.D. | | 27 June 1573 | 12 July 1607† |
| 18 | William Branthwaite D.D. | | 14 December 1607 | January 1619† |
| 19 | John Gostlin M.D. | | 16 February 1619 | 21 October 1626† |
| 20 | Thomas Batchcroft D.D. | | 22 October 1626 | 15 April 1649 (expelled) |
| 21 | William Dell M.A. | | 4 May 1649 | 11 May 1660 (resigned) |
| (20) | Thomas Batchcroft D.D. | | 11 May 1660 (restored) | 1 December 1660 (resigned) |
| 22 | Robert Brady M.D. | | 1 December 1660 | 19 August 1700† |
| 23 | James Halman M.A. | | 24 August 1700 | 23 December 1702† |
| 24 | Sir John Ellys M.A. | | 1 January 1703 | 29 November 1716† |
| 25 | Sir Thomas Gooch D.D. | | 29 November 1716 | 14 February 1754† |
| 26 | Sir James Burrough M.A. | | 27 February 1754 | 7 August 1764† |
| 27 | John Smith D.D. | | 17 August 1764 | 17 June 1795† |
| 28 | Richard Fisher Belward D.D. FRS | | 1 July 1795 | 16 May 1803† |
| 29 | Martin Davy M.D. D.D. FRS | | 31 May 1803 | 18 May 1839† |
| 30 | Benedict Chapman D.D. | | 11 June 1839 | 23 October 1852† |
| 31 | Edwin Guest LL.D. FRS | | 4 November 1852 | 8 October 1880 (resigned) |
| 32 | Norman Macleod Ferrers D.D. FRS | | 27 October 1880 | 31 January 1903† |
| 33 | Ernest Stewart Roberts M.A. | | 16 February 1903 | 16 June 1912† |
| 34 | Sir Hugh Kerr Anderson M.D. FRS | | 2 July 1912 | 2 November 1928† |
| 35 | John Forbes Cameron M.A. | | 23 November 1928 | 30 September 1948 |
| 36 | Sir James Chadwick Ph.D. CH FRS | | 1948 | 1959 |
| 37 | Sir Nevill Francis Mott M.A. CH FRS | | 1959 | 1966 |
| 38 | Joseph Needham Ph.D. CH FRS | | 1966 | 1976 |
| 39 | Sir William Wade LL.D. QC FBA | | 1976 | 1988 |
| 40 | Peter Gray Ph.D. Sc.D. FRS | | 1988 | 1996 |
| 41 | Neil McKendrick M.A. FRHistS | | 1 October 1996 | 2006 |
| 42 | Sir Christopher Hum M.A. KCMG | | 2006 | 2012 |
| 43 | Sir Alan Fersht Ph.D. FRS FMedSci | | 1 October 2012 | 30 September 2018 |
| 44 | Pippa Rogerson Ph.D. | | 1 October 2018 | Incumbent |

## Presidents of Fellows

The following have served as the president of Fellows of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge from the given date.
| President | Term of office |
| James Burrough | 1751–1754 (elected Master) |
| John Smith | 1754–1764 (elected Master) |
| Joshua White | 1764–1766 |
| Charles Carver | 1766–1767 |
| James Hicks | 1767–1769 |
| Bartholomew Edwards | 1769–1782 |
| Samuel Reeve | 1782–1789† |
| Richard Fisher Belward | 1790–1795 (elected Master) |
| Thomas Cooke Burroughes | 1795–1797 |
| Martin Davy | 1798–1803 (elected Master) |
| John Drew Borton | 1803–1805 |
| Jeremy Day | 1819–1821 |
| Hamnet Holditch | 1835–1867† |
| Benjamin Heath Drury | 1868–1875 |
| Alfred George Day | 1875–1877 |
| Benjamin Heath Drury | 1877–1894 |
| Ernest Stewart Roberts | 1894–1903 (elected Master) |
| John Venn | 1903–1923† |
| Edward John Gross | April–Aug. 1923† |
| William Warwick Buckland | 1923–1946† |
| F. J. M. Stratton | 1946–1948 |
| Edwin Keppel Bennett | 1948–1956 |
| Sir Ronald Fisher | 1956–1959 |
| Joseph Needham | 1959–1966 (elected Master) |
| Philip Grierson | 1966–1976 |
| Michael Prichard | 1976–1980 |
| Iain Macpherson | 1980–1992 |
| Sir Sam Edwards | 1992–1997 |
| James Fitzsimons | 1997–2005 |
| W. Yao Liang | 2005–2013 |
| John Mollon | 2013–2021 |
| Peter Robinson | 2021– |

## Deans

The following have served as dean of the college.
* Arthur Knight
* 1878 – Frederic Wallis
* 2005–present Rev Dr Carolyn Hammond