# List of The Great British Bake Off contestants

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).

## BBC series (2010–2016)

All information is accurate as of the time the series was filmed.
List of The Great British Bake Off bakers (BBC) :
| Baker | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Series | Star Baker | Finish |
| Lea Harris | 51 | Retired | Midlothian, Scotland | Series 1 | – | 9th |
| Mark Whithers | 48 | Bus Driver | South Wales | Series 1 | – | 9th |
| Annetha Mills | 30 | Midwife | Essex | Series 1 | – | 7th |
| Louise Brimelow | 44 | Police Officer | Manchester | Series 1 | – | 7th |
| Jonathan Shepherd | 25 | Research Analyst | St Albans | Series 1 | – | 6th |
| David Chambers | 31 | Entrepreneur | Milton Keynes | Series 1 | – | 5th |
| Jasminder "Jas" Randhawa | 45 | Assistant Credit Control Manager | Birmingham | Series 1 | – | 4th |
| Miranda Gore Browne | 37 | Food buyer for Marks & Spencer | Midhurst, West Sussex | Series 1 | – | 3rd |
| Ruth Clemens | 31 | Retail manager/Housewife | Poynton, Cheshire | Series 1 | – | Runner-up |
| Edward "Edd" Kimber | 24 | Debt collector for Yorkshire Bank | Bradford | Series 1 | – | Winner |
| Keith Batsford | 31 | Househusband | Arlesey, Bedfordshire | Series 2 | 0 | 12th |
| Simon Blackwell | 31 | Rugby Coach | Norfolk | Series 2 | 0 | 11th |
| Ian Vallance | 40 | Fundraiser for English Heritage | Dunstable, Bedfordshire | Series 2 | 0 | 9th |
| Urvashi Roe | 40 | Head of Marketing | Enfield, London | Series 2 | 0 | 9th |
| Ben Frazer | 31 | Graphic Designer | Northampton | Series 2 | 0 | 8th |
| Jason White | 19 | Civil Engineering Student | Croydon | Series 2 | 2 | 6th |
| Robert Billington | 25 | Photographer | London | Series 2 | 0 | 6th |
| Yasmin Limbert | 43 | Childminder | West Kirby, The Wirral | Series 2 | 1 | 5th |
| Janet Basu | 63 | Teacher of Modern Languages | Formby, Liverpool | Series 2 | 1 | 4th |
| Holly Bell | 31 | Advertising executive | Leicester | Series 2 | 2 | Runner-up |
| Mary-Anne Boermans | 45 | Housewife | Kidderminster, Worcestershire | Series 2 | 0 | Runner-up |
| Joanne "Jo" Wheatley | 41 | Housewife | Ongar, Essex | Series 2 | 1 | Winner |
| Natasha Stringer | 36 | Midwife | Tamworth, Staffordshire | Series 3 | 0 | 12th |
| Peter Maloney | 43 | Sales manager | Windsor, Berkshire | Series 3 | 0 | 11th |
| Victoria Chester | 50 | CEO of the charity Plantlife | Somerset | Series 3 | 1 | 10th |
| Stuart Marston-Smith | 26 | PE teacher | Lichfield, Staffordshire | Series 3 | 0 | 9th |
| Manisha Parmar | 27 | Nursery nurse | Leicester | Series 3 | 0 | 8th |
| Ryan Chong | 38 | Photographer | Bristol | Series 3 | 1 | 6th |
| Sarah-Jane Willis | 28 | Vicar's wife | Bewbush, West Sussex | Series 3 | 0 | 6th |
| Cathryn Dresser | 27 | Shop assistant | Pease Pottage, West Sussex | Series 3 | 0 | 5th |
| Danny Bryden | 45 | Intensive care consultant | Sheffield | Series 3 | 1 | 4th |
| Brendan Lynch | 63 | Recruitment consultant | Sutton Coldfield | Series 3 | 2 | Runner-up |
| James Morton | 21 | Medical student | Hillswick, Shetland Islands | Series 3 | 3 | Runner-up |
| John Whaite | 22 | Law student | Wigan | Series 3 | 1 | Winner |
| Toby Waterworth | 30 | Web Programmer | Reading, Berkshire | Series 4 | 0 | 13th |
| Lucy Bellamy | 38 | Horticulturist | Grimsby, Lincolnshire | Series 4 | 0 | 12th |
| Deborah Manger | 51 | Dentist | Peterborough | Series 4 | 0 | 10th |
| Mark Onley | 37 | Carpenter and Kitchen Fitter | Milton Keynes | Series 4 | 0 | 10th |
| Ali Imdad | 25 | Charity worker | Saltley, Birmingham | Series 4 | 0 | 9th |
| Robert Smart | 54 | Space Satellite Designer | Melbourn, Cambridgeshire | Series 4 | 1 | 8th |
| Howard Middleton | 51 | Council Worker | Sheffield | Series 4 | 0 | 7th |
| Glenn Cosby | 37 | English Teacher | Teignmouth, Devon | Series 4 | 0 | 6th |
| Christine Wallace | 66 | Director of an engraving company | Didcot, Oxfordshire | Series 4 | 2 | 5th |
| Beca Lyne-Pirkis | 31 | Military Wives' Choir Singer | Aldershot, Hampshire | Series 4 | 0 | 4th |
| Kimberley Wilson | 30 | Psychologist | London | Series 4 | 2 | Runner-up |
| Ruby Tandoh | 20 | History of Art and Philosophy Student | Southend, Essex | Series 4 | 3 | Runner-up |
| Frances Quinn | 31 | Children's Clothes Designer | Market Harborough, Leicestershire | Series 4 | 1 | Winner |
| Claire Goodwin | 31 | Speech Therapist | Ashton upon Mersey, Trafford | Series 5 | 0 | 12th |
| Enwezor Nzegwu | 39 | Business Consultant | Portsmouth, Hampshire | Series 5 | 0 | 11th |
| Jordan Cox | 32 | IT Manager | Sneinton, Nottingham | Series 5 | 0 | 10th |
| Iain Watters | 31 | Construction Engineer | London/Belfast | Series 5 | 0 | 9th |
| Diana Beard | 69 | Women's Institute (WI) Judge | Alkington, Shropshire | Series 5 | 0 | 8th |
| Norman Calder | 66 | Retired Naval Officer | Portknockie, Moray | Series 5 | 0 | 7th |
| Kate Henry | 41 | Furniture Restorer | Brighton, East Sussex | Series 5 | 1 | 6th |
| Martha Collison | 17 | Student | Ascot, Berkshire | Series 5 | 0 | 5th |
| Chetna Makan | 35 | Fashion Designer | Broadstairs, Kent | Series 5 | 1 | 4th |
| Luis Troyano | 42 | Graphic Designer | Poynton, Cheshire | Series 5 | 1 | Runner-up |
| Richard Burr | 38 | Builder | Mill Hill, London | Series 5 | 5 | Runner-up |
| Nancy Birtwhistle | 60 | Retired Practice Manager | Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire | Series 5 | 1 | Winner |
| Stu Henshall | 35 | Professional musician | Guildford, Surrey | Series 6 | 0 | 12th |
| Marie Campbell | 66 | Retired | Auchterarder, Perthshire | Series 6 | 1 | 11th |
| Dorret Conway | 53 | Accountant | Penwortham, Lancashire | Series 6 | 0 | 10th |
| Sandy Docherty | 49 | Child welfare officer | Yeadon, West Yorkshire | Series 6 | 0 | 9th |
| Ugnė Bubnaityte | 32 | PA and administrator | Woodford, London / Vilkaviškis, Lithuania | Series 6 | 0 | 8th |
| Alvin Magallanes | 37 | Nurse | Bracknell, Berkshire | Series 6 | 0 | 7th |
| Mat Riley | 37 | Fire fighter | London | Series 6 | 1 | 6th |
| Paul Jagger | 49 | Prison governor | Swansea, Wales | Series 6 | 0 | 5th |
| Flora Shedden | 19 | Art gallery assistant | Dunkeld, Perth and Kinross | Series 6 | 0 | 4th |
| Ian Cumming | 41 | Travel photographer | Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire | Series 6 | 3 | Runner-up |
| Tamal Ray | 29 | Trainee anaesthetist | Manchester | Series 6 | 1 | Runner-up |
| Nadiya Hussain | 30 | Full-time mother | Leeds / Luton | Series 6 | 3 | Winner |
| Lee Banfield | 67 | Pastor | Bolton | Series 7 | 0 | 12th |
| Louise Williams | 46 | Hairdresser | Cardiff | Series 7 | 0 | 11th |
| Michael Georgiou | 20 | Student | Durham | Series 7 | 0 | 10th |
| Kate Barmby | 37 | Nurse | Brooke, Norfolk | Series 7 | 0 | 9th |
| Valerie "Val" Stones | 66 | Semi-retired, Substitute teacher | Yeovil | Series 7 | 0 | 8th |
| Rav Bansal | 28 | Student support | Erith | Series 7 | 0 | 7th |
| Tom Gilliford | 26 | Project engagement manager | Rochdale | Series 7 | 2 | 6th |
| Benjamina Ebuehi | 23 | Teaching assistant | South London | Series 7 | 1 | 5th |
| Selasi Gbormittah | 30 | Client service associate | London | Series 7 | 0 | 4th |
| Andrew Smyth | 25 | Aerospace engineer | Derby / Holywood, County Down | Series 7 | 2 | Runner-up |
| Jane Beedle | 61 | Garden designer | Beckenham | Series 7 | 1 | Runner-up |
| Candice Brown | 31 | PE teacher | Barton-Le-Clay, Bedfordshire | Series 7 | 3 | Winner |
* ↑ Diana Beard withdrew from the competition after episode 4 following her illness. Before episode 5 was filmed, she suffered a head injury.

## Channel 4 series (2017–present)

All information is accurate as of the time the series was filmed.
List of The Great British Bake Off bakers (Channel 4) :
| Baker | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Series | Star Baker | Finish |
| Peter Abatan | 52 | IT programme manager | Southend, Essex | Series 8 | 0 | 12th |
| Chris Geiger | 50 | Software developer | Bristol | Series 8 | 0 | 11th |
| Flo Atkins | 71 | Retired | Merseyside | Series 8 | 0 | 10th |
| Tom Hetherington | 29 | Architect | Edinburgh | Series 8 | 0 | 9th |
| James Hillery | 46 | Banker | Brentwood, Essex | Series 8 | 0 | 8th |
| Julia Chernogorova | 21 | Aviation Broker | Crawley, West Sussex | Series 8 | 1 | 7th |
| Chuen-Yan "Yan" Tsou | 46 | Laboratory research scientist | North London | Series 8 | 0 | 6th |
| Liam Charles | 19 | Student | North London | Series 8 | 1 | 5th |
| Stacey Hart | 42 | Former school teacher | Radlett, Hertfordshire | Series 8 | 1 | 4th |
| Kate Lyon | 29 | Health and safety inspector | Merseyside | Series 8 | 1 | Runner-up |
| Steven Carter-Bailey | 34 | Marketer | Watford, Hertfordshire | Series 8 | 3 | Runner-up |
| Sophie Faldo | 33 | Former army officer and trainee stuntwoman | West Molesey, Surrey | Series 8 | 2 | Winner |
| Imelda McCarron | 33 | Countryside recreation officer | County Tyrone | Series 9 | 0 | 12th |
| Luke Thompson | 30 | Civil servant/house and techno DJ | Sheffield | Series 9 | 0 | 11th |
| Antony Amourdoux | 30 | Banker | London | Series 9 | 0 | 10th |
| Karen Wright | 60 | In-store sampling assistant | Wakefield | Series 9 | 0 | 8th |
| Terry Hartill | 56 | Retired air steward | West Midlands | Series 9 | 0 | 8th |
| Dan Beasley-Harling | 36 | Stay at home parent | London | Series 9 | 1 | 7th |
| Jon Jenkins | 47 | Blood courier | Newport | Series 9 | 0 | 6th |
| Manon Lagrève | 26 | Software project manager | London | Series 9 | 1 | 5th |
| Briony May Williams | 33 | Stay at home parent | Bristol | Series 9 | 1 | 4th |
| Kim-Joy Hewlett | 27 | Mental health specialist | Leeds | Series 9 | 2 | Runner-up |
| Ruby Bhogal | 29 | Project manager | London | Series 9 | 2 | Runner-up |
| Rahul Mandal | 30 | Research scientist | Rotherham | Series 9 | 2 | Winner |
| Dan Chambers | 32 | Support worker | Rotherham | Series 10 | 0 | 13th |
| Jamie Finn | 20 | Part-time waiter | Surrey | Series 10 | 0 | 12th |
| Amelia Le Bruin | 24 | Fashion designer | Halifax | Series 10 | 0 | 11th |
| Phil Thorne | 56 | HGV driver | Rainham | Series 10 | 0 | 10th |
| Helena Garcia | 40 | Online project manager | Leeds | Series 10 | 0 | 8th |
| Michelle Evans-Fecci | 35 | Print shop administrator | Tenby, Wales | Series 10 | 1 | 8th |
| Priya O'Shea | 34 | Marketing consultant | Leicester | Series 10 | 0 | 7th |
| Michael Chakraverty | 26 | Theatre manager/fitness instructor | Stratford-upon-Avon | Series 10 | 1 | 6th |
| Henry Bird | 20 | Student | Durham | Series 10 | 1 | 5th |
| Rosie Brandreth-Poynter | 28 | Veterinary surgeon | Somerset | Series 10 | 0 | 4th |
| Alice Fevronia | 28 | Geography teacher | Essex | Series 10 | 2 | Runner-up |
| Steph Blackwell | 28 | Shop assistant | Chester | Series 10 | 4 | Runner-up |
| David Atherton | 36 | International health adviser | Whitby | Series 10 | 0 | Winner |
| Loriea Campbell-Clarey | 27 | Diagnostic radiographer | Durham | Series 11 | 0 | 12th |
| Makbul "Mak" Patel | 51 | Accountant | Manchester | Series 11 | 0 | 11th |
| Rowan Williams | 55 | Music teacher | Pershore, Worcestershire | Series 11 | 0 | 10th |
| Sura Mitib | 31 | Hospital pharmacy dispenser | London | Series 11 | 0 | 9th |
| Linda Rayfield | 61 | Retirement living team leader | Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex | Series 11 | 0 | 8th |
| Mark Lutton | 32 | Project manager | Portadown, Northern Ireland | Series 11 | 1 | 7th |
| Lottie Bedlow | 31 | Pantomime producer | West Sussex | Series 11 | 1 | 6th |
| Marc Elliott | 51 | Bronze resin sculptor | St Eval, Cornwall | Series 11 | 1 | 5th |
| Hermine Dossou | 39 | Accountant | London | Series 11 | 2 | 4th |
| Dave Friday | 30 | Armoured security guard | Waterlooville, Hampshire | Series 11 | 1 | Runner-up |
| Laura Adlington | 31 | Digital manager | Gravesend, Kent | Series 11 | 1 | Runner-up |
| Peter Sawkins | 20 | Accounting & finance student | Edinburgh | Series 11 | 2 | Winner |
| Tom Fletcher | 28 | Software developer | Maidstone, Kent | Series 12 | 0 | 12th |
| Jairzinho Parris | 51 | Head of Finance | London | Series 12 | 0 | 11th |
| Rochica Copeland | 27 | Junior HR business partner | Birmingham | Series 12 | 0 | 10th |
| Maggie Richardson | 70 | Retired nurse and midwife | Poole, Dorset | Series 12 | 0 | 9th |
| Freya Cox | 19 | Student | Scarborough, North Yorkshire | Series 12 | 0 | 8th |
| Amanda Georgiou | 56 | Metropolitan Police detective | London | Series 12 | 0 | 7th |
| George Aristidou | 34 | Shared lives coordinator | London | Series 12 | 0 | 6th |
| Lizzie Acker | 28 | Car production operative | Liverpool | Series 12 | 0 | 5th |
| Jürgen Krauss | 56 | Physicist | Brighton, East Sussex | Series 12 | 3 | 4th |
| Chigs Parmar | 40 | Sales manager | Leicester | Series 12 | 2 | Runner-up |
| Crystelle Pereira | 26 | Client relationship manager | London | Series 12 | 2 | Runner-up |
| Giuseppe Dell'Anno | 45 | Chief engineer | Bristol | Series 12 | 2 | Winner |
| Will Hawkins | 45 | Former charity director | London | Series 13 | 0 | 12th |
| Maisam Algirgeet | 18 | Student and sales assistant | Greater Manchester | Series 13 | 0 | 11th |
| James Dewar | 25 | Nuclear scientist | Cumbria | Series 13 | 0 | 9th |
| Rebecca "Rebs" Lightbody | 23 | Masters student | County Antrim | Series 13 | 0 | 9th |
| Carole Edwards | 59 | Supermarket cashier | Dorset | Series 13 | 0 | 8th |
| Dawn Hollyoak | 60 | IT manager | Bedfordshire | Series 13 | 0 | 7th |
| Kevin Flynn | 33 | Music teacher | Lanarkshire | Series 13 | 0 | 6th |
| Marie-Therese "Maxy" Maligisa | 29 | Architectural assistant | London | Series 13 | 2 | 5th |
| Janusz Domagala | 34 | Personal assistant to head teacher | East Sussex | Series 13 | 2 | 4th |
| Abdul Rehman Sharif | 29 | Electronics engineer | London | Series 13 | 1 | Runner-up |
| Nelsandro "Sandro" Farmhouse | 30 | Nanny | London | Series 13 | 1 | Runner-up |
| Syabira Yusoff | 32 | Cardiovascular research associate | London | Series 13 | 3 | Winner |
| Amos Lilley | 43 | Deli and grocery manager | London | Series 14 | 0 | 12th |
| Keith Barron | 60 | Chartered accountant | Hampshire | Series 14 | 0 | 11th |
| Abbi Lawson | 27 | Delivery driver | Cumbria | Series 14 | 0 | 10th |
| Nicky Laceby | 52 | Pet-therapy volunteer | West Midlands | Series 14 | 0 | 8th |
| Rowan Claughton | 21 | English literature student | West Yorkshire | Series 14 | 0 | 8th |
| Dana Conway | 25 | Database administrator | Essex | Series 14 | 0 | 7th |
| Saku Chandrasekara | 50 | Intelligence analyst | Herefordshire | Series 14 | 0 | 6th |
| Cristy Sharp | 33 | Personal assistant | London | Series 14 | 1 | 5th |
| Tasha Stones | 27 | Participation officer | Bristol | Series 14 | 2 | 4th |
| Dan Hunter | 42 | Resource planner | Cheshire | Series 14 | 2 | Runner-up |
| Josh Smalley | 27 | Research associate | Leicestershire | Series 14 | 2 | Runner-up |
| Matty Edgell | 28 | Teacher | Cambridgeshire | Series 14 | 2 | Winner |
| Jeff | 67 | Retired university lecturer | West Yorkshire (originally from The Bronx) | Series 15 | 0 | 12th |
| Hazel Vaughan | 71 | Retired nail technician | Kent | Series 15 | 0 | 11th |
| John Mincher | 37 | Directorate support manager | Willenhall | Series 15 | 1 | 10th |
| Mike Wilkins | 29 | Farm manager | Wiltshire | Series 15 | 0 | 9th |
| Andy Ryan | 44 | Car mechanic | Essex | Series 15 | 0 | 8th |
| Nelly Ghaffar | 44 | Palliative care assistant | Dorset (originally from Slovakia) | Series 15 | 0 | 7th |
| Sumayah Kazi | 18 | Gap Year student | Lancashire | Series 15 | 2 | 6th |
| Illiyin Morrison | 31 | Birth trauma specialist midwife | Norfolk | Series 15 | 0 | 5th |
| Gill Howard | 53 | Senior category manager | Lancashire | Series 15 | 1 | 4th |
| Christiaan de Vries | 33 | Menswear designer | London (originally from the Netherlands) | Series 15 | 1 | Runner-up |
| Dylan Bachelet | 20 | Retail assistant | Buckinghamshire | Series 15 | 2 | Runner-up |
| Georgie Grasso | 34 | Paediatric nurse | Carmarthenshire | Series 15 | 2 | Winner |
* ↑ Jeff left the show during the technical challenge in episode 2 after feeling unwell.