Jeremy Clarkson
Awards & Honours
12
Awards Won
2
Honours
1
Rankings
4
Covers
2
Records
Jeremy Clarkson's impact on television is undeniable. He co-created and fronted Top Gear, which became the most widely watched factual programme in the world, a Guinness World Record holder. The show won nine consecutive National Television Awards and an International Emmy. Clarkson and his team also received a BAFTA Special Award for their contribution to television. Beyond awards, his influence extends to popular culture, with his catchphrases and antics becoming part of British vernacular. His later venture, Clarkson's Farm, earned widespread critical acclaim and even prompted a change in UK planning law, known as Clarkson's clause.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Honorary Degree for Services to Engineering
Received an honorary degree; was hit in the face with a pie by a protester during the ceremony.
Guinness World Record for Most Widely Watched Factual Television Programme
Top Gear held the record as the most widely watched factual TV programme globally.
Rankings & Lists
TV's 50 Greatest Stars
Magazine Covers
Top Gear Magazine
1993-2015
Multiple covers
Radio Times
2002-2015
Multiple covers for Top Gear
Radio Times
2021
Clarkson's Farm cover
GQ
2006
Feature on Clarkson
Records & Feats
Most Widely Watched Factual Television Programme
Top Gear, co-hosted and co-created by Clarkson, was certified by Guinness World Records as the most widely watched factual TV programme in the world.
Nine Consecutive National Television Awards
Top Gear won the National Television Award for Most Popular Factual Programme nine years in a row from 2005 to 2013, a record for the category.