Peter Stothard

Peter Stothard
Born (1951-02-28) 28 February 1951 (age 73)
NationalityBritish
EducationBrentwood School, Essex
Alma materTrinity College, Oxford
Employer(s)BBC
News UK
Spouses
(m. 1980; div. 2021)
(m. 2021)
Children2, including Anna

Sir Peter Stothard FRSL (born 28 February 1951) is a British author, journalist and critic. From 1992 to 2002 he was editor of The Times and from 2002 to 2016 editor of The Times Literary Supplement, the only journalist to have held both roles. He writes books about Roman history and his four books of memoir cover both political and classical themes.