Sir David married a woman named Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel in 1950. They were together for 47 years until she passed away in 1997. Total rock of a marriage.
Together, they had a son, Robert, and a daughter, Susan. Yes, Robert and Susan. Very normal, very un-Attenborough names. No “Attenborough-of-the-Lemur” or “Zephyr the Mountain Goat.”
But here’s the wild part: his kids are almost invisible. Like, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? levels of invisible. You won’t see them at red carpets. They don’t do interviews.
Hold Up—What Does Robert Do?
Robert Attenborough is a bit of a mystery. He works in academia. Specifically, he’s a senior lecturer in bioanthropology at the Australian National University.
Yeah, that checks out. His dad literally talks to monkeys for a living—of course his son studies human evolution. It’s like father, like son, but with less breathtaking drone shots.
Robert is married to a woman named Jody. They have two daughters. That means Sir David is a grandfather. Can you imagine him reading bedtime stories? “And then the great blue whale… consumed the krill.”
And Susan? The Quiet One
Susan Attenborough is even more private. She’s a former primary school teacher. She lives in the UK, away from the limelight.
She has a daughter as well. So Sir David has three grandchildren in total. That’s a small herd. You’d think he’d use a tracking collar on them.
David Attenborough Family
But the grandkids are just as hidden as their parents. No Instagram pages. No TikTok dances. Just pure, unadulterated privacy. It’s almost refreshing, right?
