The Dragons of Dragons' Den
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Peter Jones: The Only Dragon Who Never Left
The telecoms entrepreneur who has sat in the Den since the first episode in 2005.
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Deborah Meaden: The Holiday Park Owner Turned Dragon
How a Somerset businesswoman who ran static caravan parks became one of the Den's toughest questioners.
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Touker Suleyman: The Retailer Who Rescued Two Brands
The Cyprus born entrepreneur behind Hawes and Curtis and Ghost who is stepping down from the Den in 2026.
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Sara Davies: The Youngest Dragon Before Steven Bartlett
How a University of York student built Crafter's Companion into a global crafting brand before joining the Den.
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Steven Bartlett: The Podcaster Who Became the Youngest Dragon
How the Social Chain founder joined Dragons' Den at 28 and built The Diary of a CEO into a global show.
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Duncan Bannatyne: From an Ice Cream Van to a Health Club Chain
The Scottish entrepreneur who started with a second hand ice cream round and sat in the Den for a decade.
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Theo Paphitis: The Retailer Who Fixed Tired High Street Names
One of the show's early panellists, a Cyprus born retailer whose career was built on buying struggling shops and repairing them.
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James Caan: The Recruiter Who Sat in the Den
The Alexander Mann founder who spent four series on the panel and later chaired the government backed Start Up Loans scheme.
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Tej Lalvani: The Vitabiotics Chief in the Den
The supplements executive who spent four years on the British panel before Steven Bartlett took his seat.
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Hilary Devey: The Freight Boss Who Built Pall-Ex
The haulage entrepreneur who sold her house to start a pallet network and spent two series in the Den.
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Kelly Hoppen: The Interior Designer in the Den
The designer behind a widely copied neutral palette, who sat on the British panel for two series from 2013.
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Piers Linney: The Cloud Computing Dragon
The Outsourcery co-chief executive who joined the panel in 2013 and brought a technology lens to a table of retailers.
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Nick Jenkins: The Moonpig Founder Who Joined the Den
How a commodities trader in Moscow came home, built a personalised card business, and sold it in a deal reported at around £120 million.
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Sarah Willingham: The Hospitality Investor in the Den
The restaurant and bar entrepreneur behind the Bombay Bicycle Club turnaround and the growth of London Cocktail Club.
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Jenny Campbell: From Bank Clerk to Cash Machine Owner
The banker who led a buyout of the ATM business she was running, sold it, and then took a seat in the Den.
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Richard Farleigh: The Business Angel Who Sat for Two Series
An Australian trader turned Monaco based angel investor who joined the British panel in 2006.
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Rachel Elnaugh: The Red Letter Days Founder
One of the original dragons, who built the experience gift company Red Letter Days before joining the first British panel.
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Simon Woodroffe: The YO! Sushi Founder on the First Panel
The rock staging veteran who opened Britain's first conveyor belt sushi bar and sat in the Den's very first series.
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Doug Richard: One of the Original Five Dragons
The American entrepreneur who sat on the first British panel and later built a training business for founders.