List of bakers

See also: List of pastry chefs

This is a list of notable bakers.

• Maria Anna Fisher, 19th-century biscuit entrepreneur
• Richard Hart, founder, Hart Bageri, 2025 James Beard Book Award winner, bread category
• Paul Hollywood, judge of The Great British Bake Off
• Charles Joughin, chief baker aboard the RMS Titanic
• James William Middleton, baker of theme cakes
• Angelo Motta, Milanese baker famous for the revival of panettone
• Lionel Poilâne, noted for the excellence of his sourdough
• Ragueneau, fictional baker and poet in Edmond Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac
• Sylvia Weinstock
• Nancy Silverton, founder, La Brea Bakery; James Beard Foundation Outstanding Chef 2014
• Wang Peng-chieh, 2018 winner of the Bakery Masters, artistic bread making category^[1]
• Wu Pao-chun, 2010 winner of the Bakery Masters, bread category^[2]

See also

• De Echte Bakker
• List of baked goods

References

1. "The Masters de la Boulangerie 2018". Coupe Louis Lesaffre. 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
2. "The archives of the Bakery Masters". Coupe Louis Lesaffre. 2010. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2019.