Nicholas Dimbleby

Nicholas Dimbleby (8 August 1946 – 10 February 2024) was a British sculptor.

Early life and education Dimbleby was born in Sussex, England, the third of four children to broadcaster Richard Dimbleby and his wife, Dilys (née Thomas). He grew up on a farm and experienced mild dyslexia and acute astigmatism, which influenced his interest in sculpture.

Dimbleby received his early education from Cranleigh School and later studied sculpture at Edinburgh College of Art and later attended Goldsmiths College.

Other major public sculptures by Dimbleby included a memorial for his father Richard Dimbleby, unveiled at Westminster Abbey in 1990, and a memorial commissioned by the Royal College of Physicians in 2022 honoring doctors who died during the COVID-19 pandemic, unveiled by Professor Sir Chris Whitty.

Personal life Dimbleby married Kay, a music teacher, in 1971. The couple had four children and lived in a manor house in Clyst Hydon, Devon, initially co-owned with his brother Jonathan. Following his youngest daughter's leukemia diagnosis in 1990, his wife Kay shifted from teaching to textile and quilt design.

Dimbleby was diagnosed with motor neurone disease later in life and died on 10 February 2024, aged 77.