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  Peter Roach
The following people have been listed in the Wikipedia article on Received Pronunciation as RP speakers. I do not necessarily agree with these judgments, but I have put the links here for people who are interested.
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If you want to see who has classed them as RP speakers, you need to look at the WP article.
  • David Attenborough, broadcaster and naturalist   [1]
  • The Queen [2]
  • David Cameron, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2010-16) [3]
  • Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, aristocrat and writer [4]
  • Judi Dench, actor   [5]
  • Rupert Everett, actor   [6]
  • Lady Antonia Fraser, author and historian   [7]
  • Christopher Hitchens, late author and journalist   [8]
  • Boris Johnson, British Foreign Secretary (2016- ), former Mayor of London (2008-16) [9]
  • Vanessa Kirby, actor   [10]
  • Helen Mirren, actor   [11]
  • Carey Mulligan, actor   [12]
  • Jeremy Paxman, broadcaster and TV presenter  [13]
  • Ed Stourton, broadcaster and journalist [14]
  • Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979-90)   [15]
  • Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury (2002-12)   [16]
  • Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury (2013- )   [17]
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