James Lovelock was born on 26 July 1919 in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was married to Helen Hyslop and Sandra Orchard. He died on 26 July 2022 in Dorset, England, UK.
Merited a place in Time magazine's Special Issue "Heroes of the Environment" (Leaders & Visionaries section) with a tribute penned by Oliver Morton, chief news and feature editor of "Nature" (Issue October 29, 2007).