What is the name of the dinosaur cloning company’s founder in Jurassic Park?

John Hammond is the founder of the dinosaur cloning company and park project in Jurassic Park.

Hammond is the wealthy entrepreneur who establishes InGen and finances the creation of Jurassic Park on Isla Nublar. He invites specialists including Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler, Ian Malcolm, and Donald Gennaro to inspect the attraction before its planned opening.

His character represents the ambition and optimism behind the park, but also its ethical and practical risks. Hammond believes that advanced genetics and careful management can make a dinosaur attraction safe, while the film shows how corporate pressure, incomplete systems, and living animals undermine that confidence.

Richard Attenborough played Hammond in the 1993 film. The character also appears in The Lost World: Jurassic Park, although Hammond’s role and fate differ between Michael Crichton’s novels and the films.