Lucasian Chair 
Established in 1663 as a gift from Henry Lucas, the Lucasian Professorship of Mathematics at Cambridge is the most famous academic chair in the world.  Since its creation 330 years ago, 17 individuals have held the chair.
  1. Isaac Barrow (1630-1677)   Classics & Mathematics 1664-1669
  2. Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727)     Mathematics & Physics 1669-1702
  3. William Whiston (1667-1752)   Mathematics 1702-1710
  4. Nicolas Saunderson (1682-1739)   Mathematics 1711-1739
  5. John Colson (1680-1760)   Mathematics 1739-1760
  6. Edward Waring (1736-1798)   Mathematics 1760-1798
  7. Isaac Milner (1750-1820)   Mathematics & Chemistry 1798-1820
  8. Robert Woodhouse (1773-1827)   Mathematics 1820-1822
  9. Thomas Turton (1780-1864)   Mathematics 1822-1826
10. Sir George Airy (1801-1892)   Astronomy 1826-1828
11. Charles Babbage (1792-1871)   Mathematics & Computing 1828-1839
12. Joshua King (1798-1857)   Mathematics 1839-1849
13. Sir George Stokes (1819-1903)  1849-1903 Physics & Fluid Mechanics
14. Sir Joseph Larmor (1857-1942)   Physics 1903-1932
15. Paul Dirac (1902-1984)   Physics 1932-1969
16. Sir M. James Lighthill (1924-1998)   Fluid Mechanics 1969-1980
17. Stephen Hawking (1942-  )   Theoretical Physics 1980-