List of The Apprentice (British TV series) candidates
The following is a list of candidates from the British reality television series The Apprentice.
Ever since the show first aired in 2005, there have been a total of 218 candidates - The winners of the series in chronological order are - Tim Campbell, Michelle Dewberry, Simon Ambrose, Lee McQueen, Yasmin Siadatan, Stella English, Tom Pellerau, Ricky Martin, Leah Totton, Mark Wright, Joseph Valente, Alana Spencer, James White, Sarah Lynn, Sian Gabbidon and Carina Lepore.
The winner's prize was originally a six figure job working for Lord Alan Sugar as an Apprentice at Amstrad, a very successful computer and electronics business which Lord Sugar started at 16. However, from Series 7-onwards the prize changed from a job to a £250,000 investment into their business idea as well as becoming Lord Sugar's business partner.
The first and so far only contestant to receive the investment without winning their respective series was Series 7 runner-up Susie Ma who invented Tropic Skincare which has been recognised as the fastest growing skincare brand in the UK and has also sold 3.3 million products per year. Although Ma technically did not win the series and lost to winner Tom Pellerau, Lord Sugar said: “After filming ends, I tell all the contestants to give me a call if they need me. At the You’re Hired show after The Apprentice final, I mentioned Susan as someone I’d be contacting in the future." The business was then launched in 2012.
Other former notable candidates include Katie Hopkins who appeared on Series 3 of the programme in 2007, where she came in 3rd place. Since then she has been the subject of many controversial media stories. Making Hopkins the most iconic and controversial candidate in the history of the show.
The show's only two candidates to later pass away are: Adenike Ogundoyin from Series 1 who died on 3 September 2011 after collapsing at a meeting and Stuart Baggs from Series 6 who died on 30 July 2015, age 27, from an asthma attack.
Candidates
| Series | Name | Age | Occupation | Finish |
| 1 | Adenike Ogundoyin | 30 | Restaurant manager | 14th |
| 1 | Lindsay Bogaard | 35 | Communications manager | 13th |
| 1 | Miranda Rose | 26 | Estate agent | 12th |
| 1 | Adele Lock | 29 | Retail manager | 11th |
| 1 | Matthew Palmer | 39 | Student | 10th |
| 1 | Rachel Groves | 32 | Charity fundraiser | 9th |
| 1 | Sebastian Schrimpff | 29 | Financial analyst | 8th |
| 1 | Ben Leary | 29 | Headhunter | 7th |
| 1 | Raj Dhonota | 30 | Internet entrepreneur | 6th |
| 1 | Miriam Staley | 26 | Hotel manager | 5th |
| 1 | James Max | 34 | Investment banker | 4th |
| 1 | Paul Torrisi | 34 | Property developer | 3rd |
| 1 | Saira Khan | 34 | Sales manager | 2nd |
| 1 | Tim Campbell | 26 | Transport manager | 1st |
| 2 | Ben Stanberry | 33 | IT consultant | 14th |
| 2 | Nargis Ara | 38 | Student | 13th |
| 2 | Karen Bremner | 34 | Lawyer | 12th |
| 2 | Alexa Tilley | 28 | Management consultant | 11th |
| 2 | Mani Sandher | 39 | Management consultant | 10th |
| 2 | Jo Cameron | 35 | Human resources manager | 9th |
| 2 | Samuel Judah | 35 | Property developer | 8th |
| 2 | Sharon McAllister | 30 | Lecturer | 7th |
| 2 | Tuan Le | 27 | Financial adviser | 6th |
| 2 | Syed Ahmed | 31 | Entrepreneur | 5th |
| 2 | Paul Tulip | 26 | Headhunter | 4th |
| 2 | Ansell Henry | 34 | Sales manager | 3rd |
| 2 | Ruth Badger | 27 | Sales manager | 2nd |
| 2 | Michelle Dewberry | 26 | Telecoms consultant | 1st |
| 3 | Andy Jackson | 36 | Car sales manager | 16th |
| 3 | Iftikhar "Ifti" Chaudhri | 33 | Company director | 15th |
| 3 | Rory Laing | 28 | Bankrupt entrepreneur | 14th |
| 3 | Gerri Blackwood | 33 | Transport development manager | 13th |
| 3 | Sophie Kain | 32 | Quantum physicist | 12th |
| 3 | Natalie Wood | 29 | Housewife | 11th |
| 3 | Paul Callaghan | 27 | Ex-British Army lieutenant | 10th |
| 3 | Adam Hosker | 27 | Car sales manager | 9th |
| 3 | Ghazal Asif | 23 | Business development manager | 8th |
| 3 | Jadine Johnson | 27 | Financial adviser | 7th |
| 3 | Naomi Lay | 26 | Advertising sales manager | 6th |
| 3 | Lohit Kalburgi | 25 | Telecoms manager | 5th |
| 3 | Tre Azam | 27 | Marketing and design consultant | 4th |
| 3 | Katie Hopkins | 31 | Global brand consultant | 3rd |
| 3 | Kristina Grimes | 36 | Pharmaceutical sales manager | 2nd |
| 3 | Simon Ambrose | 27 | Internet entrepreneur | 1st |
| 4 | Nicholas de Lacy-Brown | 24 | Trainee barrister, artist & property developer | 16th |
| 4 | Shazia Wahab | 35 | Mosaic artist and company director | 15th |
| 4 | Ian Stringer | 26 | Software sales manager | 14th |
| 4 | Simon Smith | 35 | Senior satellite television engineer | 13th |
| 4 | Lindi Mngaza | 22 | Business liaison manager | 12th |
| 4 | Kevin Shaw | 24 | Bank manager | 11th |
| 4 | Jenny Celerier | 36 | Sales manager | 10th |
| 4 | Jennifer Maguire | 27 | Marketing consultant | 9th |
| 4 | Sara Dhada | 25 | International car trader | 8th |
| 4 | Raef Bjayou | 27 | Entrepreneur | 7th |
| 4 | Michael Sophocles | 24 | Telesales executive | 6th |
| 4 | Lucinda Ledgerwood | 31 | Risk manager | 5th |
| 4 | Alex Wotherspoon | 24 | Regional sales manager | 4th |
| 4 | Helene Speight | 32 | Global pricing leader | 3rd |
| 4 | Claire Young | 29 | Senior retail buyer | 2nd |
| 4 | Lee McQueen | 30 | Recruitment sales manager | 1st |
| 5 | Adam Freeman | 30 | Internet entrepreneur | 16th |
| 5 | Anita Shah | 35 | Business strategist | 15th |
| 5 | Rocky Andrews | 21 | Sandwich chain owner | 14th |
| 5 | Majid Nagra | 28 | Business development manager | 13th |
| 5 | Paula Jones | 29 | Human resources consultant | 12th |
| 5 | Kimberly Davis | 33 | Marketing consultant | 11th |
| 5 | Noorul Choudhry | 33 | Teacher | 10th |
| 5 | Philip Taylor | 29 | Estate agent | 9th |
| 5 | Mona Lewis | 28 | Senior financial manager | 8th |
| 5 | Ben Clarke | 22 | Trainee stockbroker | 7th |
| 5 | Howard Ebison | 24 | Retail business manager | 6th |
| 5 | James McQuillan | 32 | Senior commercial manager | 5th |
| 5 | Lorraine Tighe | 36 | National account manager | 4th |
| 5 | Debra Barr | 24 | Senior sales consultant | 3rd |
| 5 | Kate Walsh | 27 | Licensing development manager | 2nd |
| 5 | Yasmina Siadatan | 27 | Restaurateur | 1st |
| 6 | Dan Harris | 34 | Sales director | 16th |
| 6 | Raleigh Addington | 22 | Graduate | 15th |
| 6 | Joy Stefanicki | 31 | Marketing director | 14th |
| 6 | Shibby Robati | 27 | Surgeon and business owner | 13th |
| 6 | Melissa Cohen | 27 | Food business manager | 12th |
| 6 | Paloma Vivanco | 29 | Senior marketing manager | 11th |
| 6 | Alex Epstein | 26 | Former head of communications | 10th |
| 6 | Sandeesh Samra | 26 | Recruitment consultant | 9th |
| 6 | Christopher Farelli | 28 | Mortgage broker | 8th |
| 6 | Laura Moore | 22 | Business development manager | 7th |
| 6 | Liz Locke | 24 | Investment banker | 6th |
| 6 | Stuart Baggs | 21 | Telecoms entrepreneur | 5th |
| 6 | Joanna Riley | 25 | Cleaning company owner | 4th |
| 6 | Jamie Lester | 28 | Overseas property developer | 3rd |
| 6 | Chris Bates | 24 | Investment banker | 2nd |
| 6 | Stella English | 30 | Head of business management | 1st |
| 7 | Edward Hunter | 25 | Accountant | 16th |
| 7 | Alex Britez Cabral | 28 | Estate agent manager | 15th |
| 7 | Gavin Winstanley | 27 | Managing director of an online opticians | 14th |
| 7 | Felicity Jackson | 23 | Creative arts entrepreneur | 13th |
| 7 | Ellie Reed | 33 | Managing director | 12th |
| 7 | Vincent Disneur | 29 | Telecoms software sales manager | 11th |
| 7 | Edna Agbarha | 36 | Business psychologist | 10th |
| 7 | Glenn Ward | 28 | Senior design engineer | 9th |
| 7 | Leon Doyle | 26 | Fast food marketing entrepreneur | 8th |
| 7 | Zoe Beresford | 26 | Project manager for a drinks manufacturer | 7th |
| 7 | Melody Hossaini | 26 | Founder & director of a global youth consultancy business | 6th |
| 7 | Natasha Scribbins | 31 | Recruitment divisional manager | 5th |
| 7 | Jim Eastwood | 32 | Sales and market manager | 4th |
| 7 | Susan Ma | 21 | Natural skincare entrepreneur | 3rd |
| 7 | Helen Milligan | 30 | Executive assistant to a bakery CEO | 2nd |
| 7 | Tom Pellerau | 31 | Inventor | 1st |
| 8 | Bilyana Apostolova | 25 | Risk analyst | 16th |
| 8 | Maria O'Connor | 20 | Restaurateur | 15th |
| 8 | Michael Copp | 31 | MD kitchen and bathroom furniture retailer | 14th |
| 8 | Jane McEvoy | 28 | Food manufacturing company director | 13th |
| 8 | Duane Bryan | 29 | Drinks distribution entrepreneur | 12th |
| 8 | Katie Bryan | 26 | Editorial and research director | 11th |
| 8 | Azhar Siddique | 33 | Founder & director of a catering and refrigerating company | 10th |
| 8 | Laura Hogg | 28 | Bridal shop owner | 9th |
| 8 | Jenna Whittingham | 25 | Beauty salon owner | 8th |
| 8 | Gabrielle Omar | 29 | Architect and entrepreneur | 7th |
| 8 | Stephen Brady | 33 | Health clubs sales manager | 6th |
| 8 | Adam Corbally | 32 | Market trader | 5th |
| 8 | Jade Nash | 29 | Business development manager | 4th |
| 8 | Nick Holzherr | 25 | Technology entrepreneur | 3rd |
| 8 | Tom Gearing | 23 | Fine wine investment company director | 2nd |
| 8 | Ricky Martin | 26 | Recruitment manager | 1st |
| 9 | Jaz Ampaw-Farr | 41 | Literacy and education company director | 16th |
| 9 | Tim Stillwell | 23 | Mexican food entrepreneur | 15th |
| 9 | Sophie Lau | 20 | Restaurateur | 14th |
| 9 | Uzma Yakoob | 32 | Entrepreneur and make-up brand owner | 13th |
| 9 | Zeeshaan Shah | 27 | CEO of a property investment company | 12th |
| 9 | Rebecca Slater | 35 | Pharmaceutical sales rep | 11th |
| 9 | Kurt Wilson | 26 | Health drink entrepreneur & health and safety manager | 10th |
| 9 | Natalie Panayi | 30 | Recruitment manager | 9th |
| 9 | Jason Leech | 29 | Historian and property entrepreneur | 8th |
| 9 | Alex Mills | 22 | Company director | 7th |
| 9 | Myles Mordaunt | 39 | Marketing agency co-founder | 6th |
| 9 | Jordan Poulton | 26 | Business analyst | 5th |
| 9 | Neil Clough | 32 | Regional manager for soccer centres | 4th |
| 9 | Francesca MacDuff-Varley | 32 | Dance and entertainment entrepreneur | 3rd |
| 9 | Luisa Zissman | 25 | Retail entrepreneur | 2nd |
| 9 | Leah Totton | 24 | Doctor | 1st |
| 10 | Chiles Cartwright | 35 | Company director | 20th |
| 10 | Robert Goodwin | 25 | Marketing manager | 19th |
| 10 | Scott McCulloch | 24 | Clinical development strategist | 18th |
| 10 | Lindsay Booth | 29 | Swimming academy owner | 17th |
| 10 | Nurun Ahmed | 36 | Marketing officer and fashion retailer | 16th |
| 10 | Steven Ugoalah | 29 | Social worker | 15th |
| 10 | Sarah Dales | 32 | Former PA & hypnotherapist | 14th |
| 10 | Ella Jade Bitton | 23 | Graduate | 13th |
| 10 | Jemma Bird | 26 | Operations manager | 12th |
| 10 | Pamela Uddin | 23 | Assistant brand manager | 11th |
| 10 | Lauren Riley | 28 | Solicitor | 10th |
| 10 | James Hill | 26 | Multiple business owner | 9th |
| 10 | Felipe Alvar-Baquero | 33 | Lawyer | 8th |
| 10 | Katie Bulmer-Cooke | 27 | Fitness entrepreneur | 7th |
| 10 | Sanjay Sood-Smith | 27 | Senior manager in banking | 6th |
| 10 | Solomon Akhtar | 22 | Technology entrepreneur | 5th |
| 10 | Roisin Hogan | 32 | Accountant | 4th |
| 10 | Daniel Lassman | 27 | Pub quiz company director | 3rd |
| 10 | Bianca Miller | 25 | Personal branding company owner | 2nd |
| 10 | Mark Wright | 24 | Digital marketing sales manager | 1st |
| 11 | Dan Callaghan | 23 | Fragrance retail director | 18th |
| 11 | Aisha Kasim | 30 | Inventor and hair extensions specialist | 17th |
| 11 | Jenny Garbis | 23 | Student | 16th |
| 11 | Ruth Whiteley | 47 | Training consultancy owner | 15th |
| 11 | Natalie Dean | 25 | Corporate account manager | 14th |
| 11 | Elle Stevenson | 21 | Operations executive | 13th |
| 11 | Mergim Butaja | 23 | Sales account manager | 12th |
| 11 | April Jackson | 26 | Boutique owner | 11th |
| 11 | Sam Curry | 23 | Private tutor | 10th |
| 11 | David Stevenson | 25 | Marketing company owner | 9th |
| 11 | Scott Saunders | 27 | Senior account manager | 8th |
| 11 | Selina Waterman-Smith | 31 | Events agency owner | 7th |
| 11 | Brett Butler-Smythe | 28 | Builder | 6th |
| 11 | Charleine Wain | 31 | Hair and beauty salon owner | 5th |
| 11 | Gary Poulton | 34 | Programme manager | 4th |
| 11 | Richard Woods | 31 | Marketing agency director | 3rd |
| 11 | Vana Koutsomitis | 27 | Social media entrepreneur | 2nd |
| 11 | Joseph Valente | 25 | Plumbing business owner | 1st |
| 12 | Michelle Niziol | 35 | Property consultancy owner | 18th |
| 12 | Natalie Hughes | 30 | Hair and beauty salon owner | 17th |
| 12 | Oliver Nohl-Oser | 33 | Food distribution business owner | 16th |
| 12 | Aleksandra King | 38 | Business consultancy owner | 15th |
| 12 | Mukai Noiri | 36 | Digital marketing manager | 14th |
| 12 | JD O'Brien | 37 | Beachwear company owner | 13th |
| 12 | Rebecca Jeffery | 31 | Design & marketing agency owner | 12th |
| 12 | Karthik Nagesan | 33 | IT consultancy owner | 11th |
| 12 | Samuel Boateng | 27 | Sales manager | 10th |
| 12 | Paul Sullivan | 38 | Marketing agency owner | 9th |
| 12 | Dillon St. Paul | 37 | Art director | 8th |
| 12 | Sofiane Khelfa | 32 | Senior sales executive | 7th |
| 12 | Trishna Thakrar | 28 | Recruitment agent | 6th |
| 12 | Grainne McCoy | 31 | Make-up studio owner | 5th |
| 12 | Jessica Cunningham | 29 | Online fashion entrepreneur | 4th |
| 12 | Frances Bishop | 25 | Children's clothing company owner | 3rd |
| 12 | Courtney Wood | 29 | Novelty gift company owner | 2nd |
| 12 | Alana Spencer | 24 | Cake company owner | 1st |
| 13 | Danny Grant | 32 | Online retail store owner | 18th |
| 13 | Jeff Wan | 28 | Business analyst | 17th |
| 13 | Elliot Van Emden | 31 | Legal firm owner | 16th |
| 13 | Siobhan Smith | 34 | Wedding company owner | 15th |
| 13 | Ross Fretten | 29 | Digital product consultant | 14th |
| 13 | Sarah-Jayne Clark | 25 | Clothing company owner | 13th |
| 13 | Sajan Shah | 24 | Event company owner | 12th |
| 13 | Andrew Brady | 26 | Project engineer | 11th |
| 13 | Anisa Topan | 36 | PR fashion agency owner | 10th |
| 13 | Charles Burns | 24 | Management consultant | 9th |
| 13 | Bushra Shaikh | 34 | Clothing company owner | 8th |
| 13 | Harrison Jones | 27 | Sales executive | 7th |
| 13 | Jade English | 25 | PR & marketing manager | 6th |
| 13 | Joanna Jarjue | 23 | Digital marketing manager | 5th |
| 13 | Elizabeth McKenna | 39 | Florist chain owner | 4th |
| 13 | Michaela Wain | 33 | Construction business owner | 3rd |
| 13 | Sarah Lynn | 35 | Confectionery company owner | =1st |
| 13 | James White | 26 | Recruitment firm owner | =1st |
| 14 | Sarah Byrne | 29 | Children's acting academy owner | 16th |
| 14 | David Alden | 32 | Tax advisor | 15th |
| 14 | Frank Brooks | 27 | Senior marketing manager | 14th |
| 14 | Alex Finn | 21 | IT specialist | 13th |
| 14 | Rick Monk | 33 | Quality controller | 12th |
| 14 | Kurran Pooni | 22 | Graduate | 11th |
| 14 | Kayode Damali | 26 | Professional speaker | 10th |
| 14 | Jasmine Kundra | 34 | Learning and development manager | 9th |
| 14 | Tom Bunday | 28 | Tree surgery firm owner | 8th |
| 14 | Jackie Fast | 32 | Sponsorship consultant | 7th |
| 14 | Sarah Ann Magson | 37 | Solicitor | 6th |
| 14 | Sabrina Stocker | 22 | Tennis events company owner | 5th |
| 14 | Khadija Kalifa | 28 | Eco cleaning company owner | 4th |
| 14 | Daniel Elahi | 28 | Lifestyle brand owner | 3rd |
| 14 | Camilla Ainsworth | 22 | Nut milk brand owner | 2nd |
| 14 | Sian Gabbidon | 25 | Swimwear brand owner | 1st |
| 15 | Shahin Hassan | 36 | Charted engineer | 16th |
| 15 | Kenna Ngoma | 24 | Ice cream company owner | 15th |
| 15 | Souleyman Bah | 20 | Paralympic athlete and motivational speaker | 14th |
| 15 | Lubna Farhan | 33 | Finance manager | 13th |
| 15 | Riyonn Farsad | 30 | Events manager | 12th |
| 15 | Iasha Masood | 27 | Account manager | 11th |
| 15 | Jemelin Artigas | 34 | Network marketing consultant | 10th |
| 15 | Ryan-Mark Parsons | 19 | Luxury womenswear consultant | 9th |
| 15 | Thomas Skinner | 28 | Pillow company owner | 8th |
| 15 | Marianne Rawlins | 36 | Risk management consultancy owner | 7th |
| 15 | Dean Ahmad | 20 | Sports management agency owner | 6th |
| 15 | Lottie Lion | 19 | Librarian | 5th |
| 15 | Lewis Ellis | 28 | Digital marketing project manager | 4th |
| 15 | Pamela Baird | 29 | Beauty brand owner | 3rd |
| 15 | Scarlett Allen-Horton | 32 | Recruitment company owner | 2nd |
| 15 | Carina Lepore | 30 | Artisan bakery owner | 1st |
Candidate's age during the series.