How many doctors are there?

There have been eleven different actors who have played the Doctor since it first broadcast on the 21st November 1963. Here are the eleven Doctors and the times they were around.

1. William Hartnell 1963-1966

2. Patrick Troughton 1966-1969

3. Jon Pertwee 1970-1974

4. Tom Baker 1974-1981

5. Peter Davison 1982-1984

6. Colin Baker 1984-1986

7. Sylvester McCoy 1987-1989 + brief appearrance in 1996 (movie)

8. Paul McGann 1996 (movie)

9. Christopher Eccleston 2005

10. David Tennant 2005-2010

11. Matt Smith 2010-Present