John Duncan Grimston, 7th Earl of Verulam (born 21 April 1951), styled Viscount Grimston between 1960 and 1973, is a British peer.

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The Right Honourable The Earl of Verulam
Earl of Verulam
Tenure	15 April 1973 – present
Predecessor	John Grimston, 6th Earl of Verulam
Born	John Duncan Grimston (1951-04-21) 21 April 1951 (age 73)
Nationality	British
Spouse(s)	Dione Smith
Issue	James Grimston, Viscount Grimston The Hon. Hugo Guy Sylvester Grimston Lady Flora Grimston The Hon. Sam George Grimston
Parents	John Grimston, 6th Earl of Verulam Marjorie Ray Duncan

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Grimston was born in 1951, the only son of John Grimston, 6th Earl of Verulam. He succeeded in the earldom in 1973 on the death of his father. He was educated at West Downs School and Eton.

For 14 years until 1996 he was a director of corporate finance at Barings Bank. He was a Managing Director of ABN-AMRO Bank from 1996 to 2000. He was a Director and Vice-Chairman of Kleinwort Benson Private Bank from 2001 to 2008. He is currently Chairman of Grimston Trust Ltd and founding partner of the Verulam Consulting group.

Grimston has founded two registered charities: The Friends of St Michael's Church, and The West Herts Environmental Foundation.

Lord Verulam married Dione Smith in 1976. They have four children:^[1]

• James Walter Grimston, Viscount Grimston (born 6 January 1978), heir apparent to the earldom and other titles, married Lady Rosanagh Innes-Ker, daughter of the 10th Duke of Roxburghe, in 2008, had issue
• Hon Hugo Guy Sylvester Grimston (born 5 November 1979)
• Lady Flora Grimston (born 28 September 1981)
• Hon Sam George Grimston (born 18 October 1983)