Arts & Culture - Knight Bachelor
82 Knight Bachelor recipients recognised for this theme
Sub-themes
Narrower themes within Arts & Culture among Knight Bachelor recipients.
Knight Bachelor for Arts & Culture - over time
Knight Bachelor appointments recognising Arts & Culture, by year.
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2026
2025
Hans Kristian Anders Ruben Rausing
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
London, Greater London
“Philanthropist. For services to the Arts”
Gary Leonard Oldman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
Abroad
“Actor. For services to Drama”
Rufus Norris
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
London, Greater London
“Director and Chief Executive Officer, The National Theatre. For services to Theatre”
Roger Daltrey
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
London, Greater London
“Patron, Teenage Cancer Trust. For services to Charity and to Music”
Alexander Beard
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive, Royal Ballet and Opera. For services to the Arts”
Alan James Hollinghurst
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
London, Greater London
“Author. For services to Literature”
Loyd Daniel Gilman Grossman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire
“Chair, The Royal Parks. For services to Heritage”
Gabriele Maria Finaldi
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
London, Greater London
“Director, National Gallery. For services to Art and Culture”
2024
John Milford Rutter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
“Composer. For services to Music”
Wayne McGREGOR
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
London, Greater London
“Choreographer. For services to Dance”
Roger William Wright
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Halesworth, Suffolk
“Chief Executive, Britten Pears Arts. For services to Music”
Niall Campbell Ferguson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan
“Historian and Author. For services to Literature”
Timothy Randall Martin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Devon
“Founder and Chair, Wetherspoons. For services to Hospitality and to Culture”
Athelstan Eavis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Glastonbury, Somerset
“Founder and Leader, Glastonbury Festival. For services to Music and to Charity”
Gregory Doran
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
London, Greater London
“Lately Artistic Director, Royal Shakespeare Company. For services to the Arts”
Professor Alexander Mccall Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Author and Academic. For services to Literature, to Academia and to Charity”
2023
Ben Golden Emuobowho Okri
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“Poet and Novelist. For services to Literature”
Stephen Arthur Frears
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“Director and Producer. For services to Film and Television”
Rupert Alexander Gavin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Drama, the Arts, to Heritage and to the Economy”
Martin Louis Amis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“Author. For services to Literature (to be dated 18 May 2023)”
Grayson Perry
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“Artist, Writer and Broadcaster. For services to the Arts”
Robin Millar
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“Founder and Group Chair, Blue Raincoat Chrysalis Group. For services to Music, to People with Disabilities, to Young People and to Charity”
Luke Rittner
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive, Royal Academy of Dance. For services to Dance and the Arts”
Brian Harold May
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Surrey
“Musician, Astrophysicist and Animal Welfare Advocate. For services to Music and to Charity”
Roland Francis Kester Keating
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive, The British Library. For services to Literature”
John Akomfrah
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“Visual Artist. For services to the Arts”
2022
Stephen Andrew Gill Hough
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
London, Greater London
“Pianist. For services to Music”
Ian Rankin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Author. For services to Literature and to Charity”
Nicholas David Coleridge
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Worcester, Worcestershire
“Chairman, Victoria and Albert Museum. For services to Museums, to Publishing and to the Creative Industries”
Peter Edward Murray
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“Founding and Executive Director, Yorkshire Sculpture Park. For services to the Arts”
William Anthony Bowater Russell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Thriplow, Cambridgeshire
“Lately Lord Mayor of London. For services to Financial Innovation, Culture, and Wellbeing in the City of London particularly during Covid-19”
Alistair Spalding
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
London, Greater London
“Artistic Director and Chief Executive, Sadler's Wells Theatre. For services to Dance”
John Boorman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Living Abroad
“Film Director. For services to Film”
2021
Jonathan Pryce
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
London, Greater London
“Actor. For services to Drama and Charity”
Antonio Mota De Sousa Horta-Osorio
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
London, Greater London
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, Lloyds Banking Group. For services to Financial Services and voluntary services to Mental Healthcare and to Culture”
Graham Vick
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
London, Greater London
“Founder and Artistic Director, Birmingham Opera Company. For services to Music and to the Regions”
Christopher Mark Le Brun
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
London, Greater London
“Lately President, Royal Academy. For services to the Arts”
2020
David Courtney Suchet
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
London, Greater London
“Actor. For services to Drama and charity”
Brendan Foster
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
Stocksfield, Northumberland
“For services to International and National Sport and Culture in North East England”
Philip Redmond
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
Willington, Cheshire
“For services to Broadcasting and Arts in the Regions”
Christopher James Hampton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
London, Greater London
“Playwright. For services to Drama”
David Julian Bintley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
Birmingham, West Midlands
“For services to Dance”
Samuel Alexander Mendes
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
London, Greater London
“Theatre and Film Director. For services to Drama”
Humphrey Burton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
Suffolk
“For services to Classical Music, the Arts and to Media”
2019
Ian Isaac Stoutzker
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2019
London
“Founder Chairman, Live Music Now. For services to Music and Philanthropy.”
Stephen John Cleobury
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2019
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Director of Music, King's College, Cambridge. For services to Choral Music.”
Robert Cohan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2019
London
“Founding Artistic Director, The Place. For services to Choreography and Dance.”