New Year Honours 2000
Alan Walter Rudge
Knight Bachelor
“For services to Engineering Research and to Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 43 times in the New Year Honours List 2000 — about 2% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,797 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2000
Alan Michael Sugar
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to the Home Computer and Electronics Industry.”
Alan Seymour Davies
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Education.”
Alec Wesley Skempton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Engineering.”
Bonaventure’s School
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Education.”
Charles Antony Richard Hoare
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Education and to Computer Science.”
Chung Kong Chow
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Industry.”
David Philip Lane
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Medical Science, especially Cancer Research.”
Harry George Jones
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Local Government.”
Henry Cooper
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Boxing.”
His Honour Judge Rhys Everson Davies
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to the Criminal Justice System.”
Howard Stringer
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Jeremy Dixon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Architecture.”
John Alistair Graham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland.”
John Brown
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Ship Design in the 20th Century.”
John Desmond Patrick Keegan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Military History.”
John Evelyn Beringer
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Environmental Safety.”
John Kenneth Tavener
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Music.”
John Peter Jens Jonas
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
John Stanley Evans
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to the Police.”
John Stevens
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to the Police.”
Josias Cunningham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For political and public service.”
Kenneth Duncan Morrison
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to the Food Retail Industry.”
Kurt George Matthew Mayer Alberti
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Diabetic Medicine.”
Malcolm Stanley Bradbury
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Literature.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,797 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology. See the full list →
Hayaatun Sillem
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Matthew Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Ghulam Ng
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
James Markey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Guildford, Surrey
“For services to the Technology Sector.”
Jane Gate
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thatcham, Berkshire
“For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Mark Downs
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Deal, Kent
“For services to Biology.”
Jonathan Boddington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oswestry, Shropshire
“For services to Design and Innovation in Furniture Making.”
Olubukola Babajide
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Geoffrey Underwood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newport, Isle of Wight
“For services to the Technology Industry.”
Sharon Todd
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Innovation.”
Ian Ritchey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Engineering.”
Brian Mcconnell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Engineering.”
Rashmi Mantri
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Mathematics Education.”
Myrtle Dawes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Energy and Technology.”
John Boumphrey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
“For services to Technology, Consumer and Digital Commerce Industry.”
Timothy Orchard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS and Healthcare Research and Innovation.”
Adikaari Adikaari
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Guildford, Surrey
“For services to Research and Innovation to Tackle Climate Change.”
Katherine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stourbridge, West Midlands
“For services to Brain Tumour Research and to Charity.”
Mark Bamforth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK Life Sciences and to UK/USA business relations.”
Benjamin Towers
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gillingham, Kent
“For services to the Startup Business Community, Excellence in Innovation and Enterprise.”
Professor Rees
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Multi-Hazard Science and Disaster Risk Reduction.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2000
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2000 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 31 December 1999.
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