Birthday Honours 2021
Andrew Hopper
Knight Bachelor
• the Royal Society
“For services to Computer Technology.”
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London Gazette notice
Knights Bachelor
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
12 June 2021
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Professor Andrew HOPPER C.B.E. F.R.S. FREng
Treasurer and Vice-President, the Royal Society
For services to Computer Technology.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63377 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Knight Bachelor
Birthday Honours 2021- Role at the time
- the Royal Society
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- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Computer Technology.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 18 times in the Birthday Honours List 2021 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
10 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Cambridgeshire.
What organisation were they with?
the Royal Society.
How widely is this recognised?
1,706 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2021
Andrew Pollard
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Public Health, particularly during the Covid-19 Pandemic.”
Anthony Lloyd (tony Lloyd)
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For Public Service.”
Antonio Horta-osorio
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Financial Services and voluntary services to Mental Healthcare and Culture.”
Hamid Patel
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Blackburn, Lancashire
“For services to Education.”
John Aston
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Statistics and Public Policymaking.”
John Kay
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Economics, to Finance and to Business.”
Jonathan Pryce
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Keith Willett
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to the NHS.”
Martin Landray
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Bampton, Oxfordshire
“For services to Public Health and to Science.”
Michael Gooley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Business and to Charity.”
Michael Houghton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
“For services to Medicine.”
Michael Mcbride
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Public Health in Northern Ireland.”
Michael Ryan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
Peter Horby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Medical Research.”
Philip Augar
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Higher and Further Education Policy.”
Roger Marsh
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Business, to the Economy and to the community in Northern England.”
William Adderley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Hambleton, Rutland
“For services to Charity.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,706 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology. See the full list →
Stephen Andrew Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Fiona Rayment
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Salford, Greater Manchester
“For services to Nuclear Engineering.”
Carol Brayne
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Medicine, Medical Research and Public Health.”
Polina Bayvel
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering and to Optical Communications.”
Lorna Dawson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Innovations in Soil and Forensic Science.”
Andrew Morris
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Perth, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medical Sciences, to Public Health and to Patient Care.”
Hayaatun Sillem
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering.”
Debra Padgett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Biomedical Science in the NHS.”
Simeon Yates
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Jian Zhang
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Computer Animation Research, to Education and to Innovation in STEM.”
Matthew Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Claire Vincent
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science.”
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.”
Martin Rolles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Healthcare Science and Cancer.”
Peter Robertson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Research and Innovation in Northern Ireland.”
Professor Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Research and Education around Black British Music.”
Beena Puri
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Ghulam Ng
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
Ian Marson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Migration and Borders Technology.”
James Markey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Guildford, Surrey
“For services to the Technology Sector.”
Carolyn Heitmeyer
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Social Science.”
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63377, notice 3816502. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2021).
Published 11 June 2021.
Location (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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