New Year Honours 2012
Charles Lamb Allen
Knight Bachelor
Knight Bachelor · 2012
“For services to the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2003
“For services to the XVII Commonwealth Games.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to the XVII Commonwealth Games.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2003“For services to the XVII Commonwealth Games.”
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New Year Honours 2012- Region
- London
“For services to the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 30 times in the New Year Honours List 2012 — about 2% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
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 New Year Honours 2012
Andre Konstantin Geim of Physics
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
“For services to Science.”
Andrew Witty
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Buckinghamshire
“Chief Executive Officer, GlaxoSmithKline. For services to the Economy and to the UK Pharmaceutical Industry.”
Antonio Pappano
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“Music Director, Royal Opera House. For services to Music.”
Brian Mellor Greenwood
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
“For services to malaria research in Africa.”
David Edward Reid
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Essex
“Lately Chairman, Tesco plc and Chairman, Kwik-Fit Group. For services to Business and to Charity.”
Dr John Gordon St Clair Buchanan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Surrey
“Chairman, Smith & Nephew plc. For services to Industry.”
Dr Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Cambridgeshire
“Scientist, Medical Research Council, Laboratory of Molecular Biology. For services to Molecular Biology.”
Geoffrey Hall
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Nottinghamshire
“Lately Principal and Chief Executive, New College Nottingham. For services to Further Education.”
George Iacobescu
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“For services to Charity, Community and the Financial Services Industry.”
Gerald Acher
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Surrey
“For charitable services.”
Herbert Douglas Ellis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
West Midlands
“For charitable services.”
John Alexander Armitt
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“Chair, Olympic Delivery Authority. For services to Engineering and Construction.”
Konstantin Novoselov of Physics
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
“For services to Science.”
Michael David Bear
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“Lately Lord Mayor, City of London. For services to Regeneration, Charity and the City of London.”
Paul Ruddock
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“Philanthropist. For services to the Arts.”
Peter Lytton Bazalgette
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“TV Producer. For services to Broadcasting.”
Professor Andre Konstantin Geim
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Greater Manchester
“Professor of Physics, University of Manchester. For services to Science.”
Professor Christopher Maxwell Snowden
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Surrey
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Surrey. For services to Engineering and to Higher Education.”
Professor Diarmaid Ninian John Macculloch
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Oxfordshire
“Professor of the History of the Church, University of Oxford. For services to Scholarship.”
Professor Geoffrey William Hill
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Cambridgeshire
“Poet and Critic. For services to Literature.”
Professor John Gerald Patrick Sissons
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Cambridgeshire
“Regius Professor of Physic, University of Cambridge. For services to Research and Education in Clinical Medicine.”
Professor Konstantin Novoselov
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Greater Manchester
“Professor of Physics, University of Manchester. For services to Science.”
Professor Mark Brian Pepys
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“Professor of Medicine and Head of Medicine Division, University College London Medical School, Royal Free Hospital. For services to Biomedicine.”
Professor Robert Tony Watson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Nigel Travis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Emily Scarratt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coalville, Leicestershire
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Leah Williamson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Johanna Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Kim Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Alan Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Jennifer Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport.”
David Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Alan Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
James Mcdonald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Junior Athletics.”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Leslie France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan.”
Linda Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports.”
George Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2012
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2012).
Published 1 January 2012.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2003
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2003).
Published 31 December 2002.
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