Birthday Honours 2009
David Forbes Hendry of Economics
Knight Bachelor
Professor of Economics • University of Oxford
Organisation: University of Oxford
“For services to Social Science.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2009
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Knight Bachelor
Birthday Honours 2009- Role at the time
- Professor of Economics, University of Oxford
“For services to Social Science.”
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Knight Bachelor
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 20 times in the Birthday Honours List 2009 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Professor of Economics, University of Oxford.
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 Birthday Honours 2009
Andrew John Cash
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to Healthcare.”
Andrew Motion
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to Literature.”
Charles Duncan Rice
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
Aberdeen
“For services to Higher Education.”
Christopher Bruce Ricks of Poetry
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to Scholarship.”
Christopher Frank Carandini Lee
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
David Charles Baulcombe
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to Plant Science.”
David Chetwode Samworth
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
Cheshire
“For charitable services.”
Deian Rhys Hopkin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to Higher Education and to Skills.”
Geoffrey Robert Rowland
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to the Crown and the community in Guernsey.”
Henry Neville Lindley Keswick
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to British business interests overseas and charitable activities in the UK.”
Ian Brownlie
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to public international law.”
John Garry Hawkes
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to Business and to Vocational Training.”
Nicholas Alexander Faldo
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to Golf.”
Paul Joseph Patrick Grant
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to local and national Education.”
Paul Martin Ennals
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Peter Rogers
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to Local Government.”
William Arnot Wakeham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to Chemical Engineering and to Higher Education.”
William George Hastings
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to the Tourism Industry and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
William Ian Ridley Johnston
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2009
“For services to the Police.”
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers this round — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 2009.
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