New Year Honours 2013
David Neil Payne
Knight Bachelor
“For services to Photonics Research and Applications.”
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“For services to Photonics Research and Applications.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 25 times in the New Year Honours List 2013 — 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 2013
Bernard Hogan-Howe
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Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Bradley Marc Wiggins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Lancashire
“For services to Cycling.”
Charles Benedict Ainslie
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Cornwall
“For services to Sailing.”
Christopher Stone
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
West Midlands
“For services to Education.”
David Hugh Wootton Mayor of London
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Kent
“For services to Legal Business, Charity and the City of London.”
David Whitlock Tanner
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For services to Rowing and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Elizabeth Fradd
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Derbyshire
“For services to Cycling and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
George Thomas Berwick
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Essex
“For services to Education.”
Hector William Hepburn Sants
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Oxfordshire
“For services to Financial Services and Regulation.”
Hew Francis Anthony Strachan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Lanarkshire
“For services to the Ministry of Defence.”
Hossein Yassaie
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Hertfordshire
“For services to Technology and Innovation.”
Ian David Diamond
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Aberdeen
“For services to Social Science and Higher Education.”
John Mark Nicholas Leighton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Edinburgh
“For services to Art.”
Keith Burnett
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
South Yorkshire
“For services to Science and Higher Education.”
Kenneth Henry Grange
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For services to Design.”
Martin Gregory Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Oxfordshire
“For charitable services to Education, the Arts and Science.”
Martin James Narey
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
North Yorkshire
“For services to Vulnerable People.”
Michael Aron Heller
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For charitable services.”
Nicholas Stephen Williams
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For services to Education.”
Peter Gerard Hendy
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Somerset
“for London.”
Quentin Saxby Blake
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For services to Illustration.”
Richard Charles Scrimgeour Shepherd
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
West Midlands
“for Aldridge Brownhill.”
Robert Stephen O’Brien
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Essex
“For services to Healthcare and to the community in London.”
Simon Charles Wessely
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For services to Military Healthcare and to Psychological Medicine.”
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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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Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2013
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013).
Published 29 December 2012.
Location (Hampshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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