Birthday Honours 2006
Donald Gordon Cruickshank
Knight Bachelor
“For public service.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 23 times in the Birthday Honours List 2006 — about 2% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
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 2006
Albert Aynsley-Green
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2006
“for England.”
Barrington Windsor Cunliffe
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2006
“For services to Archaeology.”
Brian Gammell Ivory
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2006
“For services to the Arts.”
Charles Cornelius Wheeler
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2006
“For services to Broadcasting and to Journalism.”
David Gerald Richards
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2006
“For services to Sport.”
David Michael Charles Michels
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2006
“For services to the Hospitality Industry.”
Gilbert Stanley Thomas
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2006
“For services to Business and to Charity in Wales.”
James Robert Crosby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2006
“For services to the Finance Industry.”
John Michael Sunderland
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2006
“For services to Business.”
Jonathan Elliott Asbridge
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2006
“For services to the NHS and Nursing.”
Kenneth John Knight
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2006
“For services to the Fire and Rescue Service.”
Mark Grundy
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2006
“For services to Education and to ICT.”
Michael John Aaronson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2006
“For services to Children.”
Norman George Bettison
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2006
“For services to the Police.”
Peter Jeffery Simpson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2006
“For services to the NHS.”
Philip Green
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2006
“For services to the Retail Industry.”
Richard Charles Leese
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2006
“For services to Local Government.”
Richard Timothy Hunt
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2006
“For services to Science.”
Robert John Margetts
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2006
“For services to Science and to Business.”
Roger Williams
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2006
“for Wales.”
Roy Malcolm Anderson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2006
Chief Scientific Adviser
Stelios Haji-Ioannou
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2006
“For services to Entrepreneurship.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jonathan Stephen Cunliffe
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Moira Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Brian Robertson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Emily Jarvis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Caroline Bird
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Graham Metcalfe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Welton, Lincolnshire
“For Public Service.”
Alison Lawson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Andrea Kinver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For Public Service.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For Public Service.”
Samuel Jenkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christopher Howarth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For Public Service.”
Anne Holland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2006
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2006).
Published 16 June 2006.
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