New Year Honours 1977
Evan Rees Whitaker Thomson
Knight Bachelor
“For services to the medical profession and related fields of endeavour.”
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Knight Bachelor
For services to the medical profession and related fields of endeavour.
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 32 times in the New Year Honours List 1977 — about 2% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
5,249 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
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 1977
Alexander Warren Page
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Christopher Thomas Higgins
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Chairman
Clifford Michael Curzon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1977
Daniel McGARVEY
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1977
“For services to the Trade Union Movement.”
David Gwynne Evans
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1977
“for Biological Standards and Control.”
Denis Eric Rooke
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1977
Donald Arthur Rolleston Albery
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1977
“For services to the Theatre.”
Edward Maitland Wright
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1977
Principal and Vice Chancellor
Frank Hartley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1977
“For services to pharmacy.”
Frederick Aubarua Osifelo
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1977
“For services to medicine and science.”
George Anthony Wharton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1977
Harold Hobson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1977
Havelock Henry Trevor Hudson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1977
“For services to Export.”
Heinrich Koeppler
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1977
Henry George Huckle
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1977
Herbert Charles Pereira
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1977
Howard Leslie Kirkley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1977
“For services to overseas aid.”
James Baddiley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1977
James Brewis Woodeson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1977
“For services to Export.”
James Eric Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1977
“For services to marine biology.”
John Allan Sewell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1977
John Charnley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1977
John Rix
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1977
“For services to Export.”
John Warcup Cornforth
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1977
In the same field
Others recognised for Health & Social Care
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,249 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care. See the full list →
Judith Dewinter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS.”
Crystal Oldman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Allison White
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aycliffe, County Durham
“For services to Supporting People with Cancer.”
Caron Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Walsall, West Midlands
“For services to Health and Wellbeing.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Lee Ralph
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Yate, Gloucestershire
“For services to Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience in the Fire and Rescue Sector.”
Catherine Repton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Premature Babies and their Families.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Tyrrell Evans
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Palliative Care.”
Warren Dunkley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gravesend, Kent
“For services to Mental Health Support.”
Elizabeth Slinger
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Healthcare in Myanmar.”
Matthew Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Helen Whyley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pencoed, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Nursing.”
Karen Weldon (karen Juggins)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
“For services to Dentistry.”
Carl Waldmann
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Reading, Berkshire
“For services to Critically Ill Patients in the NHS.”
Lucy Warner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Woking, Surrey
“For services to the NHS.”
Neil Platt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Vulnerable People and to Mental Health.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Ghulam Ng
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
Benash Nazmeen
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Charity and to Healthcare.”
Mark Major
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Carers.”
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Knight Bachelor · 1977
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1977 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1976.
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