Birthday Honours 2014
Ewan Brown
Knight Bachelor
“Chairman, Scottish Financial Enterprise and Senior Governor, University of St Andrews. For services to Business and Public Life and Philanthropy in Scotland.”
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Chairman, Scottish Financial Enterprise and Senior Governor, University of St Andrews. For services to Business and Public Life and Philanthropy in Scotland.
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“Chairman, Scottish Financial Enterprise and Senior Governor, University of St Andrews. For services to Business and Public Life and Philanthropy in Scotland.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 30 times in the Birthday Honours List 2014 — about 2% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
3,913 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
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 2014
András Schiff
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Classical Pianist. For services to Music.”
Andrew Nicholas Carter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Surrey
“Headteacher, South Farnham Community Junior School, Surrey. For services to Education.”
Barry Stuart Day
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Nottinghamshire
“Chief Executive, Greenwood Dale Foundation Trust and The Greenwood Academies Trust. For services to Education.”
Daniel Michael Blake Day-lewis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Actor. For services to Drama.”
Derek John Myers
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Lately Chief Executive, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. For services to Local Government in London.”
Dr Anthony Francis Seldon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Berkshire
“Headteacher, Wellington College, Berkshire. For services to Education and to Modern Political History.”
Dr Charles Richard Bean
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy, Bank of England. For services to Monetary Policy and Central Banking.”
Dr John Ernest Dunford
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Leicestershire
“Education Consultant. For services to Education.”
Dr Michael Dixon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Hampshire
“Director, Natural History Museum. For services to Museums.”
Gerald Edgar Grimstone
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“For public service, particularly to Defence and Business.”
Jonathan Michael Murphy
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Wirral
“Chief Constable, Merseyside Police. For services to Policing.”
Michael Deegan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Cheshire
“Chief Executive, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS.”
Philip Graham Dilley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Chairman, Arup Group. For services to Consulting Engineering.”
Professor Cary Lynn Cooper
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Cheshire
“Distinguished Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health, Lancaster University. For services to Social Science.”
Professor Colin Brian Blakemore
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Oxfordshire
“Director, Centre for the Study of the Senses, School of Advanced Study, University of London. For services to Scientific Research, Policy and Outreach.”
Professor David Greenaway
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Nottinghamshire
“Vice Chancellor, University of Nottingham. For services to Higher Education.”
Professor David John Spiegelhalter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Cambridgeshire
“Winton Professor for the Public Understanding of Risk, University of Cambridge. For services to Statistics.”
Professor David Royden Fish
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Hertfordshire
“Managing Director, University College London Partners, Academic Health Science Partnership. For services to the NHS.”
Professor David Stephen Eastwood
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Somerset
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Birmingham. For services to Higher Education.”
Professor John Bernard Pethica
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Oxfordshire
“Chief Scientific Adviser, National Physical Laboratory and Physical Secretary and Vice-President, The Royal Society. For services to Science.”
Professor Michael John Owen
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
South Glamorgan
“Director, The MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff University. For services to Neuroscience and Mental Health.”
Professor Richard Rustom Kharsedji Sorabji
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Oxfordshire
“Honorary Fellow, Wolfson College, Oxford and Professor Emeritus, King's College London. For services to Philosophical Scholarship.”
Professor Thomas Martin Devine
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Lanarkshire
“Personal Senior Research Chair of History, The University of Edinburgh. For services to the Study of Scottish History.”
Professor Thomas Walter Bannerman Kibble
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Senior Research Fellow and Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics, Imperial College London. For services to Physics.”
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Deborah Wosskow
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London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and to Access to Finance for Women.”
Natalie Wade
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“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
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“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
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Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Hannah Bernard
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and Access to Finance for Women.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
Erica Maxwell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dungannon, County Tyrone
“For services to the Economy and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
Ernest Fallowfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
Isabella Cameron
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Isle of Uist, Western Isles
“For services to Hospitality and to the Rural Economy in South Uist.”
Tina Barton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shaftesbury, Dorset
“For services to Science and to Trade.”
Ronjon Nag
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Entrepreneurship and to Artificial Intelligence.”
Lance Uggla
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
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.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Richard Scaife
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Manufacturing.”
Becky Ruddy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thurso, Caithness
“For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry.”
Pino De Rosa
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2014).
Published 15 June 2014.
Location (Edinburgh) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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