Birthday Honours 2000
Howard Joseph Newby
Knight Bachelor
“For services to Higher Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 28 times in the Birthday Honours List 2000 — about 2% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
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 2000
Adrian Leonard Webb
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“For services to Higher Education.”
Alan Charles Laurence Whistler
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“For services to Art.”
Anthony Barnes Atkinson
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Warden
Bernard Schreier
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to the development of UK-Hungary trade.”
Charles Othniel Williams
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to business, construction and sports.”
David Rowat Barclay
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For charitable services.”
David Sydney Rowe-Beddoe
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Industrial and Economic Development in Wales.”
Frederick Hugh Barclay
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For charitable services.”
George Karoly Radda
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Biomedical Science.”
George Sweeney
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Further Education.”
Graham Morgan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Health Care.”
Howard John Davies
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Financial Regulation.”
Iain Geoffrey Chalmers
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to health care.”
Ian Charles Rayner Byatt
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Water Consumers and to the Water Industry.”
John Anthony Wall
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“for the Blind.”
John David Phillips
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to the Police.”
John Shipley Rowlinson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and to Education.”
Justice Robert Kynnersley Woods
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to law and the community.”
Michael Caine
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Drama.”
Neil William David McIntosh
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“for Voluntary Organisations.”
Nicholas Charles Young
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For Services to Cancer Care.”
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Paul Brierley Smith
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“For services to the Fashion Industry.”
Robert Andrew Wales
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2000
“For services to Local Government.”
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Others recognised for Education
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,862 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Henry Cyril Grunwald
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Holocaust Remembrance and Education.”
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Shelagh Jane Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
William Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Dawn Tinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Catherine Grove
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Diane Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Caroline Tyerman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Durham, County Durham
“For services to Education.”
Patricia Wells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Peter Scobie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Higher Education.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Fiona Mccullough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Iraklis Kolokotronis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Early Years.”
Fiona Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
Eleanor Keeley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2000
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2000).
Published 15 June 2000.
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