New Year Honours 2017
James Smith
Knight Bachelor
• of Francis Crick Institute and lately Deputy Chief Executive Officer Medical Research Council
“For services to Medical Research and Science Education.”
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London Gazette notice
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Professor James Cuthbert SMITH F.R.S.
Senior Group Leader, of Francis Crick Institute and lately Deputy Chief Executive Officer Medical Research Council
For services to Medical Research and Science Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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New Year Honours 2017- Role at the time
- of Francis Crick Institute and lately Deputy Chief Executive Officer Medical Research Council
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- London
“For services to Medical Research and Science Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 24 times in the New Year Honours List 2017 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
of Francis Crick Institute and lately Deputy Chief Executive Officer Medical Research Council.
How widely is this recognised?
4,501 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
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 New Year Honours 2017
Andrew Murray
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“For services in support of Armed Forces Professional Development.”
Barry Ife
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Suffolk
“For services to Performing Arts Education.”
Bryn Jones
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Cardiff
“For services to Music.”
David Adjaye
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“For services to Architecture.”
David Behan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Kent
“For services to Health and Care.”
David Crausby
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Greater Manchester
“For parliamentary and political services.”
David Lee Pearson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Staffordshire
“For services to Equestrianism.”
David Ord
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Bristol
“For political service and service to the community in the South West.”
David Sloman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“For services to the NHS.”
David Waters (david Mark Rylance)
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“For services to Theatre.”
Donald Mccullin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Somerset
“For services to Photography.”
Ian Powell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Cheshire
“For services to Professional Services and voluntary service.”
Jeffrey Tate
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
“For services to British music overseas.”
John Campbell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
East Lothian
“For services to Farming and charitable service to Entrepreneurship.”
John Mccanny
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Down
“For services to Higher Education and Economic Development.”
Julian Brazier
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Kent
“For political and public service.”
Kenneth Dodd
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Merseyside
“For services to Entertainment and charity.”
Mohammed Farah
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“For services to Athletics.”
Nicholas Black
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“For services to Healthcare Research.”
Raymond Davies
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“For services to the Arts.”
Shankar Balasubramanian
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Science and Medicine.”
Steven Webb
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Gloucestershire
“For political and public service.”
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Others recognised for Health & Social Care
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,501 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care. See the full list →
Professor David Mabey
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to Global Health.”
Jonathan Davies
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to People with Cancer and to Broadcasting.”
Judith Dewinter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS.”
Jill Belch
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Scone, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medicine and Public Health.”
Meena Upadhyaya
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Community Cohesion in Wales and to Medical Genetics.”
Crystal Oldman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Carol Brayne
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Medicine, Medical Research and Public Health.”
Andrew Morris
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Perth, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medical Sciences, to Public Health and to Patient Care.”
Suzanne Rastrick
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shaftesbury, Dorset
“For services to the Allied Health Professions and to the Social Housing Sector.”
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.”
Debra Padgett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Biomedical Science in the NHS.”
Maurice Neely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strabane, County Tyrone
“For services to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland.”
Clare Mccawley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Castlewellan, County Down
“For services to Health and Social Care and to the Community and Voluntary Sector.”
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.”
Edith Leask
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lerwick, Shetland
“For services to Mental Health and Wellbeing.”
Helen Mack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Hospice Care.”
Leanne Howlett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warwick, Warwickshire
“For services to Health Visiting.”
Claire Griffiths
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Cancer Charities.”
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Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2673399. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 30 December 2016.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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