New Year Honours 2007
James Fraser Stoddart
Knight Bachelor
“For services to chemistry and molecular nanotechnology.”
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For services to chemistry and molecular nanotechnology.
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 25 times in the New Year Honours List 2007 — about 2% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,797 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
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 2007
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“For services to the City of London.”
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“For services to Human Rights.”
Geoffrey Nice
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“For services to international criminal justice in and for the former Yugoslavia.”
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“For services to Music.”
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George Peter Scott
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“For services to Higher Education.”
Gordon William Duff of Molecular Medicine
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“For services to Public Health.”
Herbert William Massie
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“For services to Disabled People.”
His Honour Stephen John Lindsay Oliver
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“For public service.”
Howard Dalton
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Chief Scientific Adviser
Ian Charles Franklin Andrews
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James Dyson
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“For services to Business.”
John Edward Tooke
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“For services to Medicine.”
John James O’Reilly
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“For services to Science.”
John Richard Grenfell Bradfield
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“For services to Science, Business and to the community in Cambridge.”
Keith Onyema Ajegbo
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“For services to Education.”
Kenneth Donald John Macdonald
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Kevin Smith
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“For services to Industry.”
Malcolm Green
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“For services to Medicine.”
Michael De Courcy Fraser Holroyd
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“For services to Literature.”
Michael Derek Vaughan Rake
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“For services to the Accountancy Profession.”
Philip Roy Hampton
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“For public service.”
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“For services to Museums.”
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Others recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,797 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology. See the full list →
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“For services to Engineering.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Matthew Wilson
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Robertsbridge, East Sussex
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Ann Watson
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Ghulam Ng
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Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
James Markey
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Guildford, Surrey
“For services to the Technology Sector.”
Jane Gate
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Thatcham, Berkshire
“For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem.”
Maurice Geddis
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Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Mark Downs
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Deal, Kent
“For services to Biology.”
Jonathan Boddington
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Oswestry, Shropshire
“For services to Design and Innovation in Furniture Making.”
Olubukola Babajide
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Geoffrey Underwood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newport, Isle of Wight
“For services to the Technology Industry.”
Sharon Todd
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Innovation.”
Ian Ritchey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Engineering.”
Brian Mcconnell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Engineering.”
Rashmi Mantri
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Mathematics Education.”
Myrtle Dawes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Energy and Technology.”
John Boumphrey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
“For services to Technology, Consumer and Digital Commerce Industry.”
Timothy Orchard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS and Healthcare Research and Innovation.”
Adikaari Adikaari
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Guildford, Surrey
“For services to Research and Innovation to Tackle Climate Change.”
Katherine Smith
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Stourbridge, West Midlands
“For services to Brain Tumour Research and to Charity.”
Mark Bamforth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK Life Sciences and to UK/USA business relations.”
Benjamin Towers
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gillingham, Kent
“For services to the Startup Business Community, Excellence in Innovation and Enterprise.”
Professor Rees
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Multi-Hazard Science and Disaster Risk Reduction.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2007
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2007 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 2006.
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