Birthday Honours 1980
James Winter Cruthers
Knight Bachelor
“For services to television, the arts and the community.”
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Knight Bachelor
For services to television, the arts and the community.
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 38 times in the Birthday Honours List 1980 — about 3% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
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 Birthday Honours 1980
Alan James Harris
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
Albert Lamb
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
“For charitable services.”
Albert Percy Costain
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
“For political and public service.”
Angus Wilson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
Austin William Pearce
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
Australian States
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
David Ernest Campbell Price
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
“For political and public service.”
David John Davenport-Handley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
Edward Anthony John Alment
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
President
Edward Jackson Stewart
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
“For service to business, charity and horse racing.”
Edward Penley Abraham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
Frederick Frank Arthur Burden
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
“For political and public service.”
George Robin Perronet MAcLELLAN
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
Graham John Wilkins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
“For services to Export.”
Jack William Hughes
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
Chairman
James Ian Raley Trethowan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
Director General
James William Donald Crane
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
John Chalmer Stebbings
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
John Godfray Le Quesne
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
John Moores
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
“For charitable services.”
John Vincent Dillon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
“For public service.”
Joseph Albert Pope
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
Joseph Franklin Madders Braithwaite
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
“For services to Export.”
Justice Kevin Victor Ander- Son
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1980
“For service to the Law.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
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.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 1980
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1980 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1980.
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