Birthday Honours 1998
John Charles Hoddinott
Knight Bachelor
“For services to the Police and to the prevention of Crime.”
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Knight Bachelor
For services to the Police and to the prevention of Crime.
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 28 times in the Birthday Honours List 1998 — about 2% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services.
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 1998
Alexander Fraser Morrison
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Highland and Islands Enterprise.”
Alexander Wiseman Macara
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to the Medical Profession.”
Brian Jarman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to General Practice.”
David Hare
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to the Theatre.”
David John Watson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Higher Education.”
Edmund John Phillip Browne
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to the Oil and Gas Industries.”
Elihu Lauterpacht
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to international law.”
Geoffrey Charles Hurst
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Association Football.”
Ian Holm
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Drama.”
John Birt
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Broadcasting.”
John Clifford Mortimer
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to the Arts.”
John Eliot Gardiner
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Music.”
John Reginald Gorman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“for Political Dialogue.”
Malcolm Rowland Bates
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Industry.”
Netar Prakesh Mallick of Renal Medicine
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Nephrology.”
Nicholas John Shackleton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“for Quaternary Research, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge.”
Patrick John Gillam
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Industry.”
Peter Geoffrey Hall
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to the Town and Country Planning Association.”
Peter Michael Williams
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Science and Technology.”
Philip Cohen
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Biochemistry.”
Richard Everard Nichols Mayor of London
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to the City of London.”
Robert Alan Langlands
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
Chief Executive
Robert George Cooper
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Equal Opportunities.”
Robert Malpas
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Industry and to Science and Technology.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Policing & Emergency Services
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,325 people have been recognised for Policing & Emergency Services. See the full list →
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Dharmesh Mistry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing and to the community in Bradford and Leeds.”
Hitesh Mehta
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Policing, to Charity and to Volunteering in Coventry, West Midlands.”
Scott Caswell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
“For services to Policing and to Veterans.”
Janice Bulfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fordingbridge, Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Brian Whitaker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to National Security.”
Alexis Poole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Terence Woods
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Darwen, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Serena Kennedy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Policing.”
James Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Northumberland
“For services to Policing.”
Kanti Pindoria
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Policing and to the community in London.”
Susan Holliday
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigton, Cumbria
“For services to Policing and to the community in Cumbria.”
Alison Fossey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Island Policing and to the wider community of Jersey.”
Ramona Senior
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
Carl Portman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Banbury, Oxfordshire
“For services to Prisoners.”
Neil Byrne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Caldicot, Gwent
“For services to Policing.”
Robert Nixon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Policing and Criminal Justice.”
John Robins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Yorkshire
“For services to Policing.”
John Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Policing.”
Michael Leonard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Policing.”
Neil Barclay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisoner Rehabilitation.”
Maria Mcnicholl
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Prisons and Prisoners.”
Kyle Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swanley, Kent
“For services to Transport Policing.”
Ian Drysdale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Policing.”
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Knight Bachelor · 1998
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1998 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1998.
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