Birthday Honours 2020
John Sambles
Knight Bachelor
“For services to Scientific Research and Outreach.”
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London Gazette notice
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
10 October 2020
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Professor John Roy SAMBLES F.R.S.
Professor, Department of Physics, University of Exeter
For services to Scientific Research and Outreach.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63135 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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- Crediton, Devon
“For services to Scientific Research and Outreach.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 15 times in the Birthday Honours List 2020 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
3 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Devon.
How widely is this recognised?
1,706 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
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 2020
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“For political service.”
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“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Donald Runnicles
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“For services to Music.”
Edward Byrne
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“For services to Higher Education.”
Geoffrey Mulgan
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“For services to the Creative Economy.”
Nasser Khalili
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“For services to Inter-Faith relations and to Charity.”
Nicholas Dakin
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“For political service.”
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“For services to Local Government.”
Professor Stephen Holgate
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“For services to Medical Research.”
Richard Bowling
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“For services to Art.”
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“For services to Entertainment and to Charity.”
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Fiona Rayment
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Salford, Greater Manchester
“For services to Nuclear Engineering.”
Carol Brayne
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Medicine, Medical Research and Public Health.”
Polina Bayvel
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London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering and to Optical Communications.”
Lorna Dawson
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Innovations in Soil and Forensic Science.”
Andrew Morris
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Perth, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medical Sciences, to Public Health and to Patient Care.”
Hayaatun Sillem
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“For services to Engineering.”
Debra Padgett
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Simeon Yates
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“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Jian Zhang
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“For services to Computer Animation Research, to Education and to Innovation in STEM.”
Matthew Wilson
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Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Claire Vincent
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science.”
Ann Watson
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Martin Rolles
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Healthcare Science and Cancer.”
Peter Robertson
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Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Research and Innovation in Northern Ireland.”
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London, Greater London
“For services to Research and Education around Black British Music.”
Beena Puri
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“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Ghulam Ng
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Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
Ian Marson
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London, Greater London
“For services to Migration and Borders Technology.”
James Markey
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Guildford, Surrey
“For services to the Technology Sector.”
Carolyn Heitmeyer
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London, Greater London
“For services to Social Science.”
Jane Gate
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Thatcham, Berkshire
“For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Mark Downs
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Deal, Kent
“For services to Biology.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 63135, notice 3645507. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2020).
Published 9 October 2020.
Location (Crediton, Devon) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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