Birthday Honours 1969
John Spencer Wills
Knight Bachelor
“For services to Industry and the Arts.”
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Knight Bachelor · 1969
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 39 times in the Birthday Honours List 1969 — 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 1969
Alan James Richmond
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Principal
Alec Arnold Constantine Issigonis
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Alfred Davies Devonsher Broughton
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Arthur Desmond Bonham-Carter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1969
“For services to the National Health Service.”
Arthur George Weidenfeld
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1969
Chairman
Bernard Miles
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Brian Hilton Flowers
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Bruce Greatbatch
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1969
Charles Robert Keene
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Clarence Askew Byrne
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1969
“For services to the development of natural resources, particularly to mining.”
Clifford James Hammett
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Contents list on last page Robert GRIEVE. Chairman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1969
Chairman
David Waldron Smithers
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1969
Ernst Boris Chain of Biochemistry
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1969
Frederick Johnson Pedler
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1969
“for Technical Education and Training for Overseas Countries.”
Gerard Ryder
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1969
Harold Grant Ferrier
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1969
“For services to industry.”
Harold Stanley Wyndham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1969
“For ser- vices to education.”
Hector McNEIL
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1969
“for Europe.”
Henry Edmund Sargant
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1969
President
James Sharp Tait
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1969
John Betjeman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1969
John Francis Compton Miller
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1969
Julian Salmon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1969
“For services to the catering industry.”
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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.”
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Knight Bachelor · 1969
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1969 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1969.
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