New Year Honours 2015
John Vincent Hurt
Knight Bachelor
Actor.
“Actor. For services to Drama.”
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New Year Honours 2015- Role at the time
- Actor.
- Region
- Norfolk
“Actor. For services to Drama.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 26 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Actor..
How widely is this recognised?
4,039 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
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 New Year Honours 2015
Andrew Jonathan Bate, C.B.E., F.B.A.,
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Andrew Valentine Morris
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Berkshire
“Chief Executive, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS.”
David Anthony Andrew Amess
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Essex
“Member of Parliament for Southend West. For political and public service.”
David Edward John Ramsden
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London
“Head, Government Economic Service. For services to Economic Policy Making.”
David John Verey
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London
“Chair, The Art Fund. For services to Arts Philanthropy.”
Dickson Poon
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London
“For services to Business and to charity particularly Higher Education.”
Dr Anthony Herbert Everington
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London
“Chair, NHS Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group. For services to Primary Care.”
Dr Simon Fraser Campbell
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Dorset
“Drug Discover and Scientific Adviser. For services to Chemistry.”
Hugh Nigel Edward Bayley, M.P.,
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“For services to Parliamentary engagement with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.”
John Arthur Townsley
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North Yorkshire
“Executive Principal, The Gorse Academies Trust, Leeds. For services to Education.”
Julian Ernest Michael Le Grand, F.B.A.,
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“For services to Social Science and public service.”
Matthew David Baggott
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West Midlands
“Lately Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing in the United Kingdom.”
Nigel John Thrift, D.L., F.B.A.,
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“For services to Higher Education.”
Peter Ashley Kendall
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Hertfordshire
“For services to the Agricultural Industry in England and Wales.”
Prof Martyn Poliakoff
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Nottinghamshire
“Research Professor of Chemistry, University of Nottingham. For services to the Chemical Sciences.”
Professor Jonathan Bate
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Oxfordshire
“Literary Scholar and Provost, Worcester College, University of Oxford. For services to Literary Scholarship and Higher Education.”
Professor Julian Ernest Michael Le
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Bristol
“Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy, London School of Economics. For services to Social Science and public service.”
Professor Nigel John Thrift
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West Midlands
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Warwick. For services to Higher Education.”
Professor Nilesh Jayantilal Samani
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Leicestershire
“Professor of Cardiology, University of Leicester. For services to Medicine and Medical Research.”
Professor Norman Stanley Williams
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London
“Past President, Royal College of Surgeons of England. For services to Surgery.”
Professor Richard Robert Barnett
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Londonderry
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Ulster. For services to Higher Education and Business in Northern Ireland.”
Richard Paniguian
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London
“Head, Defence and Security Organisation, UK Trade and Investment. For services to the UK Defence Industry.”
Theodore Agnew
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Norfolk
“For services to Education.”
Thomas Philip Winsor
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Kent
“HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary. For public service.”
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Malorie Blackman
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London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Jonathan Davies
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to People with Cancer and to Broadcasting.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Alice Coote
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Suffolk
“For services to the Arts.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Daniel Calvert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the Culinary Arts in Japan and to UK/Japan Culinary Relations.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Jennifer Rose-miller
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Paul Kitching
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wimborne, Dorset
“For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire.”
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.”
Pauline Hough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Theatre and to the community in Nantwich.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Melanie Houldershaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Local Theatre and Choir.”
Brian Heald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
Rex Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.”
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2015).
Published 1 January 2015.
Location (Norfolk) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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