New Year Honours 2014
Michael Edwards
Knight Bachelor
“For services to UK/French cultural relations.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 28 times in the New Year Honours List 2014 — about 2% of the list.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2014
Alan Parker
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London
“Founder and Chairman, Brunswick Group LLP and Chair, Save the Children. For services to Business, Charitable Giving and Philanthropy in the UK.”
Antony Mark David Gormley
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London, London
“Sculptor. For services to the Arts.”
Business
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Craig Tunstall
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Executive Headteacher, Gipsy Hill Federation, London. For services to Education.”
David Nigel Dalton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Cheshire
“Chief Executive, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Healthcare.”
Dr Noel Robert Malcolm
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Oxfordshire
“Senior Research Fellow, All Souls College, University of Oxford. For services to Scholarship, Journalism and European History.”
Ian Michael Cheshire
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Chief Executive, Kingfisher plc. For services to Business, Sustainability and the Environment.”
Julian Roger Seymour
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“For public service.”
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PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Mark Worthington
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“For public service.”
Martin Litchfield West
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Michael Griffiths
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Northamptonshire
“Headmaster, Northampton School for Boys and President, Association of School and College Leaders. For services to Education.”
Michael Roger Gifford
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Lately Lord Mayor of London. For services to International Business, Culture and the City of London.”
Michael Victor Codron
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“For services to the Theatre.”
Michael Wilkins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
North Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, Outwood Grange Family of Schools. For services to Education.”
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PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Paul Tucker
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Lately Deputy Governor, Bank of England. For services to Central Banking.”
Peter James Luff
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Worcestershire
“Member of Parliament for Mid-Worcester. For political and public service.”
Prof Paul Collier
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Oxfordshire
“For services to Promoting Research and Policy Change in Africa.”
Professor Adrian Peter Bird
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Edinburgh
“Buchanan Professor of Genetics, University of Edinburgh. For services to Science.”
Professor Godfrey Henry Oliver Palmer
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Midlothian
“Professor Emeritus, Heriot-Watt University. For services to Human Rights, Science and charity.”
Professor Peter John Ratcliffe
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Oxfordshire
“Nuffield Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford. For services to Clinical Medicine.”
Professor Richard Blundell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Professor of Economics, UCL and Director, ESRC Centre for the Micro-Economic Analysis of Public Policy, IFS. For services to Economics and Social Science.”
Roger Michael De
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Kent
“Philanthropist. For services to Education and to charity in Kent and Overseas.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗ · View the page ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2014).
Published 31 December 2013.
Retrieved from the London Gazette on 3 July 2026.
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