Birthday Honours 1995
Michael Holt
Knight Bachelor
“For political service.”
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Knight Bachelor · 1995
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 31 times in the Birthday Honours List 1995 — about 2% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
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 1995
Alan Gordon Barraclough Haselhurst
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
“for Saffron Walden.”
Anthony James Dowell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
“For services to Ballet.”
Christopher Rupert Walford Mayor of London
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
“For services to the City of London.”
Cliff Richard
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
“For charitable services.”
David Alec Gwyn Simon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
“For services to the Oil Industry.”
David Todd
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
Derek Harry Roberts
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
“For services to Engineering and to Education.”
Geoffrey Lofthouse
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
Ghillean Tolmie Prance
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
“For scientific services to Conservation.”
Glanmor Williams
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
“For services to the History, Culture and Heritage of Wales.”
Howard Montagu Colvtn
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
“For services to Architectural History.”
Ian Derek Gainsford
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
“For services to Medical and Dental Education.”
John Bertrand Gurdon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
“For services to Developmental Biology.”
John Caiman Shaw
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
“For services to Higher Education.”
John Richard Gray Drummond
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
“For services to Music.”
Julian Michael Gordon Critchley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
“for Aldershot.”
Julian Michael Shersby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
“for Uxbridge.”
Justice Harold Grant Platt
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
Martin John Gilbert
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
“For services to British History and to International Affairs.”
Michael Bett
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
“For services to Training and to Personnel Management.”
Michael John Cobham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Michael John Peckham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
“For services to Medicine.”
Peter John Hunt
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
“For services to the Property Industry.”
Richard William George
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1995
“For services to the Food Industry.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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Knight Bachelor · 1995
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1995 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1995.
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