New Year Honours 2014
Michael Victor Codron
Knight Bachelor
“For services to the Theatre.”
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“For services to the Theatre.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 24 times in the New Year Honours List 2014 — about 2% of the list.
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 2014
Alan Parker
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
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
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Sculptor. For services to the Arts.”
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.”
Mark Worthington
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“For public service.”
Michael Edwards
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
“For services to UK/French cultural relations.”
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 Wilkins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
North Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, Outwood Grange Family of Schools. For services to Education.”
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.”
Roger Michael De Haan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
“For services to Education and to charity in Kent and Overseas.”
Rt Hon Kevin Barron
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
South Yorkshire
“Member of Parliament for Rother Valley. For political and public service.”
Rt Hon Richard Geoffrey James Ottaway
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Member of Parliament, Croydon South. For parliamentary and political service.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,039 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.”
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
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Knight Bachelor · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2014).
Published 1 January 2014.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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