New Year Honours 2012
Paul Ruddock
Knight Bachelor
Philanthropist.
“For services to the Arts.”
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New Year Honours 2012- Role at the time
- Philanthropist.
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- London
“For services to the Arts.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 25 times in the New Year Honours List 2012 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Philanthropist..
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 New Year Honours 2012
Andre Konstantin Geim of Physics
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Greater Manchester
“For services to Science.”
Antonio Pappano
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“For services to Music.”
Brian Mellor Greenwood
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
“For services to malaria research in Africa.”
Charles Lamb Allen
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“For services to the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.”
Christopher Maxwell Snowden
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Surrey
“For services to Engineering and to Higher Education.”
Clair Buchanan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Surrey
“For services to Industry.”
David Edward Reid
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Essex
“For services to Business and to Charity.”
Geoffrey Hall
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Nottinghamshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Geoffrey William Hill
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Literature.”
George Iacobescu
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“For services to Charity, Community and the Financial Services Industry.”
Gerald Acher
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Surrey
“For charitable services.”
Herbert Douglas Ellis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
West Midlands
“For charitable services.”
John Alexander Armitt
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“For services to Engineering and Construction.”
John Gerald Patrick Sissons
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Research and Education in Clinical Medicine.”
Konstantin Novoselov of Physics
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Greater Manchester
“For services to Science.”
Mark Brian Pepys
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“For services to Biomedicine.”
Michael David Bear
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“For services to Regeneration, Charity and the City of London.”
Peter Lytton Bazalgette
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“For services to Broadcasting.”
Robert Russell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Essex
“For public service.”
Rodney Malcolm Aldridge
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“For services to Young People.”
Roger James Gale
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Kent
“For public and political services.”
Simon Kirwan Donaldson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Middlesex
“For services to Mathematics.”
Stephen Robert Bloom
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“For services to Medical Science.”
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Molecular Biology.”
In the same field
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2012
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2012).
Published 31 December 2011.
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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