Birthday Honours 2011
Peter Austin Simpson
Knight Bachelor
“For services to Education.”
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Recognised for
Topics
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Knight Bachelor · 2011
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Location
Northamptonshire
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Knight Bachelor
Birthday Honours 2011- Region
- Northamptonshire
“For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 21 times in the Birthday Honours List 2011 — about 2% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
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 2011
Anthony Gerard Hawkhead
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
West Midlands
Brian Souter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Perth and Kinross
“For services to Transport and to the Voluntary Sector.”
Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Surrey
“For services to Entertainment and to Charity.”
Christopher Anthony Woodhead
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Shropshire
“For services to Education.”
David Hartmann Higgins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
London
Chief Executive
Edward Julian Lister
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
London
“For services to Local Government.”
Frank Chapman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Surrey
“For services to the Oil and Gas Industries.”
George William Buckley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
“For services to industry.”
Graham Robert Watson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Somerset
“For public and political services.”
Henry Burns
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Renfrewshire
“for Scotland, Henry Cecil, Trainer.”
Hugh Reginald Brentnall Pelham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Science.”
John Wilfred Peace
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Nottinghamshire
“For services to Business and to the Voluntary Sector.”
Joseph Alan Meale
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Nottinghamshire
“For public and political services.”
Kent Linton Woods
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Leicestershire
“For services to Healthcare.”
Mark Edward Welland
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Cambridgeshire
Chief Scientific Adviser
Paul Williams
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Cardiff
Peter John Gregson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Belfast
Robert Geoffrey Edwards
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Cambridgeshire
Roger Michael Boyle
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Surrey
“for Heart Disease and Stroke.”
Steven Murray Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Devon
“For services to local and national Higher Education.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2011
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2011).
Published 11 June 2011.
Location (Northamptonshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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