New Year Honours 1998
Peter Machin North
Knight Bachelor
“For Public Service and services to International Law.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 26 times in the New Year Honours List 1998 — about 2% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,074 people have been recognised for International & Diplomatic.
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 1998
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Alec Nigel Broers
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“For services to Engineering Education.”
Alfred Cuschieri of Surgery
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Minimal Access Surgery.”
Arthur Charles Clarice
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to literature.”
Brian Hayes
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to the Police.”
Dennis Pettit
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Nottinghamshire.”
Edwin Barrie Stephens
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to the Engineering Industry.”
Elton Hercules John
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Music and for charitable services.”
Frank Barlow
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to the Newspaper Industry.”
George Jeffrey Bull
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to the Alcoholic Drinks Industry.”
Graham James Hearne
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to the Oil Industry.”
Henry Dennistoun Stevenson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Business and to the Arts.”
John Gordon Thomas Carter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to the Insurance Industry.”
John Peebles Arbuthnott
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
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John Ridley Pattison
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Medicine.”
John Wilson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Architecture.”
Leslie Geoffrey Hampton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For servicesto Education.”
Michael Edward Carleton-Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Cancer Care.”
Michael John Berridge
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Science.”
Michael John Gambon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Drama.”
Neville Ian Simms
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to the Construction Industry.”
Norman Brian Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Industry and to the community.”
Peter Gilmour Noto Badge
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
Richard Rodney Bennett
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1998
“For services to Music.”
In the same field
Others recognised for International & Diplomatic
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,074 people have been recognised for International & Diplomatic. See the full list →
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
Martha Holman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Community Development in Zimbabwe and to UK/Zimbabwe Relations.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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.”
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.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Jonathan Lutwyche
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lancaster, Lancashire
“For services to Sustainable Chemicals Management, to Economic Growth, to International Trade, and to Advancing Opportunities for Women and Young People.”
David Currie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Andrews, Fife
“For services to International Trade, Energy Transition and Economic Growth.”
Amanda Brooks (amanda Kendall)
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Economic Growth and International Trade.”
Alexander Canham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lee Davidson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Katherine Drew
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to UK/Solomon Islands relations.”
Caroline Rye
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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Knight Bachelor · 1998
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1998 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1997.
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