Birthday Honours 2021
Peter Horby
Knight Bachelor
“For services to Medical Research.”
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Knights Bachelor
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
12 June 2021
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Professor Peter William HORBY
Professor, Emerging Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Oxford
For services to Medical Research.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63377 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Medical Research.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 18 times in the Birthday Honours List 2021 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
12 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Oxfordshire.
How widely is this recognised?
4,501 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
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 Birthday Honours 2021
Andrew Hopper
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
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“For services to Computer Technology.”
Andrew Pollard
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
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“For services to Public Health, particularly during the Covid-19 Pandemic.”
Anthony Lloyd (tony Lloyd)
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For Public Service.”
Antonio Horta-osorio
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London, Greater London
“For services to Financial Services and voluntary services to Mental Healthcare and Culture.”
Hamid Patel
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Blackburn, Lancashire
“For services to Education.”
John Aston
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Statistics and Public Policymaking.”
John Kay
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Economics, to Finance and to Business.”
Jonathan Pryce
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Keith Willett
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to the NHS.”
Martin Landray
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Bampton, Oxfordshire
“For services to Public Health and to Science.”
Michael Gooley
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London, Greater London
“For services to Business and to Charity.”
Michael Houghton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2021
“For services to Medicine.”
Michael Mcbride
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Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Public Health in Northern Ireland.”
Michael Ryan
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“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
Philip Augar
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Higher and Further Education Policy.”
Roger Marsh
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Business, to the Economy and to the community in Northern England.”
William Adderley
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“For services to Charity.”
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Others recognised for Health & Social Care
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,501 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care. See the full list →
Professor David Mabey
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to Global Health.”
Jonathan Davies
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to People with Cancer and to Broadcasting.”
Judith Dewinter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS.”
Jill Belch
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Scone, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medicine and Public Health.”
Meena Upadhyaya
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Community Cohesion in Wales and to Medical Genetics.”
Crystal Oldman
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Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Carol Brayne
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Medicine, Medical Research and Public Health.”
Andrew Morris
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Perth, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medical Sciences, to Public Health and to Patient Care.”
Suzanne Rastrick
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Shaftesbury, Dorset
“For services to the Allied Health Professions and to the Social Housing Sector.”
Stephen Greene
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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Allison White
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Aycliffe, County Durham
“For services to Supporting People with Cancer.”
Caron Thompson
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Walsall, West Midlands
“For services to Health and Wellbeing.”
Claire Robinson
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Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Lee Ralph
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Yate, Gloucestershire
“For services to Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience in the Fire and Rescue Sector.”
Catherine Repton
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Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Premature Babies and their Families.”
Debra Padgett
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Biomedical Science in the NHS.”
Maurice Neely
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Strabane, County Tyrone
“For services to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland.”
Clare Mccawley
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Castlewellan, County Down
“For services to Health and Social Care and to the Community and Voluntary Sector.”
Steven Lowe
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Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Edith Leask
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lerwick, Shetland
“For services to Mental Health and Wellbeing.”
Helen Mack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Hospice Care.”
Leanne Howlett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warwick, Warwickshire
“For services to Health Visiting.”
Claire Griffiths
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Cancer Charities.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63377, notice 3816505. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2021).
Published 11 June 2021.
Location (Oxford, Oxfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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