Birthday Honours 2005
Philip Lee Craven
Knight Bachelor
“For services to Paralympic Sport.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 25 times in the Birthday Honours List 2005 — about 3% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
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 2005
Callum McCarthy
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to the Finance Sector.”
Christopher James Clarke
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Local Government.”
Clive Daniel Gillinson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Music.”
David Jason
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Drama.”
David John Prosser
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to the Insurance Industry.”
David Li Kwok-Po
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to education in the UK.”
Donald Gordon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to the Arts and to Business.”
George Edwin Cox
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Business.”
Hugh Stephen Roden Orde
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Northern Ireland.”
Iqbal Abdul Karim Mussa Sacranie
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to the Muslim community, to Charities and to Community Relations.”
John Armstrong Muir Gray
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to the NHS.”
John Rowland Tomlinson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Music.”
John’s College
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Social Anthropology.”
Jonathan Sacks
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to the Community and to Inter-faith Relations.”
Michael Bayldon Barber
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
Michael Edward Pitt
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Local Government.”
Peter Knight
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Optical Physics.”
Pritpal Singh
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Education.”
Richard Lavenham Gardner
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Biological Sciences.”
Roderick Castle Floud
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Higher Education.”
Roderick Ian Eddington
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Civil Aviation.”
Thomas Blane Hunter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to Philanthropy and to Entrepreneurship in Scotland.”
Thomas David Guy Arculus
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For public service.”
William Rae
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2005
“For services to the Police.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Nigel Travis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Emily Scarratt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coalville, Leicestershire
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Leah Williamson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Johanna Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Kim Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Alan Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Jennifer Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport.”
David Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Alan Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
James Mcdonald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Junior Athletics.”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Leslie France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan.”
Linda Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports.”
George Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2005
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2005).
Published 9 June 2005.
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