Birthday Honours 2012
Professor William Timothy GOWERS
Knight Bachelor
“Royal Society Research Professor, Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, University of Cambridge. For services to Mathematics.”
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Knight Bachelor
Royal Society Research Professor, Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, University of Cambridge. For services to Mathematics.
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“Royal Society Research Professor, Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, University of Cambridge. For services to Mathematics.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 22 times in the Birthday Honours List 2012 — about 2% of the list.
In their area
29 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Cambridgeshire.
How widely is this recognised?
1,920 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2012
Antony Brian Baldry
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Oxfordshire
“For Public and Political Service.”
Brian Walter Pomeroy
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“For services to Financial Inclusion and to the Voluntary Sector.”
Charles William Dunstone
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“Founder and Chairman, Carphone Warehouse Group. For services to the Mobile Communications Industry and to charity.”
David Mcvicar
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“Director. For services to Opera.”
Dr Daniel Moynihan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“Chief Executive, The Harris Federation of London Schools. For services to Education.”
Dr William Haughey
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Glasgow
“For services to Business and Philanthropy.”
His Honour Judge Clive Vernon Callman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“For services to Law, Education and Charity.”
Kenneth Charles Branagh
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Berkshire
“For services to Drama and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Michael Boyd
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Warwickshire
“Artistic Director, Royal Shakespeare Company. For services to Drama.”
Peter Birkett
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Hertfordshire
“Chief Executive, Barnfield College, Luton. For services to Further Education and the Academy Movement.”
Peter Fahy
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Cheshire
“Chief Constable, Greater Manchester Police. For services to Policing.”
Professor James Mcdonald
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Ayrshire and Arran
“Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Strathclyde. For services to Education, Engineering and the Economy.”
Professor Michael John Howard Sterling
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Gloucestershire
“For services to Higher Education, Science and Engineering.”
Professor Richard John Evans
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Cambridgeshire
“Regius Professor of History, University of Cambridge and President of Wolfson College, Cambridge. For services to Scholarship.”
Professor Robert Ian Lechler
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“Vice Principal (Health), King's College London and Executive Director, King's Health Partners. For services to Academic Medicine”
Richard Henry Simpson Stilgoe
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Surrey
“Philanthropist. For charitable services through the Alchemy Foundation.”
Robin Bosher
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Kent
“Lately Headteacher, Fairlawn Primary School, Haseltine Primary School and Kilmorie Primary School, Lewisham. For services to Education”
Rt Hon Malcolm Gray Bruce
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Aberdeenshire
“For Public and Political Service.”
The Right Honourable George Reid
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Scottish Politics and Public Life.”
Thomas Anthony Cunningham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
Cumbria
“For Public and Political Service.”
Thomas Michael Sydney Hughes-Hallett
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2012
London
“Chief Executive, Marie Curie Cancer Care. For services to Palliative Care.”
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
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Peter Mambara
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stanford Le Hope, Essex
“Head of Technical and Training for First Bus. For services to Public Transport and Transport Engineering”
Tina Patricia Barton
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Shaftesbury, Dorset
“Chief Operations Officer, Emerging Markets Quality Trials Ltd. For services to Science and to Trade”
Simeon John Yates
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“Professor of Digital Culture, University of Liverpool. For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Jian Zhang
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Bournemouth, Dorset
“Professor of Computer Animation, National Centre for Computer Animation, Bournemouth University. For services to Computer Animation Research, to Education and to Innovation in STEM”
Matthew Wilson
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Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“Chair, Blood Cancer UK. For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research”
Keith Chalmers-Watson
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North Berwick, East Lothian
“Life Member and lately Chair of World Pheasant Association. For services to Wild Bird Research and Conservation”
Claire Vincent
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Bangor, County Down
“Deputy Director Marine and Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, Enginuity. For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector”
Stephen Michael Smith
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Executive Director, CO2RE and Associate Professor of Greenhouse Gas Removal, University of Oxford. For services to Climate Science”
Martin John Rolles
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“Clinical Oncologist, Swansea Bay University Health Board. For services to Healthcare Science and Cancer”
Peter Robertson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
“Professor of Energy and Environmental Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Research and Innovation in Northern Ireland”
Professor Mykaell Riley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Director for The Black Music Research Unit and Principal Investigator for Bass Culture Research, University of Westminster. For services to Research and Education around Black British Music”
Beena Puri
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“Digital Equity Senior Principal, Greater Manchester Combined Authority. For services to Digital Inclusion”
Ghulam Andre Ng
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“Head of Department, Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester and President, British Cardiovascular Society. For services to Medical Research and Healthcare”
Ian Marson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Lately Digital Product Manager, Home Office. For services to Migration and Borders Technology”
James Markey
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Guildford, Surrey
“Founder, UNI SIM. For services to the Technology Sector”
Carolyn Heitmeyer
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Head of Social Sciences, Government Office for Science. For services to Social Science”
Jane Gate
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thatcham, Berkshire
“Executive Director, The Association of Innovation, Research and Technology Organisations. For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Avondale Foods Ltd and ENE Ltd. For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland”
Jenny Barbara Ellis
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Founder, NextJenSecurity. For services to Cyber Policy”
Mark Edward Antony Downs
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Deal, Kent
“Lately Chief Executive, Royal Society for Biology. For services to Biology”
Nicola Collett
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lutterworth, Leicestershire
“Lately Partnership Development Manager, Leicester City School Sport Partnership. For services to School Sport and Physical Education and to the communities in Leicester City and Leicestershire”
Thomas Malcolm Calvert
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, County Down
“Senior Professional Technical Officer, Rivers Directorate, Department for Infrastructure, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For services to Flood Risk Management and Digital Transformation”
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Knight Bachelor · 2012
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Published 14 June 2012.
Location (Cambridgeshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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