Birthday Honours 2003
Richard Henry Friend
Knight Bachelor
“For services to Physics.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2003
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 29 times in the Birthday Honours List 2003 — about 2% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,797 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
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 2003
Alistair Allan Horne
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to UK-French relations.”
Andrew Duncan Crockett
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“for International Settlements.”
Arthur Benjamin Norman Gill
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to Agriculture, Conservation and the Community.”
Charles Kenneth Roylance Nunneley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to Heritage.”
Christopher John O’Donnell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to the Medical Devices Industry Worldwide.”
Christopher Ondaatje
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For charitable services to Museums, Galleries and Societies.”
Edwin Mellor Southern
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to the Development of DNA Microarray Technologies.”
Francis Henry MacKay
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to the Hospitality Industry and Charity.”
Ian Warwick Blair
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to the Police.”
John Anthony Holland
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“for Northern Ireland.”
John Christopher Gains
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to the Construction Industry.”
John Graham Temple
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to Medicine and Medical Education.”
John Hamilton Baker
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to English Legal History.”
John Oldham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to the NHS.”
John Reginald Rowling
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to Education.”
John Tusa
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to the Arts.”
Kenneth Darlingston Collins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to Environmental Protection.”
Kenneth Hugo Adam
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to film production design and to UK-German relations.”
Kenneth Robinson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to art.”
Martyn Arbib
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
Michael John Austin Cummins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
Michael Stewart Hodgkinson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to the Air Travel Industry.”
Patrick Bateson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to Science.”
Peter Lampl
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2003
“For services to Higher Education.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,797 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology. See the full list →
Hayaatun Sillem
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Matthew Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Ghulam Ng
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
James Markey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Guildford, Surrey
“For services to the Technology Sector.”
Jane Gate
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thatcham, Berkshire
“For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Mark Downs
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Deal, Kent
“For services to Biology.”
Jonathan Boddington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oswestry, Shropshire
“For services to Design and Innovation in Furniture Making.”
Olubukola Babajide
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Geoffrey Underwood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newport, Isle of Wight
“For services to the Technology Industry.”
Sharon Todd
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Innovation.”
Ian Ritchey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Engineering.”
Brian Mcconnell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Engineering.”
Rashmi Mantri
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Mathematics Education.”
Myrtle Dawes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Energy and Technology.”
John Boumphrey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
“For services to Technology, Consumer and Digital Commerce Industry.”
Timothy Orchard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS and Healthcare Research and Innovation.”
Adikaari Adikaari
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Guildford, Surrey
“For services to Research and Innovation to Tackle Climate Change.”
Katherine Smith
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stourbridge, West Midlands
“For services to Brain Tumour Research and to Charity.”
Mark Bamforth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK Life Sciences and to UK/USA business relations.”
Benjamin Towers
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gillingham, Kent
“For services to the Startup Business Community, Excellence in Innovation and Enterprise.”
Professor Rees
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Multi-Hazard Science and Disaster Risk Reduction.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2003
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2003 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 2003.
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