Birthday Honours 2007
Rodney George Brooke
Knight Bachelor
“For public service.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2007
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Birthday Honours 2007“For public service.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 21 times in the Birthday Honours List 2007 — about 2% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
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 2007
Ahmed Salman Rushdie
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2007
“For services to Literature.”
Arthur James Rose
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2007
“For services to Education.”
Brian John Hoskins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2007
“For services to Environmental Science.”
Charles Ireland Gray
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2007
“For services to Education.”
Christopher Alan Bayly
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2007
“For services to History.”
David John Read
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2007
“For services to Biological Sciences.”
David Melville
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2007
“For services to Higher and Further Education.”
George Castledine of Nursing
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2007
“For services to Healthcare.”
George Malcolm Williamson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2007
“For services to the Financial Services Industry.”
Ian Terence Botham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2007
“For services to Charity and to Cricket.”
John Kevin Hegarty
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2007
“For services to the Advertising Industry.”
John William Baker
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2007
“For public service.”
Norman Leon Rosenthal
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2007
“For services to Art.”
Paul Joseph Scott-Lee
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2007
“For services to the Police.”
Peter Derek Carr
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2007
“For services to the NHS.”
Peter Frederic Chester Cook
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2007
“For services to Architecture.”
Richard Ellis Meuric Rees
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2007
“For services to Agriculture and to Public Life in Wales.”
Stephen Michael Bullock
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2007
“For services to Local Government.”
Torquil Patrick Alexander Norman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2007
“For services to the Arts and to Disadvantaged Young People.”
William Henry Callaghan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2007
“For services to Health and Safety.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jonathan Stephen Cunliffe
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Moira Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Brian Robertson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Emily Jarvis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Caroline Bird
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Graham Metcalfe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Welton, Lincolnshire
“For Public Service.”
Alison Lawson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Andrea Kinver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For Public Service.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For Public Service.”
Samuel Jenkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christopher Howarth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For Public Service.”
Anne Holland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2007
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2007).
Published 14 June 2007.
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