New Year Honours 2020
Steve Rodney McQueen
Knight Bachelor
Knight Bachelor · 2020
“For services to film.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
“For services to the Visual Arts.”
Recognised for
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London Gazette notice
Knights Bachelor
Diplomatic service and overseas list
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
28 December 2019
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Steve McQUEEN C.B.E.
Film Director
For services to film.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62866 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette page
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2011
View this issue on the London Gazette ↗ · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
London
In context
Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2011- Region
- London
“For services to the Visual Arts.”
Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 2020“For services to film.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 18 times in the New Year Honours List 2020 — about 1% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
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 New Year Honours 2020
Andrew Wylie
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Business and to Charity.”
Anthony Cheetham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Material Chemistry, to UK Science and to Global Outreach.”
Christopher Hampton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Drama.”
Clive Lloyd
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Cricket.”
David Bintley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
Birmingham, West Midlands
“For services to Dance.”
Dennis Gillings
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Dementia and to Life Sciences Research.”
Duncan Wingham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Climate Science.”
Francis Habgood
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Policing.”
George Duncan Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For political and public service.”
Humphrey Burton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
Suffolk
“For services to Classical Music, to the Arts and to Media.”
Jonathan Symonds
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
“For services to UK Life Sciences and to Finance.”
Menelas Pangalos
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
Cambridgeshire
“For services to UK Science.”
Peter Estlin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
“For services to International Business, to Inclusion and to Skills.”
Robert Neill
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
London, Greater London
“For political service.”
Samuel Mendes
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Drama.”
Simon Stevens
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS in England.”
William Thomas
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
Derbyshire
“For charitable and political service.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 62866, notice 3454516. View the official notice ↗
Published 27 December 2019.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2011).
Published 31 December 2010.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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