Birthday Honours 2013
Switchover. Nigel Richard Shadbolt of Artificial Intelligence
Knight Bachelor
“For services to Science and Engineering.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2013
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The Knight Bachelor was awarded 30 times in the Birthday Honours List 2013 — about 2% of the list.
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Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2013
Andrew Charles Mayfield
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Berkshire
“Chair, John Lewis Partnership and Chair, UK Commission for Employment and Skills. For services to Business.”
Andrew William Dilnot
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Oxfordshire
“Chairman, UK Statistics Authority and Warden, Nuffield College, University of Oxford. For services to Economics and Economic Policy.”
Anish Mikhail Kapoor
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“Sculptor. For services to Visual Arts.”
Anthony Michael Vaughan Salz
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For voluntary service to Young People and Public Life.”
Anthony Robinson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For public and political service.”
Brendan Barber
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“Lately General Secretary, Trades Union Congress. For services to Employment Relations.”
David Anthony Carter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Gloucestershire
“Executive Principal, Cabot Learning Federation. For services to Education.”
David Richard Alexander Scott
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“Chief Executive, Digital UK. For services to Digital Switchover.”
Dr Andrew James Hall
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“Chair, Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation. For services to Public Health.”
Edward Julian Egerton Leigh
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“Member of Parliament for Gainsborough and lately Chair, Public Accounts Committee. For public and political service.”
Gregory Michael Gerard Martin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
East Sussex
“Executive Head, Durand Academy, London Borough of Lambeth. For services to Education.”
Howard Hugh Panter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Surrey
“Co-Founder, Joint Chief Executive and Creative Director, Ambassador Theatre Group. For services to Theatre.”
John Robert Hills
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“Professor of Social Policy, London School of Economics. For services to Social Policy Development.”
Jonathan Edward Harland Mills
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Edinburgh
“Director and Chief Executive, Edinburgh International Festival. For services to Culture.”
Kenneth Archibald Gibson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Tyne and Wear
“Executive Headteacher, Harton Technology College and Jarrow School, South Tyneside, and Academy 360, Sunderland”
Michael Hintze
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“Philanthropist. For services to the Arts.”
Nigel Bogle
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“Co-Founder and Group Chairman, Bartle Bogle Hegarty. For services to the Advertising Industry.”
Professor Christopher Antoniou Pissarides
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“School Professor of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science. For services to Economics.”
Professor David Harry Metcalf
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“Chair, Migration Advisory Committee, London. For services to UK Migration Policy.”
Professor Eric Jackson Thomas
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Hampshire
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Bristol and President, Universities UK. For services to Higher Education.”
Professor Malcolm John Grant
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“President and Provost, University College London. For services to Higher Education.”
Professor Michael Rudolf Stratton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“Director, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. For services to Medical Science.”
Professor Nigel Richard Shadbolt
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Hampshire
“Professor of Artificial Intelligence, University of Southampton. For services to Science and Engineering.”
Professor Peng Tee Khaw
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon and Professor, Moorfields Eye Hospital and UCL, London. For services to Ophthalmology.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2013
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗ · View the page ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2013).
Published 14 June 2013.
Retrieved from the London Gazette on 3 July 2026.
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