Birthday Honours 2023
William Shawcross
Knight Bachelor
“For Public Service.”
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London Gazette notice
Knights Bachelor
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to signify his intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
The Honourable William Hartley Hume SHAWCROSS C.V.O.
For Public Service.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64082 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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- London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 19 times in the Birthday Honours List 2023 — about 1% of the list.
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85 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Greater London.
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 2023
Ben Okri
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Benjamin Bradshaw
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For Political and Public Service.”
David Darroch
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Weybridge, Surrey
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Dr Richard John Mantle
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
“For services to Opera.”
Iain Gilmour Gray
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to the Aerospace Industry.”
Ian Greer
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Education and to the Economy.”
Mark Thompson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Media.”
Martin Amis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature. (To be dated 18 May 2023) .”
Nairn Wilson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Alderley Edge, Cheshire
“For services to Dentistry.”
Nicholas Varney
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Sturminster Newton, Dorset
“For services to the Visitor Economy.”
Oliver Hart
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
“For services to Economic Theory.”
Peter Barnes
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Respiratory Science.”
Richard Mcmahon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
“For services to the Crown and to the community in the Bailiwick of Guernsey.”
Robin Budenberg
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Colchester, Essex
“For services to the Economy.”
Rupert Gavin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Drama, the Arts, to Heritage and to the Economy.”
Stephen Frears
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Film and Television.”
Stephen Jackson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Innovation and Research.”
Steven West
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Gloucestershire
“For services to Health and to Education.”
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 · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 64082, notice 4377787. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2023).
Published 16 June 2023.
Location (London, Greater 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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