Birthday Honours 1976
William Sydney Albert Atkins
Knight Bachelor
“For services to Export.”
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Knight Bachelor · 1976
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 34 times in the Birthday Honours List 1976 — about 2% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
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 1976
Arthur Ernest Hawkins
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Chairman
Brian Walter Mark Young
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1976
“For services to ex- servicemen.”
Denys Louis Lasdun
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1976
Douglas George Horace Frank
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1976
Douglas Robert Steuart Bader
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1976
“For services to disabled people.”
Edmund Naylor Liggins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1976
Francis Wingate William Pemberton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1976
“For services to agriculture.”
Frank Henry Burland Willoughby Layfield
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1976
Frederic Bernard Bolton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1976
“For services to the shipping industry.”
Frederic Calland Williams
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1976
Frederick William Pontin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1976
“For charitable services.”
Geoffrey Wilkinson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1976
George Henry Kenyon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1976
George Sharp
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1976
“For services to local govern- ment in Scotland.”
Graham MacGregor Bull
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1976
Director
Harold Josiah Finch
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1976
“For public services in Wales.”
Herbert Frank Cobbold Ereaut
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1976
Horace William Heyman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1976
Chairman
Ian Jeffreys Wood
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1976
“For ser- vices to medicine.”
James Cheseborough Swaffield
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1976
James Ogilvy Blair-Cunynghame
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1976
John Christopher Donne
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1976
Chairman
John Emms Read
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1976
Chairman
Justice John Erskine Starke
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1976
“For distinguished service to Victoria.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Business & Economy
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy. See the full list →
Deborah Wosskow
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and to Access to Finance for Women.”
Natalie Wade
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
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.”
Ernest Fallowfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
Lance Uggla
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
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.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pino De Rosa
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Charles Milne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
Sakilbabu Kola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Export Growth.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Georgina Hurcombe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Television and the Creative Sector.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Louise Ellis-frankland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Skipton, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Manufacturing Sector and to Employee Well-Being.”
George Fleming
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Business, to Employment and to Apprenticeships.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 1976
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1976 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1976.
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