Birthday Honours 1966
“For services to commerce and industry.”
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Knight Bachelor · 1966
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“For services to commerce and industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 36 times in the Birthday Honours List 1966 — about 2% of the list.
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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 1966
Albert Victor Martin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
“For services to the National Health Service.”
Alberto Maria Rodrigues
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
“For services to the com- munity in Hong Kong.”
Alexander Haddow
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
Anthony Edward Percival
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
Anthony Horace Milward
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
Arthur George Algeo
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
“For public services in Northern Ireland.”
Chairman of Interim Council
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
Charles Barratt
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
Charles Demoree Newbold
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
Contents list Ross Grey-Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
“For services to horse-racing, particularly as Chair- man of the Victoria Racing Club.”
Courtenay Robert Latimer
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
Derek Percy Hilton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
Eric Fleming Smart
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
Frank Leslie Price
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
“For political and public services in Birmingham.”
Frank Schon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
George Astbury
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
“For political and public services in Cheshire.”
George Patrick Gordon Mackay
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
Henry Maurice Scott
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
Henry Weston Wells
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
“For services to Art, particularly as a landscape and portrait painter.”
Horace Edwin Holmes
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
“for Hemsworth, 1946- 1959.”
Hugh Charles Tett
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
Hugh Thomas Weeks
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
“For services to Industry.”
Ian George Wilson Hill
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
John Denis Nelson Hill
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1966
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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.”
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Knight Bachelor · 1966
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1966 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1966.
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