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Renounced honours

People who renounced or handed back a British honour they had already been awarded - distinct from those who declined one outright.

16 people · source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), accessed 2026-06-12.

Renounced honours over time

191519261937194819591970198119922003Michael SheenMichael Sheen - Honour (2009)Roy BaileyRoy Bailey - Honour (2006)Susan WightonSusan Wighton - Honour (2006)Yasmin Alibhai-BrownYasmin Alibhai-Brown - Honour (2003)Gareth PeirceGareth Peirce - Honour (1999)Carla LaneCarla Lane - Honour (1989)John LennonJohn Lennon - Honour (1969)Maharajkumar of VizianagramMaharajkumar of Vizianagram - Honour (1936)Khwaja NazimuddinKhwaja Nazimuddin - Honour (1934)C. P. Ramaswami IyerC. P. Ramaswami Iyer - Honour (1926)Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore - Honour (1915)

Select a dot on the chart, or a person below, to see why they declined (where recorded) and the sources.

Other order (16)

Data adapted from List of people who have declined a British honour on Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0. References are those cited in the Wikipedia article. More analysis →