Birthday 2014
Knight Bachelor
A non-order knighthood awarded for public service or achievement.
About this award
Overview
Recognises significant national contribution without order membership.
- Established
- 1300 by King Edward I
- Awarding Body
- The Sovereign
Theme distribution
Top themes among these recipients.
- Government & Public Service7
- Education6
- Science, Engineering & Technology5
- Health & Social Care4
- Arts & Culture3
- Business & Economy2
Honours & Awards for Knight Bachelor in 2014
András Schiff
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Classical Pianist. For services to Music.”
Andrew Nicholas Carter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Surrey
“Headteacher, South Farnham Community Junior School, Surrey. For services to Education.”
Barry Stuart Day
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Nottinghamshire
“Chief Executive, Greenwood Dale Foundation Trust and The Greenwood Academies Trust. For services to Education.”
Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Actor. For services to Drama.”
Derek John Myers
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Lately Chief Executive, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. For services to Local Government in London.”
Dr Anthony Francis Seldon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Berkshire
“Headteacher, Wellington College, Berkshire. For services to Education and to Modern Political History.”
Dr Charles Richard Bean
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy, Bank of England. For services to Monetary Policy and Central Banking.”
Dr John Ernest Dunford
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Leicestershire
“Education Consultant. For services to Education.”
Dr Michael Dixon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Hampshire
“Director, Natural History Museum. For services to Museums.”
Ewan Brown
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Edinburgh
“Chairman, Scottish Financial Enterprise and Senior Governor, University of St Andrews. For services to Business and Public Life and Philanthropy in Scotland.”
Gerald Edgar Grimstone
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“For public service, particularly to Defence and Business.”
Jonathan Michael Murphy
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Wirral
“Chief Constable, Merseyside Police. For services to Policing.”
Michael Deegan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Cheshire
“Chief Executive, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS.”
Philip Graham Dilley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Chairman, Arup Group. For services to Consulting Engineering.”
Professor Cary Lynn Cooper
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Cheshire
“Distinguished Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health, Lancaster University. For services to Social Science.”
Professor Colin Brian Blakemore
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Oxfordshire
“Director, Centre for the Study of the Senses, School of Advanced Study, University of London. For services to Scientific Research, Policy and Outreach.”
Professor David Greenaway
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Nottinghamshire
“Vice Chancellor, University of Nottingham. For services to Higher Education.”
Professor David John Spiegelhalter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Cambridgeshire
“Winton Professor for the Public Understanding of Risk, University of Cambridge. For services to Statistics.”
Professor David Royden Fish
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Hertfordshire
“Managing Director, University College London Partners, Academic Health Science Partnership. For services to the NHS.”
Professor David Stephen Eastwood
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Somerset
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Birmingham. For services to Higher Education.”
Professor John Bernard Pethica
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Oxfordshire
“Chief Scientific Adviser, National Physical Laboratory and Physical Secretary and Vice-President, The Royal Society. For services to Science.”
Professor Michael John Owen
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
South Glamorgan
“Director, The MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff University. For services to Neuroscience and Mental Health.”
Professor Richard Rustom Kharsedji Sorabji
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Oxfordshire
“Honorary Fellow, Wolfson College, Oxford and Professor Emeritus, King's College London. For services to Philosophical Scholarship.”
Professor Thomas Martin Devine
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Lanarkshire
“Personal Senior Research Chair of History, The University of Edinburgh. For services to the Study of Scottish History.”
Professor Thomas Walter Bannerman Kibble
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Senior Research Fellow and Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics, Imperial College London. For services to Physics.”
Robert Anthony Francis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Chairman, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry. For services to Healthcare and Patients.”
Rt Hon Nicholas Winston Soames
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex. For political service.”
William Nigel Paul Cash
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Shropshire
“Member of Parliament for Stone. For political service.”