Birthday 2015
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.
- Business & Economy6
- Education6
- Arts & Culture5
- Science, Engineering & Technology4
- Government & Public Service3
- Health & Social Care2
- Community & Voluntary Service2
Honours & Awards for Knight Bachelor in 2015
Adrian Edwin White
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Surrey
“For services to International Trade and Investment.”
Andreas Whittam
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“For public service, particularly to the Church of England.”
Andreas Whittam Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Bernard Peter Gray
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Oxfordshire
“Chief of Defence Materiel, Ministry of Defence. For public service, particularly to Defence.”
Charles Peter Downes
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Fife
“Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Dundee. For services to Higher Education and Life Sciences.”
Christopher Clark
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Regius Professor of History
Ciaran Gearoid Devane
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Lately Chief Executive, Macmillan Cancer Support. For services to Cancer Patients.”
Karl William Pamp Jenkins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Composer. For services to Composing and Crossing Musical Genres.”
Francis McLOUGHLIN
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Principal, City and Islington College and Chair, Commission on Adult Vocational Teaching and Learning. For services to Further Education.”
Gareth Owen Edwards
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Sport and for charitable services.”
Gary Keith Verity
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
North Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, Welcome to Yorkshire. For services to Tourism and the Tour De France Grand Depart 2014.”
George Ivan Morrison
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Down
“For services to the Music Industry and to Tourism in Northern Ireland.”
Harshad Kumar Dharamshi Bhadeshia
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Cambridgeshire
“Tata Steel Professor of Metallurgy, University of Cambridge. For services to Science and Technology.”
Henry Angest
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“National Treasurer, Conservative Party. For political service.”
Hussein Munir Pirmohamed
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Merseyside
“David Weatherall, Chair of Medicine, University of Liverpool. For services to Medicine.”
Iain Macleod McMILLAN
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to the Scottish Economy.”
Ian Weller
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Lincolnshire
“Emeritus Professor of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Department of Infection and Population Health. For services to HIV Research.”
James Loy Macmillan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Glasgow
“Composer and Conductor. For services to Music.”
Kevan Collins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Chief Executive, Education Endowment Foundation. For services to Education.”
Lenworth George Henry
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Actor and Comedian. For services to Drama and charity.”
Michael Lawrence Davis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Chair, Prime Minister's Holocaust Commission. For services to Holocaust Commemoration and Education.”
Nicholas Beaver Penny
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Director, National Gallery. For services to the Arts.”
Nicholas John Weller
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
West Yorkshire
“Executive Principal, Dixons Academies, Bradford. For services to Education.”
Patrick Head
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Lately Director, Williams Hybrid Power Ltd. For services to Motorsport.”
Paul Stephen Kenny
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“General Secretary, GMB Union. For service to Trade Unions.”
Philip Henry Montgomery Campbell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Editor in Chief, Nature. For services to Science.”
Naim Eliahou Dangoor
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Philanthropist. For charitable services.”
Simon Henry Ward Hughes
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
London
“Lately Member of Parliament for Bermondsey and Old Southwark. For public and political service.”
Simon Hugh McGuigan Burns
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Essex
“Member of Parliament for Chelmsford. For parliamentary and political service.”
Stephen John Nickell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
Oxfordshire
“Economist. For services to Economics.”
Thomas Jeffery
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2015
East Sussex
“Lately Director General, Department for Education, Children's Services and Departmental Strategy Directorate. For services to the Department for Education.”