Birthday 2018
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.
- Education4
- Arts & Culture4
- Science, Engineering & Technology2
- Health & Social Care2
- Government & Public Service2
- Business & Economy2
Honours & Awards for Knight Bachelor in 2018
Ber Helfgott
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Middlesex
“For services to Holocaust Remembrance and Education.”
Bernard Christison Jenkin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“Member of Parliament for Harwich and North Essex. For political and public service.”
Charles Saumarez Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Secretary and Chief Executive
Christopher Dobson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Cambridgeshire
“Professor, Chemical and Structural Biology and Master, St John's College, University of Cambridge. For services to Science and Higher Education.”
Christopher Ham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
West Midlands
“Lately Chief Executive, The Kings Fund. For services to Health Policy and Management.”
Christopher Roy Husbands
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
South Yorkshire
“Vice Chancellor, Sheffield Hallam University. For services to Higher Education.”
David Haslam
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Dorset
“Chair, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. For services to NHS Leadership.”
David John Mark Green
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“Lately Director, Serious Fraud Office. For services to the Criminal Justice System”
Douglas Jardine Flint
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
East Sussex
“For services to the Finance Industry.”
Dr Charles Saumarez
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“Secretary and Chief Executive, Royal Academy of Arts. For services to Art, Architecture and Culture in the UK.”
Geoffrey Alan Tantum
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
James Arthur Ratcliffe
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ineos Chemical Group. For services to Business and Investment.”
James Raymond Eadie
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“First Treasury Counsel. For services to the Law and to Government.”
Kazuo Ishiguro
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London, London
“Author. For services to Literature.”
Kenneth Dalglish
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Merseyside
“For services to Football, charity and the City of Liverpool.”
Leslie Colin Ebdon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Hertfordshire
“Lately Director, Fair Access to Higher Education. For services to Higher Education and Social Mobility.”
Lloyd Dorfman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“Philanthropist. For services to Philanthropy and the Arts.”
Mark Rowley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Surrey
“Lately Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Policing.”
Paul Preston
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
James Hough
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Dunbartonshire
“Associate Director, Institute for Gravitational Research, University of Glasgow. For services to the Detection of Gravitational Waves.”
Simon Keenlyside
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“Baritone. For services to Music.”
Simon Michael Schama
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“Historian and Broadcaster. For services to History.”
Steven Charles Cowley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Oxfordshire
“President, Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford. For services to Science and the Development of Nuclear Fusion.”
Tim Waterstone
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“Founder, Waterstones. For services to Bookselling and charity.”