New Year 2024
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.
honoria.co.ukHonours & Awards for Knight Bachelor in 2024
Alexander McCALL Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Author and Academic
Amritpal Singh Hungin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
“Emeritus Professor of General Practice, Newcastle University. For services to Medicine”
Athelstan Eavis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Glastonbury, Somerset
“Founder and Leader, Glastonbury Festival. For services to Music and to Charity”
Brian Clarke
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
London, Greater London
“Artist. For services to Art”
David Holmes
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, Family Action. For services to Children and Families”
Gerald Maurice Ronson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Philanthropy and the Jewish Community”
Gregory Doran
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
London, Greater London
“Lately Artistic Director, Royal Shakespeare Company. For services to the Arts”
John Griffin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
London, Greater London
“Founder, Addison Lee. For services to Business and to Charity”
John Iredale
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Somerset
“Lately Interim Executive Chair, Medical Research Council. For services to Medical Research”
Neil Mortensen
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Lately President, Royal College of Surgeons of England. For services to Surgery”
Professor Alexander Mccall Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Author and Academic. For services to Literature, to Academia and to Charity”
Ronald Dennis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Virginia Water, Surrey
“Chair, Podium Analytics and Patron, Tommy's Campaign. For services to Industry and to Charity”
Sajid Javid
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
London, Greater London
“Member of Parliament for Bromsgrove. For Political and Public Service”
Stephen Alan Michael Hester
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
London, Greater London
“Chair, Easyjet and Chair, Nordea. For services to Business and to the Economy”
Timothy Randall Martin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Devon
“Founder and Chair, Wetherspoons. For services to Hospitality and to Culture”
William John Edmunds
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
London, Greater London
“Professor, Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. For services to Epidemiology”