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1920s

1920

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(honorary) (honorary) ** Prince

Zeid bin Hussein Zaid bin Hussein, GCVO, GBE ( ar, زيد بن الحسين; February 28, 1898 – October 18, 1970) was an Iraqi prince who was a member of the Hashemite dynasty and the head of the Royal House of Iraq from 1958 until his death, after the roya ...

(honorary) **

Ali of Hejaz Ali bin Hussein, GBE ( ar, علي بن الحسين بن علي الهاشمي, translit=Alī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Alī el-Hâşimî; 18791935), was King of Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca from October 1924 until he was deposed by Abdulaziz bi ...

(honorary) **

Frederic Courtland Penfield Frederic Courtland Penfield (April 23, 1855 – June 19, 1922) was an American diplomat who served in London, Cairo, and as U.S. Ambassador to Austria-Hungary. Biography Frederic Penfield was born in Haddam, Connecticut, on April 23, 1855 to Dan ...

(honorary)

1922

* Civil Division **José Evaristo Uriburu (date unknown)

1926

* Military Division **

Admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...

Sir Frederic Edward Errington Brock (5 June) * Civil Division **

Lieutenant-General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

Sir Travers Clarke (19 January) ** The Lord Islington (5 June) **

Sir William Mackenzie Sir William Mackenzie (October 17, 1849 – December 5, 1923) was a Canadian railway contractor and entrepreneur. Born near Peterborough, Canada West (now Ontario), Mackenzie became a teacher and politician before entering business as the ow ...

(5 June) ** The Lord Queensborough (5 June)

1927

* Military Division **

General A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of highest military ranks, high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers t ...

Sir Noel Birch (9 December) * Civil Division ** Sir Frank Heath (3 June) **

Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...

Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt. (3 June) ** Sir Otto Niemeyer (3 June) **

Sir Richard Threlfall ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

(3 June) **

Hilton Young Edward Hilton Young, 1st Baron Kennet, (20 March 1879 – 11 July 1960) was a British politician and writer. Family and early life Young was the youngest son of Sir George Young, 3rd Baronet (see Young baronets), a noted classicist and charit ...

(3 June) ** Sir Henry Strakosch (3 June) **

The Earl of Cavan (27 June) ** Sir Rowland Blades, Bt. (27 September) **

Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...

The Maharaja of Kapurthala (29 November) *Hereditary Prince of Korea (30 September 1927)

1928

* Civil Division ** Sir John Dewrance (4 June) ** Sir William Grenfell Max Muller (4 June) **

Brigadier-General Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed ...

Sir Henry Maybury (4 June) ** Sir John Oakley (4 June) ** The Lord Phillimore (7 August) **

Sir William Horwood (2 November) ** Dr Luis Alberto de Herrera (honorary) (date unknown) (special ambassador)

1929

* Military Division **

Air Vice-Marshal Air vice-marshal (AVM) is a two-star air officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes ...

Sir Philip Game Sir Philip Woolcott Game, (30 March 1876 – 4 February 1961) was a British Royal Air Force commander, who later served as Governor of New South Wales and Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (London). Born in Surrey in 1876, Game was educa ...

(1 January) * Civil Division ** Sir Arthur Crosfield, Bt. (1 March) ** Sir Henry Dobbs (1 March) ** Sir William McLintock (1 March) ** Sir William Symington McCormick (1 March) ** Sir Arthur Duckham (3 June) ** Sir Francis Taylor (3 June) ** Sir Beilby Alston (3 June) ** Sir Harold Bowden, Bt. (28 June) ** Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister (28 June) **

Commander Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countries this naval rank is termed frigate captain. ...

Bolton Eyres-Monsell (28 June)

1930s

1930

* Military Division ** Admiral Sir Edward Bradford (1 January) * Civil Division ** Antonio Chiaramonte Bordonaro (honorary) (25 March) (invested by

Arthur Henderson Arthur Henderson (13 September 1863 – 20 October 1935) was a British iron moulder and Labour politician. He was the first Labour cabinet minister, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1934 and, uniquely, served three separate terms as Leader of th ...

) * Division and date unknown ** Ras Kassa Darge (honorary)

1931

* No appointments were made in 1931. *General Blanco Galindo (19 February 1931)

1932

* Civil Division ** Sir Robert Gibson (3 June) * Division and date unknown ** The Crown Prince of Ethiopia (honorary) ** Prince Faisal of Saudi Arabia (honorary)

1933

* No appointments were made in 1933.

1934

* Military Division **

Sir Howard Kelly (1 January) * Civil Division ** Sir Alan Anderson (4 June) **

Sir John Reith John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith, (; 20 July 1889 – 16 June 1971), was a British broadcasting executive who established the tradition of independent public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom. In 1922, he was employed by th ...

(4 June) ** Colonel Malik Sir Umar Hayat Khan (4 June) * Division and date unknown ** Bahadur Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (honorary)

1935

* Military Division **

Sir Felix Ready (3 June) * Civil Division ** Sir George Newman (3 June) ** Edward Beatty (3 June) ** Sir Ibrahim Rahimtoola (3 June) ** The Sultan of Johore (honorary) (3 June) ** The Sultan of Zanzibar (honorary) (3 June) ** Sir Stephen Killik (27 September)

1936

*Civil Division ** Sir Sidney Barton (1 January) *1937: Archibald Rice Cameron,

Frederic Dreyer Admiral Sir Frederic Charles Dreyer, (8 January 1878 – 11 December 1956) was an officer of the Royal Navy. A gunnery expert, he developed a fire control system for British warships, and served as flag captain to Admiral Sir John Jellicoe at ...

, Sir Ernest Strohmenger,

Kaiser Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana Field Marshal Sir Kaiser Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, GBE (8 January 1892 – 7 June 1964) was a field marshal in the Royal Nepalese Army. He was the third son of Maharaja Sir Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCVO the fifth ...

(honorary) *1938: Sir Andrew Duncan, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (honorary

9 September 9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and ...

removed 194?),

The Earl of Onslow ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

*1939:

Frank Edward Smith Sir Frank Edward Smith (14 October 1876 – 1 July 1970) was a British physicist and Acting Director of the National Physical Laboratory between 1936 and 1937. Biography Smith was born in Aston Manor, Birmingham on 14 October 1876, the four ...

1940s

*1941:

Frederick Bowhill Air chief marshal Sir Frederick William Bowhill, (1 September 1880 – 12 March 1960) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force before and during World War II. RAF career Bowhill started his career as a midshipman in the merchant navy in ...

Reginald Dorman-Smith Colonel Sir Reginald Hugh Dorman-Smith, GBE (10 March 1899 – 20 March 1977) was an Anglo-Irish diplomat, soldier and politician in the British Empire. Early life and politics Dorman-Smith was educated at Harrow School and the Royal Milita ...

, Thomas Gardiner, The Viscount Nuffield, Arthur Robinson, The Lord Rushcliffe, 1st Baron Wilson *1942: Charles Little, 1st Baron Riverdale *1943: Prince of Berar,

Thomas Blamey Field marshal (Australia), Field Marshal Sir Thomas Albert Blamey, (24 January 1884 – 27 May 1951) was an Australian general of the First World War, First and Second World Wars, and the only Australian to attain the rank of field marshal. Bl ...

Henry Hallett Dale Sir Henry Hallett Dale (9 June 1875 – 23 July 1968) was an English pharmacologist and physiologist. For his study of acetylcholine as agent in the chemical transmission of nerve pulses (neurotransmission) he shared the 1936 Nobel Prize in Ph ...

Edgar Ludlow-Hewitt Air Chief Marshal Sir Edgar Rainey Ludlow-Hewitt, (9 June 1886 – 15 August 1973) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. Early life He was the second son and the second of five children of the Rev. Thomas Arthur Ludlow-Hewitt (17 May 1850 - 1 ...

, Percy Noble,

William Platt General Sir William Platt (14 June 1885 – 28 September 1975) was a senior officer of the British Army during both World War I and World War II. Early years Platt was educated at Marlborough College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. ...

, William Charles Wright *1944: Cowasji Jehangir, 2nd Baronet,

Allan Powell Sir George Allan Powell GBE (1 February 1876 – 24 January 1948) was Chairman of the BBC Board of Governors between 1939 and 1946. Educated at Bancroft's School and at King's College London, and was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1907. E ...

, 1st Baron Salter *1945: Vijayaraji Khengarji Sawai Bahadur,

Christopher Courtney Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Lloyd Courtney, (27 June 1890 – 22 October 1976) was a senior Royal Air Force officer. RAF career Courtney joined the Royal Navy in May 1905 as a midshipman at Britannia Royal Naval College, Britannia Naval Co ...

, The Viscount Finlay,

Ernest Gowers Sir Ernest Arthur Gowers (2 June 1880 – 16 April 1966) is best remembered for his book '' Plain Words,'' first published in 1948, and his revision of Fowler's classic '' Modern English Usage''. Before making his name as an author, he had a lon ...

, 1st Baronet Lithgow, Maharana Shri Vijayasinhji Chhatrasinhji, Maharaja of Rajpipla,

Alexandros Papagos Alexandros Papagos ( el, Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος; 9 December 1883 – 4 October 1955) was a Greek army officer who led the Hellenic Army in World War II and the later stages of the subsequent Greek Civil War. The only Greek caree ...

(honorary; presented 3 August),

Vasily Sokolovsky Vasily Danilovich Sokolovsky (russian: Васи́лий Дани́лович Соколо́вский; July 21, 1897 – May 10, 1968) was a Soviet general and Marshal of the Soviet Union who led Red Army forces on the Eastern Front during World ...

(honorary), Harold R. Stark (honorary) *1946: 1st Baron Alness, Edward Appleton, Thomas Barlow,

Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari Lieutenant Colonel Saeed ul-Mulk Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan, Nawab of Chhatari also generally referred to as Nawab of Chhatari (12 December 1888 – 1982) was Governor of the United Provinces, Chief Minister of United Provinces, ...

Douglas Evill Air Chief Marshal Sir Douglas Claude Strathern Evill, (8 October 1892 – 22 March 1971) was an Australian-born Royal Naval Air Service pilot and squadron commander during the First World War. Serving in the Royal Air Force between the wars, h ...

Henry French
Alexander Hood, Maurice Holmes,

Harold Howitt Sir Harold Gibson Howitt, (5 October 1886 – 30 November 1969) was an English accountant who had a distinguished military career during the First World War and who undertook a long series of important public service commissions. Notable among ...

, Hubert Huddleston, 1st Baron Iliffe, John Kennedy,

Arthur Power Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur John Power, (12 April 1889 – 28 January 1960) was a Royal Navy officer. He took part in the First World War as a gunnery officer and saw action in the Dardanelles campaign. During the inter-war years he comma ...

Charles Kennedy-Purvis Admiral Sir Charles Edward Kennedy-Purvis (2 May 1884 – 26 May 1946) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Deputy First Sea Lord. Naval career He was the son of Captain Charles Kennedy-Purvis, who lost a leg during the Egypt campaign. K ...

, Henry Peat, Thomas Williams Phillips,

Hubert Rance Major General Sir Hubert Elvin Rance (17 July 1898 – 24 January 1974) was a British politician who was the last Governor of British Burma between 1946 and 1948, during the transition from Japanese to British colonial administration. Later he ...

, Bernard Rawlings, Edgar Stanley Roper,

James Somerville Admiral of the Fleet Sir James Fownes Somerville, (17 July 1882 – 19 March 1949) was a Royal Navy officer. He served in the First World War as fleet wireless officer for the Mediterranean Fleet where he was involved in providing naval suppo ...

, 1st Viscount Slim, 1st Baronet Thomson, Maharaja of Tripura *1947:

John Chancellor John William Chancellor (July 14, 1927 – July 12, 1996) was an American journalist who spent most of his career with NBC News. He is considered a pioneer in TV news. He served as anchor of the ''NBC Nightly News'' from 1970 to 1982 and continu ...

, William Currie,

Geoffrey Layton Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton, (20 April 1884 – 4 September 1964) was a Royal Navy officer. He was in command of the submarine when, under attack from German vessels, it ran aground off the Danish coast during the First World War. Despite this ...

George Sansom Sir George Bailey Sansom (28 November 1883 – 8 March 1965) was a British diplomat and historian of pre-modern Japan, particularly noted for his historical surveys and his attention to Japanese society and culture. Early life Sansom was bor ...

, 3rd Baronet Sassoon,

Winthrop W. Aldrich Winthrop Williams Aldrich GBE (November 2, 1885February 25, 1974) was an American banker and financier, scion of a prominent and powerful political family, and US Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Early years Aldrich was born in Rhode Islan ...

(honorary) *1948: 4th Baronet Christison,

Guy Garrod Air Chief Marshal Sir Alfred Guy Roland Garrod, (13 April 1891 – 3 January 1965) was a senior British Royal Air Force officer. RAF career He was born the third eldest son of Herbert Baring Garrod, barrister-at-law and educated at Bradfield Co ...

Edward Mellanby Sir Edward Mellanby (8 April 1884 – 30 January 1955) was a British biochemist and nutritionist who discovered vitamin D and its role in preventing rickets in 1919. Education Mellanby was born in West Hartlepool, the son of a shipyard owner, ...

, Sir Cyril Radcliffe,

Reginald Leeper Sir Reginald "Rex" Wilding Allen Leeper (25 March 1888 – 2 February 1968) was a British civil servant and diplomat. He was the founder of the British Council. Born in Sydney, Australia, Leeper was educated at Melbourne Grammar School, Melb ...

, John Waddington *1949: Robert Howe, Wilson Jameson, Walter Moberly, Sir Brian Robertson, Bt.

1950s

*1950:

Robert Burnett Admiral Sir Robert Lindsay Burnett, (22 July 1887 – 2 July 1959) was an officer in the Royal Navy. Naval career Educated at Eastman's Royal Naval Academy and Bedford School, Burnett joined the Royal Navy in 1902. He served on the China St ...

Ralph Cochrane Air Chief Marshal Sir Ralph Alexander Cochrane, (24 February 1895 – 17 December 1977) was a British aviator and Royal Air Force officer, perhaps best known for his role in Operation Chastise, the famous "Dambusters" raid. Early RAF career Ral ...

, 6th Earl of Ilchester,

Donald Gainer Sir Donald Gainer (18 October 1891 – 30 July 1966) was a British diplomat who was successively Ambassador to Venezuela, Brazil and Poland. Career Donald St Clair Gainer was educated at Charterhouse and then in Germany and France. He joined th ...

, 1st Baron Silsoe, 1st Baronet Stewart of Strathgarry *1951:

Patrick Brind Admiral Sir Eric James Patrick Brind, (12 May 1892 – 4 October 1963) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy who served as the first Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Northern Europe from 1951 to 1953. Naval career Brind served in the First ...

, 28th Earl of Crawford, Lord Porter,

Neil Ritchie General Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie, (29 July 1897 – 11 December 1983) was a British Army officer who saw service during both the world wars. He is most notable during the Second World War for commanding the British Eighth Army in the North Af ...

Dirk Stikker Dirk Uipko Stikker (5 February 1897 – 23 December 1979) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Liberal State Party (LSP), co-founder of the defunct Freedom Party (PvdV) and of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (V ...

(honorary) *1952: Leslie Hollinghurst, Henry Mack *1953: Siddiq Abubakar III (honorary), Hilary Blood, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara, The Duke of Edinburgh,

Alvary Gascoigne Sir Alvary Douglas Frederick Trench-Gascoigne GBE, KCMG (6 August 1893 – 18 April 1970) was a British diplomat.; Early life Alvary Douglas Frederick Trench-Gascoigne was born on 6 August 1893. He was the son of Colonel Frederic Richard Thoma ...

Cecil Harcourt Admiral Sir Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt (translated to Chinese as zh , t= 夏慤 , j=haa6 kok3 , labels=no; 11 April 1892 – 19 December 1959) was a British naval officer. He was the ''de facto'' governor of Hong Kong as commander-in-chi ...

Alexander Knox Helm Sir Alexander Knox Helm (23 March 1893 – 7 March 1964) was a British diplomat who served as ambassador to Turkey and was the last Governor-General of the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Sudan. Early years Born to W. H. Helm of Dumfries, Alexander ...

, 1st Baron Llewellin,

Hugh Pughe Lloyd Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Pughe Lloyd, (12 December 1894 – 14 July 1981) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. RAF career Lloyd joined the Royal Engineers as a sapper in 1915 during the First World War: he was wounded in action three times ...

, 5th Earl of Limerick,

Guy Russell Admiral Sir Guy Herbrand Edward Russell, (14 April 1898 – 25 September 1977) was a senior Royal Navy officer. He served as Commander-in-Chief, Far East Fleet from 1951 to 1953 during the Korean War, Second Sea Lord from 1953 to 1955, and Co ...

, Frank Simpson, Charles Woolley *1954: 3rd Baron Aberdare,

Idris I of Libya Muhammad Idris bin Muhammad al-Mahdi as-Senussi ( ar, إدريس, Idrīs; 13 March 1890 – 25 May 1983) was a Libyan political and religious leader who was King of Libya from 24 December 1951 until his overthrow on 1 September 1969. He ruled ov ...

, John Wakeling Baker, 2nd Baronet Bowater,

Gilbert Rennie Sir Gilbert McCall Rennie, (24 September 1895 – 12 November 1981) was a British colonial administrator. He was Governor of Northern Rhodesia from 1948 to 1954 and High Commissioner of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland in London from 195 ...

John Whitworth-Jones Air Chief Marshal Sir John Whitworth-Jones, (28 February 1896 – 4 February 1981) was a pilot in the First World War and a senior Royal Air Force commander during the Second World War. After the latter he held several senior RAF appointments be ...

Idris of Libya Muhammad Idris bin Muhammad al-Mahdi as-Senussi ( ar, إدريس, Idrīs; 13 March 1890 – 25 May 1983) was a Libyan political and religious leader who was King of Libya from 24 December 1951 until his overthrow on 1 September 1969. He ruled ov ...

(honorary) *1955: 3rd Viscount Esher, Geoffrey Oliver, 1st Baron Rootes,

John Troutbeck Reverend Doctor John Troutbeck (November 12, 1832, Blencowe–October 11, 1899, London) was an English clergyman, translator and musicologist, a Canon (priest), Canon Precentor of Westminster Abbey and Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria, whos ...

*1956: 9th Earl De La Warr,

Miles Dempsey General Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey, (15 December 1896 – 5 June 1969) was a senior British Army officer who served in both world wars. During the Second World War he commanded the Second Army in north west Europe. A highly professional an ...

, 1st Baron Erskine of Rerrick, John Morison, Christopher Warner, John Whiteley,

Juscelino Kubitschek Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (; 12 September 1902 – 22 August 1976), also known by his initials JK, was a prominent Brazilian politician who served as the 21st president of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. His term was marked by economic prosp ...

(honorary) *1957:

Nevil Brownjohn General Sir Nevil Charles Dowell Brownjohn, (25 July 1897 – 21 April 1973) was a senior British Army officer who served as Quartermaster-General to the Forces from 1956 until his retirement in 1958. Military career Brownjohn was commissioned ...

, 16th Earl of Dalhousie, Francis Evans,

Francis Fogarty Air Chief Marshal Sir Francis Joseph Fogarty, (16 January 1899 – 12 January 1973) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War and also in the post-war years. During the First World War he served as a pilot in ...

, Archibald Forbes, 1st Baron Hailes,

Charles Keightley General Sir Charles Frederic Keightley, (24 June 1901 – 17 June 1974) was a senior British Army officer who served during and following the Second World War. After serving with distinction during the Second World War – becoming, in 1944, th ...

, Charles Pizey, Geoffrey Thompson,

Lewis Williams Douglas Lewis Williams Douglas (July 2, 1894March 7, 1974) was an American politician, diplomat, businessman and academic. Early life and education Douglas was the son of James Douglas, Jr., a mining executive employed by the Phelps Dodge Company, and ...

(honorary) *1958: 1st Baron Citrine,

Donald Hardman Air Chief Marshal Sir James Donald Innes Hardman, (21 February 1899 – 2 March 1982), known as Donald Hardman, was a senior Royal Air Force commander. He began his flying career as a fighter pilot in World War I, achieving nin ...

Claude Pelly Air Chief Marshal Sir Claude Bernard Raymond Pelly, (19 August 1902 – 12 August 1972) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the middle of the 20th century. RAF career Claude Pelly started his Air Force career at the RAF Colleg ...

, Denis Truscott, Sir Harold Yarrow, Bt. *1959: John Balfour, 1st Viscount Kemsley, William Palmer,

Frederick Parham Admiral Sir Frederick Robertson Parham, GBE, KCB, DSO (9 January 1901 – 20 March 1991) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, The Nore. Naval career Educated at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, and the Royal Naval ...

1960s

*1960: 4th Baron Cottesloe,

Gerald Gladstone Gerald Gladstone (7 January 1929 – 7 March 2005) was a Canadian sculptor and painter. Life Born in 1929 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Ralph and Dora Gladstone, Gerald was the sixth of nine children. In his youth, Gladstone was ...

Ian Jacob Lieutenant General Sir Edward Ian Claud Jacob (27 September 1899 – 24 April 1993), known as Ian Jacob, was a British Army officer, who served as the Military Assistant Secretary to Winston Churchill's war cabinet and was later a distinguished ...

, Sir Ivo Mallet, Cecil Sugden *1961: 5th Earl of Bandon,

James Bowker Sir (Reginald) James Bowker (2 July 1901 – 15 December 1983) was a British diplomat who was ambassador to Burma, Turkey and Austria. Career Bowker was educated at Charterhouse School and Oriel College, Oxford. He joined the Diplomatic Serv ...

, Ellis Hunter, William Luce (colonial administrator), William Luce, Ivan Stedeford *1962: Kenneth Blackburne, Hector Hetherington, Oscar Morland *1963: Colville Deverell, Walter Merton, Harold Pyman, George Douglas-Hamilton, 10th Earl of Selkirk, 10th Earl of Selkirk, Geoffrey Arnold Wallinger, Geoffrey Wallinger, Wilfrid Woods *1964: Arthur fforde, James Harman (Lord Mayor of London), James Harman, George Labouchere, Roderick McLeod (British Army officer), Roderick McLeod *1965: Walter Cheshire, Alexander Gordon (Northern Ireland politician), Alexander Gordon, James Miller (Lord Mayor of London), James Miller, William Oliver (British Army officer), William Oliver *1966: Robert Bray (British Army officer), Robert Bray, Lionel Denny, Alfred Earle, John Graham Hamilton, Hugh Stephenson (diplomat), Hugh Stephenson *1967: John Anderson (British Army officer), John Anderson, Robert Bellinger, Alexander Bustamante, Leslie O'Brien, Baron O'Brien of Lothbury, Leslie O'Brien *1968: Bernard Fitzalan-Howard, 16th Duke of Norfolk, The Duke of Norfolk, Nigel Henderson, Gilbert Inglefield *1969: Kenneth Darling, Charles Gairdner, Louis Gluckstein, Sir Louis Gluckstein, Arthur Kirby (railway administrator), Arthur Kirby, David Lee (RAF officer), David Lee, Charles Trinder

1970s

*1970: Ian Bowater, Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, The Lord Thomson of Fleet *1972: Sir Hamilton Edward de Coucey Howard, 2nd Baronet, Sir Edward Howard *1973: John Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere, The Lord Martonmere, George James Cole, Baron Cole, The Lord Cole *1974: Murray Fox, Jack Marshall, Hartley Shawcross, Baron Shawcross, The Lord Shawcross *1975: Lindsay Ring, Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild, Sir George Thomson Wishart Gallagher CBE, MBE [Balmoral]. *1976: Hugh Bullock (honorary; first US citizen to receive this honour), Robin Gillett, Crawford Murray MacLehose, Baron MacLehose of Beoch, Sir Murray MacLehose, Richard Ward (British Army officer), Richard Ward, Alan Smith (RAF officer), Alan Smith *1977: Robert Mark, Peter White (Royal Navy officer), Peter White, Peter Vanneck *1978: Peter Le Cheminant, Kenneth Cork, Ronald Davison *1979: Peter Gadsden, Kan Yuet Keung, Yuet-keung Kan, Michael Hicks Beach, 2nd Earl St Aldwyn, The Earl St Aldwyn

1980s

*1980: Hugh Beach, Ronald Gardner-Thorpe *1981: Robert Freer (RAF officer), Robert Freer, Christopher Leaver *1982: Anthony Farrar-Hockley, John Fieldhouse, Anthony Jolliffe, Anthony Morton, Francis Vallat *1984: John Gingell, Alan Traill *1985: Allan Davis (KBE), Allan Davis, Frank Kitson *1986: David Rowe-Ham *1987: Faisal Alhegelan (honorary), Joshua Hassan, Kenneth Newman, Edwin Plowden, Baron Plowden, The Lord Plowden, Greville Spratt, *1988: Kenneth Berrill, Christopher Collett, Taher al-Masri (honorary), Caspar Weinberger (honorary) *1989: Hugh Bidwell, Chung Sze Yuen, Sze-yuen Chung, Thomas Eichelbaum, David Harcourt-Smith, Sandy Woodward, Sir John Woodward

1990s

*1990: Alexander Graham (Lord Mayor), Alexander Graham, Richard Vincent, Baron Vincent of Coleshill, Sir Richard Vincent, Tasker Watkins, Sir Tasker Watkins *1991: Jeremy Black (Royal Navy officer), Jeremy Black, Patrick Hine, Sir Patrick Hine, Brian Garton Jenkins, Brian Jenkins *1992: Francis McWilliams, Anthony Skingsley *1993: *1994: Kenneth Eaton, Sir Kenneth Eaton *1995: Ion Caramitru *1996: *1997: Henry Keith, Baron Keith of Kinkel, The Lord Keith of Kinkel, John Willis (RAF officer), Sir John Willis, *1998: Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, The Lord Rothschild, Bill Wratten, Sir William Wratten *1999: Peter Abbott, Sir Peter Abbott, Stephen Brown (judge), Sir Stephen Brown, George J. Mitchell (honorary)

2000s

*2000: Edward George, Edward George, Baron George *2002: Anthony Bagnall, Sir Anthony Bagnall, Michael Sydney Perry, Sir Michael Perry, Ronald Waterhouse (judge), Sir Ronald Waterhouse Ronnie Flanagan, Sir Ronnie Flanagan *2004: Sir Cyril Julian Hebden Taylor *2007: David Cooksey, Sir David Cooksey, Timothy Granville-Chapman, Sir Timothy Granville-Chapman

2010s

*2011: Mervyn King (economist), Baron King of Lothbury, John Palmer, 4th Earl of Selborne, The Earl of Selborne, Lord Weidenfeld, The Lord Weidenfeld *2012: John Parker (businessman), Sir John Parker *2013: Alan Budd, Sir Alan Budd, Keith Mills, Sir Keith Mills

2014

* Civil Division **John Bell (physician), Sir John Bell (31 December) ** Ratan Tata (honorary) (date unknown)

2015

* Military Division ** Air chief marshal, Air Chief Marshal Stuart Peach, Sir Stuart Peach (31 December)

2016

* Civil Division ** Ian Wood (businessman), Sir Ian Wood (11 June) ** Cyril Chantler, Sir Cyril Chantler (31 December)

2017

*Civil Division **Michael Rawlins, Sir Michael Rawlins (17 June) **David Weatherall, Sir David Weatherall (17 June) **Keith Peters (physician), Sir Keith Peters (30 December)

2018

*Civil Division **Craig Reedie, Sir Craig Reedie (9 June) **Christopher Greenwood, Sir Christopher Greenwood (9 June)

2019

*Civil Division **Michael Burton (judge), Sir Michael John Burton

2020s

*2021: Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe, The Earl Howe

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* Raul Regis de Oliveira * Agustín Edwards Mac-Clure, Don Agustin Edwards (1927 or before) * Saud of Saudi Arabia *Edward Bernard Raczyński (19? December 1991) *Agustín Pedro Justo Rolón *Juan Carlos Blanco (1926) *Gabriel Terra (1931) (on the occasion of the Prince of Wales' visit) *Jorge Matte Gormaz *General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo

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Burke's Peerage & Gentry, 107th edition
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, Lists of knights and dames, British Empire

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