List of honorary British knights and dames

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Many people have been created honorary knights or dames by the British crown. There are also those that have been appointed to two comparable orders, the Order of Merit and the Order of the Companions of Honour, and those that have had conferred on them the decoration of the Royal Victorian Chain; none of these carries pre-nominal styles.

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Honorary awards

Use of pre-nominal styles and post-nominal initials

An honorary award is one made to a person who is not a citizen of a Commonwealth realm. He or she cannot use the pre-nominal style of 'Sir' or 'Dame', but can use the post-nominal letters (after their names), subject to the prevailing conventions in his or her own country. If such a person later acquires citizenship of a Commonwealth realm, then any honorary awards usually become substantive, and in the case of knights and dames they can begin to use the pre-nominal styles. However this is not automatic. The person must be dubbed by the King or his delegate in order to be entitled to use the pre-nominal style. If the knighthood is in an order which has a special class for honorary knighthoods, a change to a regular class of knighthoods is also required.

Loss of citizenship of a British realm

Citizens of a country which was a full part of the British Empire or Commonwealth when they received the honour (i.e. who were British subjects at the time), were substantive knights or dames, not honorary. The knighthood does not become honorary, and the person may choose to use his or her title(s), after their country becomes a republic. Citizens of British protectorates and mandated territories usually received honorary awards. Notable exceptions were rulers of the Indian princely states and their subjects, who were de jure British protected persons and not British subjects, but who received substantive knighthoods.

Annulment and restoration

In certain circumstances, an honorary award may be annulled (i.e. revoked). The effect is that, officially, the person is considered never to have been given the award, their name is erased from the order's register, and they are required to return all insignia. This happens when the Sovereign issues a signed and sealed ordinance cancelling and annulling the appointment. This is not common and in practice only occurs where the recipient has engaged in serious detrimental activities, e.g. following a conviction for serious crimes, or for hostile acts against the United Kingdom. In rare circumstances, an annulled award may later be restored by the Sovereign. Details of known annulments and restorations are annotated in the table below.

Order of the Garter terminology

The Order of the Garter uses terminology different from that of most other British orders. 'Stranger/Extra Knights Companion of the Garter' and 'Stranger/Extra Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter' are the equivalent of 'Honorary Knights' and 'Honorary Dames' in other orders. As with other orders, the pre-nominal styles 'Sir' and 'Lady' are not used by Extra Knights and Extra Ladies. Revoked appointments are said to be 'degraded' rather than 'annulled'; the effect, however, is the same.

Arts and entertainment

List of honorary British Knights and Dames
NameNationalityHonourYearCategoryNotes
Daniel Barenboim Argentina /
Israel 		KBE2011Arts/entertainmentPianist and conductor [1]
Jorge Luis Borges Argentina KBE1964 [2] Arts/entertainmentPoet and writer
Alfred Brendel Austria KBE1989Arts/entertainmentPianist
Julien Cain France KBE1952Arts/entertainmentAdministrator-general of the Bibliothèque nationale de France for services to British cultural issues. [3] see also fr:Julien Cain
Ralf Dahrendorf Germany KBE1982Arts/entertainmentBecame a British national in 1988
Christian Conrad Sophus, Count Danneskiold-Samsøe Denmark KCVO1904Arts/entertainment [4]
Anna Morpurgo Davies Italy [N 1] DBE2000Arts/entertainment
Plácido Domingo Spain KBE2002Arts/entertainmentOpera singer; awarded for contributions to music and charity work [5]
Antal Doráti Hungary KBE1983Arts/entertainment
Maurice Druon France KBE1999Arts/entertainmentPreviously appointed Honorary CBE in 1988.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. United States KBE1949Arts/entertainmentIn recognition of his work on behalf of Anglo-American amity, particularly as chairman in the United States of the Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe. [6]
Naum Gabo Soviet Union KBE1973Arts/entertainment
Mark Getty United States KBE2015Arts/entertainment
Bernard Haitink Netherlands CH2002Arts/entertainmentMusical director of the Royal Opera House [7]
Bernard Haitink Netherlands KBE1977Arts/entertainmentPrincipal Conductor, London Philharmonic Orchestra for his enormous contribution to the artistic life of this country [8]
Bob Hope United States KBE1998Arts/entertainmentEntertainer, for contribution to Anglo-American friendship [9] He had lost British nationality in 1920. [N 2]
Bob Iger United States KBE2022Arts/entertainmentFormer Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Disney Company; awarded "for services to the UK/US relations." [10]
Magnus Magnusson Iceland KBE1989Arts/entertainment
Ferdinand Meldahl Denmark GCVO1904Arts/entertainmentChamberlain to the King of Denmark and Vice President of the Royal Academy of Arts, Copenhagen. [4]
Yehudi Menuhin United States/
Switzerland 		KBE1965Arts/entertainmentBecame a British national in 1985. Appointed a substantive Member of the Order of Merit in 1987.
Spike Milligan Ireland KBE2001Arts/entertainmentComedian, awarded for services to entertainment [11]
Ettore Modigliani Italy KBE1930Arts/entertainment
Arnaldo Momigliano Italy KBE1974Arts/entertainment
Ann Murray Ireland DBE2002Arts/entertainmentFor services to music. [N 3]
Riccardo Muti Italy KBE2000Arts/entertainment
Eugene Ormandy United States KBE1976Arts/entertainmentConductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, for contribution to Anglo-American friendship [9]
Ignacy Jan Paderewski Poland GBE1925Politics/government
Arts/Entertainment
Roberto Paribeni Italy KBE1930Arts/entertainment
Murray Perahia United States KBE2004Arts/entertainmentPianist, awarded for his services to music [12]
Libor Pešek Czech Republic KBE1996Arts/entertainment
Sidney Poitier Bahamas/United States KBE1974Arts/entertainmentActor, director, activist and ambassador. [13]
Mario Praz Italy KBE1962Arts/entertainment
André Previn United States KBE1996Arts/entertainment
Mstislav Rostropovich United States KBE1987Arts/entertainmentIn 1990 he regained Russian citizenship, and held dual US/Russian citizenship.
Arthur Rubinstein United States KBE1977Arts/entertainment
Esa-Pekka Salonen Finland KBE2020Arts/entertainmentConductor and composer, awarded for services to music and UK-Finland relations. [14]
Ravi Shankar India KBE2001Arts/entertainment
Georg Solti Germany KBE1971Arts/entertainmentMusical Director, Covent Garden Opera Company [15] Became a British national in 1972 and knighthood became substantive. [16]
Kevin Spacey United States KBE2015Arts/entertainmentPreviously appointed Honorary CBE in 2010.
Steven Spielberg United States KBE2001Arts/entertainmentAward-winning director credited with "doubling of cinema admission in the UK since the early 1980s" [17]
William Trevor Ireland KBE2002Arts/entertainmentPreviously appointed Honorary CBE in 1977.
John Williams United States KBE2022Arts/entertainmentConductor, composer, and pianist; awarded for "services to film music" [18]
Terry Wogan Ireland KBE2005Arts/entertainmentTook British nationality in 2005 and knighthood became substantive. Held dual British/Irish citizenship.
James Wolfensohn United States/Australia KBE1995Arts/entertainmentBorn an Australian citizen, but relinquished this when he became an American citizen in 1980. [N 4] In 2010, he regained his Australian citizenship. [19]
Franco Zeffirelli Italy KBE2004Arts/entertainmentStage and screen director; awarded for his "valuable services to British performing arts" [20]

Politics and government

List of honorary British Knights and Dames
NameNationalityHonourYearCategoryNotes
Ali Abu Al-Ragheb Jordan GCMG2001Politics/governmentPrime Minister of Jordan
Valdas Adamkus Lithuania GCB2006Politics/governmentPresident of Lithuania
Martti Ahtisaari Finland GCB1995Politics/governmentPresident of Finland
Prince Bola Ajibola Nigeria KBE1989Politics/governmentAttorney-General and Minister of Justice of Nigeria, 1985–1991
Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji Nigeria KBE1989Politics/governmentMinister of Budget and Planning of Nigeria, 1988–1990
Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó, 17th Duke of Alba de Tormes Spain GCVO1902Politics/government [21]
Giuliano Amato Italy GCMG2000Politics/governmentPrime Minister of Italy
Emeka Anyaoku Nigeria GCVO2000Politics/government
Count d'Arnoso Portugal KCVOtbdPolitics/governmentPrivate Secretary to the King of Portugal. Subsequently, promoted GCVO in 1903. [22] [23] see pt:Bernardo Pinheiro Correia de Melo
Count d'Arnoso Portugal GCVO1903Politics/governmentPrivate Secretary to the King of Portugal. [22] [23]
Franz Joseph von Auersperg Austria GCVO1904Politics/governmentPrivy Councillor and Chamberlain to The Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary. [24]
Joseph Avenol France KBE1921Politics/government
Antonio Jose d'Avila Portugal KCVO1903Politics/governmentLord Mayor of Lisbon [22]
Ayub Khan Pakistan RVCtbdPolitics/government
Ayub Khan Pakistan GCMG1960Politics/government(Field Marshal) President of Pakistan
Ibrahim Babangida Nigeria GCB1989Politics/governmentPresident of Nigeria
Hastings Banda Malawi GCB1985Politics/governmentPresident of Malawi
Miguel Barbosa Huerta Mexico KBE2015Politics/government
August Graf Bellegarde Austria-Hungary KCVO1903Politics/governmentMaster of the Household to the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary. [25] [26]
Alexis, Prince of Bentheim and Steinfurt German Empire GCVO1904Politics/governmentOn the occasion of royal wedding of Prince Alexander of Teck and Princess Alice of Albany [27]
Hermann Baron von Bilfinger Württemberg GCVO1904Politics/governmentGeneral Aide-de-Camp to His Majesty the King of Württemberg [28] On the occasion of royal wedding of Prince Alexander of Teck and Princess Alice of Albany [27]
Anatol, Count Biogot de Saint-Quentin Austria-Hungary GCVO1904Politics/governmentMajor General Anatol was Comptroller to the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary.
Robert, Count de Bourboulon Bulgaria GCVO1905Politics/governmentLord Chamberlain to the Prince of Bulgaria [29]
Henri, Marquis de Breteuil France KCVO1904Politics/government
George H. W. Bush United States GCB1993Politics/governmentPresident of the United States
Felipe Calderón Mexico GCB2009Politics/governmentPresident of Mexico
Fernando Henrique Cardoso Brazil GCB1997Politics/governmentPresident of Brazil
Nicolae Ceauşescu Romania GCB1978Politics/governmentAnnulled 1989
Anson Chan China GCMG2002Politics/government [N 5]
Chentung Liang-Cheng China KCMG1897Politics/government [30]
Chentung Liang-Cheng China KCVO1909Politics/government [31]
Cherif Pasha Egypt GCSI1878Politics/government
Claude Cheysson FranceGCMGPolitics/government [32]
Jacques Chirac France GCB1996Politics/governmentPresident of France
Eduard Graf Choloniewski Myszka Austria KCVO1903Politics/governmentMaster of the Ceremonies to the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary [26] [28]
Emilio Chuayffet Mexico KBE2015Politics/government
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Italy GCB2000Politics/governmentPresident of Italy
Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz Poland GCMG2004Politics/governmentPrime Minister of Poland
Marie Louise Coleiro Preca Malta GCMG2015Politics/governmentPreisident of Malta
Prospero Colonna (politician) Italy GCVO1903Politics/government(Prince of Sonnino) Syndic of Rome [23]
Abel Combarieu France GCVO1903Politics/governmentSecretary General and Chief of the Household of the President of France [33]
Émile Combes France GCVO1903Politics/governmentPresident of the Council [23]
Emil Constantinescu Romania GCMG2000Politics/governmentPresident of Romania
Francesco Cossiga Italy GCB1990Politics/governmentPresident of Italy
Artur da Costa e Silva Brazil GCB1968Politics/governmentPresident of Brazil
René Coty France GCB1957Politics/governmentPresident of France
Charles, Count Coudenhove Austria-Hungary GCVO1904Politics/governmentGovernor of Bohemia [34]
Philippe Crozier France KCVO1898Politics/government [35]
Christian Frederik, Count Danneskjold-Samsöe Denmark GCVO1904Politics/government [4]
Théophile Delcassé France GCVO1903Politics/governmentMinister of Foreign Affairs [23]
Johan Deuntzer Denmark GCVO1904Politics/government [4]
Alphonse Deville France GCVO1903Politics/governmentPresident of the Municipal Council [23]
Porfirio Díaz Mexico GCB1906Politics/governmentPresident of Mexico
Lamberto Dini Italy GCMG2000Politics/governmentPrime Minister of Italy
Willem Drees Netherlands GCMGPolitics/government [36]
Luis Echeverría Mexico GCB1973Politics/governmentPresident of Mexico
António Ramalho Eanes Portugal GCB1978Politics/governmentPresident of Portugal
António Ramalho Eanes Portugal RVC1985Politics/governmentPresident of Portugal
Dwight D. Eisenhower United States GCB1957Politics/governmentPresident of the United States
Gustavus Ernest of Erbach-Schönberg Württemberg KCVO1898Politics/government [37]
Gustavus Ernest of Erbach-Schönberg Württemberg GCVO1900Politics/government [38]
Walter Asmus Charles Frederick Eberhard, Baron von Esebeck German Empire KCVO1909Politics/governmentDeputy Master of the Horse to the German Emperor, King of Prussia. [39]
Mustafa Fahmi Egypt GCMG1898Politics/governmentPrime Minister of Egypt
Luiz Coutinho Borges de Medeiros, Marquis of Fayal Portugal GCVO1909Politics/governmentLord in Waiting [40]
Tassilo, Count Festétics de Tolna tbdGCVO1904Politics/government [34]
Antonio, Count of Figueiro tbdGCVO1905Politics/government
Gianfranco Fini Italy GCMG2005Politics/governmentDeputy Prime Minister of Italy
Tom Foley United States KBE1995Politics/governmentSpeaker of the House of Representatives [41] [42]
Vicente Fox Mexico GCMG2002Politics/governmentPresident of Mexico
Eduardo Frei Montalva Chile GCB1965Politics/governmentPresident of Chile
Arturo Frondizi Argentina GCMG1960Politics/governmentPresident of Argentina
Alberto Fujimori Peru GCMG1998Politics/governmentPresident of Peru
Eduardo Galhardo Portugal KCIE1901Politics/governmentGovernor-General of Portuguese India [43]
Count Romeo Gallenga-Stuart Italy KBEtbdPolitics/governmentUnder-Secretary for Press and Propaganda, for fostering good relations between Italy and Great Britain.
Joachim Gauck Germany GCB2015Politics/governmentPresident of Germany
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Maldives GCMG2000Politics/government [44]
Count Cesare Gianotti Italy GCVO1903Politics/governmentMaster of the Household to the King of Italy [23]
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing France GCB1976Politics/governmentPresident of France
Ernesto Geisel Brazil GCB1976Politics/governmentPresident of Brazil
Rudolph W. Giuliani United States KBE2002Politics/governmentFederal prosecutor; two-term Mayor of New York City.
Balbino Giuliano Italy GBE1930Politics/governmentMinister of Public Education
Diego Gómez Pickering Mexico KCVO2015Politics/government
Árpád Göncz Hungary KCMG1991Politics/governmentPresident of Hungary
Árpád Göncz Hungary GCB1999Politics/governmentPresident of Hungary
Agenor Graf Goluchowski von Goluchowo Austria-Hungary GCVO1903Politics/governmentMinister of the Imperial and Royal House and Minister for Foreign Affairs [26]
Alan Greenspan United States KBE2002Politics/governmentChairman of the Federal Reserve
Giovanni Gronchi Italy GCB1961Politics/governmentPresident of Italy
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal Mexico KBE2015Politics/government
Juan José Guerra Abud Mexico KBE2015Politics/government
Leopold Baron von Gudenus Austria-Hungary KCVO1903Politics/government [28] Oberjagermeister to the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary [26]
Abdullah Gül Turkey GCB2008Politics/governmentPresident of Turkey
Xanana Gusmão East Timor GCMG2003Politics/government3rd President of East Timor [45]
John Ritter von Habrda Austria-Hungary KCVO1904Politics/governmentCommissioner of Police, Vienna [34]
Han Seung-soo South Korea KBE2004Politics/government
Václav Havel Czech Republic GCB1996Politics/government
Gustav Heinemann West Germany GCB1972Politics/governmentPresident of West Germany
Count Basil Hendrikov tbdGCVO1909Politics/government[ citation needed ]
Roman Herzog Germany GCB1998Politics/governmentPresident of Germany
Sassoon Effendi Heskail IraqKBEtbdPolitics/governmentMinister of Finance [46]
Harri Holkeri Finland KBE1999Politics/government
François Hollande France GCB2014Politics/governmentPresident of France
Mohammed Ikramullah Pakistan KCMG1961Politics/government
Toomas Hendrik Ilves Estonia GCB2006Politics/governmentPresident of Estonia
Ito Yukichi Japan KCVO1905Politics/government
Dato Onn Bin Jaafar Malaya KBE1953Politics/governmentMember for Home Affairs, Federation of Malaya [47]
Muhammad Hasan Jan tbdGCVOtbdPolitics/government
Martin Baron von Jenisch tbdGCVO1908Politics/government
Pedro Joaquín Coldwell MexicoKBE2015Politics/government
Bhim Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal KCVOtbdPolitics/government
Bhim Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal KCSI1917Politics/governmentSubsequently, promoted GCSI in 1931.
Bhim Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal GCSI1931Politics/government
Juddha Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal KCIE1917Politics/governmentSubsequently, promoted GCIE.
Juddha Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal GCIEtbdPolitics/government
Juddha Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal GCSI1935Politics/government
Franz Jonas Austria GCB1969Politics/governmentPresident of Austria
Kang Young-Hoon South Korea KBE1995Politics/government
Kajetan von Kapos-Mére Austria-Hungary KCVO1903Politics/governmentSecond Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vienna [26] [28]
Hamid Karzai Afghanistan GCMG2003Politics/government
Aberra Kassa (Dejazmatch) Ethiopia KBE1932Politics/governmentSon of Ras Kassa Hailu, handed over to the Italians (by Ras Hailu Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam), who shot him & his brother dead immediately after capture. [48]
Urho Kekkonen Finland GCB1969Politics/governmentPresident of Finland
Edward Kennedy United States KBE2009Politics/governmentU.S. Senator from Massachusetts
Erich Graf Kielmansegg Austria-Hungary KCVO1903Politics/governmentGovernor of Lower Austria. Subsequently, promoted GCVO in 1904. [26]
Erich Graf Kielmansegg Austria-Hungary GCVO1904Politics/governmentGovernor of Lower Austria [28]
Kim Dae-jung South Korea GCB1999Politics/governmentPresident of South Korea on the occasion of a royal visit to South Korea. [49]
Kim Dae-jung South Korea GCMGtbdPolitics/government
Helmut Kohl Germany GCMGtbdPolitics/government
Horst Köhler Germany GCB2004Politics/governmentPresident of Germany
Martin Charles Augustus Kirschner German Empire KCVO1909Politics/governmentChief Burgomaster of Berlin [39]
Julius Benedictus, Count Krag Juel Vind Frijs Denmark KCVO1904Politics/governmentPromoted from CVO. [4]
Magens Christian, Count Krag Juel Vind Frijs Denmark KCVO1904Politics/government [4]
Juscelino Kubitschek Brazil GBE1956Politics/governmentPresident of Brazil
John Kufuor Ghana GCB2007Politics/governmentPresident of Ghana
Husein Kuli Khan tbdKCIE1902Politics/government
Pier Francesco, Marchese di Lajatico Italy KCVO1903Politics/governmentCrown Equerry to the King of Italy [23]
Pierre-Olivier Lapie FranceKBEtbdPolitics/government
Alfred, Marquis de Lau d'Allemand tbdKCVO1904Politics/government
Dom José d'Almeida Corrêa de Sá, 6th Marquis of Lavradio Portugal GCVO1909Politics/governmentPrivate Secretary to King Manuel II of Portugal [40]
Lee Kuan Yew Singapore CH1970Politics/governmentPrime minister of Singapore [50]
Lee Kuan Yew Singapore GCMG1972Politics/governmentPrime minister of Singapore
Aleksander Kwaśniewski Poland GCB1996Politics/governmentPresident of Poland
Aleksander Kwaśniewski Poland GCMG1996Politics/governmentPresident of Poland
Hans Ritter von Lex West Germany KBE1961Politics/governmentFormer state secretary in the west German Interior Ministry, for services to Anglo-German relations. [51]
Wenceslau de Lima Portugal GCVO1903Politics/governmentMinister of Foreign Affairs [22] [23]
Francisco Craveiro Lopes Portugal GCB1955Politics/governmentPresident of Portugal
Richard Lugar United States KBE2013Politics/governmentFormer U.S. Senator from Indiana
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Brazil GCB2006Politics/governmentPresident of Brazil
Joseph Luns Netherlands GCMGPolitics/government [52]
Joseph Luns Netherlands CH1971Politics/government
Heinrich Graf Lützow zu Drey Lützow Austria KCVO1903Politics/governmentFirst Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vienna. [26] [28]
Ferenc Mádl Hungary GCMG2002Politics/government
Sayyed Abdelrahman el-Mahdi tbdKBE1926Politics/government
Mohammed Pasha Mahmud tbdGCMG1929Politics/government
Nelson Mandela South Africa OM1995Politics/government
Claudia Ruiz Massieu Mexico DBE2015Politics/government
Matsukata Masayoshi Japan GCMG1902Politics/governmentPrime Minister of Japan
Thabo Mbeki South Africa GCMG2000Politics/governmentPresident of South Africa
Thabo Mbeki South Africa GCB2007Politics/governmentPresident of South Africa
José Antonio Meade Kuribreña Mexico KCMG2015Politics/government
Ferdinand Meldahl Denmark GCVO1904Politics/government
Carlos Menem Argentina GCMG1998Politics/governmentPresident of Argentina
Stjepan Mesić Croatia GCMG2001Politics/governmentPresident of Croatia
Paul Metternich German Empire GCVO1901Politics/government
Andreas Michalakopoulos Greece KBEtbdPolitics/government
Mirza Hussein Khan Iran GCSI1873Politics/government
George J. Mitchell United States GBE1999Politics/governmentFormer U.S. Senator from Maine, Majority Leader, Deputy President pro tempore
François Mitterrand France GCB1984Politics/government [53]
François Mitterrand France RVC1992Politics/government
Mobutu Sese Seko Zaire GCB1973Politics/governmentPresident of Zaire
Alfred Moisiu Albania GCMG2003Politics/governmentPresident of Albania
Joachim Moltke Denmark GCVO1896Politics/government
Felipe, Duke of Montellano Spain GCVO1905Politics/government
Alfred, 2nd Prince of Montenuovo Austria-Hungary GCVO1903Politics/governmentSecond Lord Steward to the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary. [26]
Kengo Mori Japan KBE1927Politics/governmentFinancial Commissioner to the Imperial Japanese Government in London, Paris and New York.
Robert Mugabe Zimbabwe GCB1994Politics/governmentAnnulled 2008
Joseph Muscat Malta KCMG2015Politics/government
Benito Mussolini Italy GCB1923Politics/governmentAnnulled 1940
Muhammad Tawfiq Nasim Pasha Egypt GCMG1920Politics/government
Ibrahim Nasir Maldives KBE1972Politics/governmentPresident of the Republic of Maldives
Nawaz Sharif Pakistan GCMG1997Politics/governmentPrime Minister of Pakistan
Nursultan Nazarbayev Kazakhstan GCMG2000Politics/governmentPresident of Kazakhstan
Constantin Freiherr von Neurath Germany GCVO1904Politics/governmentLord Chamberlain to His Majesty The King of Württemberg [24]
Aurelio Nuño Mayer Mexico KBE2015Politics/government
Olusegun Obasanjo Nigeria GCB2003Politics/governmentPresident of Nigeria
Sadako Ogata Japan DCMG2011Politics/governmentServed as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, as the Chairman of the UNICEF Executive Board and as the President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
Waldemar Oldenburg Denmark KCVO1904Politics/government [4]
Hussein Fakhry Pasha Egypt KCMG1902Politics/governmentMinister of Public Works for service in connection with the building of the Aswan Dam [54]
Nubar Pasha Egypt GCSI1896Politics/government
Saba Pasha Egypt KCMG1907Politics/governmentUpon his retirement from the post of Postmaster-General in Egypt [55]
Safvet Pasha tbdGCSI1878Politics/government
Park Geun-hye South Korea GCB2013Politics/governmentPresident of South Korea
Enrique Peña Nieto MexicoGCB2015Politics/governmentPresident of Mexico
Manuel Augusto Pereira da Cunha Portugal KCVO1903Politics/governmentCivil Governor of Lisbon [22]
Shimon Peres Israel GCMG2008Politics/government9th President of Israel [56]
Hassan Pirnia Iran GCMG1907Politics/government
Georges Pompidou France GCB1972Politics/governmentPresident of France
Byron Price United States KBE1948Politics/governmentDirector of the Office of Censorship
Husain Khan Qazvini tbdGCSI1873Politics/government
Mahdi Quli Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu tbdKCMG1889Politics/government
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan India OM1963Politics/government
Tunku Abdul Rahman Malaysia CH1961Politics/government1st Prime Minister of Malaysia
Cyril Ramaphosa South Africa GCB2022Politics/government 5th President of South Africa. Awarded on occasion of 2022 state visit. [57]
Fidel V. Ramos Philippines GCMG1995Politics/government
Anders Fogh Rasmussen DenmarkKCMG2015Politics/governmentSecretary-General of NATO
Tun Abdul Razak Malaysia GCMG1972Politics/government
Ronald Reagan United States GCB1989Politics/governmentPresident of the United States
Carl Baron von der Recke tbdKCVO1905Politics/government
Eck Baron von Reischach Württemberg GCVO1904Politics/governmentLord Chamberlain to the Queen of Wurtemberg [24] On the occasion of royal wedding of Prince Alexander of Teck and Princess Alice of Albany [27]
Hugo Freiherr von Reischach tbdKCVO1897Politics/government
Oswald Baron von Richthofen German Empire GCVO1904Politics/governmentMinister of Foreign Affairs [58]
Riyad Pasha Egypt GCMG1889Politics/governmentPrime Minister of Egypt
Charles de Rocca-Serra tbdKCMG1917Politics/government
Ernst von Röder tbdKCVO1902Politics/government
Roh Moo-hyun South Korea GCB2004Politics/government
Carlos Roma du Bocage Portugal GCVO1909Politics/governmentMinister for Foreign Affairs [40]
F. W. F. Rosenstand Denmark KCVO1901Politics/governmentChamberlain and Secretary to the King of Denmark [59]
Hussein Roshdy Pasha Egypt GCMG1914Politics/governmentPrime Minister of Egypt
Friedrich von Ruexleben tbdKCVO1905Politics/government
Dean Rusk United States KBE1976Politics/governmentFormer Secretary of State for contribution to Anglo-American friendship [9]
Mohamed Said Pasha Egypt GCMG1912Politics/governmentPrime Minister of Egypt
Saionji Kinmochi Japan GCMG1906Politics/governmentPrime Minister of Japan
Juan Manuel Santos Colombia GCB2016Politics/governmentPresident of Colombia
Antonio Vasco de Mello Silva Cezar e Menezes, Count of Sabugosa Portugal GCVO1909Politics/governmentLord Steward [40]
Abd al-Muhsin as-Sa'dun Iraq KCMG1926Politics/government
Mohammed Said Pasha tbdGCMG1912Politics/government
Saito Momotaro tbdGCVO1905Politics/government
Mariano, Duke of Santo Mauro Spain GCVO1905Politics/governmentLord in Waiting to the King of Spain [60]
Giuseppe Saragat Italy GCB1969Politics/governmentPresident of Italy
Nicolas Sarkozy France GCB2008Politics/governmentPresident of France
Walter Scheel West Germany GCB1978Politics/governmentPresident of West Germany
Maurice Schumann France GCMG1972Politics/governmentMinister of Foreign Affairs [61]
Justin de Selves France GCVO1903Politics/governmentPrefect of Seine [23]
Fernando Eduardo de Serpa Pimentel Portugal KCVO1903Politics/government [22] (Captain) Aide-de-Camp [40]
Eduard Shevardnadze Georgia GCMG2000Politics/government
Said Shoucair Pasha tbdKBE1924Politics/government
Ismail Sirry Pasha tbdKCMG1913Politics/government
Duke of Sotomayor Spain GCVO1902Politics/governmentGreat Chamberlain to the King of Spain [21]
Georges de Staal tbdGCVO1902Politics/government
Frank-Walter Steinmeier Germany GCB2023Politics/governmentPresident of Germany
Dirk Stikker Netherlands GBE1951Politics/government
Dirk Stikker Netherlands GCVO1958Politics/government
Karl Friedrich von Strenge tbdKCVO1899Politics/government
Suharto Indonesia GCB1974Politics/government
Cevdet Sunay Turkey KCB1967Politics/government
Tony Tan Singapore GCB2014Politics/governmentPresident of Singapore
Count Tarouca Portugal GCVO1903Politics/governmentChamberlain to the King of Portugal. Attached to King Edward VII. [22] [23]
Clément Thomas France GCIE1893Politics/governmentGovernor of French India
Nicholas Thon tbdKCVOtbdPolitics/governmentSubsequently, promoted GCVO in 1905.
Nicholas Thon tbdGCVO1905Politics/government
Gaston Thorn Luxembourg GCVOPolitics/government [62]
Gaston Thorn Luxembourg GCMGPolitics/government [62]
Josip Broz Tito Yugoslavia GCB1972Politics/government
Tommaso Tittoni Italy GCVO1903Politics/government
Ali El Tom tbdKBE1926Politics/government
Essad Pasha Toptani Albania KCMG1916Politics/government
Karl Prince Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg tbdGCVO1904Politics/government
Alexander Trepoff Russian EmpireKCMG1916Politics/governmentMinister of Transport later Prime Minister of Russian Empire awarded in recognition of the construction of the Murman Coast Railway. [63]
Danilo Türk Slovenia GCB2008Politics/government
Manuel Valls France GCMG2014Politics/governmentPrime Minister of France
Umberto Vattani Italy GCMG2000Politics/government
Simone Veil France DBE1998Politics/governmentHolocaust survivor; lawyer and politician who served as France's Minister of Health between 1993 and 1995.
Luis Videgaray Caso Mexico KBE2015Politics/government
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Iceland GCMG1982Politics/governmentPresident of Iceland
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Iceland GCB1990Politics/governmentPresident of Iceland
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga Latvia GCB2006Politics/governmentPresident of Latvia
Antonio Villaça PortugalGCVO1904Politics/governmentMinister of Foreign Affairs
Wenceslau Ramirez de Villa-Urrutia Spain GCVO1905Politics/governmentMinister of Foreign Affairs [60]
Richard von Weizsäcker Germany GCB1992Politics/governmentPresident of Germany
Youssef Wahba Egypt GCMG1919Politics/governmentPrime Minister of Egypt
Count Carl Wachtmeister SwedenKCVO1908Politics/governmentMinister of Foreigh Affairs
Kurt Waldheim Austria GCMG1969Politics/governmentAustrian Foreign Minister [64]
Lech Wałęsa Poland GCB1991Politics/government President of Poland [65]
John Warner United States KBE2009Politics/governmentU.S. Senator from Virginia
Rudolf de Weede NetherlandsKCVO1904Politics/governmentLord Chamberlian to Her Majesty the Queen Mother of the Netherlands, on the occasion of the royal wedding of Prince Alexander of Teck and Princess Alice of Albany [27]
Caspar Weinberger United States GBE1988Politics/governmentU.S. Secretary of Defense
Richard von Weizsäcker Germany RVC1992Politics/government
John Gilbert Winant United States OM1947Politics/governmentU.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom
August von Wöllwarth-Lauterburg Württemberg GCVO [38] 1900Politics/government
Robert Worcester United States KBE2004Politics/governmentBecame a British national in 2005 and his knighthood became substantive.
Ketema Yifru Ethiopia KCMG1965Politics/government
Giuseppe Zanardelli Italy GCVO1903Politics/governmentPresident of the Council [23]
Jose Zarco de Camara, Count of Ribeira Grande PortugalGCVO1904Politics/government
Ernesto Zedillo Mexico GCMG1998Politics/governmentPresident of Mexico
Zulfikar Pasha Egypt KBE1920Politics/government
Mallam Yahaya Nigeria KBE1953Politics/governmentEmir of Gwandu [47]
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Indonesia GCB2012Politics/governmentPresident of Indonesia
Raja Uda Raja Muhammad Malaya KBE1953Politics/government Menteri Besar of the State of Selangor [47]
Jacob Zuma South Africa GCB2010Politics/governmentPresident of South Africa

Diplomatic

List of honorary British Knights and Dames
NameNationalityHonourYearCategoryNotes
Abderrahman bin Abdelsadok Morocco KCVO1903Diplomatic [22] Governor of Fez, Special Envoy from the Sultan of Morocco.
Henry Angst Switzerland KCMG1906DiplomaticBritish Consul-General in Zurich. [66]
Walter Annenberg United States KBE1976DiplomaticUnited States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, 1969–1974, for contribution to Anglo-American friendship. [9]
Jacques Arnavon France KBE1938Diplomatic
Frants Ernst Bille Denmark GCVO1904DiplomaticDanish Minister in London [4]
Antonio Chiaramonte Bordonaro ItalyGBE1930Diplomatic
Hugh Bullock United States KBE1957DiplomaticPresident, Pilgrims of the United States, 1955–1996; previously appointed Honorary OBE in 1946
Hugh Bullock United States GBE1976Diplomatic
Paul Cambon France GCVO1903DiplomaticFrench Ambassador in London. [23]
André Clasen Luxembourg GCVO1968DiplomaticLuxembourg Ambassador [67]
Timoor al-Daghistani tbdGCVO2001Diplomatic
John W. Davis United States GBE1953DiplomaticFormer Ambassador to the Court of Saint James and President of the Pilgrims of the United States. [68]
Lewis Williams Douglas United States GBE1957DiplomaticUnited States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, 1947–1950
Hermann von Eckhardtstein German Empire KCVO1902DiplomaticFirst Secretary German Embassy in London
Aimé-Joseph de Fleuriau France GCVO1921DiplomaticFrench Ambassador to the Court of Saint James. [69]
Léon Geoffray France GCVO1908Diplomatic
Diego Gómez Pickering Mexico KCVO2015Diplomatic
Lloyd Carpenter Griscom United States KCMG1919Diplomatic
Slavko Grouitch Serbia KBEtbdDiplomatic
Gunnar Hägglöf Sweden GCVOtbdDiplomatic
Hayashi Tadasu Japan GCVO1905Diplomatic
Pedro Felipe Iñiguez Chile KCVO1919DiplomaticChilean Special Mission [70]
Louis Joxe France KBE1952DiplomaticHead of the cultural relations department of the Foreign Ministry for services to British cultural issues. [3]
Count de Lalaing Belgium GCVO1915DiplomaticBelgium Minister in London. [71]
Ferdinand de Lesseps France GCSI1870Diplomatic
Li Ching Fong ChinaKCVO1896Diplomatic [72] Subsequently, promoted GCVO in 1909.
Li Ching Fong ChinaGCVO1909DiplomaticChinese Minister in London
Li Hung Chang China GCVO1896Diplomatic [72]
Dimitry Metaxas tbdGCVO1905DiplomaticEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of His Majesty The King of the Hellenes at the Court of St. James's.
Armand Mollard France KCVO1903DiplomaticDirector of Protocole [23]
Nazir ul Mulk Persia GCMG1897Diplomatic
Willem J. Oudendyk NetherlandsKCMGtbdDiplomaticNetherlands Minister in Russia and China [73]
Alberto Pansa Italy GCVO1903DiplomaticItalian Ambassador to London [23]
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar PeruGCMG1991Diplomatic5th Secretary-General of the United Nations [74]
Wilfried Platzer AustriaGCVOtbdDiplomatic
Luis Polo de Bernabé Spain GCVO1905DiplomaticSpanish Ambassador to the Court of Saint James. [60]
Muhsin Rais Iran GCVO1948DiplomaticIranian Ambassador
Rodrigo Saavedra y Vinent, 2nd Marques de Villalobar Spain KCVOtbdDiplomaticSpanish minister in Brussels 1913-1921
Sergey Sazonov Russia GCB1916Diplomatic
Comte de Serionne tbdKCMG1917DiplomaticAgent Superieur of the Suez Canal Company
Marquis de Soveral Portugal GCMG1897Diplomatic [75]
Marquis de Soveral Portugal GCVO1902Diplomatic [76]
Ismael Tocornal Chile GCVO1919DiplomaticHead of the Chilean Special Mission [70]
Dimitri Tzokoff Bulgaria KCVO1905Diplomatic

Military

List of honorary British Knights and Dames
NameNationalityHonourYearCategoryNotes
Jean-Marie Charles Abrial France KCB1940Military(Admiral) Commandant-en-Chef des Forces Maritimes du Nord, for his services in connexion with the withdrawal of the Allied forces from Dunkirk [77]
Alfredo Acton Italy KCBtbdMilitary(Admiral) [78]
Christian Henrik Arendrup Denmark GCVO1904Military(Major General) [4]
Gustav Carl Heinrich Ferdinand Emil von Arnim German Empire GCVO1900Military(General) [79]
Henry H. Arnold United States GCB1945Military(General of the Army) Chief of Staff, United States Army Air Force [80]
Felice Avogadro dei Conti di Quinto Italy GCVO1904Military(Lieutenant-General) Inspector of Cavalry, Italian Army [81]
Viktor Balck Sweden KCMGtbdMilitary
Edouard Barrera France KCVO1897Military(Vice-Admiral) Commander-in-Chief and Maritime Prefect of Brest [82]
José de Bascaran y Federico Spain GCVO1905Military(General) Chief of the Military Household [60]
Friedrich Count von Baudissin German Empire KCVO1904Military(Rear-Admiral, Imperial German Navy) Aide-de-Camp to the German Emperor, attached to King Edward VII [58]
Anton Baron von Bechtolsheim Austria-Hungary GCVO1903Military(General of Cavalry) Captain of the Tranbenten and Infantry Companies of the Life Guards, attached to King Edward VII [26]
Prince Konstantin Belosselsky-Belozersky Russia GCVO1909Military(Lieutenant General) Adjutant General to the Czar of Russia
John Biddle United States KCB1918Military(Major-General) Commanding United States troops in the United Kingdom [83]
Georges Blanchard France KCB1940Military(General) in recognition of distinguished service in operations in Belgium and Northern France [77]
Tasker H. Bliss United States GCMG1918Military(General) Chief of Staff of the United States Army and United States representative at Versailles
Leopoldo Boado y Montes Italy KCVO1905Military(Rear Admiral)
Friedrich von Bock und Polack German Empire GCVO1904Military(Lieutenant-General) Commander 9th Army Corps [58]
Petar Bojović Serbia GCMG1918Military(Field Marshal) Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Army
Augustin Boué de Lapeyrère France KCB1915Military(Admiral) Commander of French naval forces in the Mediterranean
Omar Bradley United States KCBtbdMilitary(General of the Army) Commander of the 12th Army Group, Chief of Staff of the United States Army and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Guilherme Augusto de Brito Capello Portugal KCVO1902Military
Hermenegildo de Brito Capello Portugal KCVO1903Military(Rear-Admiral) Aide-de-Camp to His Majesty the King of Portugal. Attached to His Majesty King Edward VII. Subsequently, promoted GCVO in 1904. [22] [23]
Hermenegildo de Brito Capello Portugal GCVO1904Military(Rear-Admiral) Aide-de-Camp to His Majesty the King of Portugal.
Herrmann von Broizem German Empire GCVO1904Military(General) Commander of XIIth Army Corps, German Army [81]
Karl Baron von Bronn Austria-Hungary KCVO1909Military(Colonel) Aide-de-Camp to the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary
Charles George, Baron von Bronn Austria-Hungary KCVO1909Military(Lieutenant-Colonel) Equerry to the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary [84]
Ugo Brusati Italy GCVO1903Military(General) First Aide-de-Camp to the King of Italy [23]
Wilhelm Büchsel German Empire GCVO1904Military(Vice-Admiral) Chief of Staff Imperial German Navy [58]
Karl von Bülow German Empire GCVO1909Military(General) Commander 3rd Army Corps [39]
Luigi Cadorna Italy GCB1915Military(Marshal of Italy) Chief of Staff of the Italian Army
François Certain Canrobert France GCBtbdMilitary(Marshal of France) Commander of French forces in the Crimean War
Luis Gomez Carreño Chile KCVO1919Military(Admiral) Chilean Special Mission [70]
Ivan Chaghin Russia KCVO1909Military(Rear Admiral) Commander of the Imperial yacht Standart
Chiang Kai-shek China GCB1942Military(Generalissimo) Leader of Nationalist China
Mark W. Clark United States KBE1944Military(General) Commander 5th Army and 15th Army Group [85]
Wesley Clark United States KBE2000Military(General) NATO Supreme Allied Commander
Henri de la Croix France GCVO1903Military(General) Attached to King Edward VII [23]
Martin Dempsey United States KBE2016Military(General) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Alphons, Count zu Dohna German Empire KCVO1909Military(Major-General) Commander of the Cavalry Division of the Guards. [39]
William Joseph Donovan United States KBEtbdMilitary(Major General) Head of the OSS, precursor to the CIA
James Doolittle United States KCB1944Military(Lieutenant-General) Commander 8th US Army Air Force [86]
A. M. J. Dor de Lastours France KCMG1915Military
Antonio Duartt e Silva Portugal KCVO1903Military [22] (Colonel) Commanding Portuguese Cavalry Regiment No. 3 [23]
Émile Dubois France GCVO1903MilitaryChief of the Military Household of the President of France [33]
Joseph Dunford United States KBE2020Military(General) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. [87]
Charles John George von Eisendecher German Empire GCVO1904Military(Vice-Admiral) [58]
Dwight D. Eisenhower United States GCB1945Military(General of the Army) Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force and President of the United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower United States OM1945Military(General of the Army) Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force. [88]
Maximilian von Engelbrechten German Empire KCVO1904Military(Colonel) Commander 36th Infantry Brigade [58]
François Ernest Fournier France GCVO1903Military(Admiral) Attached to King Edward VII [23]
Prince Louis Esterházy Spain GCVO1902MilitaryLieutenant-General [21]
Marie-Pierre de Fauque de Jonquières France KCMG1915Military
Francisco Joaquim Ferreira do Amaral Portugal KCVO1903Military(Rear-Admiral) President of the Royal Geographical Society, Lisbon [22] [23]
Max Fischel German Empire KCVO1904Military(Rear-Admiral, Imperial German Navy) Admiral Superintendent of the Dockyard, Kiel [58]
Ferdinand Foch France GCB1914Military(Marshal of France) Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces
Ferdinand Foch France OM1918Military(Marshal of France) Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces
Benoit de Formel de la Laurencie France KBE1940Military(General) in recognition of distinguished service in operations in Belgium and Northern France. [77]
Tommy Franks United States KBE2004Military(General) Commander of United States Central Command
Giovanni Frigerio Italy GCVO1903Military(Vice-Admiral) Commander-in-Chief of the Italian Mediterranean Squadron, Naples [23]
Fukushima Yasumasa Japan KCBtbdMilitary(General)
Jean-Louis Georgelin France KBE 2014 Military(General) Great Chancellor of the Legion of Honour [89]
William C. Gorgas United States KCMG1920Military(Major General) Surgeon General of the United States Army
Emile Guépratte France KCB1916Military
Albert Guérisse Belgium KBEtbdMilitary(Major General) Leader of the Belgian Resistance
Alexis Hagron tbdKCVO1898Military
Henry Kent Hewitt United StatesKCB1945Military(Admiral) Commander of Allied Amphibious Forces at the Normandy Invasion
William F. Halsey, Jr. United States KBEtbdMilitary(Fleet Admiral) Commander of the 3rd Fleet [90]
Olaf M. Hustvedt United States KBEtbdMilitary(Vice Admiral) Commander of US Navy forces in Operation Leander [91]
Leopold Ritter von Jedina tbdKCVO1903Military(Rear-Admiral) attached to King Edward VII. [26]
Joseph Joffre France GCBtbdMilitary(Marshal of France) Chief of the French General Staff [92]
Joseph Joffre France GCVO1914Military(Marshal of France) Chief of the French General Staff [92]
Joseph Joffre France OM1919Military(Marshal of France) Chief of the French General Staff [92]
Kamio Mitsuomi Japan GCMG1915Military(General) Commander of allied land forces at the Siege of Tsingtao
Kato Sadakichi Japan GCMG1915Military(Admiral) Commander of Japanese naval forces at the Siege of Tsingtao
Gustav von Kessel German Empire GCVO1901Military
Alan Goodrich Kirk United States KCB1943Military(Admiral) Commander of US Naval Amphibious Forces in the Mediterranean and at the Normandy Invasion
Hans von Koester German Empire GCVO1904Military(Admiral) Commander-in-Chief and Inspector General of the Imperial German Navy [58]
Wenzel Freiherr Kotz von Dobrz Austria-Hungary GCVO1904Military [24] Privy Councillor and Chamberlain to His Imperial Majesty The Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary
Marian Kukiel Poland KCBtbdMilitary(Major General) Commander of the 1st Polish Corps
Johan Laidoner Estonia KCMGtbdMilitary(General) Commander-in-Chief of the Estonian Army
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny France GCB1952Military(Général d'Armée) Commander of the First French Army and the French Far East Expeditionary Corps
John C. H. Lee United States KCB1945Military(Lt. General), Commanding General, United States Army Services of Supply, European Theater of Operations, United States Army
J. M. E. G. Lefevre France KCMG1915Military
André Lemonnier France KCBtbdMilitary
Waldemar Edward Lemvigh Denmark KCVO1904MilitaryColonel [4]
Milans del Bosch y Carrio Joaquin Mario Leon Spain KCVO1905Military(Colonel) Aide-de-Camp to the King of Spain [60]
Edward Mann Lewis United States KCMG1919Military(Major General) Commanded 30th Infantry Division in WWI [93]
Rudolf Prince von und zu Liechtenstein Austria-Hungary GCVO1903MilitaryFirst Lord Steward and Acting Master of the Horse to the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary. [26]
Alfred von Loewenfeld German Empire KCVO1902MilitarySubsequently, promoted GCVO in 1905.
Alfred von Loewenfeld German Empire GCVO1905Military
Douglas MacArthur United States GCB1943Military(General of the Army)
Comte de Maigret France KCVO1899Military
Pio Carlo di Majo Italy KCVO1903Military(Major-General) Aide-de-Camp to King of Italy, attached to King Edward VII. [23]
Mikhail Malinin Soviet UnionKBE1945Military(Colonel-General)
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Finland GBE1938Military(Marshal of Finland)
Peyton March United States GCMG1918Military(General) Chief of the General Staff, United States Army [94]
Nogi Maresuke Japan GCB1911Military
Peter Markoff tbdGCVO1905Military
Wolf, Baron Marschall German Empire KCVO1909Military(Major-General) Attached to King George VII [39]
George Marshall United States GCB1945Military(General of the Army) Chief of Staff, United States Army [80]
Rodolphe Maton Belgium KBE1955Military
Hugo Graf Mensdorff-Pouilly German Empire KCVO1904Military
Roberto Miranda Moreno MexicoKBE2015Military
Živojin Mišić Serbia KCB1915Military(Field Marshal) Chief of the Supreme Command of the Serbian Army
Živojin Mišić Serbia GCMG1916Military(Field Marshal) Chief of the Supreme Command of the Serbian Army
Helmuth von Moltke the Younger German Empire KCVO1901Military(Colonel General) Chief of the German General Staff
Anne de Montmorency France KG1532Military(Marshal of France)
François, Duke of Montmorency France KG1572Military(Marshal of France)
Enrico Morin Italy GCVO1903Military(Vice-Admiral) Minister for Foreign Affairs [23]
Edward von Müller German Empire GCVO1897Military
François de Négrier France GCVO1898Military
Chester W. Nimitz United States GCB1945Military(Fleet Admiral) Commander of the Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Area
Hély d'Oissel France KCB1915Military
Kuwashi Okazawa Japan GCVOtbdMilitary
Oyama Iwao Japan OM1906Military
Eduard Graf Paar Austria-Hungary GCVO1903Military(General of Cavalry) Senior Aide-de-Camp to the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary [26]
Adolf Palander German Empire GCVO1908Military
Alexander Papagos Greece GBE1941Military(General) Commander-in-chief allied forces in Greece during the Albanian campaign [95]
Mason Patrick United States KBE1918Military(Major General) Chief of US Army Air Service [96]
George S. Patton United States KBEtbdMilitary(General) Commander of the United States 3rd Army
Ettore Pedotti Italy GCVO1903Military(General) Commander Xth Army Corps, attached to King Edward VII [23]
John J. Pershing United States GCB1918Military(General of the Armies of the United States) Commander-in-Chief United States Expeditionary Force in France [94]
Philippe Pétain France GCMGtbdMilitary(Marshal of France)
Johan Pitka Estonia KCMG1920Military(Rear Admiral) Commander-in-Chief of the Estonian Navy
Nobile Porro Italy GCMG1915Military
Colin Powell United States KCB1993Military(General) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, National Security Advisor and Secretary of State
Karl Freiherr von Röder German Empire KCVO1904Military
Hugh Rodman United States KCB1918Military(Admiral) Commander of Battleship Division Nine and the United States Pacific Fleet
Konstantin Rokossovsky Soviet Union KCB1945Military(Marshal of the Soviet Union)
Tomás António Garcia Rosado Portugal KCMGtbdMilitary
Sa Zhenbing Qing Dynasty KCMG1909Military
Dedo Charles Henry von Schenck German Empire GCVO1909Military(Lieutenant-General) Commander 2nd Division of the Guards [39]
Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. United States KCB1993Military(General) Commander of United States Central Command and coalition forces during Operation Desert Storm
Brent Scowcroft United States KBE1993Military(Lieutenant General) National Security Advisor
Baron von Seckendorff German Empire GCVO1904Military(Vice-Admiral) Master of the Household to Prince Henry of Prussia [58]
Antonin de Selliers de Moranville Belgium KCBtbdMilitaryCommander-in-Chief
Fernando de Serpa Pimentel Portugal KCVO1909Military(Captain) [40]
William Hood Simpson United States KBE1945Military(Lieutenant General) Commanding General, 9th United States Army [88]
William S. Sims United States GCMG1918Military(Admiral) Commander of United States Naval Forces in Europe
Rudolf Carl von Slatin Austria-Hungary KCMG1900MilitaryLieutenant-General (Egyptian Army)
Rudolf Carl von Slatin Austria-Hungary KCVO1909MilitaryInspector-General of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan [84]
Leighton W. Smith, Jr. United States KBE1997Military(Admiral) Commander of NATO Forces in Southern Europe
Levering Smith United States KBE1962Military(Vice Admiral) Led the Polaris Missile effort to win the Cold War
Walter Bedell Smith United States KCB1944Military(General) Chief of Staff of Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force
Walter Bedell Smith United States GBE1945Military(General) Chief of Staff of Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force and Director of the CIA [88]
Carl Spaatz United States KBE1944Military(General) Commander of United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe, Strategic Air Command and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
Carl Spaatz United States GBE1945Military(General) Commander of the 8th Air Force, Strategic Air Command and Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
George Owen Squier United States KCMG1919Military(Major General) Chief of the Signal Corps [97]
Stepa Stepanović Serbia GCMG1918Military
Joseph Strauss United States KCMG1918Military
Tamemoto Kuroki Japan GCMGtbdMilitary
Tanaka Giichi Japan KCMGtbdMilitary
Tanaka Giichi Japan GBEtbdMilitary
William L. Timlin tbdKBE1990Military
Alfred von Tirpitz German Empire GCVO1904Military(Admiral) Minister of Marine [58]
Togo Heihachiro Japan GCVOtbdMilitaryAdmiral
Togo Heihachiro Japan OM1906MilitaryAdmiral
Guido von Usedom German Empire KCMG1906MilitaryImperial German Navy
Guido von Usedom German Empire GCVO1909MilitaryVice-Admiral, Imperial German Navy [39]
Emilio Vaglia Italy GCVO1903Military(General) Lord Steward to the King of Italy [23]
Frederick Otto Wahle Saxony KCVO1904Military(Major-General) Commanding Royal Saxon Field Engineers [81]
Yamagata Aritomo Japan OM1906Military
Nikolai Yermoloff Russia KCVO1905Military(Major-General) Military Attache to the Imperial Russian Embassy, London [98]
George Zachariae Denmark KCVO1901Military(Rear-Admiral) Royal Danish Navy [59]
Georgy Zhukov Soviet Union GCB1945Military(Marshal of the Soviet Union) Commander of the 1st Belorussian Front

Business

List of honorary British Knights and Dames
NameNationalityHonourYearCategoryNotes
Angela Ahrendts United States DBE2013BusinessChief executive of Burberry plc. Became a British national in 2023 and damehood became substantive.
Auguste-Louis-Albéric, Prince d'Arenberg France GCSI1909BusinessMember of the Institute of France, President of the Suez Canal Company [99]
Ariyoshi Yoshiya Japan KBEtbdBusinessChairman of the Japanese Shipowners Association
Bernard Arnault France KBE2012BusinessFounder, Chairman and Chief executive of LVMH. [100]
André Bénard France KBE1991BusinessChairman, Eurotunnel, 1986–1994
Antonin Besse France KBEtbdBusiness [101]
Ana Patricia Botín Spain DBE2015BusinessChairman of Santander Bank
Henri Deterding Netherlands KBE1920Business [102]
Sierd Sint Eriks Netherlands KBE1961BusinessManaging director of Mullard Ltd for valuable services to British official interests. [103]
Niall FitzGerald Ireland KBE2002Business
Bill Gates United States KBE2004BusinessChairman of Microsoft and Corbis and Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in recognition of his business skills and for his work on poverty reduction. [104]
Lou Gerstner United States KBEtbdBusiness
Paul Getty United States KBE1987BusinessBecame a British national in 1997 and knighthood became substantive.
Carlos Ghosn Brazil-France-Lebanon KBE2006Business
Cecil H. Green United States KBE1991BusinessHe lost British nationality upon becoming a US citizen before 1949. [N 2]
Hermann Hauser Austria KBE2015Business
Yii Ann Hii Philippines KBEBusinessBecame a British national on 3 July 2012. [105]
Kazuo Inamori Japan KBE2019Business
Sam E. Jonah Ghana KBE2003Business
Kim Sang Man South Korea KBE1981BusinessPublisher [106]
Gerrit Klijnstra Netherlands KBE1973Business [107]
Jonkheer Loudon Netherlands KBE1960BusinessPresident of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and senior managing director of the Royal Dutch/Shell group in recognition of his important contributions to the national economy and to British interests abroad. [108]
Akio Morita Japan KBE1993Business
Lewis Mumford United States KBE1975BusinessFor services to town planning in Great Britain. [109]
Hiroaki Nakanishi Japan KBE2015BusinessChief executive of Hitachi Corporation
Martin Naughton Ireland KBE2015Business
Masaru Shinchi tbdKBE2002Business
Paul Rykens Netherlands KBE1959Business
Edgar Sengier Belgium KBE1956BusinessPresident of the permanent committee of the Union Minière du Haut Katanga for valuable services to Britain and to Anglo-Belgian relations. [110]
Antonio Joaquim Simoes de Almeida Portugal KCVO1903Business [22] President of the Commercial Association of Lisbon [23]
Ralf Speth GermanyKBE2015BusinessChief executive of Jaguar Land Rover
Chandrika Prasad Srivastava IndiaKCMG1990Business
Peter Sutherland Ireland KCMG2004Business
Basil Zaharoff Greece GBE1918Business
Basil Zaharoff Greece GCB1919Business
Jamshed Jiji Irani India KBE2007BusinessFormer President of British Steel and Iron Research Association, Tata Steel [111]

Religion

List of honorary British Knights and Dames
NameNationalityHonourYearCategoryNotes
Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi Anglo-Egyptian Sudan KBE1926ReligionImam of the Ansar [112]
Zaki Badawi Egypt KBE2004Religion
Billy Graham United States KBE2001Religion
Gilbert John Helmer Bohemia KCVO1909ReligionAbbot of Tepl on occasion of the King's visit to Marienbad, Helmer did not receive the honour of Knighthood. [113]
Sheikh Ali bin Salim KenyaKBE1929ReligionLeader of the Arab community and member of the legislature
Yeghishe Tourian Palestine KBE1930Religion Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem [114]

European royalty

List of honorary British Knights and Dames
NameNationalityHonourYearCategoryNotes
Prince Wilhelm I Albania GCVO1914Royalty
King Alfonso V Aragon KG1450Royalty
King Ferdinand II Aragon KG1480Royalty
Emperor Francis I Austria-Hungary KG1814Royalty
Emperor Franz Joseph I Austria-Hungary KG1867RoyaltyDegraded 1915
Emperor Franz Joseph I Austria-Hungary RVC1904RoyaltyAnnulled 1915
Emperor Charles I Austria-Hungary GCVOtbdRoyalty
Crown Prince Rudolf Austria-Hungary KG1887Royalty
Archduke Charles Austria-Hungary GCB1834Royalty
Archduke Friedrich Austria-Hungary GCB1842RoyaltyOriginally appointed 1841, but only invested as CB at that time
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Austria-Hungary GCB1901Royalty
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Austria-Hungary KG1902Royalty
Archduke Ludwig Victor Austria-Hungary GCVO1903Royalty [25] [26]
Archduke Leopold Salvator Austria-Hungary GCVO1903Royalty [25] [26]
Archduke Franz Salvator Austria-Hungary GCVO1903Royalty [25] [26]
Archduke Rainer Ferdinand Austria-Hungary GCVO1903Royalty [25] [26]
Archduke Friedrich Austria-Hungary GCB1904Royalty
Archduke Eugen Austria-Hungary GCVO1908Royalty
Archduke Joseph August Austria-Hungary GCVO1908Royalty
King Leopold I Belgium KG1816Royalty
King Leopold I Belgium GCB1816Royalty [115]
King Leopold II Belgium KG1866Royalty
King Albert I Belgium KG1914Royalty
King Albert I Belgium GCBtbdRoyalty
King Leopold III Belgium KG1935Royalty
King Leopold III Belgium RVC1937Royalty
King Leopold III Belgium GCVOtbdRoyalty [116]
King Baudouin I Belgium KG1963Royalty
King Albert II Belgium GCVO1966Royalty [117]
Prince Charles Belgium GCVOtbdRoyalty [118]
Emperor Pedro II Brazil KG1871Royalty
Duke John V Brittany KG1375Royalty
King Ferdinand I Bulgaria GCVO1904Royalty
King Ferdinand I Bulgaria GCB1905Royalty
Prince Alexander Bulgaria GCB1879RoyaltyCivil
Prince Alexander Bulgaria GCB1886RoyaltyMilitary
Duke Charles the Bold Burgundy KG1468Royalty
King Philip I Castile KG1503Royalty
King Eric VII Denmark KG1404Royalty
King John Denmark KG1493Royalty
King Frederick II Denmark KG1578Royalty
King Christian IV Denmark KG1603Royalty
King Christian V Denmark KG1662Royalty
King Frederick VI Denmark KG1822Royalty
King Christian IX Denmark GCB1863Royalty
King Christian IX Denmark KG1865Royalty
King Christian IX Denmark RVC1904Royalty
King Frederik VIII Denmark GCB1888Royalty
King Frederik VIII Denmark KG1896Royalty
King Frederik VIII Denmark GCVO1901Royalty
King Frederik VIII Denmark RVC1902Royalty
King Christian X Denmark GCVO1901Royalty
King Christian X Denmark GCB1908Royalty
King Christian X Denmark KG1914Royalty
King Frederik IX Denmark KG1951Royalty
King Frederik IX Denmark RVC1957Royalty
King Frederik IX Denmark GCVOtbdRoyalty [119]
King Frederik IX Denmark GCBtbdRoyalty [120]
Queen Margrethe II Denmark RVC1974Royalty
Queen Margrethe II Denmark LG1979Royalty
Prince Valdemar Denmark GCB1901Royalty
Prince Harald Denmark GCVO1901Royalty
Prince Gustav Denmark GCVO1908Royalty
Prince Aage Denmark GCVOtbdRoyalty
Prince Axel Denmark GCVOtbdRoyalty
Prince Georg Denmark KCVOtbdRoyalty
Prince consort Henrik Denmark GCB2000Royalty
Prince consort Henrik Denmark GCMG1979Royalty
Prince consort Henrik Denmark GCVO1974Royalty
Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici Florence KG1514Royalty
King Francis I France KG1527Royalty
King Henry II France KG1551Royalty
King Charles IX France KG1564Royalty
King Henry III France KG1575Royalty
King Henry IV France KG1590Royalty
King Louis XVIII France KG1814Royalty
King Charles X France KG1825Royalty
King Louis Philippe I France KG1844Royalty
Emperor Napoleon III France KG1855Royalty
Empress Eugénie France GBE1919Royalty
Prince Napoléon-Jérôme France GCB1855Royalty
Prince Aribert Anhalt [N 6] GCB1891Royalty
Prince Luitpold Bavaria [N 6] GCB1901Royalty
Prince Luitpold Bavaria [N 6] KG1911Royalty
Crown Prince Rupprecht Bavaria [N 6] GCVOtbdRoyalty
Prince Ferdinand Bavaria [N 6] GCVO1907Royalty
Prince Leopold Bavaria [N 6] GCVO1907Royalty
Prince Georg Bavaria [N 6] GCVO1908Royalty
Prince Konrad Bavaria [N 6] GCVO1908Royalty
Grand Duke Friedrich II Baden [N 6] GCVO1905Royalty
Grand Duke Friedrich I Baden [N 6] KG1906Royalty
Prince Francis Joseph Battenberg [N 6] GCVO1897Royalty [82]
Prince Francis Joseph Battenberg [N 6] KCB1896Royalty
Elector Frederick William Brandenburg [N 6] KG1654Royalty
Duke William the Victorious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Brunswick or Hanover [N 6] KG1450Royalty
Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick-Bevern Brunswick or Hanover [N 6] KG1759Royalty
Duke George William of Brunswick-Lüneburg Brunswick or Hanover [N 6] KG1690Royalty
Elector George Louis Brunswick or Hanover [N 6] KG1701RoyaltyLater King George I of Great Britain
Prince George Augustus of Brunswick-Lüneburg Brunswick or Hanover [N 6] KG1706RoyaltyLater King George II of Great Britain
Duke Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand of Brunswick-Lüneburg Brunswick or Hanover [N 6] KG1765Royalty
Duke William of Brunswick-Lüneburg Brunswick or Hanover [N 6] KG1831Royalty
Duke Christian of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Brunswick or Hanover [N 6] KG1624Royalty
Emperor Wilhelm I German Empire [N 7] GCB1857Royalty
Emperor Wilhelm I German Empire [N 7] KG1861RoyaltyUpon becoming King of Prussia.
Emperor Frederick III German Empire [N 7] KG1858RoyaltyUpon becoming a son-in-law of Queen Victoria whilst a Prince of Prussia.
Emperor Frederick III German Empire [N 7] GCB1883Royalty
Emperor Wilhelm II German Empire [N 7] KG1879RoyaltyDegraded 1915
Emperor Wilhelm II German Empire [N 7] GCVO1899RoyaltyAnnulled 1915
Emperor Wilhelm II German Empire [N 7] RVC1902RoyaltyAnnulled 1915
Crown Prince Wilhelm German Empire [N 7] KG1901RoyaltyDegraded 1915
Crown Prince Wilhelm German Empire [N 7] RVC1904Royalty
Grand Duke Frederick Augustus II German Empire [N 7] GCVO1907Royalty
Prince Wilhelm German Empire [N 7] GCB1843Royalty
Prince Waldemar German Empire [N 7] GCB1846Royalty
Prince Friedrich Karl German Empire [N 7] GCB1878Royalty
Prince George Victor German Empire [N 7] GCB1882Royalty
Prince Heinrich German Empire [N 7] KG1889RoyaltyDegraded 1915
Prince Heinrich German Empire [N 7] RVC1902RoyaltyAnnulled 1915
Prince Friedrich Leopold German Empire [N 7] GCVO1899Royalty
Prince Friedrich German Empire [N 7] GCB1904Royalty
Prince Eitel Friederich German Empire [N 7] GCVO1904Royalty [58]
Prince August Wilhelm German Empire [N 7] GCVO1904Royalty [58]
Prince Oskar German Empire [N 7] GCVO1904Royalty [58]
Prince Joachim German Empire [N 7] GCVO1904Royalty [58]
Prince Adalbert German Empire [N 7] GCVO1909Royalty [39]
Prince William German Empire [N 7] GCVO1904RoyaltyOn the occasion of royal wedding of Prince Alexander of Teck and Princess Alice of Albany [27]
Prince Alexis German Empire [N 7] GCVO1904Royalty
Prince Karl Anton German Empire [N 7] GCVO1907Royalty
Prince Albert German Empire [N 7] GCBtbdRoyalty
Prince Friedrich German Empire [N 7] GCVOtbdRoyalty
Duke Peter Alexandrovich German Empire [N 7] GCVO1908Royalty
Grand Duke Ludwig III of Hesse and by Rhine Hesse [N 6] KG1865Royalty
Grand Duke Ludwig IV of Hesse and by Rhine Hesse [N 6] KG1862Royalty
Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine Hesse [N 6] KG1887RoyaltyDegraded 1915
Grand Duke Ernest Louis of Hesse and by Rhine Hesse [N 6] KG1892RoyaltyDegraded 1915
Grand Duke Ernest Louis of Hesse and by Rhine Hesse [N 6] RVC1902RoyaltyAnnulled 1915
Landgrave Wilhelm IX of Hesse-Kassel or Hesse-Cassel Hesse [N 6] KG1786Royalty
Landgrave Alexander Frederick Hesse [N 6] GCVO1907Royalty
Prince Ernest Frederick of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld Hesse [N 6] GCB1835Royalty
Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine Hesse [N 6] GCB1885Royalty
Prince Heinrich of Hesse and by Rhine Hesse [N 6] GCB1892Royalty
Prince Frederick Charles Hesse [N 6] GCB1897Royalty
Landgrave Louis William of Hesse-Homburg Hesse [N 6] GCB1836Royalty
Karl, Prince Kinsky von Wchynitz und Tettau Kinsky [N 6] GCVO1905Royalty
Prince Charles Leiningen [N 6] KG1837Royalty
Elector Frederick V The Palatinate [N 6] KG1612Royalty
Elector Karl II The Palatinate [N 6] KG1680Royalty
King Frederick I Prussia [N 8] KG1690Royalty
King Frederick William III Prussia [N 8] KG1814Royalty
King Frederick William IV Prussia [N 8] KG1842Royalty
Henry XXX, Prince Reuss Reuss [N 6] GCVO1900Royalty
Duke Ernst I Saxe-Coburg and Gotha [N 6] KG1838Royalty
Duke Ernest II Saxe-Coburg and Gotha [N 6] KG1844Royalty
Duke Carl Eduard Saxe-Coburg and Gotha [N 6] GCVO1901RoyaltyAnnulled 1915
Duke Carl Eduard Saxe-Coburg and Gotha [N 6] KG1902RoyaltyDegraded 1915
Duke Friderich III Saxe-Coburg and Gotha [N 6] KG1741Royalty
Duke Ernst Ludwig Saxe-Coburg and Gotha [N 6] KG1790Royalty
Prince Ferdinand Saxe-Coburg and Gotha [N 6] GCB1839Royalty
Prince Philipp Saxe-Coburg and Gotha [N 6] GCB1885Royalty
Prince Philipp Saxe-Coburg and Gotha [N 6] GCVO1906Royalty [66]
Duke Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen Bernhard II Saxe-Meiningen [N 6] KG1830Royalty
Duke Bernhard III Saxe-Meiningen [N 6] GCB1887Royalty
Prince Bernhard Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach [N 6] GCB1830Royalty
Duke John Adolphus Saxe-Weissenfels [N 6] KG1745Royalty
Elector John George II Saxony [N 6] KG1668Royalty
Elector John George IV Saxony [N 6] KG1692Royalty
King Frederick Augustus II Saxony [N 6] KG1842Royalty
King Albert Saxony [N 6] KG1882Royalty
Prince Adolphus I Schaumburg-Lippe [N 6] GCB1882Royalty
Prince Adolf Schaumburg-Lippe [N 6] GCBtbdRoyalty
Prince Johann Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg [N 6] GCVO1901Royalty
Prince Albert Christian Adolphus Eugene Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg [N 6] GCVO1904Royalty [4]
Duke Friedrich Ferdinand Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg [N 6] GCVO1905Royalty
Prince Wilhelm Wied also the Royal House of Albania [N 6] GCVO1904Royalty
King William I Württemberg [N 6] GCB1815Royalty
King William I Württemberg [N 6] KG1830Royalty
King Karl I Württemberg [N 6] KG1890Royalty
King William II Württemberg [N 6] KG1904RoyaltyDegraded 1915
Duke Frederick I Württemberg [N 6] KG1597Royalty
Duke Albrecht Württemberg [N 6] GCVO1907Royalty
Prince Ernst I of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Württemberg [N 6] GCB1848Royalty
Prince Hermann of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Württemberg [N 6] GCB1867Royalty
Prince Hermann of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Württemberg [N 6] GCVO1907Royalty
Prince Ernst of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Württemberg [N 6] GCB1897Royalty
King George I Greece KG1876Royalty
King George I Greece GCVO1901Royalty
King George I Greece RVC1905Royalty
King Constantine I Greece GCB1895Royalty
King Constantine I Greece RVC1902Royalty
King George II Greece GCVO1909RoyaltyAppointed when Prince George of Greece visited [121]
King George II Greece KG1938Royalty
King Paul Greece GCVO1937Royalty [118]
King Paul Greece KG1963Royalty
Prince George Greece GCB1900Royalty
Prince Nicholas Greece GCVO1901Royalty
Prince Andrew Greece GCVO1902Royalty
Prince Christopher Greece GCVO1909Royalty [122]
Count William VI Holland KG1390Royalty
Emperor Sigismund Holy Roman Empire KG1415Royalty
Emperor Albert II Holy Roman Empire KG1438Royalty
Emperor Frederick III Holy Roman Empire KG1457Royalty
Emperor Maximilian I Holy Roman Empire KG1489Royalty
Emperor Charles V Holy Roman Empire KG1508Royalty
Emperor Ferdinand I Holy Roman Empire KG1522Royalty
Emperor Maximilian II Holy Roman Empire KG1567Royalty
Emperor Rudolf II Holy Roman Empire KG1578Royalty
King Victor Emmanuel II Italy KG1855Royalty
King Umberto I Italy KG1878Royalty
King Victor Emmanuel III Italy KG1891RoyaltyExpelled in 1941 [123]
King Victor Emmanuel III Italy RVC1903Royalty [123]
King Victor Emmanuel III Italy GCB1916Royalty [123]
King Umberto II Italy RVC1935Royalty
Prince Rudolf Liechtenstein GCB1903Royalty
Prince Eduard Victor Liechtenstein KCVO1909RoyaltyPrefect of Marienbad [84]
Grand Duke Jean Luxembourg KG1972Royalty
Grand Duke Henri Luxembourg GCVO1976Royalty
Duke Adolphus Frederick IV Mecklenburg-Strelitz KG1764Royalty
Grand Duke Friedrich Wilhelm Mecklenburg-Strelitz GCB1848Royalty
Grand Duke Friedrich Wilhelm Mecklenburg-Strelitz KG1862Royalty
Grand Duke Adolphus Frederick V Mecklenburg-Strelitz GCB1877Royalty
Grand Duke Adolphus Frederick V Mecklenburg-Strelitz KG1911Royalty
Grand Duke Adolphus Frederick VI Mecklenburg-Strelitz GCBtbdRoyalty [124]
Grand Duke Adolphus Frederick VI Mecklenburg-Strelitz GCVO1911Royalty
Duke Francesco I Milan KG1463Royalty
King Nicholas I Montenegro GCVO1897Royalty [125] [126]
King Ferdinand I Naples KG1463Royalty
King Alphonso II Naples KG1493Royalty
Stadtholder Maurice The Netherlands KG1612Royalty
Stadtholder Frederick Henry The Netherlands KG1627Royalty
Stadtholder William II The Netherlands KG1645Royalty
Stadtholder William III The Netherlands KG1653RoyaltyLater King William III of England
Stadtholder William IV The Netherlands KG1733Royalty
Stadtholder William V The Netherlands KG1752Royalty
King William I The Netherlands KG1814Royalty
King William I The Netherlands GCB1815Royalty
King William III The Netherlands KG1882Royalty
King Willem-Alexander The Netherlands KG2018Royalty
Queen Wilhelmina The Netherlands LG1944Royalty
Queen Juliana The Netherlands RVC1950Royalty
Queen Juliana The Netherlands LG1958Royalty
Queen Beatrix The Netherlands GCVO1958Royalty
Queen Beatrix The Netherlands RVC1982Royalty
Queen Beatrix The Netherlands LG1989Royalty
Prince Consort Henry The Netherlands GCB1907Royalty
Prince Consort Bernhard The Netherlands GCB1958Royalty
Prince Consort Bernhard The Netherlands GCVOtbdRoyalty [127]
Prince Consort Bernhard The Netherlands GBEtbdRoyalty [127]
King Haakon VII Norway GCB1896Royalty
King Haakon VII Norway GCVO1901Royalty
King Haakon VII Norway RVC1902Royalty
King Haakon VII Norway KG1906Royalty
King Olav V Norway GCVO1923Royalty
King Olav V Norway GCB1946Royalty
King Olav V Norway RVC1955Royalty
King Olav V Norway KG1959Royalty
King Olav V Norway KT1962Royalty
King Harald V Norway GCVO1955Royalty
King Harald V Norway RVC1994Royalty [128]
King Harald V Norway KG2001Royalty
King Casimir IV Poland KG1450Royalty
King John I Portugal KG1400Royalty
Prince Pedro Portugal KG1427Royalty
King Edward Portugal KG1435Royalty
Prince Henry the Navigator Portugal KG1443Royalty
King Afonso V Portugal KG1447Royalty
King John II Portugal KG1482Royalty
King Manuel I Portugal KG1510Royalty
King John VI Portugal KG1822Royalty
King Pedro V Portugal KG1858Royalty
King Luís I Portugal KG1865Royalty
King Carlos I Portugal KG1895Royalty
King Carlos I Portugal RVC1902Royalty
Infante Alphonso, Duke of Oporto Portugal GCVO1903Royalty [23]
Crown Prince Luís Filipe Portugal KG1902Royalty
King Manuel II Portugal GCVO1904Royalty
King Manuel II Portugal KG1909Royalty [40]
King Charles I Romania KG1892Royalty
King Ferdinand I Romania GCB1892Royalty
King Ferdinand I Romania KG1924Royalty
King Carol II Romania KG1938Royalty
King Michael I Romania GCVO1941Royalty
Emperor Alexander I Russia KG1813Royalty
Emperor Nicholas I Russia KG1827Royalty
Emperor Alexander II Russia KG1867Royalty
Emperor Alexander III Russia KG1881Royalty
Emperor Nicholas II Russia KG1893Royalty
Emperor Nicholas II Russia RVC1904Royalty
Emperor Nicholas II Russia GCB1916Royalty
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich Russia GCB1901Royalty
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich Russia KG1902Royalty
Grand Duke Michael Mikhailovich Russia GCVO1901Royalty
Grand Duke Vladimir Russia GCVO1903Royalty [129]
Grand Duke Nicholas Russia GCB1915Royalty [130]
Duke Emmanuel Philibert Savoy KG1554Royalty
Prince Emanuele Filiberto Savoy KG1902Royalty
Prince Luigi Amedeo Italy (Savoy)GCVO1903Royalty [23]
Prince Victor Emmanuel Italy (Savoy)GCVO1903Royalty [23]
Prince Ferdinando Italy (Savoy)GCVO1903Royalty [23]
Prince Tommaso Italy (Savoy)GCVO1903Royalty
King James V Scotland KG1535Royalty
King James VI Scotland KG1590RoyaltyLater King James I of England
King Philip II Spain KG1554Royalty
King Ferdinand VII Spain KG1814Royalty
King Alfonso XII Spain KG1881Royalty
King Alfonso XIII Spain GCVO1897Royalty
King Alfonso XIII Spain KG1902Royalty
King Alfonso XIII Spain RVC1905Royalty
King Juan Carlos I Spain RVC1986Royalty
King Juan Carlos I Spain KG1988Royalty
King Felipe VI Spain GCVO1988Royalty
King Felipe VI Spain KG2017Royalty
King Gustavus Adolphus Sweden KG1627Royalty
King Charles XI Sweden KG1668Royalty
King Frederick I Sweden KG1741Royalty
King Oscar II Sweden and Norway KG1881Royalty
King Gustav V Sweden GCB1901Royalty
King Gustav V Sweden KG1905Royalty
King Gustav V Sweden RVC1908Royalty
King Gustaf VI Adolf Sweden GCB1905Royalty
King Gustaf VI Adolf Sweden GCVO1905Royalty
King Gustaf VI Adolf Sweden RVC1923Royalty
King Gustaf VI Adolf Sweden KG1954Royalty
Prince Carl Sweden and Norway GCVO1904Royalty [4]
Prince Eugen Sweden GCVO1905Royalty
Prince Vilhelm Sweden GCVO1905Royalty
Prince Gustaf Adolf Sweden GCVOtbdRoyalty
King Carl XVI Gustaf Sweden RVC1975Royalty
King Carl XVI Gustaf Sweden KG1983Royalty
Prince Bertil Sweden GCB1956Royalty
Prince Henry Taranto KG1653Royalty
Prince Carlos Two Sicilies GCB1903Royalty
King Alexander I Yugoslavia GCBtbdRoyalty
King Alexander I Yugoslavia RVCtbdRoyalty
King Alexander I Yugoslavia GCVOtbdRoyalty
Prince Paul Yugoslavia RVC1934Royalty
Prince Paul Yugoslavia GCVOtbdRoyalty [119]
Prince Paul Yugoslavia KG1939Royalty

Asian, African and Oceanian royalty

List of honorary British Knights and Dames
NameNationalityHonourYearCategoryNotes
Amir Abdur Rahman Khan Afghanistan GCSI1885Royalty[ citation needed ]
Amir Abdur Rahman Khan Afghanistan GCB1893Royalty[ citation needed ]
Prince Nasrullah Khan Afghanistan GCMG1896Royalty[ citation needed ]
King Habibullah Khan Afghanistan GCMG1896Royalty[ citation needed ]
King Habibullah Khan Afghanistan GCB1907Royalty[ citation needed ]
King Amanullah Khan Afghanistan RVC1928Royalty[ citation needed ]
Queen Soraya Tarzi Afghanistan GBE1928Royalty[ citation needed ]
Prince Muhammad Hasan Afghanistan GCVO1928Royalty[ citation needed ]
Princess Razia Begum Afghanistan DBE1928Royalty[ citation needed ]
Princess Bibi Khurd Afghanistan DBE1928Royalty[ citation needed ]
King Mohammed Zahir Shah Afghanistan RVC1971Royalty[ citation needed ]
Prince Zalmai Mahmud Khan Ghazi Afghanistan GCVO1971Royalty[ citation needed ]
Prince 'Abdu'l Wali Khan Afghanistan GCVO1971Royalty[ citation needed ]
Sheikh Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa Bahrain KCIE1919Royalty
Sheikh Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah Bahrain KCIE1935Royalty
Sheikh Salman ibn Hamad Al-Khalifa Bahrain KCIE1943Royalty
Sheikh Salman ibn Hamad Al-Khalifa Bahrain KCMG1952Royalty
Emir Isa ibn Salman al-Khalifa Bahrain KCMG1964RoyaltyPromoted GCMG in 1979.
Emir Isa ibn Salman al-Khalifa Bahrain GCMG1979Royalty
Emir Isa ibn Salman al-Khalifa Bahrain GCB1984Royalty
King Hamad ibn Isa al-Khalifah Bahrain KCMG1979Royalty
Sheikh Muhammad ibn Mubarak al-Khalifa Bahrain GCMG1984Royalty
Sheikh Muhammad ibn Khalifa ibn Hamad al-Khalifa Bahrain GBE1984Royalty
Maharaja Ugyen Wangchuk Bhutan KCIE1905Royalty
Maharaja Ugyen Wangchuk Bhutan KCSI1911Royalty
Maharaja Ugyen Wangchuk Bhutan GCIE1921Royalty
Maharaja Jigme Wangchuck Bhutan KCIE1930Royalty
Sultan Muhammad Jamalul Alam II Brunei KCMG1920Royalty
Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin Brunei KBE1949Royalty
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin III Brunei KCMG1953Royalty
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin III Brunei GCVO1972Royalty
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Brunei GCMG1972Royalty
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Brunei GCB1992Royalty
Prince Idris Brunei KCVO1992Royalty
Prince Jefri Bolkiah Brunei GCVO1992Royalty
Prince Muhammad Bolkiah Brunei GCMG1998Royalty
Crown Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah Brunei GCVO1998Royalty
Prince Tsai Hsun China GCB1909RoyaltyChief Administrator of the Chinese Admiralty on the visit of the Chinese Naval Commission to the United Kingdom [131]
Khedive Isma'il Egypt GCB1866Royalty
Khedive Isma'il Egypt GCSI1868Royalty
Khedive Tawfiq Egypt GCSI1875Royalty
Khedive Tawfiq Egypt GCB1887Royalty
Khedive Abbas II Egypt GCMG1891Royalty
Khedive Abbas II Egypt GCB1892Royalty
Khedive Abbas II Egypt GCVO1900Royalty [132]
Khedive Abbas II Egypt RVC1905Royalty
Prince Muhammad Ali Egypt GCMG1900Royalty [132]
Prince Muhammad Ali Egypt GCB1937Royalty
Sultan Hussein Kamel Egypt GCB1914Royalty
King Fuad I Egypt GCB1917Royalty
King Fuad I Egypt RVC1927Royalty
Emperor Menelek II Ethiopia GCMG1897Royalty
Emperor Menelek II Ethiopia GCB1902Royalty
Prince Makonnen Wolde Mikael Ethiopia KCMG1902Royalty
Emperor Iyasu V Ethiopia GCVO1911Royalty
Prince Kassa Hailu ze-Darge Ethiopia GCVO1911Royalty
Prince Kassa Hailu ze-Darge Ethiopia GBE1930Royalty
Emperor Haile Selassie Ethiopia GCMG1917Royalty
Emperor Haile Selassie Ethiopia GCB1924Royalty
Emperor Haile Selassie Ethiopia GCVO1930Royalty
Emperor Haile Selassie Ethiopia RVC1930Royalty
Emperor Haile Selassie Ethiopia KG1954Royalty
Emperor Amha Selassie Ethiopia GCVO1930Royalty
Emperor Amha Selassie Ethiopia GBE1932Royalty
Emperor Amha Selassie Ethiopia GCMG1958Royalty
Emperor Amha Selassie Ethiopia RVC1965Royalty
Princess Tenagne Worq Ethiopia DBE1932Royalty
Prince Makonnen Haile Selassie Ethiopia GCVO1954Royalty
Princess Sebla-Wangel Desta Ethiopia DCVO1965Royalty
Prince Asserate Kassa Ethiopia GCVO1965Royalty
Sobhuza II eSwatini (Swaziland)KBE 1966 Royalty Ngwenyama of Swaziland. [133]
Prince Hailu Takla-Haymaynot Gojjam KBE1924Royalty
King Hussein Hejaz GCB1920Royalty
King Ali Hejaz GBE1920Royalty
Shah Nasser-al-Din Iran (Persia)KG1873Royalty
Prince Sultan Masud Iran (Persia)GCSI1887Royalty
Prince Vajihullah Iran (Persia)GCMG1897Royalty
Shah Mozaffar-al-Din Iran (Persia)KG1903Royalty
Prince Abul Fath Iran (Persia)GCMG1903Royalty
Prince Abul Husain Iran (Persia)GCMG1916Royalty
Prince Ismail Iran (Persia)KCSI1916Royalty
Prince Firuz Iran (Persia)GCMG1919Royalty
Prince Husain Quli Iran (Persia)GCVO1919Royalty
Prince Asadullah Iran (Persia)KCVO1919Royalty
Prince Muhammad Husain Iran (Persia)KCVO1919Royalty
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Iran (Persia)GCB1942Royalty
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Iran (Persia)RVC1948Royalty
Prince Yadullah Iran (Persia)GCMG1961Royalty
Prince Faisal Hejaz RVC1918Royalty [134] Later King Faisal of Iraq
King Faisal I Iraq GCMG1927Royalty
King Faisal I Iraq GCB1933Royalty
Prince Zeid Iraq GBE1920Royalty
Prince Zeid Iraq GCVO1956Royalty
Crown Prince Abdul Illah Iraq GCMG1942Royalty
Crown Prince Abdul Illah Iraq GCVO1943Royalty
Crown Prince Abdul Illah Iraq GCB1956Royalty
King Faisal II Iraq GCVO1952Royalty
King Faisal II Iraq RVC1956Royalty
Prince Ra'ad Iraq KCVO1966Royalty
Prince Ra'ad Iraq GCVO1984Royalty
Prince Zeid Iraq KCMG2019Royalty [135]
Emperor Mutsuhito Japan KG1905Royalty
Emperor Yoshihito Japan KG1912Royalty
Emperor Hirohito Japan KG1929RoyaltyDegraded 1941, but restored to the honour in 1971.
Emperor Hirohito Japan GCB1921RoyaltyAnnulled 1941
Emperor Hirohito Japan GCVO1921RoyaltyAnnulled 1941
Emperor Akihito Japan KG1998Royalty
Prince Arisugawa Takehito Japan GCB1902Royalty [136] [137]
Prince Fushimi Sadanaru Japan GCB1907Royalty [138]
Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu Japan GCVO1909Royalty [139]
Prince Nashimoto Morimasa Japan GCVO1909Royalty [140]
Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito Japan RVC1918Royalty [141]
Prince Nobuhito Japan RVC1930Royalty [142]
Prince Yasuhito Japan RVC1937Royalty
King Abdullah I Jordan GBE1920Royalty
King Abdullah I Jordan KCMG1927Royalty
King Abdullah I Jordan GCMG1935Royalty
King Hussein I Jordan GCVO1953Royalty
King Hussein I Jordan RVC1966Royalty
King Hussein I Jordan GCB1984Royalty
Prince Hussein Jordan GCVO1966Royalty
Prince Muhammad Jordan GCVO1984Royalty
Prince Hassan Jordan GCVO1984Royalty
Princess Basma Jordan GCVO2001Royalty
King Abdullah II Jordan KCVO1984Royalty
King Abdullah II Jordan GCMG1999Royalty
King Abdullah II Jordan GCB2001Royalty
Prince Ali Jordan KCVO2001Royalty
Emperor Gojong Korea GCIE1900Royalty
Sheikh Mubarak bin Sabah Al-Sabah Kuwait KCIE1911Royalty[ citation needed ]
Sheikh Mubarak bin Sabah Al-Sabah Kuwait KCSI1914Royalty[ citation needed ]
Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Kuwait KCIE1930RoyaltyPromoted from CIE.[ citation needed ]
Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Kuwait KCSI1944RoyaltyPromoted from CSI.[ citation needed ]
Sheikh Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah Kuwait KCMG1952RoyaltyPromoted GCMG in 1959. [ citation needed ]
Sheikh Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah Kuwait GCMG1959Royalty[ citation needed ]
Emir Sabah III al-Salim al-Sabah Kuwait KCMG1959Royalty[ citation needed ]
Emir Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah Kuwait KCMG1979Royalty[ citation needed ]
Emir Jaber III bin-Ahmad I al-Sabah Kuwait GCMG1979Royalty[ citation needed ]
Emir Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah Kuwait GCB1995Royalty[ citation needed ]
Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Kuwait GCB2012Royalty [143]
Sultan Abdul Karim bin Fadhl bin Ali Lahej KCIE1918Royalty
Sultan Abdul Karim bin Fadhl bin Ali Lahej KCMG1935Royalty
Sultan Ibrahim Johor (Malaysia)KCMG1897Royalty
Sultan Ibrahim Johor GCMG1916Royalty
Sultan Ibrahim Johor KBE1918Royalty
Sultan Ibrahim Johor GBE1935Royalty
Sultan Ismail Johor KBE1937Royalty
Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah Kedah (Malaysia)KCMG1911Royalty
Sultan Tunku Mahmud Kedah KBE1935Royalty
Sultan Tuanku Abdul Halim Kedah GCB1972Royalty
Sultan Mohamed IV Kelantan (Malaysia)KCMG1922Royalty
Yang di Pertuan Besar Muhammad (1888-1933) Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia)KCMG1916RoyaltyCMG 1894 [ citation needed ]
Yang di Pertuan Besar Muhammad (1888-1933) Negeri Sembilan KCVO1925Royalty[ citation needed ]
Yang di Pertuan Besar Muhammad (1888-1933) Negeri Sembilan GCMG1931Royalty[ citation needed ]
Yang di Pertuan Besar Abdul Rahman (1933-1960) Negeri Sembilan KCMG1934Royalty[ citation needed ]
Yang di Pertuan Besar Abdul Rahman (1933-1960) Negeri Sembilan GCMG1957Royalty Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1957-1960) [ citation needed ]
Yang di Pertuan Besar Jaafar (1967-2008) Negeri Sembilan GCB1998Royalty Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1994-1999) [ citation needed ]
Sultan Abdullah (1917-1932) Pahang (Malaysia)KCMG1921Royalty[ citation needed ]
Sultan Abu Bakar (1932-1974) Pahang (Malaysia)KCMG1935RoyaltyCMG 2.1.1933 [ citation needed ]
Sultan Abu Bakar (1932-1974) Pahang (Malaysia)GCMG1953Royalty[ citation needed ]
Sultan Idris Shah I (1887-1916) Perak KCMG1892RoyaltyCMG 2.10.1884 [ citation needed ]
Sultan Idris Shah I Perak GCMG1901Royalty[ citation needed ]
Sultan Idris Shah I Perak (Malaysia)GCVO1913Royalty[ citation needed ]
Sultan Abdul Jalil (1916-1918) Perak KCMG1917Royalty[ citation needed ]
Sultan Iskandar Perak (1918–1938)KCMG1921Royalty[ citation needed ]
Sultan Iskandar Perak KCVO1924Royalty[ citation needed ]
Sultan Iskandar Perak GCMG1933Royalty[ citation needed ]
Raja Chulan of Perak Federated Malay States KBE1930Royalty[ citation needed ]
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (1938–1948) Perak KBE1937Royalty[ citation needed ]
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Perak KCMG1939RoyaltyCMG in 1924 [ citation needed ]
Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah Perak KCMG1949Royalty[ citation needed ]
Sultan Azlan Shah Perak GCB1989Royalty[ citation needed ]
Rajah Tuan Syed Alwi ibni Almerhum Syed Safi Perlis (Malaysia)KBE1938Royalty
Sultan Sulaiman Selangor (Malaysia)KCMG1912Royalty
Sultan Sulaiman Selangor GCMG1929Royalty
Sultan Sulaiman Trengganu (Malaysia)KCMG1922Royalty
Sultan Ismail Trengganu (Malaysia)KCMG1951Royalty [144]
Sultan Mohammed Farid Didi The Maldives KCMG1961Royalty
Sheikh Khazal Khan Mohammerah KCIE1910Royalty
Sheikh Khazal Khan Mohammerah KCSI1914Royalty
Sheikh Khazal Khan Mohammerah GCIE1916Royalty
Sultan Abdelaziz Morocco GCB1901Royalty
Sultan Kapil Talwalkar Morocco GCB1914Royalty
Sultan Yusef Morocco GCMG1917Royalty
King Hassan II Morocco RVC1980Royalty
King Mohammed VI Morocco GCVO1980Royalty
Princess Lalla Aicha Morocco DCVO1980DiplomaticAmbassador of Morocco to the United Kingdom from 1965 to 1969, for her contributions to Anglo-Moroccan relations.[ citation needed ] [145]
Jang Bahadur Nepal – Rana Dynasty GCB1858Royalty
Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty GCB1905Royalty
Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty GCVO1911Royalty
Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty GCMG1919Royalty
Bhim Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty KCVO1911Royalty
Bhim Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty GCMG1931Royalty
Sher Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty KBE1919Royalty
Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty GBE1919Royalty
Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty GCVO1946Royalty
Padma Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty GBE1920Royalty
Tej Shamsher Jang Bahdur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty KBE1924Royalty
Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty KBE1924Royalty
Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty GBE1937Royalty
Bahadur Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty GBE1934Royalty
Bahadur Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty KCB1945Royalty
Krishna Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty KBE1937Royalty
Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty GCB1939Royalty
Singha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty KBE1942Royalty
Nir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty KBE1945Royalty
Nir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty GCVO1961Royalty
Kiran Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty KBE1945Royalty
Kiran Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty KCVO1961Royalty
Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty GBE1945Royalty
Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty GCB1950Royalty
Shankar Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty KBE1946Royalty
Shankar Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty GBE1949Royalty
Subarna Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty GCVO1960Royalty
Arjun Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty KCVO1961Royalty
Samrajya Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty KCVO1961Royalty
Nara Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty KCVO1961Royalty
Jagdish Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana Nepal – Rana Dynasty GBE1980Royalty
Preksha Rajya Lakshmi Devi Nepal – Rana Dynasty GCVO1986Royalty
Prince Himalaya Pratap Bir Bikram Shah Nepal – Shah Dynasty GBE1953Royalty
Prince Himalaya Pratap Bir Bikram Shah Nepal – Shah Dynasty GCMG1961Royalty
Prince Basundhara Bir Bikram Shah Nepal – Shah Dynasty GCMG1961Royalty
King Mahendra Nepal – Shah Dynasty RVC1961Royalty
King Birendra Nepal – Shah Dynasty RVC1975Royalty
King Gyanendra Nepal – Shah Dynasty GCMG1986Royalty
Prince Dhirendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva Nepal – Shah Dynasty GCMG1986Royalty
Sultan Turki bin Said Oman [N 9] GCSI1886Royalty
Sultan Faisal bin Turki Oman [N 9] GCIE1903Royalty
Sultan Taimur bin Feisal Oman [N 9] KCIE1926Royalty
Ali bin Salim Al-Busaidy Oman [N 9] KBE1932Royalty
Sultan Said Bin Taimur Oman [N 9] GCIE1945Royalty
Sultan Said Bin Taimur Oman [N 9] GCMG1956Royalty
Sultan Qaboos bin Said Oman [N 9] GCMG1976Royalty
Sultan Qaboos bin Said Oman [N 9] GCVO1979Royalty
Sultan Qaboos bin Said Oman [N 9] GCB1982Royalty
Sultan Qaboos bin Said Oman [N 9] RVC[ citation needed ]2010Royalty
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Oman [N 9] GCVO2010Royalty [146]
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Oman [N 9] GCMG2021Royalty [147]
Sultan Abdulmejid I Ottoman Empire KG1856Royalty
Sultan Abdulaziz Ottoman Empire KG1867Royalty
Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Qatar GCMG1997Royalty [148]
Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Qatar GCB2010Royalty [149]
Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Qatar DBEtbdRoyalty [150]
King Abdulaziz Saudi Arabia KCSI1914Royalty [151]
King Abdulaziz Saudi Arabia KBE1916Royalty [151]
King Abdulaziz Saudi Arabia GCIE1920Royalty [152]
King Abdulaziz Saudi Arabia KCB1935Royalty [153]
King Faisal Saudi Arabia RVC1967Royalty [154]
King Khalid Saudi Arabia RVC1981Royalty
King Fahd Saudi Arabia RVC1987Royalty
King Abdullah Saudi Arabia GCB1998Royalty
King Abdullah Saudi Arabia RVC2007Royalty
Prince Khalid Saudi Arabia KCB1991Royalty
Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah Selangor KCMG1938Royalty
Sultan Salih bin Ghalib al Qu'aiti Shihr and Mukalla KCMG1938Royalty
King Vajiravudh Thailand (formerly Siam) GCVO1902Royalty
King Bhumibol Adulyadej Thailand (formerly Siam) RVC1960Royalty
King Vajiralongkorn Thailand (formerly Siam) GCVO1996Royalty [155]
Princess Sirindhorn Thailand (formerly Siam) GCVO1996Royalty [155]
Princess Chulabhorn Thailand (formerly Siam) GCVO1996Royalty [155]
Prince Seyum Mangasha Tigray KBE1924Royalty
Prince Mangasha Seyum Tigray GCVO1965Royalty
Queen Salote Tupou III Tonga DBE1932Royalty
Queen Salote Tupou III Tonga GBE1945Royalty
Queen Salote Tupou III Tonga GCVO1953Royalty
Queen Salote Tupou III Tonga GCMG1965Royalty
King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV Tonga KBE1958Royalty
King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV Tonga GCVO1970Royalty
King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV Tonga GCMG1977Royalty
Bey Muhammad III as-Sadiq Tunis GCB1865Royalty [156]
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi GCB2010Royalty [157]
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi KCMG2013Royalty [158]
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum United Arab Emirates – Dubai GCMG2010Royalty [157]
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi GCMG2010Royalty [157]
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi KBE2013Royalty [159]
Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi KBE2013Royalty [160]
Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum United Arab Emirates – Dubai KBE2013Royalty [161]
Sheikha Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi United Arab Emirates – Sharjah DBE2013Royalty [162]
Sultan Ali bin Said Zanzibar GCSI1890Royalty
Sultan Hamad bin Thuwaini Zanzibar GCSI1894Royalty
Sultan Khalifa bin Harub Zanzibar KCMG1914Royalty
Sultan Khalifa bin Harub Zanzibar KBE1919Royalty
Sultan Khalifa bin Harub Zanzibar GBE1935Royalty
Sultan Khalifa bin Harub Zanzibar GCMG1936Royalty
Sultan Khalifa bin Harub Zanzibar GCB1956Royalty
Sultan Abdullah bin Khalifa Zanzibar KBE1959Royalty
Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah Zanzibar GCMG1963Royalty

Professional, humanitarian and exploration

List of honorary British Knights and Dames
NameNationalityHonourYearCategoryNotes
`Abdu'l-Bahá Iran (Persia)KBE1920HumanitarianHead of the Bahá'í Faith, award for humanitarian works in Palestine during World War I.
Winthrop W. Aldrich United States GBE1947Finance [163]
Akito Arima Japan KBE2002ScienceNuclear physicist
Frank Aydelotte United States KBE1953EducationUpon his retirement as Secretary of the American Rhodes Trust. [164]
Denton Ward Baird tbdGCVO1934Law enforcement[ citation needed ]
Paul Bruce Beeson United States KBE1973MedicineNuffield Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, 1965–1974
Donald Berwick United States KBE2005MedicineAwarded for his efforts to help reform Britain's National Health Service. [165]
Michael Bloomberg United States KBE2014Philanthropy. [166]
Philip Bobbitt United States KBE2021LawFor contributions to UK/US relations and to public life [167]
Bono Ireland KBE2007Humanitarian
Arts/Entertainment		U2 lead singer and social activist for services to the music industry and humanitarian work.
Vannevar Bush United States KBE1948ScienceHead of the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) during World War II [168]
Aldo Castellani Italy KCMG1928MedicineDirector of Tropical Medicine at the Ross Institute and Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Putney Heath. [169]
Alistair Cooke United States KBE1973BroadcastingBroadcaster for his outstanding contribution to Anglo-American mutual understanding [170] Lost his British nationality in 1941 upon becoming a United States citizen. [N 2]
Francisco Maria da Veiga Portugal KCVO1903Law enforcement [22]
Ara Darzi Iraq KBE2002MedicineBecame a British national later in 2002 and his knighthood became substantive.
Filippo de Filippi Italy KCIE1916Exploration
Bertram de Nully Cruger United States KBEtbdFinance
James Caruthers Rhea Ewing United States KCIE1923EducationFormer Principal of the Forman College, Lahore, Punjab. [171]
Christiana Figueres Costa Rica DBE2022Humanitarian (Climate change)Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, 2010-2016. [10]
Gilberto Freyre Brazil KBE1971Anthropology/Sociology
Melinda Gates United States DBE2013Humanitarian
Bob Geldof Ireland KBE1986HumanitarianWhile prominent in music, his award was for humanitarian work.
Nizam ud-din Khan Ghaffari tbdKCMG1903Finance
Arthur Lehman Goodhart United States KBE1948Law
Johann Ritter von Habrda AustriaKCVO1904Law enforcementCommissioner of Police, Vienna [172]
Martin Hairer Austria KBE2016Science
Friedrich Albert Hänel German Empire KCVO1901LawGeheimer Justizrath [79]
Sven Hedin Sweden KCIE1909ExplorationGeographer and traveller has explored Persia, Mesopotamia, Khorasan and Turkestan, Tibet, the Gobi Desert, and other wild regions. [173]
J. Edgar Hoover United States KBE1950Law enforcementDirector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for helpful collaboration and cooperation during the past 25 years. [174]
Mohammed Jameel Saudi Arabia KBE2014PhilanthropyFor philanthropic activities and support for the development of the arts and culture in the UK. [175]
Angelina Jolie United States, Cambodia DCMG2014HumanitarianFor services to the United Kingdom's foreign policy and for campaigning to end sexual violence in war zones. [176] [177] [178]
Bruce Keogh Zimbabwe KBE2003MedicineLater became a British national and his knighthood became substantive.
Bernard Kouchner France KBE2004HumanitarianCo-founder of Médecins Sans Frontières. [179]
Sergei Kruglov Soviet Union KBE1945Law enforcement
Antonio Maria de Lancastre Portugal KCVO1904Medicine
Louis Lépine France GCVO1903Law enforcementPrefect of Police. [23]
Graça Machel Mozambique/South Africa DBE1997Humanitarian
Marchese Guglielmo Marconi Italy GCVO1914Science [180]
Paul Mellon United States KBE1974HumanitarianPhilanthropist known as a patron of British art [181]
Edward R. Murrow United States KBE1965BroadcastingBroadcaster in recognition of outstanding services in furthering Anglo-American friendship and understanding. [182]
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pelé) Brazil KBE1997SportsAwarded in his capacity as Brazil's sports minister [183]
Eugen Petersen Denmark KCVO1904Law enforcement [4]
José Martins Pinheiro Neto Brazil KBE1987Law
Peter Piot Belgium KCMG2016Medicine
Xavier Rolet France KBE2015FinanceChief executive of the London Stock Exchange
Risto Ryti Finland KCVO1934FinanceChairman of the Bank of Finland for service of great merit to Anglo-Finnish relations. He later became Prime Minister and President of Finland.
Mortimer Sackler United States KBE1995SciencePharmaceutical entrepreneur and philanthropist, for contributions to the sciences and to philanthropy. Brother of Raymond Sackler, KBE and husband of Dame Theresa Sackler. [184]
Raymond Sackler United States KBE1995SciencePharmaceutical entrepreneur and philanthropist, for contributions to the sciences, arts and astronomy.
Abdus Salam Pakistan KBE1989ScienceFor Professor Salam's inspiration behind the foundation of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics [185]
Douglas Stephen Sauvé tbdKBE1936Law
Albert Schweitzer France OM1955HumanitarianPhilosopher, musician and missionary. [186]
Helen Suzman South Africa DBE1989HumanitarianAnti-apartheid activist [187]
Taro Takemi Japan KBEtbdMedicine
Mother Teresa India OM1983Humanitarian
Rick Trainor United States KBE2010EducationPrincipal of King's College London. Took British nationality later in 2010 and knighthood became substantive.
James D. Watson United States KBE2001ScienceCo-discoverer of the structure of DNA in 1953 with Francis Crick [188]
Elie Wiesel United States KBE2006Humanitarian
Simon Wiesenthal Austria KBE2004HumanitarianAward for a lifetime of service to humanity and for work at the Simon Wiesenthal Center.


Sport

List of honorary British Knights and Dames
NameNationalityHonourYearCategoryNotes
Pele Brazil KBE1997SportFootballer and three-time World Cup winner. [189]
Jacques Rogge Belgium KCMG2014Sport8th President of the IOC, in recognition of his commitment to the Olympic movement and his role in the success of London 2012. [190]

Abbreviations

The following are listed in order of precedence:

List of orders with post-nominals
SerialPostnom.Description
First Class
1aKGKnight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
1bLGLady Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
2KTKnight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle
3GCBKnight (or Dame) Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
4OMMember of the Order of Merit
5GCSIKnight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India
6GCMGKnight (or Dame) Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George
7GCIEKnight Grand Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire
N/ARVC [N 10] Recipient of the Royal Victorian Chain
8GCVOKnight (or Dame) Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
9GBEKnight (or Dame) Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
10CHMember of the Order of the Companions of Honour
11aKCBKnight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
11bDCBDame Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
12KCSIKnight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India
13aKCMGKnight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George
13bDCMGDame Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George
14KCIEKnight Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire
15aKCVOKnight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
15bDCVODame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
16aKBEKnight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
16bDBEDame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ According to a short biography at Oxford University, Anna Morpurgo Davies was born and educated in Italy.
  2. 1 2 3 British nationality was automatically lost by naturalisation in a non-Commonwealth country (in this case the United States) prior to 1 January 1949; see History of British nationality law
  3. ↑ This is the Irish mezzo-soprano Ann Murray, not the Canadian popular singer Anne Murray
  4. ↑ Australian citizenship was in general automatically lost by adult naturalisation in another country before 4 April 2002
  5. ↑ British Dependent Territories citizens solely connected with Hong Kong by birth, descent or naturalisation lost that status on 30 June 1997 if a citizen of another country, including China. This provision applied to most ethnic Chinese British nationals in Hong Kong. Those who wished to do so were allowed to retain British nationality by registering for British National (Overseas) status by 1997, but this was optional. See British nationality law and Hong Kong. Those former British Dependent Territories citizens who have acquired British National (Overseas) status remain eligible for substantive knighthoods. In all other cases a knighthood awarded on or after 1 July 1997 is honorary if the recipient is not otherwise a British national or citizen of another Commonwealth realm.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 Germany
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Germany. Before 1850, see Prussia
  8. 1 2 3 Germany. After 1850, see German Empire
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Formerly Muscat and Oman
  10. ↑ The Royal Victorian Chain does not confer post-nominal entitlements and does not fit within the official order of wear. It is usually listed above the GCVO in official announcements of awards and is positioned accordingly here.

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This is an incomplete list of Australians who have been appointed a knight or a dame, being entitled to be known as "sir" or "dame" respectively. It includes living Australian knights and dames as well as dead appointees. The list excludes Australian baronets; they have the title sir, but are not knights per se.

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