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Below is a List of Knights Grand Cross of the
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from the Order's creation in 1917 to the present day. The names and titles of recipients are given as at the time of their appointment or promotion to Knight Grand Cross. The date of the award, as given in the announcement ''
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1920s


1920

* Division and date unknown ** ** Abdullah (honorary) (honorary) ** Prince
Zeid bin Hussein Zaid bin Hussein, GCVO, GBE ( ar, زيد بن الحسين; February 28, 1898 – October 18, 1970) was an Iraqi prince who was a member of the Hashemite dynasty and the head of the Royal House of Iraq from 1958 until his death, after the roy ...
(honorary) **
Ali of Hejaz Ali bin Hussein, GBE ( ar, علي بن الحسين بن علي الهاشمي, translit=Alī ibn al-Ḥusayn ibn Alī el-Hâşimî; 18791935), was King of Hejaz and Grand Sharif of Mecca from October 1924 until he was deposed by Abdulaziz b ...
(honorary) ** Frederic Courtland Penfield (honorary)


1922

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


1926

* Military Division **
Admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
Sir Frederic Edward Errington Brock (5 June) * Civil Division **
Lieutenant-General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on t ...
Sir Travers Clarke (19 January) ** The Lord Islington (5 June) **
Sir William Mackenzie Sir William Mackenzie (October 17, 1849 – December 5, 1923) was a Canadian railway contractor and entrepreneur. Born near Peterborough, Canada West (now Ontario), Mackenzie became a teacher and politician before entering business as the ow ...
(5 June) ** The Lord Queensborough (5 June)


1927

* Military Division **
General A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". O ...
Sir Noel Birch (9 December) * Civil Division ** Sir Frank Heath (3 June) **
Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colo ...
Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt. (3 June) ** Sir Otto Niemeyer (3 June) ** Sir Richard Threlfall (3 June) ** Hilton Young (3 June) ** Sir Henry Strakosch (3 June) **
General A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". O ...
The Earl of Cavan (27 June) ** Sir Rowland Blades, Bt. (27 September) **
Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge ...
The Maharaja of Kapurthala (29 November) *Hereditary Prince of Korea (30 September 1927)


1928

* Civil Division ** Sir John Dewrance (4 June) ** Sir William Grenfell Max Muller (4 June) **
Brigadier-General Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed to ...
Sir Henry Maybury (4 June) ** Sir John Oakley (4 June) ** The Lord Phillimore (7 August) **
Brigadier-General Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed to ...
Sir William Horwood (2 November) ** Dr Luis Alberto de Herrera (honorary) (date unknown) (special ambassador)


1929

* Military Division **
Air Vice-Marshal Air vice-marshal (AVM) is a two-star air officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes ...
Sir Philip Game (1 January) * Civil Division ** Sir Arthur Crosfield, Bt. (1 March) ** Sir Henry Dobbs (1 March) ** Sir William McLintock (1 March) ** Sir William Symington McCormick (1 March) ** Sir Arthur Duckham (3 June) ** Sir Francis Taylor (3 June) ** Sir Beilby Alston (3 June) ** Sir Harold Bowden, Bt. (28 June) ** Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister (28 June) **
Commander Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countries this naval rank is termed frigate captain. ...
Bolton Eyres-Monsell (28 June)


1930s


1930

* Military Division ** Admiral Sir Edward Bradford (1 January) * Civil Division ** Antonio Chiaramonte Bordonaro (honorary) (25 March) (invested by
Arthur Henderson Arthur Henderson (13 September 1863 – 20 October 1935) was a British iron moulder and Labour politician. He was the first Labour cabinet minister, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1934 and, uniquely, served three separate terms as Leader of t ...
) * Division and date unknown ** Ras Kassa Darge (honorary)


1931

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


1932

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


1933

* No appointments were made in 1933.


1934

* Military Division **
Admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...
Sir Howard Kelly (1 January) * Civil Division ** Sir Alan Anderson (4 June) ** Sir John Reith (4 June) ** Colonel Malik Sir Umar Hayat Khan (4 June) * Division and date unknown ** Bahadur Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana (honorary)


1935

* Military Division **
General A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". O ...
Sir Felix Ready (3 June) * Civil Division ** Sir George Newman (3 June) ** Edward Beatty (3 June) ** Sir Ibrahim Rahimtoola (3 June) ** The Sultan of Johore (honorary) (3 June) ** The Sultan of Zanzibar (honorary) (3 June) ** Sir Stephen Killik (27 September)


1936

*Civil Division ** Sir Sidney Barton (1 January) *1937: Archibald Rice Cameron, Frederic Dreyer, Sir Ernest Strohmenger, Kaiser Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana (honorary) *1938: Sir Andrew Duncan,
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (, ; 4 June 1867 – 27 January 1951) was a Finnish military leader and statesman. He served as the military leader of the Whites in the Finnish Civil War of 1918, as Regent of Finland (1918–1919), as comm ...
(honorary
9 September 9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and ...
removed 194?), The Earl of Onslow *1939: Frank Edward Smith


1940s

*1941:
Frederick Bowhill Air chief marshal Sir Frederick William Bowhill, (1 September 1880 – 12 March 1960) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force before and during World War II. RAF career Bowhill started his career as a midshipman in the merchant navy in ...
,
Reginald Dorman-Smith Colonel Sir Reginald Hugh Dorman-Smith, GBE (10 March 1899 – 20 March 1977) was an Anglo-Irish diplomat, soldier and politician in the British Empire. Early life and politics Dorman-Smith was educated at Harrow School and the Royal Milita ...
, Thomas Gardiner, The Viscount Nuffield, Arthur Robinson, The Lord Rushcliffe, 1st Baron Wilson *1942: Charles Little, 1st Baron Riverdale *1943: Prince of Berar,
Thomas Blamey Field marshal (Australia), Field Marshal Sir Thomas Albert Blamey, (24 January 1884 – 27 May 1951) was an Australian general of the First World War, First and Second World Wars, and the only Australian to attain the rank of field marshal. Bl ...
,
Henry Hallett Dale Sir Henry Hallett Dale (9 June 1875 – 23 July 1968) was an English pharmacologist and physiologist. For his study of acetylcholine as agent in the chemical transmission of nerve pulses (neurotransmission) he shared the 1936 Nobel Prize in ...
,
Edgar Ludlow-Hewitt Air Chief Marshal Sir Edgar Rainey Ludlow-Hewitt, (9 June 1886 – 15 August 1973) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. Early life He was the second son and the second of five children of the Rev. Thomas Arthur Ludlow-Hewitt (17 May 1850 - ...
, Percy Noble, William Platt, William Charles Wright *1944: Cowasji Jehangir, 2nd Baronet, Allan Powell, 1st Baron Salter *1945: Vijayaraji Khengarji Sawai Bahadur, Christopher Courtney, The Viscount Finlay,
Ernest Gowers Sir Ernest Arthur Gowers (2 June 1880 – 16 April 1966) is best remembered for his book '' Plain Words,'' first published in 1948, and his revision of Fowler's classic '' Modern English Usage''. Before making his name as an author, he had a lon ...
, 1st Baronet Lithgow, Maharana Shri Vijayasinhji Chhatrasinhji, Maharaja of Rajpipla,
Alexandros Papagos Alexandros Papagos ( el, Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος; 9 December 1883 – 4 October 1955) was a Greek army officer who led the Hellenic Army in World War II and the later stages of the subsequent Greek Civil War. The only Greek career o ...
(honorary; presented 3 August),
Vasily Sokolovsky Vasily Danilovich Sokolovsky (russian: Васи́лий Дани́лович Соколо́вский; July 21, 1897 – May 10, 1968) was a Soviet general and Marshal of the Soviet Union who led Red Army forces on the Eastern Front during World ...
(honorary), Harold R. Stark (honorary) *1946: 1st Baron Alness, Edward Appleton, Thomas Barlow, Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan Chhatari, Douglas Evill
Henry French
Alexander Hood, Maurice Holmes, Harold Howitt, Hubert Huddleston, 1st Baron Iliffe, John Kennedy, Arthur Power, Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Henry Peat, Thomas Williams Phillips,
Hubert Rance Major General Sir Hubert Elvin Rance (17 July 1898 – 24 January 1974) was a British politician who was the last Governor of British Burma between 1946 and 1948, during the transition from Japanese to British colonial administration. Later he ...
, Bernard Rawlings, Edgar Stanley Roper, James Somerville, 1st Viscount Slim, 1st Baronet Thomson, Maharaja of Tripura *1947:
John Chancellor John William Chancellor (July 14, 1927 – July 12, 1996) was an American journalist who spent most of his career with NBC News. He is considered a pioneer in TV news. He served as anchor of the ''NBC Nightly News'' from 1970 to 1982 and continu ...
, William Currie,
Geoffrey Layton Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton, (20 April 1884 – 4 September 1964) was a Royal Navy officer. He was in command of the submarine when, under attack from German vessels, it ran aground off the Danish coast during the First World War. Despite this ...
,
George Sansom Sir George Bailey Sansom (28 November 1883 – 8 March 1965) was a British diplomat and historian of pre-modern Japan, particularly noted for his historical surveys and his attention to Japanese society and culture. Early life Sansom was bor ...
, 3rd Baronet Sassoon, Winthrop W. Aldrich (honorary) *1948: 4th Baronet Christison, Guy Garrod,
Edward Mellanby Sir Edward Mellanby (8 April 1884 – 30 January 1955) was a British biochemist and nutritionist who discovered vitamin D and its role in preventing rickets in 1919. Education Mellanby was born in West Hartlepool, the son of a shipyard owner, a ...
, Sir Cyril Radcliffe, Reginald Leeper, John Waddington *1949: Robert Howe, Wilson Jameson, Walter Moberly, Sir Brian Robertson, Bt.


1950s

*1950:
Robert Burnett Admiral Sir Robert Lindsay Burnett, (22 July 1887 – 2 July 1959) was an officer in the Royal Navy. Naval career Educated at Eastman's Royal Naval Academy and Bedford School, Burnett joined the Royal Navy in 1902. He served on the China Sta ...
, Ralph Cochrane, 6th Earl of Ilchester, Donald Gainer, 1st Baron Silsoe, 1st Baronet Stewart of Strathgarry *1951: Patrick Brind, 28th Earl of Crawford, Lord Porter,
Neil Ritchie General Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie, (29 July 1897 – 11 December 1983) was a British Army officer who saw service during both the world wars. He is most notable during the Second World War for commanding the British Eighth Army in the North Af ...
,
Dirk Stikker Dirk Uipko Stikker (5 February 1897 – 23 December 1979) was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the defunct Liberal State Party (LSP), co-founder of the defunct Freedom Party (PvdV) and of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (V ...
(honorary) *1952: Leslie Hollinghurst, Henry Mack *1953: Siddiq Abubakar III (honorary), Hilary Blood, 1st Baron Brabazon of Tara, The Duke of Edinburgh, Alvary Gascoigne,
Cecil Harcourt Admiral Sir Cecil Halliday Jepson Harcourt (translated to Chinese as zh , t= 夏 慤 , j=haa6 kok3 , labels=no; 11 April 1892 – 19 December 1959) was a British naval officer. He was the ''de facto'' governor of Hong Kong as commander-in-ch ...
, Alexander Knox Helm, 1st Baron Llewellin, Hugh Pughe Lloyd, 5th Earl of Limerick, Guy Russell, Frank Simpson, Charles Woolley *1954: 3rd Baron Aberdare, Idris I of Libya, John Wakeling Baker, 2nd Baronet Bowater,
Gilbert Rennie Sir Gilbert McCall Rennie, (24 September 1895 – 12 November 1981) was a British colonial administrator. He was Governor of Northern Rhodesia from 1948 to 1954 and High Commissioner of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland in London from 1954 ...
, John Whitworth-Jones,
Idris of Libya Muhammad Idris bin Muhammad al-Mahdi as-Senussi ( ar, إدريس, Idrīs; 13 March 1890 – 25 May 1983) was a Libyan political and religious leader who was King of Libya from 24 December 1951 until his overthrow on 1 September 1969. He ruled o ...
(honorary) *1955: 3rd Viscount Esher, Geoffrey Oliver, 1st Baron Rootes,
John Troutbeck Reverend Doctor John Troutbeck (November 12, 1832, Blencowe–October 11, 1899, London) was an English clergyman, translator and musicologist, a Canon Precentor of Westminster Abbey and Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Queen Victoria, whose renown rests ...
*1956: 9th Earl De La Warr,
Miles Dempsey General Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey, (15 December 1896 – 5 June 1969) was a senior British Army officer who served in both world wars. During the Second World War he commanded the Second Army in north west Europe. A highly professional ...
, 1st Baron Erskine of Rerrick, John Morison, Christopher Warner, John Whiteley,
Juscelino Kubitschek Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (; 12 September 1902 – 22 August 1976), also known by his initials JK, was a prominent Brazilian politician who served as the 21st president of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. His term was marked by economic prosp ...
(honorary) *1957: Nevil Brownjohn, 16th Earl of Dalhousie, Francis Evans, Francis Fogarty,
Archibald Forbes Archibald Forbes (17 April 183830 March 1900) was a Scottish war correspondent. Early life and family He was the son of Very Rev Lewis William Forbes DD (1794–1854), minister of Boharm, Banffshire, and Moderator of the General Assembl ...
, 1st Baron Hailes,
Charles Keightley General Sir Charles Frederic Keightley, (24 June 1901 – 17 June 1974) was a senior British Army officer who served during and following the Second World War. After serving with distinction during the Second World War – becoming, in 1944, ...
, Charles Pizey, Geoffrey Thompson, Lewis Williams Douglas (honorary) *1958: 1st Baron Citrine,
Donald Hardman Air Chief Marshal Sir James Donald Innes Hardman, (21 February 1899 – 2 March 1982), known as Donald Hardman, was a senior Royal Air Force commander. He began his flying career as a fighter pilot in World War I, achieving nin ...
, Claude Pelly, Denis Truscott, Sir Harold Yarrow, Bt. *1959: John Balfour, 1st Viscount Kemsley, William Palmer, Frederick Parham


1960s

*1960: 4th Baron Cottesloe, Gerald Gladstone,
Ian Jacob Lieutenant General Sir Edward Ian Claud Jacob (27 September 1899 – 24 April 1993), known as Ian Jacob, was a British Army officer, who served as the Military Assistant Secretary to Winston Churchill's war cabinet and was later a distinguishe ...
, Sir Ivo Mallet, Cecil Sugden *1961: 5th Earl of Bandon, James Bowker, Ellis Hunter, William Luce, Ivan Stedeford *1962: Kenneth Blackburne, Hector Hetherington, Oscar Morland *1963:
Colville Deverell Sir Colville Montgomery Deverell (21 February 1907 in Dublin, Ireland – 18 December 1995 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England) was an Irish cricketer and colonial administrator. Cricket A right-handed batsman, he played just once for the Ireland ...
, Walter Merton, Harold Pyman, 10th Earl of Selkirk, Geoffrey Wallinger, Wilfrid Woods *1964: Arthur fforde,
James Harman James Gary Harman (June 8, 1946 – May 23, 2021) was an American blues harmonica player, singer, and songwriter. The music journalist Tony Russell described Harman as an "amusing songwriter and an excellent, unfussy blues harp player". Biogra ...
, George Labouchere, Roderick McLeod *1965: Walter Cheshire,
Alexander Gordon Alexander Gordon may refer to: * Alexander Gordon, 1st Earl of Huntly (died 1470), Scottish magnate * Alexander Gordon (bishop of Aberdeen) (died 1518), Precentor of Moray and Bishop-elect of Aberdeen * Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly (died ...
, James Miller, William Oliver *1966:
Robert Bray Robert E. Bray (October 23, 1917 – March 7, 1983) was an American film and television actor known for playing the forest ranger Corey Stuart in the CBS series '' Lassie'', He also starred in '' Stagecoach West'' and as Mike Hammer in the ...
, Lionel Denny, Alfred Earle,
John Graham Hamilton Admiral Sir John Graham Hamilton, (12 July 1910 – 27 October 1994) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet from 1964 to 1967. Naval career Hamilton joined the Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the ...
, Hugh Stephenson *1967: John Anderson, Robert Bellinger,
Alexander Bustamante Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante (born William Alexander Clarke; 24 February 1884 – 6 August 1977) was a Jamaican politician and labour leader, who, in 1962, became the first prime minister of Jamaica. Early life and education He was ...
, Leslie O'Brien *1968: The Duke of Norfolk, Nigel Henderson, Gilbert Inglefield *1969: Kenneth Darling, Charles Gairdner, Sir Louis Gluckstein, Arthur Kirby, David Lee, Charles Trinder


1970s

*1970:
Ian Bowater Lieutenant Colonel Sir Ian Frank Bowater (16 December 1904 – 1 October 1982) served as Lord Mayor of London from 1969 to 1970. Career The youngest son of Sir Frank Bowater, 1st Baronet ( Lord Mayor from 1938 to 1939), and Ethel Anita Fry ...
, The Lord Thomson of Fleet *1972: Sir Edward Howard *1973: The Lord Martonmere, The Lord Cole *1974: Murray Fox,
Jack Marshall Sir John Ross Marshall New Zealand Army Orders 1952/405 (5 March 1912 – 30 August 1988) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He entered Parliament in 1946 and was first promoted to Cabinet in 1951. After spending twelve years ...
, The Lord Shawcross *1975: Lindsay Ring, 3rd Baron Rothschild, Sir George Thomson Wishart Gallagher CBE, MBE almoral *1976: Hugh Bullock (honorary; first US citizen to receive this honour), Robin Gillett, Sir Murray MacLehose, Richard Ward, Alan Smith *1977: Robert Mark, Peter White, Peter Vanneck *1978: Peter Le Cheminant, Kenneth Cork, Ronald Davison *1979: Peter Gadsden, Yuet-keung Kan, The Earl St Aldwyn


1980s

*1980: Hugh Beach, Ronald Gardner-Thorpe *1981: Robert Freer, Christopher Leaver *1982: Anthony Farrar-Hockley, John Fieldhouse, Anthony Jolliffe, Anthony Morton, Francis Vallat *1984: John Gingell, Alan Traill *1985: Allan Davis,
Frank Kitson General Sir Frank Edward Kitson, (born 15 December 1926) is a retired British Army officer and writer on military subjects, notably low intensity operations. He rose to be Commander-in-Chief UK Land Forces from 1982 to 1985 and was Aide-de- ...
*1986: David Rowe-Ham *1987: Faisal Alhegelan (honorary), Joshua Hassan,
Kenneth Newman Sir Kenneth Leslie Newman (15 August 1926 – 4 February 2017) was a senior British police officer. He was Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) from 1976 to 1980, and Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1982 to 19 ...
, The Lord Plowden, Greville Spratt, *1988:
Kenneth Berrill Sir Kenneth Berrill (28 August 1920 – 30 April 2009) was an English economist and public servant. Early life and education Born at Stoke Newington, London, Berrill was the son Stanley Ernest Berrill (1896–1984), a clerk at a men's outfit ...
, Christopher Collett,
Taher al-Masri Taher Nashat al-Masri ( ar, طاهر المصري; born March 5, 1942) is a Jordanian of Palestinian origin who served as the 28th Prime Minister of Jordan from 19 June 1991 to 21 November 1991. He opposed the invasion of Iraq but reportedly want ...
(honorary),
Caspar Weinberger Caspar Willard Weinberger (August 18, 1917 – March 28, 2006) was an American statesman and businessman. As a prominent Republican, he served in a variety of state and federal positions for three decades, including chairman of the Californ ...
(honorary) *1989: Hugh Bidwell, Sze-yuen Chung, Thomas Eichelbaum, David Harcourt-Smith, Sir John Woodward


1990s

*1990: Alexander Graham, Sir Richard Vincent, Sir Tasker Watkins *1991: Jeremy Black, Sir Patrick Hine, Brian Jenkins *1992:
Francis McWilliams Sir Francis McWilliams (8 February 1926 – 31 August 2022) was a British engineer. He served as Lord Mayor of London from 1992 to 1993. During his period as Lord Mayor, the 1993 Bishopsgate bombing took place and his subsequent discussions with ...
, Anthony Skingsley *1993: *1994: Sir Kenneth Eaton *1995:
Ion Caramitru Ion Horia Leonida Caramitru, OBE (; 9 March 1942 – 5 September 2021) was a Romanian stage and film actor, stage director, and political figure. He was Minister of Culture between 1996 and 2000, in the Romanian Democratic Convention (CDR) cabi ...
*1996: *1997: The Lord Keith of Kinkel, Sir John Willis, *1998: The Lord Rothschild, Sir William Wratten *1999: Sir Peter Abbott, Sir Stephen Brown,
George J. Mitchell George John Mitchell Jr. (born August 20, 1933) is an American politician, diplomat, and lawyer. A leading member of the Democratic Party, he served as a United States senator from Maine from 1980 to 1995, and as Senate Majority Leader from 198 ...
(honorary)


2000s

*2000:
Edward George, Baron George Edward Alan John George, Baron George (16 September 1938 – 18 April 2009), known as Eddie George, or sometimes as "Steady Eddie", was Governor of the Bank of England from 1993 to 2003 and sat on the board of NM Rothschild and Sons. Early lif ...
*2002: Sir Anthony Bagnall, Sir Michael Perry, Sir Ronald Waterhouse Sir Ronnie Flanagan *2004: Sir Cyril Julian Hebden Taylor *2007: Sir David Cooksey, Sir Timothy Granville-Chapman


2010s

*2011: Baron King of Lothbury, The Earl of Selborne, The Lord Weidenfeld *2012:
Sir John Parker Sir Thomas John Parker, (born 8 April 1942) is a British businessman. He is chairman of Laing O'Rourke and former chairman of Pennon Group, a director of Carnival Corporation & plc and lead non-executive director at the Cabinet Office. He has b ...
*2013: Sir Alan Budd, Sir Keith Mills


2014

* Civil Division ** Sir John Bell (31 December) **
Ratan Tata Ratan Naval Tata, GBE (born 28 December 1937) is an Indian industrialist and former chairman of Tata Sons. He was also the chairman of the Tata Group from 1990 to 2012, serving also as interim chairman from October 2016 through February 2017. ...
(honorary) (date unknown)


2015

* Military Division **
Air Chief Marshal Air chief marshal (Air Chf Mshl or ACM) is a high-ranking air officer originating from the Royal Air Force. The rank is used by air forces of many countries that have historical British influence. An air chief marshal is equivalent to an Adm ...
Sir Stuart Peach (31 December)


2016

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


2017

*Civil Division ** Sir Michael Rawlins (17 June) **
Sir David Weatherall Sir David John Weatherall, (9 March 1933 – 8 December 2018) was a British physician and researcher in molecular genetics, haematology, pathology and clinical medicine. Early life and education David Weatherall was born in Liverpool.Geoff Wa ...
(17 June) ** Sir Keith Peters (30 December)


2018

*Civil Division ** Sir Craig Reedie (9 June) **
Sir Christopher Greenwood Sir Christopher John Greenwood (born 12 May 1955) is Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge and a former British judge at the International Court of Justice. Prior to his election, he was professor of international law at the London School of ...
(9 June)


2019

*Civil Division ** Sir Michael John Burton


2020s

*2021: The Earl Howe


Unknown

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


See also

* List of Knights and Ladies of the Garter * List of Knights and Ladies of the Thistle *
List of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath This is an ''incomplete'' list of those who were made Knights/Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath from the date of the Order's structural change by the George IV of the United Kingdom, Prince Regent on behalf of his father, King George II ...
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List of Knights and Dames Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Below is a list of Knights and Dames Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George. * * An asterisk (*) indicates a Dame Grand Cross. George III (Regency) George IV William IV Victoria Edward VII George V Edward VIII Geor ...


References

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Burke's Peerage & Gentry, 107th edition
British Empire The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts ...