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The following is a list of living Australians who have been appointed Knights or Dames. The list includes: *Knights and Dames of the
Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gov ...
*Knights and Dames of an Order of Chivalry under the British Imperial Honours system, including **
Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
**
Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, or ...
** Order of St Michael and St George **
Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I of Great Britain, George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate medieval ceremony for appointing a knight, which involved Bathing#Medieval ...
** Order of the Garter *
Knights Bachelor The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system. Knights Bachelor are t ...
(there is no female counterpart). The list excludes Australian baronets.


Living Dames


Living Knights

Note 1: King
Charles III Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person t ...
was awarded a substantive knighthood of the
Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gov ...
(AK), despite not being Australian, in 1981 when still Prince of Wales. He has been the Sovereign of the Order of Australia since his accession to the throne on 8 September 2022.


See also

* Australian knights and dames, which includes both living and deceased persons *
Australian peers and baronets Peers of the Realm have been associated with Australia since early in its history as a British settlement. Many peers served as governors of the Australian colonies ( states following Federation), and in the days when the practice of appointin ...
* List of Knights and Dames of the Order of Australia *
Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of the Australian Gov ...
*
Australian honours system The Australian honours and awards system refers to all orders, decorations, and medals, as instituted by letters patent from the Monarch of Australia and countersigned by the Australian prime minister at the time, that have been progressively ...
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Living New Zealand dames and knights The following is a list of living New Zealanders who have been appointed dames or knights. Inclusion criteria The list includes: * Dames and knights of the New Zealand Order of Merit, including ** Dames or Knights Grand Companion (GNZM) ** Dames ...


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