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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.
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 even rarer 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
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! Name !! Nationality !! Honour !! Year !! Category !! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| Daniel Barenboim || Argentina /<br /> Israel || KBE || 2011 || Arts/entertainment || Pianist and conductor
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| Jorge Luis Borges || Argentina || KBE || 1964|| Arts/entertainment || Poet and writer
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| Alfred Brendel || Austria || KBE || 1989 || Arts/entertainment || Pianist
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| Julien Cain || France || KBE || 1952 || Arts/entertainment || Administrator-general of the Bibliothèque nationale de France for services to British cultural issues.
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| Antal Doráti || Hungary || KBE || 1983 || Arts/entertainment ||
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| Maurice Druon || France || KBE || 1999 || Arts/entertainment || Previously appointed Honorary CBE in 1988.
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| Douglas Fairbanks Jr. || United States || KBE || 1949 || Arts/entertainment || In 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.
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| Bernard Haitink || Netherlands || KBE || 1977 || Arts/entertainment || Principal Conductor, London Philharmonic Orchestra for his enormous contribution to the artistic life of this country
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| Magnus Magnusson || Iceland || KBE || 1989 || Arts/entertainment ||
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| Ferdinand Meldahl || Denmark || GCVO || 1904 || Arts/entertainment ||Chamberlain to the King of Denmark and Vice President of the Royal Academy of Arts, Copenhagen.
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| Ettore Modigliani || Italy || KBE || 1930 || Arts/entertainment ||
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| Arnaldo Momigliano || Italy || KBE || 1974 || Arts/entertainment ||
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| Ann Murray || Ireland || DBE || 2002 || Arts/entertainment || For services to music.
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| Libor Pešek || Czech Republic || KBE || 1996 || Arts/entertainment ||
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| Sidney Poitier || Bahamas/United States || KBE || 1974 || Arts/entertainment || Actor, director, activist and ambassador.
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| Mario Praz || Italy || KBE || 1962 || Arts/entertainment ||
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| André Previn || United States || KBE || 1996 || Arts/entertainment ||
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| Mstislav Rostropovich || United States || KBE || 1987 || Arts/entertainment || In 1990 he regained Russian citizenship, and held dual US/Russian citizenship.
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| Arthur Rubinstein || United States || KBE || 1977 || Arts/entertainment ||
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| Esa-Pekka Salonen || Finland || KBE || 2020 || Arts/entertainment || Conductor and composer, awarded for services to music and UK-Finland relations.
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| Ravi Shankar || India || KBE || 2001 || Arts/entertainment ||
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| Georg Solti || Germany || KBE || 1971 || Arts/entertainment || Musical Director, Covent Garden Opera Company
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| William Trevor || Ireland || KBE || 2002 || Arts/entertainment || Previously appointed Honorary CBE in 1977.
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| John Williams || United States || KBE || 2022 || Arts/entertainment || Conductor, composer, and pianist; awarded for "services to film music"
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| Terry Wogan || Ireland || KBE || 2005 || Arts/entertainment || Took British nationality in 2005 and knighthood became substantive. Held dual British/Irish citizenship.
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| James Wolfensohn || United States/Australia || KBE || 1995 || Arts/entertainment || Born an Australian citizen, but relinquished this when he became an American citizen in 1980.
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| Franco Zeffirelli || Italy || KBE || 2004 || Arts/entertainment || Stage and screen director; awarded for his "valuable services to British performing arts"
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Politics and government
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| Ali Abu Al-Ragheb || Jordan || GCMG || 2001 || Politics/government || Prime Minister of Jordan
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| Valdas Adamkus || Lithuania || GCB || 2006 || Politics/government || President of Lithuania
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| Martti Ahtisaari || Finland || GCB || 1995 || Politics/government || President of Finland
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| Prince Bola Ajibola || Nigeria || KBE || 1989 || Politics/government || Attorney-General and Minister of Justice of Nigeria, 1985–1991
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| Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji || Nigeria || KBE || 1989 || Politics/government || Minister of Budget and Planning of Nigeria, 1988–1990
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| Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart y Falcó, 17th Duke of Alba de Tormes || Spain || GCVO || 1902 || Politics/government ||
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| Vicente Fox || Mexico || GCMG || 2002 || Politics/government || President of Mexico
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| Eduardo Frei Montalva || Chile || GCB || 1965 || Politics/government || President of Chile
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| Arturo Frondizi || Argentina || GCMG || 1960 || Politics/government || President of Argentina
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| Alberto Fujimori || Peru || GCMG || 1998 || Politics/government || President of Peru
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| Eduardo Galhardo|| Portugal || KCIE || 1901 || Politics/government ||Governor-General of Portuguese India
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| John Ritter von Habrda|| Austria-Hungary || KCVO || 1904 || Politics/government || Commissioner of Police, Vienna
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| Harri Holkeri || Finland || KBE || 1999 || Politics/government ||
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| François Hollande || France || GCB || 2014 || Politics/government || President of France
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| Mohammed Ikramullah || Pakistan || KCMG || 1961 || Politics/government ||
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| Toomas Hendrik Ilves || Estonia || GCB || 2006 || Politics/government || President of Estonia
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| Ito Yukichi|| Japan || KCVO || 1905 || Politics/government ||
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| Dato Onn Bin Jaafar || Malaya || KBE || 1953 || Politics/government || Member for Home Affairs, Federation of Malaya
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| Muhammad Hasan Jan|| tbd || GCVO || tbd || Politics/government ||
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| Martin Baron von Jenisch|| tbd || GCVO || 1908 || Politics/government ||
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| Pedro Joaquín Coldwell || Mexico || KBE || 2015 || Politics/government ||
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| Bhim Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal || KCVO || tbd || Politics/government ||
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| Bhim Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal || KCSI || 1917 || Politics/government || Subsequently, promoted GCSI in 1931.
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| Bhim Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal || GCSI || 1931 || Politics/government ||
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| Juddha Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal || KCIE || 1917 || Politics/government || Subsequently, promoted GCIE.
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| Juddha Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal || GCIE || tbd || Politics/government ||
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| Juddha Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal || GCSI || 1935 || Politics/government ||
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| Franz Jonas || Austria || GCB || 1969 || Politics/government || President of Austria
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| Kang Young-Hoon || South Korea || KBE || 1995 || Politics/government ||
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| Kajetan von Kapos-Mére|| Austria-Hungary || KCVO || 1903 || Politics/government ||Second Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Vienna
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| Urho Kekkonen || Finland || GCB || 1969 || Politics/government || President of Finland
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| Edward Kennedy || United States || KBE || 2009 || Politics/government || U.S. Senator from Massachusetts
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| John Kerry || United States || KBE || 2025 || Politics/government || U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and Secretary of State
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| Erich Graf Kielmansegg|| Austria-Hungary || KCVO || 1903 || Politics/government || Governor of Lower Austria. Subsequently, promoted GCVO in 1904.
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| Kim Dae-jung || South Korea || GCMG || tbd || Politics/government ||
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| Helmut Kohl || Germany || GCMG || tbd || Politics/government ||
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| Horst Köhler || Germany || GCB || 2004 || Politics/government || President of Germany
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| Martin Charles Augustus Kirschner|| German Empire || KCVO || 1909 || Politics/government || Chief Burgomaster of Berlin
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| François Mitterrand || France || RVC || 1992 || Politics/government ||
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| Mobutu Sese Seko || Zaire || GCB || 1973 || Politics/government || President of Zaire
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| Alfred Moisiu || Albania || GCMG || 2003 || Politics/government || President of Albania
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| Joachim Moltke|| Denmark || GCVO || 1896 || Politics/government ||
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| Felipe, Duke of Montellano|| Spain || GCVO || 1905 || Politics/government ||
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| Alfred, 2nd Prince of Montenuovo || Austria-Hungary || GCVO || 1903 || Politics/government || Second Lord Steward to the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary.
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| Safvet Pasha|| tbd || GCSI || 1878 || Politics/government ||
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| Park Geun-hye || South Korea || GCB || 2013 || Politics/government || President of South Korea
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| Enrique Peña Nieto || Mexico || GCB || 2015 || Politics/government || President of Mexico
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| Manuel Augusto Pereira da Cunha|| Portugal || KCVO || 1903 || Politics/government ||Civil Governor of Lisbon
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| Hassan Pirnia || Iran || GCMG || 1907 || Politics/government ||
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| Georges Pompidou || France || GCB || 1972 || Politics/government || President of France
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| Byron Price || United States || KBE || 1948 || Politics/government || Director of the Office of Censorship
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| Husain Khan Qazvini|| tbd || GCSI || 1873 || Politics/government ||
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| Mahdi Quli Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu|| tbd || KCMG || 1889 || Politics/government ||
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| Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan || India || OM || 1963 || Politics/government ||
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| Tunku Abdul Rahman || Malaysia || CH || 1961 || Politics/government ||1st Prime Minister of Malaysia
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| Cyril Ramaphosa || South Africa || GCB || 2022 || Politics/government || 5th President of South Africa. Awarded on occasion of 2022 state visit.
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| Fidel V. Ramos || Philippines || GCMG || 1995 || Politics/government ||
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| Anders Fogh Rasmussen || Denmark || KCMG || 2015 || Politics/government|| Secretary-General of NATO
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| Tun Abdul Razak || Malaysia || GCMG || 1972 || Politics/government ||
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| Ronald Reagan || United States || GCB || 1989 || Politics/government || President of the United States
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| Carl Baron von der Recke|| tbd || KCVO || 1905 || Politics/government ||
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| Eck Baron von Reischach|| Württemberg || GCVO || 1904 || Politics/government ||Lord Chamberlain to the Queen of Wurtemberg
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| Hussein Roshdy Pasha || Egypt || GCMG || 1914 || Politics/government || Prime Minister of Egypt
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| Friedrich von Ruexleben|| tbd || KCVO || 1905 || Politics/government ||
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| Dean Rusk || United States || KBE || 1976 || Politics/government || Former Secretary of State for contribution to Anglo-American friendship
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| Danilo Türk || Slovenia || GCB || 2008 || Politics/government ||
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| Manuel Valls || France || GCMG || 2014 || Politics/government || Prime Minister of France
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| Umberto Vattani || Italy || GCMG || 2000 || Politics/government ||
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| Simone Veil || France || DBE || 1998 || Politics/government || Holocaust survivor; lawyer and politician who served as France's Minister of Health between 1993 and 1995.
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| Luis Videgaray Caso || Mexico || KBE || 2015 || Politics/government ||
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| Vigdís Finnbogadóttir || Iceland || GCMG || 1982 || Politics/government || President of Iceland
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| Vigdís Finnbogadóttir || Iceland || GCB || 1990 || Politics/government || President of Iceland
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| Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga || Latvia || GCB || 2006 || Politics/government || President of Latvia
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| Antonio Villaça || Portugal || GCVO || 1904 || Politics/government || Minister of Foreign Affairs
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| Wenceslau Ramirez de Villa-Urrutia || Spain || GCVO || 1905 || Politics/government || Minister of Foreign Affairs
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| John Warner || United States || KBE || 2009 || Politics/government || U.S. Senator from Virginia
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| Rudolf de Weede|| Netherlands || KCVO || 1904 || Politics/government || Lord Chamberlain 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
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| Alberto Pansa|| Italy || GCVO || 1903 || Diplomatic || Italian Ambassador to London
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| Wilfried Platzer|| Austria || GCVO || tbd || Diplomatic ||
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| Luis Polo de Bernabé|| Spain || GCVO || 1905 || Diplomatic || Spanish Ambassador to the Court of Saint James.
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| Marquis de Soveral || Portugal || GCVO || 1902 || Diplomatic ||
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| Ismael Tocornal || Chile || GCVO || 1919 || Diplomatic || Head of the Chilean Special Mission
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| Charles John George von Eisendecher|| German Empire || GCVO || 1904 || Military || (Vice-Admiral)
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| William C. Gorgas || United States || KCMG || 1920 || Military || (Major General) Surgeon General of the United States Army
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| Emile Guépratte|| France || KCB || 1916 || Military ||
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| Albert Guérisse || Belgium || KBE || tbd || Military || (Major General) Leader of the Belgian Resistance
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| Alexis Hagron|| tbd || KCVO || 1898 || Military ||
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| Henry Kent Hewitt || United States || KCB || 1945 || Military || (Admiral) Commander of Allied Amphibious Forces at the Normandy Invasion
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| William F. Halsey Jr. || United States || KBE || tbd || Military || (Fleet Admiral) Commander of the 3rd Fleet
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| Olaf M. Hustvedt || United States || KBE || tbd || Military || (Vice Admiral) Commander of US Navy forces in Operation Leander
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| Leopold Ritter von Jedina|| tbd || KCVO || 1903 || Military || (Rear-Admiral) attached to King Edward VII.
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|Edward Mann Lewis || United States || KCB || 1919 || Military || (Major General)
Commanded 30th Infantry Division in WWI
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| Rudolf Prince von und zu Liechtenstein|| Austria-Hungary || GCVO || 1903 || Military || First Lord Steward and Acting Master of the Horse to the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary.
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| George S. Patton || United States || KBE || tbd || Military || (General) Commander of the United States 3rd Army<!-- General Patton was a KBE and a CB but was not a GCB a GBE or an OBE.-->
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| Ettore Pedotti|| Italy || GCVO || 1903 || Military || (General) Commander Xth Army Corps, attached to King Edward VII
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| André Bénard || France || KBE || 1991 || Business || Chairman, Eurotunnel, 1986–1994
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| Antonin Besse || France || KBE || tbd || Business ||
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| Ana Patricia Botín || Spain || DBE || 2015 || Business || Chairman of Santander Bank
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| Henri Deterding || Netherlands || KBE || 1920 || Business ||
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| Sierd Sint Eriks|| Netherlands || KBE || 1961 || Business || Managing director of Mullard Ltd for valuable services to British official interests.
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| Lou Gerstner || United States || KBE|| tbd || Business ||
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| Paul Getty || United States || KBE || 1987 || Business || Became a British national in 1997 and knighthood became substantive.
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| Carlos Ghosn || Brazil-France-Lebanon || KBE || 2006 || Business ||
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| Cecil H. Green || United States ||KBE || 1991 || Business || He lost British nationality upon becoming a US citizen before 1949.
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| Kazuo Inamori || Japan || KBE || 2019 || Business ||
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| Sam E. Jonah || Ghana || KBE || 2003 || Business ||
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| Ralph Lauren || United States || KBE || 2019 || Business ||
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| Kim Sang Man|| South Korea || KBE || 1981 || Business || Publisher
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Religion
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! Name !! Nationality !! Honour !! Year !! Category !! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| Abd al-Rahman al-Mahdi || Anglo-Egyptian Sudan || KBE || 1926 || Religion || Imam of the Ansar
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| Zaki Badawi || Egypt || KBE || 2004 || Religion ||
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| Billy Graham || United States || KBE || 2001 || Religion ||
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| Gilbert John Helmer|| Bohemia || KCVO || 1909 || Religion || Abbot of Tepl on occasion of the King's visit to Marienbad, Helmer did not receive the honour of Knighthood.
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| Sheikh Ali bin Salim|| Kenya || KBE || 1929 || Religion || Leader of the Arab community and member of the legislature
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| Yeghishe Tourian || Palestine || KBE || 1930 || Religion || Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem
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| King Leopold II || Belgium || KG || 1866 || Royalty ||
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| King Albert I || Belgium || KG || 1914 || Royalty ||
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| King Albert I || Belgium || GCB || tbd || Royalty ||
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| King Leopold III || Belgium || KG || 1935 || Royalty ||
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| King Leopold III || Belgium || RVC || 1937 || Royalty ||
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| King Leopold III || Belgium || GCVO || tbd || Royalty ||
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| King Baudouin I || Belgium || KG || 1963 || Royalty ||
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| King Albert II || Belgium || GCVO || 1966 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Charles || Belgium || GCVO || tbd || Royalty ||
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| Emperor Pedro II || Brazil || KG || 1871 || Royalty ||
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| Duke John V || Brittany || KG || 1375 || Royalty ||
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| King Ferdinand I || Bulgaria || GCVO || 1904 || Royalty ||
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| King Ferdinand I || Bulgaria || GCB || 1905 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Alexander || Bulgaria || GCB || 1879 || Royalty || Civil
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| Prince Alexander || Bulgaria || GCB || 1886 || Royalty || Military
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| Duke Charles the Bold || Burgundy || KG || 1468 || Royalty ||
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| King Philip I || Castile || KG || 1503 || Royalty ||
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| King Eric VII || Denmark || KG || 1404 || Royalty ||
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| King John || Denmark || KG || 1493 || Royalty ||
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| King Frederick II || Denmark || KG || 1578 || Royalty ||
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| King Christian IV || Denmark || KG || 1603 || Royalty ||
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| King Christian V || Denmark || KG || 1662 || Royalty ||
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| King Frederick VI || Denmark || KG || 1822 || Royalty ||
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| King Christian IX || Denmark || GCB || 1863 || Royalty ||
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| King Christian IX || Denmark || KG || 1865 || Royalty ||
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| King Christian IX || Denmark || RVC || 1904 || Royalty ||
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| King Frederik VIII || Denmark || GCB || 1888 || Royalty ||
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| King Frederik VIII || Denmark || KG || 1896 || Royalty ||
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| King Frederik VIII || Denmark || GCVO || 1901 || Royalty ||
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| King Frederik VIII || Denmark || RVC || 1902 || Royalty ||
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| King Christian X || Denmark || GCVO || 1901 || Royalty ||
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| King Christian X || Denmark || GCB || 1908 || Royalty ||
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| King Christian X || Denmark || KG || 1914 || Royalty ||
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| King Frederik IX || Denmark || KG || 1951 || Royalty ||
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| King Frederik IX || Denmark || RVC || 1957 || Royalty ||
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| King Frederik IX || Denmark || GCVO || tbd || Royalty ||
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| King Frederik IX || Denmark || GCB || tbd || Royalty ||
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| Queen Margrethe II || Denmark || RVC || 1974 || Royalty ||
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| Queen Margrethe II || Denmark || LG || 1979 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Valdemar || Denmark || GCB || 1901 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Harald || Denmark || GCVO || 1901 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Gustav || Denmark || GCVO || 1908 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Aage || Denmark || GCVO || tbd || Royalty ||
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| Prince Axel || Denmark || GCVO || tbd || Royalty ||
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| Prince Georg || Denmark || KCVO || tbd || Royalty ||
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| Prince consort Henrik || Denmark || GCB || 2000 || Royalty ||
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| Prince consort Henrik || Denmark || GCMG || 1979 || Royalty ||
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| Prince consort Henrik || Denmark || GCVO || 1974 || Royalty ||
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| Giuliano di Lorenzo de' Medici || Florence || KG || 1514 || Royalty ||
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| King Francis I || France || KG || 1527 || Royalty ||
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| King Henry II || France || KG || 1551 || Royalty ||
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| King Charles IX || France || KG || 1564 || Royalty ||
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| King Henry III || France || KG || 1575 || Royalty ||
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| King Henry IV || France || KG || 1590 || Royalty ||
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| King Louis XVIII || France || KG || 1814 || Royalty ||
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| King Charles X || France || KG || 1825 || Royalty ||
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| King Louis Philippe I || France || KG || 1844 || Royalty ||
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| Emperor Napoleon III || France || KG || 1855 || Royalty ||
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| Empress Eugénie || France || GBE || 1919 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Napoléon-Jérôme || France || GCB || 1855 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Aribert || Anhalt
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| Grand Duke Adolphus Frederick VI || Mecklenburg-Strelitz || GCVO || 1911 || Royalty ||
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| Duke Francesco I || Milan || KG || 1463 || Royalty ||
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| King Nicholas I || Montenegro || GCVO || 1897 || Royalty ||
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| King Ferdinand I || Naples || KG || 1463 || Royalty ||
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| King Alphonso II || Naples || KG || 1493 || Royalty ||
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| Stadtholder Maurice || The Netherlands || KG || 1612 || Royalty ||
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| Stadtholder Frederick Henry || The Netherlands || KG || 1627 || Royalty ||
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| Stadtholder William II || The Netherlands || KG || 1645 || Royalty ||
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| Stadtholder William III || The Netherlands || KG || 1653 || Royalty || Later King William III of England
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| Stadtholder William IV || The Netherlands || KG || 1733 || Royalty ||
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| Stadtholder William V || The Netherlands || KG || 1752 || Royalty ||
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| King William I || The Netherlands || KG || 1814 || Royalty ||
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| King William I || The Netherlands || GCB || 1815 || Royalty ||
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| King William III || The Netherlands || KG || 1882 || Royalty ||
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| King Willem-Alexander || The Netherlands || KG || 2018 || Royalty ||
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| Queen Wilhelmina || The Netherlands || LG || 1944 || Royalty ||
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| Queen Juliana || The Netherlands || RVC || 1950 || Royalty ||
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| Queen Juliana || The Netherlands || LG || 1958 || Royalty ||
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| Queen Beatrix || The Netherlands || GCVO || 1958 || Royalty ||
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| Queen Beatrix || The Netherlands || RVC || 1982 || Royalty ||
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| Queen Beatrix || The Netherlands || LG || 1989 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Consort Henry || The Netherlands || GCB || 1907 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Consort Bernhard || The Netherlands || GCB || 1958 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Consort Bernhard || The Netherlands || GCVO || tbd || Royalty ||
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| Prince Consort Bernhard || The Netherlands || GBE || tbd || Royalty ||
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| King Harald V || Norway || KG || 2001 || Royalty ||
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| King Casimir IV || Poland || KG || 1450 || Royalty ||
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| King John I || Portugal || KG || 1400 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Pedro || Portugal || KG || 1427 || Royalty ||
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| King Edward || Portugal || KG || 1435 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Henry the Navigator || Portugal || KG || 1443 || Royalty ||
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| King Afonso V || Portugal || KG || 1447 || Royalty ||
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| King John II || Portugal || KG || 1482 || Royalty ||
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| King Manuel I || Portugal || KG || 1510 || Royalty ||
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| King John VI || Portugal || KG || 1822 || Royalty ||
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| King Pedro V || Portugal || KG || 1858 || Royalty ||
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| King Luís I || Portugal || KG || 1865 || Royalty ||
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| King Carlos I || Portugal || KG || 1895 || Royalty ||
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| King Carlos I || Portugal || RVC || 1902 || Royalty ||
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| Infante Alphonso, Duke of Oporto || Portugal || GCVO || 1903 || Royalty ||
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| Duke Emmanuel Philibert || Savoy || KG || 1554 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Emanuele Filiberto || Savoy || KG || 1902 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Luigi Amedeo || Italy (Savoy) || GCVO || 1903 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Hailu Takla-Haymaynot || Gojjam || KBE || 1924 || Royalty ||
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| King Hussein || Hejaz || GCB || 1920 || Royalty ||
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| King Ali || Hejaz || GBE || 1920 || Royalty ||
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| Shah Nasser-al-Din || Iran (Persia) || KG || 1873 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Sultan Masud|| Iran (Persia) || GCSI || 1887 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Vajihullah|| Iran (Persia) || GCMG || 1897 || Royalty ||
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| Shah Mozaffar-al-Din || Iran (Persia) || KG || 1903 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Abul Fath || Iran (Persia) || GCMG || 1903 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Abul Husain|| Iran (Persia) || GCMG || 1916 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Ismail|| Iran (Persia) || KCSI || 1916 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Firuz|| Iran (Persia) || GCMG || 1919 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Husain Quli|| Iran (Persia) || GCVO || 1919 || Royalty ||
|-
| Prince Asadullah|| Iran (Persia) || KCVO || 1919 || Royalty ||
|-
| Prince Muhammad Husain || Iran (Persia) || KCVO || 1919 || Royalty ||
|-
| Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi || Iran (Persia) || GCB || 1942 || Royalty ||
|-
| Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi || Iran (Persia) || RVC || 1948 || Royalty ||
|-
| Prince Yadullah|| Iran (Persia) || GCMG || 1961 || Royalty ||
|-
| Prince Faisal || Hejaz || RVC || 1918 || Royalty ||
|-
| Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi || Japan || GCVO || 1909 || Royalty ||
|-
| Emperor Mutsuhito || Japan || KG || 1905 || Royalty ||
|-
| Emperor Yoshihito || Japan || KG || 1912 || Royalty ||
|-
| Emperor Hirohito || Japan || KG || 1929 || Royalty || Degraded 1941, but restored to the honour in 1971.
|-
| Emperor Hirohito || Japan || GCB || 1921 || Royalty || Annulled 1941
|-
| Emperor Hirohito || Japan || GCVO || 1921 || Royalty || Annulled 1941
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| Emperor Akihito || Japan || KG || 1998 || Royalty ||
|-
| Prince Arisugawa Takehito || Japan || GCB || 1902 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Fushimi Sadanaru || Japan || GCB || 1907 || Royalty ||
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| Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu || Japan || GCVO || 1909 || Royalty ||
|-
| Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito || Japan || RVC || 1918 || Royalty ||
|-
| Prince Nobuhito || Japan || RVC || 1930 || Royalty ||
|-
| Prince Yasuhito || Japan || RVC || 1937 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Abdullah I || Jordan || GBE || 1920 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Abdullah I || Jordan || KCMG || 1927 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Abdullah I || Jordan || GCMG || 1935 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Hussein I || Jordan || GCVO || 1953 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Hussein I || Jordan || RVC || 1966 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Hussein I || Jordan || GCB || 1984 || Royalty ||
|-
| Prince Hussein|| Jordan || GCVO || 1966 || Royalty ||
|-
| Prince Muhammad || Jordan || GCVO || 1984 || Royalty ||
|-
| Prince Hassan || Jordan || GCVO || 1984 || Royalty ||
|-
| Princess Basma || Jordan || GCVO || 2001 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Abdullah II || Jordan || KCVO || 1984 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Abdullah II || Jordan || GCMG || 1999 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Abdullah II || Jordan || GCB || 2001 || Royalty ||
|-
| Prince Ali || Jordan || KCVO || 2001 || Royalty ||
|-
| Emperor Gojong || Korea || GCIE || 1900 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sheikh Mubarak bin Sabah Al-Sabah || Kuwait || KCIE || 1911 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sheikh Mubarak bin Sabah Al-Sabah || Kuwait || KCSI || 1914 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah || Kuwait || KCIE || 1930 || Royalty || Promoted from CIE.
|-
| Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah || Kuwait || KCSI || 1944 || Royalty || Promoted from CSI.
|-
| Sheikh Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah || Kuwait || KCMG || 1952 || Royalty || Promoted GCMG in 1959.
|-
| Sheikh Abdullah III Al-Salim Al-Sabah || Kuwait || GCMG || 1959 || Royalty ||
|-
| Emir Sabah III al-Salim al-Sabah || Kuwait || KCMG || 1959 || Royalty ||
|-
| Emir Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah || Kuwait || KCMG || 1979 || Royalty ||
|-
| Emir Jaber III bin-Ahmad I al-Sabah || Kuwait || GCMG || 1979 || Royalty ||
|-
| Emir Jaber al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah || Kuwait || GCB || 1995 || Royalty ||
|-
| Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah || Kuwait || GCB || 2012 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Abdul Karim bin Fadhl bin Ali|| Lahej || KCIE || 1918 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Abdul Karim bin Fadhl bin Ali|| Lahej || KCMG || 1935 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Ibrahim || Johor (Malaysia) || KCMG || 1897 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Ibrahim || Johor || GCMG || 1916 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Ibrahim || Johor || KBE || 1918 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Ibrahim || Johor || GBE || 1935 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Ismail || Johor || KBE || 1937 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah || Kedah (Malaysia) || KCMG || 1911 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Tunku Mahmud|| Kedah || KBE || 1935 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Tuanku Abdul Halim || Kedah || GCB || 1972 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Mohamed IV|| Kelantan (Malaysia) || KCMG || 1922 || Royalty ||
|-
| Yang di Pertuan Besar Muhammad (1888-1933) || Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia) || KCMG || 1916 || Royalty || CMG 1894
|-
| Yang di Pertuan Besar Muhammad (1888-1933) || Negeri Sembilan || KCVO || 1925 || Royalty ||
|-
| Yang di Pertuan Besar Muhammad (1888-1933) || Negeri Sembilan || GCMG || 1931 || Royalty ||
|-
| Yang di Pertuan Besar Abdul Rahman (1933-1960) || Negeri Sembilan || KCMG || 1934 || Royalty ||
|-
| Yang di Pertuan Besar Abdul Rahman (1933-1960) || Negeri Sembilan || GCMG || 1957 || Royalty || Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1957-1960)
|-
| Yang di Pertuan Besar Jaafar (1967-2008) || Negeri Sembilan || GCB || 1998 || Royalty || Yang di-Pertuan Agong (1994-1999)
|-
| Sultan Abdullah (1917-1932) || Pahang (Malaysia) || KCMG || 1921 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Abu Bakar (1932-1974) || Pahang (Malaysia) || KCMG || 1935 || Royalty || CMG 2.1.1933
|-
| Sultan Abu Bakar (1932-1974) || Pahang (Malaysia) || GCMG || 1953 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Idris Shah I (1887-1916) || Perak || KCMG || 1892 || Royalty || CMG 2.10.1884
|-
| Sultan Idris Shah I || Perak || GCMG || 1901 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Idris Shah I || Perak (Malaysia) || GCVO || 1913 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Abdul Jalil (1916-1918) || Perak || KCMG || 1917 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Iskandar || Perak (1918–1938) || KCMG || 1921 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Iskandar || Perak || KCVO || 1924 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Iskandar || Perak || GCMG || 1933|| Royalty ||
|-
| Raja Chulan of Perak || Federated Malay States || KBE || 1930 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (1938–1948) || Perak || KBE || 1937 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah || Perak || KCMG || 1939 || Royalty || CMG in 1924
|-
| Sultan Yussuf Izzuddin Shah|| Perak || KCMG || 1949 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Azlan Shah || Perak || GCB || 1989 || Royalty ||
|-
| Rajah Tuan Syed Alwi ibni Almerhum Syed Safi|| Perlis (Malaysia) || KBE || 1938 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Sulaiman || Selangor (Malaysia) || KCMG || 1912 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Sulaiman || Selangor || GCMG || 1929 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Sulaiman|| Trengganu (Malaysia) || KCMG || 1922 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Ismail || Trengganu (Malaysia) || KCMG || 1951 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Mohammed Farid Didi || The Maldives || KCMG || 1961 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sheikh Khazal Khan|| Mohammerah || KCIE || 1910 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sheikh Khazal Khan|| Mohammerah || KCSI || 1914 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sheikh Khazal Khan|| Mohammerah || GCIE || 1916 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Abdelaziz || Morocco || GCB || 1901 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Kapil Talwalkar|| Morocco || GCB || 1914 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Yusef || Morocco || GCMG || 1917 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Hassan II || Morocco || RVC || 1980 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Mohammed VI || Morocco || GCVO || 1980 || Royalty ||
|-
| Princess Lalla Aicha || Morocco || DCVO || 1980 || Diplomatic || Ambassador of Morocco to the United Kingdom from 1965 to 1969, for her contributions to Anglo-Moroccan relations.
|-
| Jang Bahadur || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || GCB || 1858 || Royalty ||
|-
| Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || GCB || 1905 || Royalty ||
|-
| Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || GCVO || 1911 || Royalty ||
|-
| Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || GCMG || 1919 || Royalty ||
|-
| Bhim Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || KCVO || 1911 || Royalty ||
|-
| Bhim Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || GCMG || 1931 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sher Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || KBE || 1919 || Royalty ||
|-
| Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || GBE || 1919 || Royalty ||
|-
| Baber Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || GCVO || 1946 || Royalty ||
|-
| Padma Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || GBE || 1920 || Royalty ||
|-
| Tej Shamsher Jang Bahdur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || KBE || 1924 || Royalty ||
|-
| Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || KBE || 1924 || Royalty ||
|-
| Kaiser Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || GBE || 1937 || Royalty ||
|-
| Bahadur Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || GBE || 1934 || Royalty ||
|-
| Bahadur Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || KCB || 1945 || Royalty ||
|-
| Krishna Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || KBE || 1937 || Royalty ||
|-
| Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || GCB || 1939 || Royalty ||
|-
| Singha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || KBE || 1942 || Royalty ||
|-
| Nir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || KBE || 1945 || Royalty ||
|-
| Nir Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || GCVO || 1961 || Royalty ||
|-
| Kiran Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || KBE || 1945 || Royalty ||
|-
| Kiran Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || KCVO || 1961 || Royalty ||
|-
| Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || GBE || 1945 || Royalty ||
|-
| Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || GCB || 1950 || Royalty ||
|-
| Shankar Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || KBE || 1946 || Royalty ||
|-
| Shankar Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || GBE || 1949 || Royalty ||
|-
| Subarna Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || GCVO || 1960 || Royalty ||
|-
| Arjun Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || KCVO || 1961 || Royalty ||
|-
| Samrajya Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || KCVO || 1961 || Royalty ||
|-
| Nara Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || KCVO || 1961 || Royalty ||
|-
| Jagdish Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || GBE || 1980 || Royalty ||
|-
| Preksha Rajya Lakshmi Devi || Nepal – Rana Dynasty || GCVO || 1986 || Royalty ||
|-
| Prince Himalaya Pratap Bir Bikram Shah || Nepal – Shah Dynasty || GBE || 1953 || Royalty ||
|-
| Prince Himalaya Pratap Bir Bikram Shah || Nepal – Shah Dynasty || GCMG || 1961 || Royalty ||
|-
| Prince Basundhara Bir Bikram Shah || Nepal – Shah Dynasty || GCMG || 1961 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Mahendra || Nepal – Shah Dynasty || RVC || 1961 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Birendra || Nepal – Shah Dynasty || RVC || 1975 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Gyanendra || Nepal – Shah Dynasty || GCMG || 1986 || Royalty ||
|-
| Prince Dhirendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva || Nepal – Shah Dynasty || GCMG || 1986 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Turki bin Said || Oman
|-
| Sultan Haitham bin Tariq || Oman
|-
| Sultan Abdulmejid I || Ottoman Empire || KG || 1856 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Abdulaziz || Ottoman Empire || KG || 1867 || Royalty ||
|-
| Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani || Qatar || GCMG || 1997 || Royalty ||
|-
| Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani || Qatar || GCB || 2010 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sheikha Moza bint Nasser || Qatar || DBE || tbd || Royalty ||
|-
| King Abdulaziz || Saudi Arabia || KCSI || 1914 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Abdulaziz || Saudi Arabia || GCIE || 1920 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Abdulaziz || Saudi Arabia || KCB || 1935 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Faisal || Saudi Arabia || RVC || 1967 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Khalid || Saudi Arabia || RVC || 1981 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Fahd || Saudi Arabia || RVC || 1987 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Abdullah || Saudi Arabia || GCB || 1998 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Abdullah || Saudi Arabia || RVC || 2007 || Royalty ||
|-
| Prince Khalid || Saudi Arabia || KCB || 1991 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah || Selangor || KCMG || 1938 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Salih bin Ghalib al Qu'aiti|| Shihr and Mukalla || KCMG || 1938 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Vajiravudh || Thailand (formerly Siam) || GCVO || 1902 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Bhumibol Adulyadej || Thailand (formerly Siam) || RVC || 1960 || Royalty ||
|-
| King Vajiralongkorn || Thailand (formerly Siam) || GCVO || 1996 || Royalty ||
|-
| Princess Sirindhorn || Thailand (formerly Siam) || GCVO || 1996 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan || United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi || GCB || 2010 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan || United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi || KCMG || 2013 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum || United Arab Emirates – Dubai || GCMG || 2010 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan || United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi || KBE || 2013 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum || United Arab Emirates – Dubai || KBE || 2013 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sheikha Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi || United Arab Emirates – Sharjah || DBE || 2013 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Ali bin Said || Zanzibar || GCSI || 1890 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Hamad bin Thuwaini || Zanzibar || GCSI || 1894 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Khalifa bin Harub || Zanzibar || KCMG || 1914 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Khalifa bin Harub || Zanzibar || KBE || 1919 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Khalifa bin Harub || Zanzibar || GBE || 1935 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Khalifa bin Harub || Zanzibar || GCMG || 1936 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Khalifa bin Harub || Zanzibar || GCB || 1956 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Abdullah bin Khalifa || Zanzibar || KBE || 1959 || Royalty ||
|-
| Sultan Jamshid bin Abdullah || Zanzibar || GCMG || 1963 || Royalty ||
|}
Professional, humanitarian and exploration
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! Name !! Nationality !! Honour !! Year !! Category !! class="unsortable" | Notes
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| `Abdu'l-Bahá || Iran (Persia) || KBE || 1920 || Humanitarian || Head of the Bahá'í Faith, award for humanitarian works in Palestine during World War I.
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| Winthrop W. Aldrich || United States || GBE || 1947 || Finance ||
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| Akito Arima || Japan || KBE || 2002 || Science || Nuclear physicist
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| Frank Aydelotte || United States || KBE || 1953 || Education || Upon his retirement as Secretary of the American Rhodes Trust.
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| Michael Bloomberg || United States || KBE || 2014 || Philanthropy.
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| Philip Bobbitt || United States || KBE || 2021 || Law || For contributions to UK/US relations and to public life Later became a British national and his knighthood became substantive.
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| Bono || Ireland || KBE || 2007 || Humanitarian<br />Arts/Entertainment || U2 lead singer and social activist for services to the music industry and humanitarian work.
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| Vannevar Bush || United States || KBE || 1948 || Science || Head of the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) during World War II
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| Aldo Castellani || Italy || KCMG || 1928 || Medicine || Director of Tropical Medicine at the Ross Institute and Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Putney Heath.
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| Martin Hairer || Austria || KBE || 2016 || Science ||
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| Friedrich Albert Hänel|| German Empire || KCVO || 1901 || Law || Geheimer Justizrath
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| Angelina Jolie || United States, Cambodia || DCMG || 2014 || Humanitarian || For services to the United Kingdom's foreign policy and for campaigning to end sexual violence in war zones.
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| Bruce Keogh || Zimbabwe || KBE || 2003 || Medicine || Later became a British national and his knighthood became substantive.
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| Bernard Kouchner || France || KBE || 2004 || Humanitarian || Co-founder of Médecins Sans Frontières.
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| Sergei Kruglov || Soviet Union || KBE || 1945 || Law enforcement ||
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| Antonio Maria de Lancastre|| Portugal || KCVO || 1904 || Medicine ||
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| Louis Lépine || France || GCVO || 1903 || Law enforcement || Prefect of Police.
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| Edward R. Murrow || United States || KBE || 1965 || Broadcasting || Broadcaster in recognition of outstanding services in furthering Anglo-American friendship and understanding.
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| Eugen Petersen || Denmark || KCVO || 1904 || Law enforcement ||
|-
| Raymond Sackler || United States || KBE || 1995 || Science || Pharmaceutical entrepreneur and philanthropist, for contributions to the sciences, arts and astronomy.
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| Abdus Salam || Pakistan || KBE || 1989 || Science || For Professor Salam's inspiration behind the foundation of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics
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| Douglas Stephen Sauvé|| tbd || KBE || 1936 || Law ||
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| Albert Schweitzer || France || OM || 1955 || Humanitarian || Philosopher, musician and missionary.
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| Taro Takemi || Japan || KBE || tbd || Medicine ||
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| Mother Teresa || India || OM || 1983 || Humanitarian ||
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| Rick Trainor || United States || KBE || 2010 || Education || Principal of King's College London. Took British nationality later in 2010 and knighthood became substantive.
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| James D. Watson || United States || KBE || 2001 || Science || Co-discoverer of the structure of DNA in 1953 with Francis Crick
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| Elie Wiesel || United States || KBE || 2006 || Humanitarian ||
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| Simon Wiesenthal || Austria || KBE || 2004 || Humanitarian || Award for a lifetime of service to humanity and for work at the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
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Sport
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| Pelé || Brazil || KBE || 1997 || Sport || Footballer and three-time World Cup winner.
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| Jacques Rogge || Belgium || KCMG || 2014 || Sport || 8th President of the IOC, in recognition of his commitment to the Olympic movement and his role in the success of London 2012.
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|Sarina Wiegman
|Netherlands
|DBE
|2025
|Sport
|England women's national football team manager, in recognition for winning UEFA Women's Euro 2025 with England
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|}
Abbreviations
The following are listed in order of precedence:
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! Serial !! Postnom. !! Description
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| style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;" colspan="3"| First Class
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| align=center | 1a || KG || Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
|-
| align=center | 1b || LG || Lady Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
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| align=center | 2 || KT || Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle
|-
| align=center | 3 || GCB || Knight (or Dame) Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
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| align=center | 4 || OM || Member of the Order of Merit
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| align=center | 5 || GCSI || Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India
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| align=center | 6 || GCMG || Knight (or Dame) Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George
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| align=center | 7 || GCIE || Knight Grand Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire
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| align=center | N/A || RVC
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