Living Australian knights and dames
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
- Knights and Dames of an Order of Chivalry under the British Imperial Honours system, including
- Knights Bachelor (there is no female counterpart).
The list excludes Australian baronets.
Living Dames[]
Name | Year of birth |
Year of damehood |
Age | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO | 1930 | 2014 | 90 | |
Dame Val Beral AC DBE | 1946 | 2010 | 75 | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government |
Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO | 1942 | 2014 | 78 | |
Dame Carmen Callil DBE | 1938 | 2017 | 83 | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government |
Dame Carol Kidu DBE | 1948 | 2005 | 72 | Awarded on the recommendation of the Papua New Guinea Government |
Dame Olivia Newton-John AC DBE | 1948 | 2019 | 72 | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government[1] |
Dame Bridget Ogilvie AC DBE FRS | 1938 | 1997 | 83 | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government |
Dame Janet Ritterman DBE | 1941 | 2002 | 79 | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government |
Dame Adrienne Stewart DNZM QSM | 1936 | 2014 | 85 | Awarded on the recommendation of the New Zealand Government |
Living Knights[]
Name | Year of birth |
Year of knighthood |
Age | KtB | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sir Peter Barter GCL OBE | 1940 | 2001 | 81 | [2] | Awarded on the recommendation of the Papua New Guinea government[3] |
General Sir Phillip Bennett AC KBE DSO | 1928 | 1982 | 92 | [4] | |
Sir Max Bingham QC | 1927 | 1988 | 94 | [2] | [5] |
Sir Gerard Brennan AC KBE QC | 1928 | 1981 | 93 | ||
Professor Sir Ed Byrne AC | 1952 | 2020 | 69 | [2] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government[citation needed] |
Sir Roderick Carnegie AC | 1932 | 1978 | 88 | [2] | [6] |
Professor Sir Chris Clark | 1960 | 2015 | 61 | [2] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government[citation needed] |
General Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC | 1947 | 2014 | 74 | ||
Sir Lynton Crosby AO | 1956 | 2016 | 65 | [2] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government[citation needed] |
Sir Daryl Dawson AC KBE CB QC | 1933 | 1982 | 87 | ||
Sir William Deane AC KBE QC | 1931 | 1982 | 90 | ||
Professor Sir Peter Donnelly | 1959 | 2019 | 62 | [2] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government[citation needed] |
Sir Rod Eddington AO | 1950 | 2005 | 71 | [2] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government[citation needed] |
Sir Marc Feldmann AC | 1944 | 2010 | 79 | [2] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government[citation needed] |
KBE AM | 1955 | 2010 | 90 | [2] | Awarded on the recommendation of the Solomon Islands Government[7] |
Sir Victor Garland KBE | 1934 | 1982 | 87 | ||
Sir James Gobbo AC CVO QC | 1931 | 1981 | 90 | [2] | |
Sir Guy Green AC KBE CVO | 1937 | 1982 | 84 | ||
Sir Andrew Grimwade CBE | 1930 | 1980 | 90 | [2] | |
Sir James Hardy OBE | 1932 | 1981 | 88 | [2] | [8] |
Sir William Heseltine GCB GCVO AC QSO | 1930 | 1982 | 91 | Awarded personally by HM The Queen[citation needed] | |
Sir Leo Hielscher AC | 1926 | 1987 | 94 | [2] | [9] |
Sir David Higgins | 1954 | 2011 | 67 | [2] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government [10] |
Sir Michael Hintze AM | 1953 | 2013 | 68 | [2] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government [11][12] |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston AK AFC | 1947 | 2015 | 74 | ||
Sir William Kearney CBE | 1935 | 1982 | 86 | [2] | Awarded on the recommendation of the Papua New Guinea government [13][14] |
Sir Frank Lowy AC | 1930 | 2017 | 90 | [2] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government[15] |
Sir Anthony Mason AC KBE | 1925 | 1972 | 96 | [16] | |
Sir Graham McCamley MBE | 1932 | 1986 | 89 | [2] | [17] |
Sir Jonathan Mills AO | 1963 | 2013 | 58 | [2] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government[citation needed] |
Sir Frank Moore AO | 1930 | 1983 | 90 | [2] | [18] |
Professor Sir Peter Morris AC | 1934 | 1996 | 87 | [2] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government [19] |
Sir Eric Neal AC CVO | 1924 | 1982 | 97 | [2] | |
Professor Sir Gustav Nossal AC CBE | 1931 | 1977 | 90 | [2] | |
KBE | ? | 2012 | ? | Awarded on the recommendation of the Solomon Islands government[20][21] | |
Sir David Smith KCVO AO | 1933 | 1990 | 88 | Awarded personally by HM The Queen[citation needed] | |
Sir Donald Trescowthick AC KBE | 1930 | 1979 | 90 | [22] | |
Sir Guy Weston | 1960 | 2021 | 61 | [2] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government |
Note 1: Charles, Prince of Wales is a substantive Knight of the Order of Australia (AK), but he is not Australian.
See also[]
- Australian knights and dames, which includes both living and deceased persons
- Australian peers and baronets
- List of Knights and Dames of the Order of Australia
- Order of Australia
- Australian honours system
- Living New Zealand dames and knights
Notes[]
- ^ Addison, Stephen (28 December 2019). "Olivia Newton-John becomes a dame in UK New Year's honors list". Reuters. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y This person is a Knight Bachelor, which carries no postnominal letters.
- ^ London Gazette. Retrieved 25 June 2017
- ^ Phillip Bennett: DSO, 28 March 1969, It's an Honour; KBE, 31 December 1982, It's an Honour; AC, 10 June 1985, It's an Honour
- ^ Max Bingham, The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856
- ^ Roderick Carnegie Archived 27 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Monash Institute of Medical Research
- ^ London Gazette. Retrieved 21 January 2019
- ^ Sir James Hardy Archived 29 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Motivational and Professional Speakers, ovations.com.au; Knight Bachelor, It's an Honour
- ^ Leo Hielscher: Burkes Peerage; Knight Bachelor, It's an Honour
- ^ David Higgins: Knight Bachelor, London Gazette
- ^ "No. 60534". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2013. p. 1.
- ^ "Birthday Honours List 2013" (PDF). HM Government. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ London Gazette 49014. Retrieved 25 June 2017
- ^ William Kearney: NLA Catalogue; Bio, supremecourt.nt.gov.au
- ^ Australian Financial Review, 15 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017
- ^ Anthony Mason: KBE, 22 September 1972, It's an Honour; AC, 26 January 1988, It's an Honour
- ^ Graham McCamley: Knight Bachelor, 21 June 1986, It's an Honour; www.tartrus.com
- ^ Frank Moore, www.uq.edu.au
- ^ Peter Morris: NLA Catalogue; Bio, www.transplantevidence.com
- ^ Bruce Saunders: "SA expat knighted in the Solomon Islands", ABC North and West SA, 23 July 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2015
- ^ London Gazette, 15 June 2012, Supplement 5. Retrieved 22 June 2015
- ^ Donald Trescowthick Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, www.theorderofaustralia.asn.au
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