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 | 93 | |
| Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO | 1942 | 2014 | 81 | |
| Dame Carol Kidu DBE AO | 1948 | 2005 | 75 | Awarded on the recommendation of the Papua New Guinean Government |
| Dame Bridget Ogilvie AC DBE FRS | 1938 | 1997 | 85 | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government |
| Dame Janet Ritterman DBE | 1941 | 2002 | 82 | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government |
| Dame Adrienne Stewart DNZM QSM | 1936 | 2014 | 88 | Awarded on the recommendation of the New Zealand Government |
Living knights
| Name | Year of birth | Year of knighthood | Age | KtB | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Sir Ed Byrne AC | 1952 | 2020 | 71 | [1] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government |
| Sir Roderick Carnegie AC | 1932 | 1978 | 91 | [1] | [2] |
| Professor Sir Chris Clark | 1960 | 2015 | 63 | [1] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government |
| General Sir Peter Cosgrove AK CVO MC | 1947 | 2014 | 76 | ||
| Sir Lynton Crosby AO | 1956 | 2016 | 67 | [1] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government |
| Sir Daryl Dawson AC KBE CB KC | 1933 | 1982 | 90 | ||
| Sir William Deane AC KBE KC | 1931 | 1982 | 92 | ||
| Professor Sir Peter Donnelly | 1959 | 2019 | 64 | [1] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government |
| Sir Rod Eddington AO | 1950 | 2005 | 74 | [1] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government |
| Sir Marc Feldmann AC | 1944 | 2010 | 82 | [1] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government |
| Sir Trevor Garland KBE AM | 1955 | 2010 | 69 | [1] | Awarded on the recommendation of the Solomon Islands Government[3] |
| Sir Guy Green AC KBE CVO | 1937 | 1982 | 86 | ||
| Sir William Heseltine GCB GCVO AC QSO | 1930 | 1982 | 93 | GCVO was awarded personally by HM The Queen | |
| Sir Leo Hielscher AC | 1926 | 1987 | 97 | [1] | [4] |
| Sir David Higgins | 1954 | 2011 | 70 | [1] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government [5] |
| Michael Hintze, Baron Hintze AM | 1953 | 2013 | 70 | [1] | Knighthood awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government. [6][7] Made life peer in 2022.[8] |
| Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston AK AFC | 1947 | 2015 | 76 | ||
| Sir William Kearney CBE | 1935 | 1982 | 89 | [1] | Awarded on the recommendation of the Papua New Guinea government [9][10] |
| Sir Frank Lowy AC | 1930 | 2017 | 93 | [1] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government[11] |
| Sir Anthony Mason AC KBE KC | 1925 | 1972 | 98 | [12] | |
| Sir Graham McCamley MBE | 1932 | 1986 | 92 | [1] | [13] |
| Sir Jonathan Mills AO | 1963 | 2013 | 60 | [1] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government |
| Sir Frank Moore AO | 1930 | 1983 | 93 | [1] | [14] |
| Sir Eric Neal AC CVO | 1924 | 1982 | 100 | [1] | |
| Professor Sir Gustav Nossal AC CBE | 1931 | 1977 | 92 | [1] | |
| Sir Bruce Saunders KBE | ? | 2012 | ? | Awarded on the recommendation of the Solomon Islands government[15][16] | |
| Sir Pascal Soriot | 1959 | 2022 | 64 | [1] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government[17][18] |
| Sir Donald Trescowthick AC KBE | 1930 | 1979 | 93 | [19] | |
| Sir Guy Weston | 1960 | 2021 | 63 | [1] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government |
Note 1: In 1981 as Prince of Wales, King Charles III was awarded a substantive knighthood of the Order of Australia (AK), despite not being an Australian. He has been the Sovereign Head 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
- List of knights and dames of the Order of Australia
- Order of Australia
- Australian honours system
- Living New Zealand dames and knights
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 This person is a Knight Bachelor, which carries no postnominal letters.
- ↑ Roderick Carnegie Archived 27 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Monash Institute of Medical Research
- ↑ London Gazette. Retrieved 21 January 2019
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Lord Hintze". MPs and Lords. UK Parliament. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "The Queen's Birthday Honours 2022: High Awards". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ↑ "No. 63714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 2022. p. B2.
- ↑ Donald Trescowthick Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, www.theorderofaustralia.asn.au
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