List of sporting knights and dames
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This is a list of people who have been knighted by the British honours system for their contribution to sport.
Athletics
- Sir Roger Bannister (1975, Knight Bachelor,[1] 1929–2018)
- Sir Murray Halberg (1988, Knight Bachelor,[2] born 1933)
- Sir Christopher Chataway (1995, Knight Bachelor,[3] 1931–2014)
- Dame Mary Peters (2000, DBE,[4] born 1939) *Note: Peters was appointed a Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter in 2019, becoming Lady Mary Peters.
- Sir Peter Snell (2002, redesignated KNZM from DCNZM 2009,[5][6] 1938–2019)
- Dame Kelly Holmes (2005, DBE,[7] born 1970)
- Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson (2005, DBE,[7] born 1969)
- Sebastian Coe, Baron Coe (2006, KBE,[8] born 1956) *Note: Coe had been made a Life peer in 2000.
- Sir John Walker (2009, KNZM,[9] born 1952)
- Sir Mo Farah (2017, Knight Bachelor,[10][11] born 1983)
- Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill (2017, DBE,[10][12] born 1986)
- Dame Valerie Adams (2017, DNZM,[13] born 1984)
- Dame Yvette Corlett (2019, DNZM,[14] 1929–2019) *Note: Corlett had accepted the honour before her death, and it was made effective from the day before her death, not appointed posthumously.
- Sir Brendan Foster (2020, Knight Bachelor,[15] born 1948)
Badminton
- Sir Craig Reedie (2006, Knight Bachelor,[16] born 1941)
Boxing
- Sir Henry Cooper (2000, Knight Bachelor,[17] 1934–2011)
Cricket
See List of cricketers who were knighted (30)
Cycling
- Sir Hubert Opperman (1968, Knight Bachelor, 1904–1996) Note: Opperman was perhaps best known for his cycling achievements, but his Knight Bachelor which made in 1968 was in recognition of his service as Australian High Commissioner to Malta.[18]
- Sir Chris Hoy (2009, Knight Bachelor,[19] born 1976)
- Dame Sarah Storey (2013, DBE,[20] born 1977)
- Sir Bradley Wiggins (2013, Knight Bachelor,[21] born 1980)
- Sir Jason Kenny (2022, Knight Bachelor,[22] born 1988)
- Dame Laura Kenny (2022, DBE,[22] born 1992)
Equestrian
- Sir Harry Llewellyn (1997, Knight Bachelor (1911–1999)
- Sir Mark Todd (2013, KNZM,[23] born 1956)
- Sir Lee Pearson (2017, Knight Bachelor,[10][11] born 1974)
Fencing
- Dame Mary Glen-Haig (1993, DBE,[24] 1918–2014)
Football
See List of football personalities with British honours (15 knighthoods)
Golf
- Sir Henry Cotton (1988, Knight Bachelor,[25] 1907–1987) *Note: Cotton had accepted the knighthood before his death, and it was made effective from the date of his death, not appointed posthumously.
- Sir Bob Charles (1999, KNZM,[26] born 1936)
- Sir Nick Faldo (2009, Knight Bachelor,[27] born 1957)
- Dame Laura Davies (2014, DBE,[28] born 1963)
Horse racing
- Sir Gordon Richards (1953, Knight Bachelor,[29] 1904–1986)
- Sir Jack Jarvis (1967, Knight Bachelor,[30] 1887–1968)
- Sir Cecil Boyd-Rochfort (1968, KCVO,[31] 1887–1983)
- Sir Noel Murless (1977, Knight Bachelor,[32] 1910–1987)
- Sir Peter O'Sullevan (1997, Knight Bachelor,[33] 1918–2015)
- Sir Michael Stoute (1997, Knight Bachelor (born 1945)
- Sir Henry Cecil (2011, Knight Bachelor,[34] 1943–2013)
- Sir Tony McCoy (2016, Knight Bachelor,[35] born 1974)
Motor racing
- Sir Henry Segrave (1929, Knight Bachelor,[36] 1896–1930)
- Sir Malcolm Campbell (1931, Knight Bachelor,[37] 1885–1948)
- Sir Jack Brabham (1978, Knight Bachelor,[38] 1926–2014)
- Sir Frank Williams (1999, Knight Bachelor,[39] 1942–2021)
- Sir Stirling Moss (2000, Knight Bachelor,[40] 1929–2020)
- Sir Jackie Stewart (2001, Knight Bachelor,[41] born 1939)
- Sir Patrick Head (2015, Knight Bachelor,[42] born 1946)
- Sir Lewis Hamilton (2021, Knight Bachelor, born 1985)
Mountaineering
- Sir Edmund Hillary (1953, KBE,[43] 1919–2008) *Note: Hillary was appointed a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter in 1995.
- Sir John Hunt (1953, Knight Bachelor,[43] 1910–1988)
- Sir Chris Bonington (1996, Knight Bachelor,[44] born 1934)
- Sir Graeme Dingle (2017, KNZM[45] born 1945)
Netball
- Dame Lois Muir (2004, redesignated DNZM from DCNZM 2009,[5][46] born 1935)
- Dame Noeline Taurua (2020, DNZM,[47] born 1968)
Rowing
- Sir Steve Redgrave (2001, Knight Bachelor,[48] born 1962)
- Sir Matthew Pinsent (2005, Knight Bachelor,[49] born 1970)
- Sir Don Rowlands (2015, KNZM,[50] 1926–2015)
- Dame Katherine Grainger (2017, DBE,[10][12] born 1975)
Rugby
- Sir Wilson Whineray (1998, KNZM,[51] 1935–2012)
- Sir Brian Lochore (1999, KNZM,[52] 1940–2019)
- Sir Colin Meads (2001, redesignated KNZM from DCNZM 2009,[5][53] 1936–2017)
- Sir Clive Woodward (2004, Knight Bachelor,[54] born 1956)
- Sir Ian McGeechan (2010, Knight Bachelor,[55] born 1946)
- Sir Fred Allen (2010, KNZM,[56] 1920–2012)
- Sir John Graham (2011, KNZM,[57] 1935–2017)
- Sir Graham Henry (2012, KNZM,[58] born 1946)
- Sir John Kirwan (2012, KNZM,[59] born 1964)
- Sir Gordon Tietjens (2013, KNZM,[60] born 1955)
- Sir Gareth Edwards (2015, Knight Bachelor,[42][61] born 1947)
- Sir Michael Jones (2017, KNZM,[45] born 1965) *Note: Although known as a rugby union player, Jones was knighted for services to the Pacific community and youth.
- Sir Bryan Williams (2018, KNZM,[62] born 1950)
- Sir Bill Beaumont (2019, Knight Bachelor,[63] born 1952)
- Sir Graham Lowe (2019, KNZM,[64] born 1946) *Note: Although known as a rugby league coach, Lowe was knighted for services to youth and education, primarily through his work in the Lowie Foundation.
- Sir Steve Hansen (2020, KNZM,[65] born 1959)
- Sir Wayne Shelford (2021, KNZM,[66] born 1957)
Sheep Shearing
- Sir David Fagan (2016, KNZM,[67] born 1961)
Squash
- Dame Susan Devoy (1998, DNZM,[68] born 1964)
Tennis
- Sir Norman Brookes (1939, Knight Bachelor,[69] 1877–1968)
- Sir Andy Murray (2017, Knight Bachelor,[10][11] born 1987)
- Dame Ruia Morrison (2021, DNZM,[70] born 1936)
Triathlon
- Dame Flora Duffy (2022, DBE,[71] born 1987)
Yachting
- Sir Francis Chichester (1967, KBE,[72] 1901–1972)
- Sir Alec Rose (1968, Knight Bachelor,[73] 1908–1991)
- Dame Naomi James (1979, DBE,[74] born 1949)
- Sir James Hardy (1981, Knight Bachelor (born 1932)
- Sir Peter Blake (1995, KBE,[75] 1948–2001)
- Sir Robin Knox-Johnston (1995, Knight Bachelor,[76] born 1939)
- Sir Durward Knowles (1996, Knight Bachelor (1917-2018)
- Sir Chay Blyth (1997, Knight Bachelor,[77] born 1940)
- Sir Russell Coutts (2000, redesignated KNZM from DCNZM 2009,[5][78] born 1962)
- Dame Ellen MacArthur (2005, DBE,[79] born 1976)
- Sir Ben Ainslie (2013, Knight Bachelor,[21] born 1977)
- Sir Godfrey Kelly (2020, KCMG, 1928–2022)
Wheelchair Basketball
- Sir Philip Craven (2005, Knight Bachelor, born 1950)
See also
- Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom
- List of honorary British knights and dames
- Post-nominal letters
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