List of sporting knights and dames
This is a list of people who have been knighted for their contribution to sport.
Athletics
- Sir Roger Bannister 1975 (born 1929)
- Sir Murray Halberg (NZ) 1988 (born 1933)
- Sir Christopher Chataway 1995 (born 1931)
- Dame Mary Peters 2000 (born 1939)
- Dame Kelly Holmes 2005 (born 1970)
- Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson 2005 (born 1969)
- Sebastian Coe 2006 (born 1956) (Note: Coe had already been made a Life Peer in 2000)
- Sir John Walker (NZ) 2009 (born 1952) KNZM
- Sir Peter Snell (NZ) 2009 (born 1938) KNZM
Boxing
- Sir Henry Cooper 2000 (1934–2011)
Cricket
See List of cricketers who were knighted
Cycling
- Sir Chris Hoy 2009 (born 1976)
- Dame Sarah Storey 2013 (born 1977)
- Sir Bradley Wiggins 2013 (born 1980)
- Note: Sir Hubert Opperman (1904-1996) was perhaps best known for his cycling achievements, but his 1968 knighthood was in recognition of his service as Australian High Commissioner to Malta.[1]
Equestrian
Fencing
- Dame Mary Glen-Haig 1993 (1918-2014)
Football
See List of football personalities with British honours
Golf
- Sir Henry Cotton 1987 (1907-1987)
- Sir Bob Charles (NZ) 1999 (born 1936) KNZM
- Sir Nick Faldo 2009[2] (born 1957)
Horse racing
- Sir Gordon Richards 1953 (1904–1986)
- Sir Jack Jarvis 1967 (1887–1968)
- Sir Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1968 (1887–1983)
- Sir Noel Murless 1977 (1910–1987)
- Sir Peter O'Sullevan 1997 (1918-2015)
- Sir Henry Cecil 2011 (1943-2013)
- Sir Tony McCoy 2016 (born 1974)
Motor racing
- Sir Henry Segrave 1929 (1896-1930)
- Sir Malcolm Campbell 1931 (1885-1948)
- Sir Jack Brabham 1979 (1926-2014)
- Sir Frank Williams 1999 (born 1942)
- Sir Stirling Moss 2000 (born 1929)
- Sir Jackie Stewart 2001 (born 1939)
- Sir Patrick Head 2015 (born 1946)
Mountaineering
- Sir Edmund Hillary (NZ) KBE 1953 (1919-2008) ONZ 1987, KG 1995
- John Hunt 1953 (1910-1988) Life Peer 1966, KG 1979
- Sir Chris Bonington 1996 (born 1934)
Netball
Rowing
- Sir Steve Redgrave 2001 (born 1962)
- Sir Matthew Pinsent 2005 (born 1970)
Rugby
- Sir Wilson Whineray (NZ) 1998 (born 1935) KNZM
- Sir Brian Lochore (NZ) 1999 (born 1940) KNZM
- Sir Clive Woodward 2004 (born 1956)
- Sir Colin Meads (NZ) 2009 (born 1936)
- Sir Ian McGeechan 2010 (born 1946)
- Sir Fred Allen (NZ) 2010 (born 1920) KNZM
- Sir John Graham (NZ) 2011 (born 1935) KNZM
- Sir Graham Henry (NZ) 2012 (born 1946) KNZM
- Sir John Kirwan (NZ) 2012 (born 1964) KNZM
- Sir Gareth Edwards 2015 (born 1947) [3]
Squash
- Dame Susan Devoy (NZ) 1998 (born 1964) DNZM
Tennis
- Sir Norman Brookes 1939 (1877–1968)
Yachting
- Sir Francis Chichester 1967 (1901–1972)
- Sir Alec Rose 1968 (1908-1991)
- Dame Naomi James (NZ) 1979 (born 1949)
- Sir Robin Knox-Johnston 1995 (born 1939)
- Sir Peter Blake (NZ) 1995 (1948–2001)
- Sir Chay Blyth 1997 (born 1940)
- Dame Ellen MacArthur 2005 (born 1976)
- Sir Russell Coutts 2009 (born 1962) KNZM
- Sir Ben Ainslie 2013 (born 1977)
References
See also
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