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Knight Bachelor

110 connected Legacies

Ian PotterAugust 25, 1902 — October 22, 1994Sir William Ian Potter (25 August 1902 – 24 October 1994), known as Ian Potter, was an Australian…Edward PoynterMarch 20, 1836 — July 26, 1919Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Baronet (20 March 1836 – 26 July 1919) was an English painter, designer,…William PriceAugust 30, 1867 — October 2, 1924Sir William Price (August 30, 1867 – October 2, 1924) was a Canadian businessman and politician. Born in…Lee Quo-weiAugust 5, 1918 — August 10, 2013Sir Quo-wei Lee (Chinese: 利國偉; pinyin: Lì Guówěi; 5 August 1918 – 10 August 2013), with family roots…Alec ReedFebruary 16, 1934 — December 2, 2025Sir Alec Edward Reed (16 February 1934 – 2 December 2025) was a British business executive and philanthropist…John Reith, 1st Baron ReithJuly 20, 1889 — June 16, 1971John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith (; 20 July 1889 – 16 June 1971) was a Scottish…George William RossSeptember 18, 1841 — March 7, 1914Sir George William Ross (September 18, 1841 – March 7, 1914) was an educator and politician in the…Ian Clunies RossFebruary 22, 1899 — June 20, 1959Sir William Ian Clunies Ross (22 February 1899 – 20 June 1959) was an Australian veterinary scientist. He…Edward William SaltMay 18, 1881 — September 8, 1970Sir Edward William Salt (18 May 1881 – 8 September 1970) was a Conservative member of parliament (MP)…Hartley ShawcrossFebruary 4, 1902 — July 10, 2003Hartley William Shawcross, Baron Shawcross, (4 February 1902 – 10 July 2003), known from 1945 to 1959 as…Carl Wilhelm SiemensApril 4, 1823 — November 19, 1883Sir Carl Wilhelm Siemens (4 April 1823 – 19 November 1883), anglicised to Charles William Siemens, was a…George SimpsonNovember 30, 1791 — September 7, 1860Sir George Simpson (c. 1792 – 7 September 1860) was a Scottish explorer businessman. He was the colonial governor…Matthew SmithOctober 22, 1879 — January 1, 1959Sir Matthew Smith, CBE (22 October 1879 – 29 September 1959) was a British painter of nudes, still-life…William StephensonJanuary 23, 1897 — January 31, 1989Sir William Samuel Stephenson (born William Samuel Clouston Stanger, 23 January 1897 – 31 January 1989) was a…Sigmund SternbergJune 2, 1921 — October 18, 2016Sir Sigmund Sternberg (Hungarian: Sternberg Zsigmond; 2 June 1921 – 18 October 2016) was a Hungarian-British philanthropist, interfaith…Thomas Grainger StewartSeptember 23, 1837 — February 3, 1900Sir Thomas Grainger Stewart (23 September 1837, in Edinburgh – 3 February 1900, in Edinburgh) was an eminent…