Living Australian knights and dames
The following is a list of living Australians who have been appointed Knights of the Order of Australia (there are no living Dames of the Order of Australia) or Knights or Dames under the British Imperial Honours system.
Please add to this list if you know of any omissions, and please remove names of knights and dames who die.
Living Dames
Name | Year of birth |
Year of damehood |
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Dame Beryl Beaurepaire AC DBE | 1923 | 1981 |
Dame Val Beral AC DBE | 1946 | 2010 |
Dame Monica Gallagher DBE | 1922 | 1976 |
Dame Margaret Guilfoyle AC DBE | 1926 | 1980 |
Dame Carol Kidu DBE | 1948 | 2005 |
Professor Dame Leonie Kramer AC DBE | 1924 | 1983 |
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE | 1909 | 1963 |
Dame Bridget Ogilvie AC DBE FRS | 1938 | 1997 |
Dame Raigh Roe DBE | 1922 | 1980 |
Dame Margaret Scott AC DBE | 1922 | 1981 |
Dame Joan Sutherland OM AC DBE | 1926 | 1979 |
Fictional Dames
- Dame Edna Everage
Living Knights
Name | Year of birth |
Year of knighthood |
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Sir James Balderstone AC [1] | 1921 [2] | 1983 [3][4] |
Sir Peter Barter OBE [1] | 1940 | 2001 |
General Sir Phillip Bennett AC KBE DSO | 1928 | 1982[5][6][7] |
Sir Max Bingham QC [1] | 1927 | 1988 [8] |
Sir Jack Brabham AO OBE [1] | 1926 | 1978 |
Sir Gerard Brennan AC KBE QC | 1928 | 1981 |
Sir Roderick Carnegie AC [1] | 1932 | 1978 [9] |
Sir John Carrick AC KCMG | 1918 | 1982 |
Sir William Cole [1] | 1926 | 1981 [10] |
Professor Sir John Cornforth AC CBE [1] | 1917 | 1977 |
Sir Zelman Cowen AK GCMG GCVO QC | 1919 | 1976 |
Sir James Cruthers AO [1] | 1924 | 1980 |
Sir Daryl Dawson AC KBE CB QC | 1933 | 1982 |
Sir William Deane AC KBE QC | 1931 | 1982 |
Lieutenant-General Sir Donald Dunstan AC KBE CB | 1923 | 1979 |
Sir Rod Eddington [1] | 1950 | 2005 |
Sir Llewellyn Edwards AC [1] | 1935 | 1984 |
Sir James Foots AO [1] | 1916 [11] | 1975 [12] |
Sir Leslie Froggatt [1] | 1920 [13] | 1981 [14] |
Sir Victor Garland KBE | 1934 | 1982 |
Sir Arthur George AO [1] | 1915 | 1972 [15] |
Sir Archibald Glenn OBE [1] | 1911 [16] | 1966 [17] |
Sir James Gobbo AC CVO QC [1] | 1931 | 1981 |
Sir Andrew Grimwade CBE [1] | 1930 | 1980 |
Sir Guy Green AC KBE CVO | 1937 | 1982 |
Sir James Hardy OBE [1] | 1932 [18] | 1981 [19] |
Sir William Heseltine GCB GCVO AC QSO | 1930 | 1982 |
Sir Lenox Hewitt OBE [1] | 1917 [20] | 1971 [21] |
Sir Leo Hielscher AC [1] | 1926 [22] | 1987 [23] |
Sir Brian Inglis AC [1] | 1924 [24] | 1977 [25] |
Sir Kenneth Jacobs KBE QC | 1917 | 1976 |
Sir Keith Jones [1] | 1911 | 1980 |
Sir William Kearney CBE [1] | 1935 [26] | 1982 [27] |
Sir Richard Kingsland AO CBE DFC [1] | 1916 | 1978 [28] |
Sir Harold Knight KBE DSC | 1917 | 1980 |
Sir Peter Lawler OBE [1] | 1921[29] | 1981 [30] |
Sir Ernest Henry Lee-Steere KBE | 1912 | 1987 |
Sir Graham McCamley MBE [31][1] | 1932 | 1986 [32] |
Sir Eric McClintock [1] | 1918 [33] | 1981 [34] |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Neville McNamara KBE AO AFC AE | 1923 | 1980 |
Sir Anthony Mason AC KBE | 1925 | 1972 [35][36] |
Sir Robert Mathers [1] | 1981 [37] | |
Professor Sir Robert May, Baron May of Oxford OM AC [1] | 1936 | 1996 |
Sir Frank Moore AO [1] | 1983 [38] | |
Professor Sir Peter Morris AC [1] | 1934 [39] | 1996 [40] |
Professor Sir Rupert Myers KBE AO | 1921 | 1981 [41] |
Sir Eric Neal AC CVO [1] | 1924 | 1982 |
Professor Sir Gustav Nossal AC CBE [1] | 1931 | 1977 |
Sir Arvi Parbo AC [1] | 1926 | 1978 |
Sir Dennis Paterson [1] | 1930 [42] | 1976 [43] |
Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Peek KBE CB DSC | 1914 [44] | 1972 [45] |
Sir John Pidgeon [1] | 1923 | 1989 [46] |
Air Marshal Sir Charles Read KBE CB DFC AFC | 1918 | 1976 |
Sir Clem Renouf AM [1] | 1921 [47] | 1988 [48] |
Sir Sydney Schubert [1] | 1928 [49] | 1985 [50] |
Sir Keith Seaman KCVO OBE | 1920 | 1981 [51] |
Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC OBE [1] | 1926 | 1976 |
Sir David Smith KCVO AO | 1933 | 1990 |
Sir Ninian Stephen KG AK GCMG GCVO KBE | 1923 | 1970 |
Sir Laurence Street AC KCMG QC | 1926 | 1976 [52] |
Sir Donald Trescowthick AC KBE | 1930 | 1979 [53] |
Sir Ian Turbott AO CMG CVO [1] | 1922 [54] | 1968 [55] |
Sir William Tyree OBE [1] | 1921 [56] | 1975 [57] |
Sir William Vines AC CMG [1] | 1916 [58] | 1977 [59] |
Professor Sir Bruce Williams KBE | 1919 [60] | 1980 [61] |
Sir John Yocklunn KCVO | 1933 [62] | 1975 [63] |
Notes
- ^ 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 z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao This person is a Knight Bachelor, which carries no postnominal letters.
- ^ James Balderstone, NLA Catalogue
- ^ James Balderstone, Knight Bachelor 1983, It's an Honour
- ^ James Balderstone, Companion of the Order of Australia, 26 January 1992, It's an Honour
- ^ Phillip Bennett, DSO, 28 March 1969, It's an Honour
- ^ Phillip Bennett, The Order of the British Empire - Knights Commander (Military), 31 December 1982, It's an Honour
- ^ Phillip Bennett, Companion of the Order of Australia, 10 June 1985, It's an Honour
- ^ Max Bingham, The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856
- ^ Roderick Carnegie, Monash Institute of Medical Research
- ^ William Cole, NLA Catalogue
- ^ James Foots, NLA Catalogue
- ^ James Foots, University of Queensland
- ^ Leslie Froggatt, Burkes Peerage
- ^ Leslie Froggatt, Knight Bachelor 1981, It's an Honour
- ^ Sir Arthur Thomas George AO, theorderofaustralia.asn.au
- ^ Archibald Glenn, Bright Sparks, unimelb.edu.au
- ^ Archibald Glenn, Knight Bachelor 1966, It's an Honour
- ^ Sir James Hardy, Motivational and Professional Speakers, ovations.com.au
- ^ James Hardy, Knight Bachelor, It's an Honour
- ^ Lenox Hewitt, derbydeadpool.co.uk
- ^ Lenox Hewitt, Knight Bachelor, It's an Honour
- ^ Leo Hielscher, Burkes Peerage
- ^ Leo Hielscher, Knight Bachelor, It's an Honour
- ^ Brian Inglis, NLA Catalogue
- ^ Brian Inglis], Knight Bachelor, It's an Honour
- ^ William Kearney, NLA Catalogue
- ^ William Kearney, supremecourt.nt.gov.au
- ^ Richard Kingsland, Bright Sparks, unimelb.edu.au
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- ^ Graham McCamley, Knight Bachelor, 21 June 1986, It's an Honour
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- ^ Anthony Mason, The Order of the British Empire - Knights Commander (Civil), 22 Sept 1972, It's an Honour
- ^ Anthony Mason, Companion of the Order of Australia, 26 January 1988, It's an Honour
- ^ Robert Mathers, Knight Bachelor, 13 June 1981, It's an Honour
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See also
- Australian knights and dames, which includes both living and deceased persons
- Australian peers
- Order of Australia
- Orders, decorations, and medals of Australia