Knighthood (UK)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Knighthood_(UK)

GPTKB entity

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:noble_title gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkbp:awardCeremony	Investiture
gptkbp:awardedBy	gptkb:Monarch_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:awardedFor	gptkb:business gptkb:charity Public service Military service Arts and sciences
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:eligibility	Use of 'Sir' or 'Dame'
gptkbp:femaleEquivalent	gptkb:Damehood
gptkbp:firstAwarded	gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkbp:gender	Traditionally male
gptkbp:hereditary	No
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Knighthood (UK)
gptkbp:lowerAward	gptkb:Baronet
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire gptkb:Order_of_the_Garter gptkb:Order_of_the_Thistle
gptkbp:notableRecipient	gptkb:Andy_Murray gptkb:Ben_Kingsley gptkb:Bill_Gates gptkb:Chris_Hoy gptkb:David_Attenborough gptkb:Geoff_Hurst gptkb:Ian_McKellen gptkb:Michael_Caine gptkb:Mo_Farah gptkb:Paul_McCartney gptkb:Richard_Branson gptkb:Sean_Connery gptkb:Steve_Redgrave gptkb:Tom_Jones gptkb:Alex_Ferguson gptkb:Bob_Geldof gptkb:Elton_John gptkb:Helen_Mirren gptkb:Judi_Dench gptkb:Maggie_Smith gptkb:Patrick_Stewart gptkb:Ringo_Starr gptkb:Roger_Moore gptkb:Philip_Green gptkb:Alastair_Cook gptkb:Clive_Lloyd gptkb:Anthony_Hopkins gptkb:Nick_Faldo gptkb:Kenny_Dalglish gptkb:Lewis_Hamilton
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:Medieval_England
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:British_honours_system
gptkbp:postNominals	gptkb:CBE gptkb:KBE gptkb:MBE gptkb:OBE gptkb:GBE DBE
gptkbp:rank	gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkbp:revocable	Yes
gptkbp:symbol	Sword tap
gptkbp:titleGivenBy	Dame Sir
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Rushdie gptkb:Sir_Terry_Wey
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7