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The following is a list of living Australians who have been appointed knights or dames.

The list includes:

Knights and dames of the Order of Australia
Knights and dames of an Order of Chivalry under the British Imperial Honours system, including
Knights Bachelor (there is no female counterpart).

The list excludes Australian baronets.

Living dames

Name	Year of birth	Year of damehood	Age	Notes
Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO	1930	2014	94
Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO	1942	2014	82
Dame Patricia Hewitt DBE	1948	2025	76	Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government
Dame Carol Kidu DBE AO	1948	2005	76	Awarded on the recommendation of the Papua New Guinean Government
Dame Bridget Ogilvie AC DBE FRS	1938	1997	86	Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government
Dame Janet Ritterman DBE	1941	2002	83	Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government
Dame Adrienne Stewart DNZM QSM	1936	2014	88	Awarded on the recommendation of the New Zealand Government

Living knights

Name	Year of birth	Year of knighthood	Age	KtB	Notes
Professor Sir Ed Byrne AC	1952	2020	72	^[1]	Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government^{[citation needed]}
Professor Sir Chris Clark	1960	2015	64	^[1]	Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government^{[citation needed]}
General Sir Peter Cosgrove AK CVO MC	1947	2014	77
Sir Lynton Crosby AO	1956	2016	68	^[1]	Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government^{[citation needed]}
Sir Daryl Dawson AC KBE CB KC	1933	1982	91
Sir William Deane AC KBE KC	1931	1982	93
Professor Sir Peter Donnelly	1959	2019	65	^[1]	Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government^{[citation needed]}
Sir Rod Eddington AO	1950	2005	74	^[1]	Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government^{[citation needed]}
Sir Marc Feldmann AC	1944	2010	83	^[1]	Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government^{[citation needed]}
Sir Trevor Garland KBE AM	1955	2010	69	^[1]	Awarded on the recommendation of the Solomon Islands Government^[2]
Sir Guy Green AC KBE CVO	1937	1982	87
Sir William Heseltine GCB GCVO AC QSO	1930	1982	94		GCVO was awarded personally by HM The Queen^{[citation needed]}
Sir Leo Hielscher AC	1926	1987	98	^[1]	^[3]
Sir David Higgins	1954	2011	70	^[1]	Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government ^[4]
Michael Hintze, Baron Hintze AM	1953	2013	71	^[1]	Knighthood awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government. ^[5]^[6] Made life peer in 2022.^[7]
Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston AK AFC	1947	2015	77
Sir Arthur Llewellyn Jones OBE		2024		^[1]	Awarded on the recommendation of the Papua New Guinea government ^[8]
Sir William Kearney CBE	1935	1982	89	^[1]	Awarded on the recommendation of the Papua New Guinea government ^[9]^[10]
Sir Frank Lowy AC	1930	2017	94	^[1]	Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government^[11]
Sir Anthony Mason AC KBE KC	1925	1972	99		^[12]
Sir Graham McCamley MBE	1932	1986	92	^[1]	^[13]
Sir Jonathan Mills AC	1963	2013	61	^[1]	Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government^{[citation needed]}
Sir Eric Neal AC CVO	1924	1982	100	^[1]
Professor Sir Gustav Nossal AC CBE	1931	1977	93	^[1]
Sir Bruce Saunders KBE	1941/1942	2012	82/83		Awarded on the recommendation of the Solomon Islands government^[14]^[15]
Sir Pascal Soriot	1959	2022	65	^[1]	Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government^[16]^[17]
Sir Guy Weston	1960	2021	64	^[1]	Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government

Note 1: In 1981 as Prince of Wales, King Charles III was awarded a substantive knighthood of the Order of Australia (AK), despite not being an Australian (this required an amendment to the Constitution of the Order of Australia). He has been the Sovereign Head of the Order of Australia since his accession to the throne on 8 September 2022.

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s This person is a Knight Bachelor, which carries no postnominal letters.
^ London Gazette. Retrieved 21 January 2019
^ Leo Hielscher: Burkes Peerage; Knight Bachelor, It's an Honour
^ David Higgins: Knight Bachelor, London Gazette
^ "No. 60534". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2013. p. 1.
^ "Birthday Honours List 2013" (PDF). HM Government. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
^ "Lord Hintze". MPs and Lords. UK Parliament. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
^ London Gazette 64428, B 62
^ London Gazette 49014. Retrieved 25 June 2017
^ William Kearney: NLA Catalogue; Bio, supremecourt.nt.gov.au
^ Australian Financial Review, 15 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017
^ Anthony Mason: KBE, 22 September 1972, It's an Honour; AC, 26 January 1988, It's an Honour
^ Graham McCamley: Knight Bachelor, 21 June 1986, It's an Honour; www.tartrus.com
^ Bruce Saunders: "SA expat knighted in the Solomon Islands", ABC North and West SA, 23 July 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2015
^ London Gazette, 15 June 2012, Supplement 5. Retrieved 22 June 2015
^ "The Queen's Birthday Honours 2022: High Awards". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2022.^{[title missing]}
^ "No. 63714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 2022. p. B2.

[KtB-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s This person is a Knight Bachelor, which carries no postnominal letters.

[2] London Gazette. Retrieved 21 January 2019

[3] Leo Hielscher: Burkes Peerage; Knight Bachelor, It's an Honour

[4] David Higgins: Knight Bachelor, London Gazette

[5] "No. 60534". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2013. p. 1.

[6] "Birthday Honours List 2013" (PDF). HM Government. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.

[7] "Lord Hintze". MPs and Lords. UK Parliament. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

[8] London Gazette 64428, B 62

[9] London Gazette 49014. Retrieved 25 June 2017

[10] William Kearney: NLA Catalogue; Bio, supremecourt.nt.gov.au

[11] Australian Financial Review, 15 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017

[12] Anthony Mason: KBE, 22 September 1972, It's an Honour; AC, 26 January 1988, It's an Honour

[13] Graham McCamley: Knight Bachelor, 21 June 1986, It's an Honour; www.tartrus.com

[14] Bruce Saunders: "SA expat knighted in the Solomon Islands", ABC North and West SA, 23 July 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2015

[15] London Gazette, 15 June 2012, Supplement 5. Retrieved 22 June 2015

[16] "The Queen's Birthday Honours 2022: High Awards". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2022.^{[title missing]}

[17] "No. 63714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 2022. p. B2.

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-The following is a list of '''living''' Australians who have been appointed Knights or Dames.
+The following is a list of '''living''' Australians who have been appointed knights or dames.
 The list includes:
-*Knights and Dames of the [[Order of Australia#Knights and dames|Order of Australia]]
+*Knights and dames of the [[Order of Australia#Knights and dames|Order of Australia]]
-*Knights and Dames of an Order of Chivalry under the British Imperial Honours system, including
+*Knights and dames of an Order of Chivalry under the British Imperial Honours system, including
 **[[Order of the British Empire]]
 **[[Royal Victorian Order]]
@@ Line 13: / Line 13: @@
 The list excludes [[Australian peers and baronets#Australian baronets|Australian baronets]].
-==Living Dames==
+==Living dames==
 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left"
@@ Line 22: / Line 22: @@
 |-
 | {{sortname|Dame Quentin|Bryce|Quentin Bryce}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AD|CVO}}         || align="center"|1942 || align="center"|2014 || align="center"|{{age nts|1942|12|23}} ||
+|-
+| {{sortname|Dame Patricia|Hewitt|Patricia Hewitt}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|DBE}} || align="center"|1948 || align="center"|2025 || align="center"|{{age nts|1948|12|2}} || Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government
 |-
 | {{sortname|Dame Carol|Kidu|Carol Kidu}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|DBE|AO}}                  || align="center"|1948 || align="center"|2005 || align="center"|{{age nts|1948|10|10}} || Awarded on the recommendation of the Papua New Guinean Government
@@ Line 32: / Line 34: @@
 |}
-==Living Knights==
+==Living knights==
 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left"
@@ Line 39: / Line 41: @@
 | {{sortname|Professor Sir Ed |Byrne|Ed Byrne (neuroscientist)}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AC}} || align="center"|1952 || align="center"|2020 || align="center"|{{age nts|1952|2|15}} || <ref name=KtB>This person is a [[Knight Bachelor]], which carries no postnominal letters.</ref>
 | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
-|-
-| {{sortname|Sir Roderick |Carnegie|Roderick Carnegie}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AC}} || align="center"|1932 || align="center"|1978 || align="center"|{{age nts|1932|11|27}} || <ref name=KtB/>
-| <ref>[http://www.monashinstitute.org/about/board/roderick-carnegie.html Roderick Carnegie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527102939/http://www.monashinstitute.org/about/board/roderick-carnegie.html |date=27 May 2010 }}, Monash Institute of Medical Research</ref>
 |-
 | {{sortname|Professor Sir Chris |Clark|Christopher Clark}} || align="center"|1960 || align="center"|2015 || align="center"|{{age nts|1960|3|14}} || <ref name=KtB/>
@@ Line 78: / Line 77: @@
 || Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government <ref>David Higgins: [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59808/supplements/1 Knight Bachelor], London Gazette</ref>
 |-
-| {{sortname|Micahel Hintze, Baron|Hintze|Michael Hintze, Baron Hintze}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM|}} || align="center"| 1953 || align="center"| 2013 || align="center"|{{age nts|1953|7|27}} || <ref name=KtB/>
+| {{sortname|Michael Hintze, Baron|Hintze|Michael Hintze, Baron Hintze}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AM|}} || align="center"| 1953 || align="center"| 2013 || align="center"|{{age nts|1953|7|27}} || <ref name=KtB/>
 | Knighthood awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government. <ref>{{London Gazette|issue=60534|supp=y|page=1|date=15 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/206698/Birthday_Honours_List_2013.pdf | title = Birthday Honours List 2013 | accessdate = 14 June 2013 | date = 14 June 2013  | publisher = HM Government}}</ref> <br> Made [[life peer]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://members.parliament.uk/member/4964/career|title=Lord Hintze |website=MPs and Lords |publisher=UK Parliament |access-date=3 November 2022}}</ref>
 |-
 | {{sortname|Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus|Houston|Angus Houston}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AK|AFC}} || align="center"|1947 || align="center"|2015 || align="center"|{{age nts|1947|7|9}} || ||
+|-
+| {{sortname|Sir Arthur Llewellyn|Jones}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OBE}}                  || align="center"| || align="center"|2024 || align="center"| || <ref name=KtB/> || Awarded on the recommendation of the Papua New Guinea government <ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/64428/supplement/B61 London Gazette 64428, B 62]</ref>
 |-
 | {{sortname|Sir William |Kearney|William Kearney (judge)}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|CBE}} || align="center"|1935 || align="center"|1982 || align="center"|{{age nts|1935|1|1}} || <ref name=KtB/> || Awarded on the recommendation of the Papua New Guinea government <ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49014/supplement/1 London Gazette 49014]. Retrieved 25 June 2017</ref><ref>William Kearney: [http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn2198135 NLA Catalogue]; [http://www.supremecourt.nt.gov.au/judges/former/kearney.html Bio], supremecourt.nt.gov.au</ref>
@@ Line 94: / Line 95: @@
 | <ref>Graham McCamley: [https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1082926 Knight Bachelor], 21 June 1986, It's an Honour; [http://www.tartrus.com/about/people/ www.tartrus.com]</ref>
 |-
-| {{sortname|Sir Jonathan |Mills|Jonathan Mills (composer)}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}} || align="center"|1963 || align="center"|2013 || align="center"|{{age nts|1963|3|21}} || <ref name=KtB/>
+| {{sortname|Sir Jonathan |Mills|Jonathan Mills (composer)}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AC}} || align="center"|1963 || align="center"|2013 || align="center"|{{age nts|1963|3|21}} || <ref name=KtB/>
 | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}
-|-
-| {{sortname|Sir Frank |Moore|Frank Moore (tourism advocate)}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}} || align="center"|1930 || align="center"|1983 || align="center"|{{age nts|1930|11|28}} || <ref name=KtB/> || <ref>[http://www.uq.edu.au/news/index.html?article=16775 Frank Moore], www.uq.edu.au</ref>
-|-
 |-
 | {{sortname|Sir Eric |Neal|Eric Neal}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AC|CVO}} || align="center"|1924 || align="center"|1982 || align="center"|{{age nts|1924|1|1}} || <ref name=KtB/> ||
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 | {{sortname|Professor Sir Gustav |Nossal|Gustav Nossal}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AC|CBE}} || align="center"|1931 || align="center"|1977 || align="center"|{{age nts|1931|6|3}} || <ref name=KtB/> ||
 |-
-| {{sortname|Sir Bruce|Saunders|Bruce Saunders (businessman)}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|KBE}} ||align="center"| ? || align="center"|2012 || align="center"|? ||
+| {{sortname|Sir Bruce|Saunders|Bruce Saunders (businessman)}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|KBE}} ||align="center"|1941/1942|| align="center"|2012 || align="center"|82/83||
 | Awarded on the recommendation of the Solomon Islands government<ref>Bruce Saunders: [http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/07/19/3549007.htm  "SA expat knighted in the Solomon Islands", ABC North and West SA, 23 July 2012]. Retrieved 22 June 2015</ref><ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/60177/supplement/43 London Gazette, 15 June 2012, Supplement 5]. Retrieved 22 June 2015</ref>
 |-
 | {{sortname|Sir Pascal |Soriot|Pascal Soriot}} || align="center"|1959 || align="center" |2022 || align="center"|{{age nts|1959|05|23}}
-| <ref name=KtB/> || Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-queens-birthday-honours-2022-high-awards/the-queens-birthday-honours-2022-high-awards |title= The Queen's Birthday Honours 2022: High Awards|website=www.gov.uk |access-date=2 June 2022}}{{SemiBareRefNeedsTitle|date=July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=63714|supp=y|page=B2|date=1 June 2022}}</ref>
+| <ref name=KtB/> || Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-queens-birthday-honours-2022-high-awards/the-queens-birthday-honours-2022-high-awards |title= The Queen's Birthday Honours 2022: High Awards|website=www.gov.uk |access-date=2 June 2022}}{{title missing|date=July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=63714|supp=y|page=B2|date=1 June 2022}}</ref>
-|-
-| {{sortname|Sir Donald |Trescowthick|Donald Trescowthick}} {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AC|KBE}} ||align="center"|1930 || align="center"|1979 || align="center"|{{age nts|1930|12|4}} ||
-|| <ref>[http://www.theorderofaustralia.asn.au/quiet_australians/database/extra/extra589.pdf Donald Trescowthick] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706100403/http://www.theorderofaustralia.asn.au/quiet_australians/database/extra/extra589.pdf |date=6 July 2011 }}, www.theorderofaustralia.asn.au</ref>
 |-
 | {{sortname|Sir Guy |Weston|Guy Weston}}  ||align="center"|1960 || align="center"|2021|| align="center"|{{age nts|1960|7|3}} || <ref name=KtB/>
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 |}
-Note 1: In 1981 as Prince of Wales, King [[Charles III]] was awarded a substantive knighthood of the [[Order of Australia]] (AK), despite not being an Australian. He has been the Sovereign Head of the Order of Australia since his accession to the throne on 8 September 2022.
+Note 1: In 1981 as Prince of Wales, King [[Charles III]] was awarded a substantive knighthood of the [[Order of Australia]] (AK), despite not being an Australian (this required an amendment to the Constitution of the Order of Australia). He has been the Sovereign Head of the Order of Australia since his accession to the throne on 8 September 2022.
 ==See also==
 * [[Australian knights and dames]], which includes both living and deceased persons
 * [[Australian peers and baronets]]
-* [[List of Knights and Dames of the Order of Australia]]
+* [[List of knights and dames of the Order of Australia]]
 * [[Order of Australia]]
 * [[Australian honours system]]
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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Living Australian Knights And Dames}}
-[[Category:British honours system]]
 [[Category:Australian knights| ]]
 [[Category:Australian dames| ]]
+[[Category:Lists of knights and dames]]