Sir George Howarth dead at age 77, Engineer
Sir George Howarth died on July 6, 2026. He was an engineer. Tags Other, 06 July 2026, Cancer, Howarth, Sir, July 2026, July 6
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Sir Neville Trotter dead at age 94, British politician
Sir Neville Trotter, a British Conservative politician and chartered accountant, died on June 30, 2026, aged 94. Born on January 27, 1932, he was also known as Sir Neville Guthrie…
Sir Jack Stewart-Clark dead at age 96, British politician and businessman
Sir Jack Stewart-Clark, the British businessman and former Member of the European Parliament, died on June 22, 2026, aged 96. Born in Scotland on September 17, 1929, he was educated…
Sir Alex Younger dead at age 62, British intelligence officer
Sir Alex Younger, the British intelligence officer who led the Secret Intelligence Service from 2014 to 2020, died on June 3, 2026. Born Alexander William Younger on July 4, 1963,…
Sir Neville Cenac dead at age 86, Saint Lucian politician, minister of foreign affairs and governor…
Sir Neville Cenac, a Saint Lucian politician who served as minister of foreign affairs from 1987 to 1992 and as governor-general from 2018 to 2021, died on June 2, 2026,…
Sir Angus Stirling dead at age 92, British arts administrator and conservationist
Sir Angus Stirling, a British arts administrator and conservationist who served as director general of the National Trust, died on June 1, 2026, at the age of 92. Born Angus…
Sir Ralph Robins dead at age 93, British businessman
Sir Ralph Robins, the British businessman who led Rolls-Royce as chief executive and later chairman, died on May 27, 2026, at the age of 93. Born on June 16, 1932,…
Sir Robin Denys Gill dead at age 98, British business, investor and television executive
Sir Robin Denys Gill, a British business, investor and television executive, died on May 26, 2026. Born on 7 October 1927, he attended Brasenose College, Oxford, and began his career…
Sir Aziz Hadeed dead, Business executive, politician
Sir Aziz Hadeed died on May 23, 2026. He was a business executive and politician. Tags Politicians, 23 May 2026, Hadeed, Sir, May 2026, May 23
Sir Peter Beale British Army lieutenant general dead at age 92
Sir Peter Beale, the British Army lieutenant general and military physician, died on April 15, 2026, aged 92. Lieutenant-General Sir Peter John Beale was born on 18 March 1934 in…
Sir Alan Frampton New Zealand agricultural economist dead at age 96
Sir Alan Frampton, a New Zealand agricultural economist, died on April 10, 2026, aged 96. Born in Morrinsville on 2 November 1929, he completed a master’s degree at Massey University…
Sir Hayden Phillips British civil servant, Permanent Secretary to the Lord Chancellor’s Offic…
Sir Hayden Phillips, the British civil servant who served as Permanent Secretary to the Lord Chancellor’s Office from 1998 to 2003, died on April 10, 2026, aged 83. Sir Gerald…
Sir Craig Reedie public figure dead at age 84
Sir Craig Reedie, the Scottish sports administrator who served as president of the World Anti-Doping Agency from 2014 to 2019, died on April 6, 2026, aged 84. He was vice-president…
Sir Christopher White
British art historian and curatorDied on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Sir James Munby
English judgeDied on Thursday January 15th 2026
Sir Tim Shadbolt
New Zealand politicianDied on Thursday January 8th 2026
Sir Patrick Duffy
British politicianDied on Saturday January 3rd 2026
Sir Humphrey Burton
British television and radio presenterDied on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Sir Gerald Watt
Antiguan politicianDied on Saturday December 13th 2025
Sir Tom Stoppard
Czech-born British playwright (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead) and screenwriter (Shakespeare in LoveDied on Saturday November 29th 2025
Sir Terence English
South African-born English cardiac surgeonDied on Tuesday November 25th 2025
Sir John Gurdon
English biologistDied on Tuesday October 7th 2025
Sir Stephen Brown
British judgeDied on Saturday October 4th 2025
Sir Jonathan Tod
British Royal Navy officerDied on Saturday September 27th 2025
Sir David Knox
British politicianDied on Thursday September 25th 2025
Sir Peter Cresswell
English juristDied on Wednesday September 24th 2025
Sir Gerald Gordon
Scottish lawyerDied on Tuesday September 23rd 2025
Sir Peter Baxendell
British oil executive (Shell)Died on Tuesday September 23rd 2025
Sir Nicholas Grimshaw
English architectDied on Monday September 15th 2025
Sir Peter Hirsch
German-born British metallurgistDied on Monday September 15th 2025
Sir Bob Worcester
American-born British pollsterDied on Tuesday September 9th 2025
Sir Eric Neal
Australian academic administratorDied on Tuesday September 2nd 2025
Sir David Davies
British electric engineer and educatorDied on Tuesday August 26th 2025
Sir Graham Day
British-Canadian business executive (British ShipbuildersDied on Thursday August 7th 2025
Sir Mark Lennox-Boyd
British politicianDied on Wednesday July 30th 2025
Sir Michael Hill
New Zealand jeweller and entrepreneurDied on Tuesday July 29th 2025
Sir Anthony Cleaver
British engineer and businessmanDied on Friday July 25th 2025
Sir Guy Green
Australian judgeDied on Friday July 25th 2025
Sir Kenneth Calman
Scottish oncologist and academic administratorDied on Wednesday July 23rd 2025
Sir Brian Clarke
British painterDied on Sunday July 6th 2025
Sir Sydney Lipworth
South African insurance executiveDied on Wednesday July 2nd 2025
Sir Francis Graham-Smith
British astronomerDied on Tuesday June 24th 2025
Sir John Sainty
British parliamentary officialDied on Monday June 16th 2025
Sir Cliff Skeggs
New Zealand businessman and politicianDied on Friday June 13th 2025
Sir William Davis
English juristDied on Monday June 9th 2025
Sir Bob Reid
British railway executiveDied on Friday May 30th 2025
Sir Derek Reffell
British naval officerDied on Saturday May 24th 2025
Sir Bob Jones
New Zealand property investor and politicianDied on Friday May 2nd 2025
Sir Christopher Airy
British army officer and courtierDied on Thursday May 1st 2025
Sir Derek Boorman
British lieutenant generalDied on Thursday May 1st 2025
Sir Andrew John Alexander Ogilvy-Wedderburn
British bobsledderDied on Tuesday April 15th 2025
Sir Francis Billy Hilly
Solomon Islands politicianDied on Tuesday March 11th 2025
Sir Peter Trapski
New Zealand lawyer and judgeDied on Sunday February 23rd 2025
Sir Murray Stuart-Smith
British juristDied on Thursday February 6th 2025
Sir John Waters
British generalDied on Monday February 3rd 2025
Sir Patrick Rowe
British rear admiralDied on Thursday January 30th 2025
Sir Julius Chan
Papua New Guinean politicianDied on Thursday January 30th 2025
Sir Thomas Dunne
English military officerDied on Thursday January 9th 2025
Sir Peter Mason
British businessmanDied on Thursday December 5th 2024
Sir Richard Carew Pole, 13th Baronet
British aristocratDied on Wednesday December 4th 2024
Sir Kit McMahon
Australian-born British bankerDied on Wednesday November 27th 2024
Sir Lady Java
American drag performer and transgender rights activistDied on Wednesday November 20th 2024
Sir Henry Keswick
British businessman (Jardine Matheson)Died on Thursday November 7th 2024
Sir Bom Gillies
New Zealand soldierDied on Thursday November 7th 2024
Sir John Nott
British politicianDied on Wednesday November 6th 2024
Sir Frank Moore
Australian tourism advocateDied on Sunday October 20th 2024
Sir Mike Jackson
British generalDied on Tuesday October 15th 2024
Sir Geoffrey Pattie
British politicianDied on Saturday October 12th 2024
Sir David Varney
British businessman and public servantDied on Saturday October 5th 2024
Sir John Campbell
Scottish farmer and businessmanDied on Wednesday September 25th 2024
Sir Patrick Sergeant
British journalistDied on Thursday September 19th 2024
Sir Harold Marshall
New Zealand acoustician and architectDied on Sunday September 1st 2024
Sir Shridath Ramphal
Guyanese diplomatDied on Friday August 30th 2024
Sir David Harcourt-Smith
British air force officerDied on Thursday August 8th 2024
Sir Ernest Hall
English composer and textile industry executiveDied on Monday August 5th 2024
Sir Ken Jackson
British trade unionistDied on Saturday August 3rd 2024
Sir Colin Maiden
New Zealand mechanical engineer and university administratorDied on Thursday August 1st 2024
Sir Kenneth Grange
British industrial designerDied on Monday July 22nd 2024
Sir Jack Petchey
English football executive and philanthropistDied on Thursday June 27th 2024
Sir Howard Bernstein
British civil servantDied on Saturday June 22nd 2024
Sir David Younger
British public servantDied on Friday June 21st 2024
Sir Larry Siedentop
American-born British political philosopherDied on Thursday June 20th 2024
Sir Martin Jacomb
British financierDied on Friday June 14th 2024
Sir Oliver Popplewell
British judge and cricketer (Cambridge UniversityDied on Friday June 7th 2024
Sir Tony O’Reilly
Irish businessman and rugby player (BarbarianDied on Saturday May 18th 2024
Sir Robert Martin
66–67Died on Thursday May 2nd 2024
Sir Peter Hordern
British politicianDied on Monday April 22nd 2024
Sir Andrew Davis
English conductorDied on Sunday April 21st 2024
Sir Chips Keswick
British merchant bankerDied on Friday April 19th 2024
Sir Colin Giltrap
New Zealand Hall of Fame businessman and philanthropistDied on Wednesday April 17th 2024
Sir Ian Stoutzker
British banker and philanthropistDied on Thursday April 11th 2024
Sir Stephen Oliver
British judgeDied on Thursday April 11th 2024
Sir Paul Fox
British television producer (BBC Television)Died on Tuesday April 9th 2024
Sir James Hennessy
British diplomat and public servantDied on Friday March 1st 2024
Sir Richard Vickers
British Army lieutenant generalDied on Monday February 12th 2024
Sir Anthony Epstein
British pathologist (Epstein-Barr virus)Died on Saturday February 10th 2024
Sir Geoffrey Chipperfield
British civil servantDied on Monday February 5th 2024