1 | West Indian cricket captain between 1974 and 1985, fundamental to their rise to become the dominant Test-playing nation of the age Sir Clive Lloyd |
2 | Australian Formula One World Champion in 1959, 1960, and 1966. Founder of a racing team that bore his name Sir Jack Brabham |
3 | Britain's most decorated female Olympian, (winning medals at 5 different Olympics 2000 - 2016) & current chair of UK Sport Dame Katherine Grainger (rowing) |
4 | The only British boxer to receive a knighthood Sir Henry Cooper |
5 | British flat racing horse trainer with 25 domestic Classic winners Sir Henry Cecil |
6 | News broadcaster & Conservative politician. One of 2 pacemakers when Sir Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four-minute mile. Sir Chris Chataway (alongside Chris Brasher CBE) |
7 | In 2005 she broke the sailing world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe Dame Ellen MacArthur |
8 | British & Irish Lions head coach in '89, '93, '97 & '09 Sir Ian McGeechan |
9 | The only British female golfer to become a Dame Dame Laura Davies |
10 | The most recent ex-footballer / manager to be Knighted (in 2018), partly as recognition of his continued support to the families and victims of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. Sir Kenny Dalglish |