The following is a list of living Australians who have been appointed knights or dames.
The list includes:
The list excludes Australian baronets.
| Name | Year of birth | Year of damehood | Age | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 2014 | ||||
| 1942 | 2014 | ||||
| 1948 | 2005 | Awarded on the recommendation of the Papua New Guinean Government | |||
| 1938 | 1997 | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government | |||
| 1941 | 2002 | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government | |||
| 1936 | 2014 | Awarded on the recommendation of the New Zealand Government |
| Name | Year of birth | Year of knighthood | Age | KtB | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 2020 | [1] | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government | |||
| 1960 | 2015 | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government | ||||
| 1947 | 2014 | |||||
| 1956 | 2016 | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government | ||||
| 1933 | 1982 | |||||
| 1931 | 1982 | |||||
| 1959 | 2019 | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government | ||||
| 1950 | 2005 | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government | ||||
| 1944 | 2010 | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government | ||||
| 1955 | 2010 | Awarded on the recommendation of the Solomon Islands Government[2] | ||||
| 1937 | 1982 | |||||
| 1930 | 1982 | GCVO was awarded personally by HM The Queen | ||||
| 1926 | 1987 | [3] | ||||
| 1954 | 2011 | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government [4] | ||||
| 1953 | 2013 | Knighthood awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government. [5] Made life peer in 2022.[6] | ||||
| 1947 | 2015 | |||||
| 2024 | Awarded on the recommendation of the Papua New Guinea government [7] | |||||
| 1935 | 1982 | Awarded on the recommendation of the Papua New Guinea government [8] [9] | ||||
| 1930 | 2017 | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government[10] | ||||
| 1925 | 1972 | [11] | ||||
| 1932 | 1986 | [12] | ||||
| 1963 | 2013 | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government | ||||
| 1924 | 1982 | |||||
| 1931 | 1977 | |||||
| 1941/1942 | 2012 | 82/83 | Awarded on the recommendation of the Solomon Islands government[13] [14] | |||
| 1959 | 2022 | Awarded on the recommendation of the UK Government[15] | ||||
| 1960 | 2021 | 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.