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== Modern British honoured characters ==
== Modern British honoured characters ==
=== Anime and Manga ===
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* Sir Integral Fairbrook Wingates ''[[Hellsing]]''

=== Comic Books ===
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* Not really a "person", but [[Mirror Universe|Soundwave]] was knighted for his heroic deeds in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass]]''.

=== Film ===
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* Sir Miles Axelrod and {{spoiler|Sir Tow Mater}} from ''[[Cars 2]]''.

=== Literature ===
* Jack Ryan from the [[Tom Clancy]] books.
* Jack Ryan from the [[Tom Clancy]] books.
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* {{spoiler|Sir Harry Pearce}} from ''[[Spooks]]''.
* [[Flashman|Brigadier-General Sir Harry Paget Flashman VC KCB KCIE]].
* [[Flashman|Brigadier-General Sir Harry Paget Flashman VC KCB KCIE]].
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* Sir Integral Fairbrook Wingates ''[[Hellsing]]''
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* ''[[Yes Minister]]''{{'}}s Sir Humphrey Appleby and other senior civil servants in the same setting.
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* [[The Brigadier]] from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' was knighted off-screen by ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s fourth series, so is now Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart.
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** The Doctor and Rose get accoladed by Victoria as "Sir Doctor of TARDIS" and "Dame Rose of the Powell Estate" in "Tooth and Claw". Then they are 'invited' to leave the country. The late owner of Torchwood House in that episode was Sir Robert MacLeish, who was the son of a knight that conspired with Prince Albert to fight the werewolf.
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** Sir Robert was presumably a baronet if his father was also a "sir".
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** Technically, the title "Sir Doctor of TARDIS" is a misnomer because that's not how Victorian knighthoods worked. Mediaevel knighthoods would have worked like that (e.g. Sir Godfrey of Bouillon) but knighthoods (and baronetcies) then and now would be "Sir First-name Surname" (e.g. Sir Hugh Gough, later Viscount Gough). The only way that would work is if the Doctor were a Scottish baronet where their titles are "Sir First-name Surname of Place-name" (e.g. Sir Archibald Grant of Monymusk). Really he should be "Sir Doctor" as he has no apparent first name (or surname for that matter).
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** Ian Chesterton is knighted Sir Ian of Jaffa in ''The Crusade''.
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* Sir Joseph Porter KCB, First Lord of the Admiralty in [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s ''[[H.M.S. Pinafore]]''.
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* Lady Lara Croft, of the ''[[Tomb Raider]]'' games, a hereditary title. There was a letters column discussion in ''[[Private Eye]]'' over whether she is the Countess of Abingdon.
* Commander [[James Bond]] CMG, RNVR.
* Commander [[James Bond]] CMG, RNVR.
** He is offered a knighthood at the end of the novel of ''[[The Man with the Golden Gun]]'' - he declines.
** He is offered a knighthood at the end of the novel of ''[[The Man with the Golden Gun]]'' - he declines.
* [[Sherlock Holmes]] declined a knighthood after a [[Noodle Incident]], mentioned in "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs".
* [[Sherlock Holmes]] declined a knighthood after a [[Noodle Incident]], mentioned in "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs".
** In the BBC television adaption, Sherlock makes a comment that the government "threatened me with a knighthood. Again." after he solves a serial murder case.
** In the BBC television adaption, Sherlock makes a comment that the government "threatened me with a knighthood. Again." after he solves a serial murder case.
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* Admiral Sir [[Wing Commander (video game)|Geoffrey Tolwyn]], though the specifics aren't given.
* [[Lord Peter Wimsey]] is second son of the 15th Duke of Denver. His brother is the 16th Duke, his brother's wife is the Duchess of Denver, their son is the Viscount St George (a courtesy title), and his mother is referred to as the Dowager Duchess. Wimsey's "Lord" is properly a "style", not a title of any kind. (Word of God has it that Lord St.George joined the RAF in WWII and was killed, and that Peter became the 17th Duke; presumably his son Bredon is now the 18th Duke, although he'd be rather old.)
* [[Lord Peter Wimsey]] is second son of the 15th Duke of Denver. His brother is the 16th Duke, his brother's wife is the Duchess of Denver, their son is the Viscount St George (a courtesy title), and his mother is referred to as the Dowager Duchess. Wimsey's "Lord" is properly a "style", not a title of any kind. (Word of God has it that Lord St.George joined the RAF in WWII and was killed, and that Peter became the 17th Duke; presumably his son Bredon is now the 18th Duke, although he'd be rather old.)

=== Live-Action TV ===
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* {{spoiler|Sir Harry Pearce}} from ''[[Spooks]]''.
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* ''[[Yes Minister]]''{{'}}s Sir Humphrey Appleby and other senior civil servants in the same setting, as discussed in the page quote.
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* [[The Brigadier]] from ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' was knighted off-screen by ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s fourth series, so is now Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart.
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** The Doctor and Rose get accoladed by Victoria as "Sir Doctor of TARDIS" and "Dame Rose of the Powell Estate" in "Tooth and Claw". Then they are 'invited' to leave the country. The late owner of Torchwood House in that episode was Sir Robert MacLeish, who was the son of a knight that conspired with Prince Albert to fight the werewolf.
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** Sir Robert was presumably a baronet if his father was also a "sir".
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** Technically, the title "Sir Doctor of TARDIS" is a misnomer because that's not how Victorian knighthoods worked. Mediaevel knighthoods would have worked like that (e.g. Sir Godfrey of Bouillon) but knighthoods (and baronetcies) then and now would be "Sir First-name Surname" (e.g. Sir Hugh Gough, later Viscount Gough). The only way that would work is if the Doctor were a Scottish baronet where their titles are "Sir First-name Surname of Place-name" (e.g. Sir Archibald Grant of Monymusk). Really he should be "Sir Doctor" as he has no apparent first name (or surname for that matter).
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** Ian Chesterton is knighted Sir Ian of Jaffa in ''The Crusade''.
* [[Inspector Lynley|Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley, Lord Asherton]] (he's the eighth Earl of Asherton).
* [[Inspector Lynley|Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley, Lord Asherton]] (he's the eighth Earl of Asherton).
** His wife Helen {{spoiler|was}} Helen Lynley, Lady Asherton (and can also be referred to as the Countess of Asherton).
** His wife Helen {{spoiler|was}} Helen Lynley, Lady Asherton (and can also be referred to as the Countess of Asherton).
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* [[Halo|Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood]]. No specifics provided but we can assume he's the latest Viscount Hood, in which case he's following the [[wikipedia:Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood|family tradition]]
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* [http://irregularwebcomic.net/1347.html The Honourable Sir Schliemannian Chair Professor Doctor Doctor Jones, CBE, DCM, JP, FRS] from [[Irregular Webcomic]]
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* Sir Miles Axelrod and {{spoiler|Sir Tow Mater}} from ''[[Cars 2]]''.
* ''[[Downton Abbey]]'' is about Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham (Lord Grantham) and his family. His wife Cora is the Countess of Grantham (Lady Grantham), his mother is the Dowager Countess (also known as Lady Grantham), and his daughters are all known as 'Lady' (Lady Mary, Lady Edith, and Lady Sybil). The courtesy title that would the eldest son would hold if there was one would be Viscount Downton (Lord Downton). Several other titles also feature. The highest-ranking nobleman to appear is his Grace the Duke of Crowborough (who would never be referred to as 'Lord Crowborough'), but there is also the Marquess of Flintshire (Lord Flintshire) and his wife the Marchioness (Lady Flintshire, Lord Grantham's cousin). There are also two 'sirs': Sir Anthony Strallan (who may be a baronet and his deceased wife was Lady Strallan) and Sir Richard Carlisle (who is definitely not a baronet; and if Lady Mary married him, she would still Lady Mary Carlisle rather than just Lady Carlisle because her already-existing courtesy title holds precedence).
* ''[[Downton Abbey]]'' is about Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham (Lord Grantham) and his family. His wife Cora is the Countess of Grantham (Lady Grantham), his mother is the Dowager Countess (also known as Lady Grantham), and his daughters are all known as 'Lady' (Lady Mary, Lady Edith, and Lady Sybil). The courtesy title that would the eldest son would hold if there was one would be Viscount Downton (Lord Downton). Several other titles also feature. The highest-ranking nobleman to appear is his Grace the Duke of Crowborough (who would never be referred to as 'Lord Crowborough'), but there is also the Marquess of Flintshire (Lord Flintshire) and his wife the Marchioness (Lady Flintshire, Lord Grantham's cousin). There are also two 'sirs': Sir Anthony Strallan (who may be a baronet and his deceased wife was Lady Strallan) and Sir Richard Carlisle (who is definitely not a baronet; and if Lady Mary married him, she would still Lady Mary Carlisle rather than just Lady Carlisle because her already-existing courtesy title holds precedence).

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* Not really a "person", but [[Mirror Universe|Soundwave]] was knighted for his heroic deeds in ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass]]''.
=== Theatre ===
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* Sir Joseph Porter KCB, First Lord of the Admiralty in [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s ''[[H.M.S. Pinafore]]''.

=== Video Games ===
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* Lady Lara Croft, of the ''[[Tomb Raider]]'' games, a hereditary title. There was a letters column discussion in ''[[Private Eye]]'' over whether she is the Countess of Abingdon.
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* Admiral Sir Geoffrey Tolwyn from ''[[Wing Commander (video game)|Wing Commander]]'', though the specifics aren't given.
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* ''[[Halo]]''{{'}}s Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood. No specifics provided but we can assume he's the latest Viscount Hood, in which case he's following the [[wikipedia:Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood|family tradition]]

=== Web Comics ===
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* [http://irregularwebcomic.net/1347.html The Honourable Sir Schliemannian Chair Professor Doctor Doctor Jones, CBE, DCM, JP, FRS] from ''[[Irregular Webcomic]]''


== Analogous (not English/Scottish or British) honoured characters ==
== Analogous (not English/Scottish or British) honoured characters ==
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