KBE

A KBE or Knight Commander in the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire and its female equivalent Dame Commander in The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE) is an honorific knighthood in the British honours system normally awarded to foreign nationals. As such recipients are normally not able to use the appellation "Sir", but in the case of the recipient subsequently adopting British Citizenship (as in the case of Yehudi Menuhin and Jean Paul Getty, Jr.) the title may be used.

Notable awardees include:

• Wesley Clarke[?]
• Bob Geldof
• Rudolph Giuliani
• Billy Graham
• Alan Greenspan
• Bob Hope
• Steven Spielberg
• Jean Paul Getty, Jr.
• Yehudi Menuhin
• Pele
• Andre Previn[?]

The awards within the "Order of the British Empire' are:

• Knight (or Dame) Grand Cross in The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire[?] (GBE)
• Knight (or Dame) Commander in The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE or DBE)
• Commander in The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• Officer in The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• Member in The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)

See also:

• British and Commonwealth orders and decorations