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20 Brits Who Refused Knighthood and Other Honors (Photos)

NO SIR

From David Bowie to C. S. Lewis, see who didn’t want to be called ‘Sir.’

Jimmy So

Published Jan. 27 2012 5:40PM EST

galleries/2012/01/28/20-brits-who-refused-knighthood-and-other-honors-photos/not-knights-gallery-tease_dezczj — Getty Images ; AP Photo

Jimmy So

Jimmy So

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