Trivia: Which members of the Beatles have been knighted?
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr
John Lennon and George Harrison
Paul McCartney and John Lennon
All of them
The correct answer is Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr
So why is this answer correct? : Only two Beatles have been knighted. In 1997, Paul McCartney became the first Beatle to be granted knighthood, and more than 20 years later, Ringo Starr (real name: Richard Starkey) received the honor when Prince William knighted him in 2018. In 1965, Queen Elizabeth II declared the entire band Members of the British Order (MBE), which is the lowest-ranking appointment of the Order of the British Empire. After MBE, the next appointment is Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), followed by Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), and then Knight or Dame of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (GBE, KBE, or DBE).