Despite his Scottish-sounding name, Sir Moir is a big, bluff character from the rugged north-east of England.
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Sir Michael, whose name has been linked with the Ofsted post in recent weeks, was knighted for services to education in 2000.
Regarded as one of the nation's most acclaimed and fiercely intelligent directors, Sir Jonathan made his name with Peter Cooke, Dudley Moore and Alan Bennett in Beyond the Fringe in the 1960s.
It said it had not included Sir Paul McCartney in the name because this kind of tribute tended to celebrate an entire life.
But the Sir always goes with his first name: never with his family or surname.
Yes, sir, please give us your name and your affiliation.
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Sir Allen has vowed to clear his name, but refusing to co-operate was perhaps not the best start.
But day-to-day, Ford is run by an Englishman, Sir Nick Scheele, who made his name turning round Jaguar, Ford's upmarket British subsidiary.
My name is Jim Fisher, sir, and I'm an attorney from Dallas, Texas and I represent the plaintiff Paula Jones in this case.
Outdoor enthusiast Sir Hugh Munro, who gave his name to mountains over 3, 000ft, is listed as a proprietor of two estates with gamekeepers, gardeners, farm workers and labourers - but no Munro mountains.
The film based on Sir Salman's novel of the same name opens in India on Friday.
The film Midnight's Children - based on Sir Salman's novel of the same name - opens in India on Friday.
Gruff and craggy, Hanssen consciously psyches out the younger man ("Your name is Clerk and you call me Sir or Boss, " he instructs an overly familiar Eric).
Mr Bryant's move came the day after Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson became the latest celebrity to lend his name to the high-profile campaign to fight the closure.
Sir John says ABS can expect a letter asking that his name be removed.
The outsider's name I have heard mentioned as a potential chairman is Sir Gus O'Donnell, who recently retired as head of the civil service.
The Chelsea Flower Show, that annual London touchstone of garden trends, has turned up its nose at gnomes for years, relenting only in the name of heritage to allow the exhibition in 1993 of Sir Charles Isham's original German figure.
There was Sir Henry Ashton, who had to leave England, with a tarnished name.
Tributes to Sir Chris included those from the operators of the Glasgow velodrome which bears his name.
Under his transparent pseudonym (the name Malagrowther is a character in one of his novels), Sir Walter wrote three letters to the Edinburgh Weekly Journal.
In his evidence, Sir John, who represented himself, insisted he had begun to use the name Howard during the crucial 12-month timespan ending in January 1962.
His Master's Voice - the name was august and patrician sounding, the first store opened by Sir Edward Elgar in 1921, and Nipper the dog and the phonograph taken from an 1890s painting.
Britain's greatest Olympian, Sir Chris Hoy, gave his seal of approval to the velodrome which bears his name when he tested it earlier this week.
Puerto Madryn was originally founded under the name Porth Madryn in honour of the founding father of the Welsh immigrants - Sir Love Jones-Parry, the Baron of Madryn.
Taking a page from Sir Richard Branson's book with the Virgin brand, Fernandes is leveraging the AirAsia name and logo to bring low-cost travel to hundreds of millions of people.
The Canadian gallery focuses on two of the most prominent figures from the war, Sir Isaac Brock and Laura Secord, the hero and heroine of Upper Canada, the colonial name for most of modern-day Ontario.
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In 1916, Sir Hiram Maxim, American-born British inventor best known for the machine gun that bears his name, died.
In short, Sir Patrick dedicated his life to talking about astronomy at any opportunity - not out of a desire to make a name for himself or to further an agenda, but because he thought the world would be a better place if he did so.
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