Today, Queen Elizabeth honors individuals for various reasons – primarily because of their contributions to England. Many entertainers have been knighted, like Sir John Gielguld, or Sir Laurence Olivier.

In order to be given these titles however, you must be of English birth.

the most known sirs and dames are in the entertainment world.

sir michael gambon (dumbledore in Harry Potter 3, 4, 5) and sir ian mckellen (magneto in x-men, teabing in the da vinci code) have proved the englishmen’s excellence in acting. the woman who portrayed M (judy dench) in james bond films is a dame..

Sir= Man who was knighted

Lady= The wife of a man who was knighted

Dame= Woman who was knighted in her own right

and then you become a sir, when your to old to be young and to young to be old