15 Famous Names Who Turned Down British Honours
10. L.S. Lowry
The Lancashire-born matchstick maestro in fact owns the record for most number of honours turned down. He rejected the title of OBE in 1955 and CBE in 1961, and then turned down the offer of a knighthood in 1968, as well as rejecting appointments to the Order of the Companions of Honour in 1972 and 1976.
I guess some people are just incapable of taking a hint.