Seattle-based coffee chain Starbucks has seen expansion on a large scale in recent years, tripling from around seven thousand stores in 2003 to more than 21 thousand in 2014. As of May 2014, the United States, with 11,563 locations, had the largest number of Starbucks stores in the world by far.
Confidence votes 319K. According to several sources Sir Ian Mckellen was knighted in 1991 for services to the performing arts. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1979 and also a Companion of Honour at the 2008 awards.
1982 Ian McKellen: Acting Shakespeare (TV Movie) (concept). Hide Show Soundtrack (2 credits). 2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (performer: The Road Goes Ever On - uncredited). 1998 Apt Pupil (performer: Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Sera, Sera)).