Arts & Culture - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
286 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) recipients recognised for this theme
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) appointments recognising Arts & Culture, by year.
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2026
Ann Matheson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Lately Keeper, National Library of Scotland. For services to Literature and Culture”
Paul Dominic McCREESH
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oakham, Leicestershire
“Conductor. For services to Music and Music Education”
Melanie Keen
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Lately Director, Wellcome Collection. For services to Museums”
Allison Gardner
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Chief Executive Officer, Glasgow Film. For services to Film and Cinema in Scotland”
Rhiannon Hiles
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Durham, County Durham
“Chief Executive, Beamish Museum. For services to Museums and to the Culture and Heritage of North East England”
Patrick Doyle
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Film Composer. For services to Film”
Ron Arad
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Industrial Designer, Artist, and Architectural Designer. For services to Art and Design”
Hilary McGRADY
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Craigavon, County Antrim
“Director General, National Trust. For services to Heritage”
Max Richter
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxfordshire
“Composer. For services to Music”
Alexandra Mahon
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, Channel 4. For services to Broadcasting and Diversity”
Richard Haworth Farnes
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“Conductor. For services to Music”
Jonathan Davies
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“President, Velindre Cancer Care Trust. For services to People with Cancer and to Broadcasting”
Alice Mary Coote
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Suffolk
“Mezzo-Soprano. For services to the Arts”
2025
Benjamin John Terrett
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, Public Digital and lately Deputy Chair, University of the Arts London. For services to Design”
Timothy Iain Reeve
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer, Victoria and Albert Museum. For services to Museums”
Martha Catherine Kearney
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Journalist and Broadcaster. For services to Journalism and Broadcasting”
Jane Elizabeth Marie Lapotaire
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Actress. For services to Drama”
Thomas Bloxham
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“Chair, Manchester International Festival and Factory International. For services to Culture”
Peter Robert Taylor
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Henley on Thames, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Journalism and to Public Service Broadcasting”
James Timothy Richards
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Lately Chair, British Film Institute. For services to Film and Cinema”
Anne Reid
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Actor. For services to Drama”
Sandy Powell
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Costume Designer. For services to Costume Design”
Carey Hannah Mumford (Carey Mulligan)
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Exeter, Devon
“Actor. For services to Drama”
Sarah-Jane Abigail Lancashire
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Actor. For services to Drama”
Claudia Rose Kenyatta
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Director of Regions, Historic England. For services to Heritage”
Robert Dennis Harris
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Hungerford, Berkshire
“Novelist. For services to Literature”
Rowena Mai Fyfield
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Independent Non-Executive Director, The Premier League and BBC Commercial. For services to the Sports and Broadcasting Industries”
Thomas Dixon
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Designer. For services to Design”
Henry Otto Brunjes
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Polegate, East Sussex
“Philanthropist. For services to the Arts”
Roger Bland
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Curator, Numismatist and Chair, Treasure Valuation Committee. For services to Heritage”
Alison Agnes Isabel The Lady Myners
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Lately Chair, Royal Academy. For services to the Arts”
2024
Alan Yentob
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Broadcaster and Television Executive. For services to the Arts and Media”
Matthew Crispin Hurst Westerman
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Lately Chair, Imperial War Museums. For services to Museums and to Cultural Heritage”
Alexander Sturgis
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Director, Ashmolean Museum and Art Historian. For services to Culture”
Barbara Jane Slater
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Director, BBC Sport. For services to Sports Broadcasting”
Roy Noble
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Welsh Culture and Language, and to the community in Wales”
Alex Michael Jennings
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Actor. For services to Drama”
Armando Giovanni Iannucci
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
“Writer, Director and Producer. For services to Film and Television”
Sarah Ann Connolly
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Hertfordshire
“Lately Director, Security and Online Harms, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. For services to Online Safety”
Peter John Clarkson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Director, Cambridge Engineering Design Centre and Co-Director, Cambridge Public Health, University of Cambridge. For services to Engineering and Design”
Monica Ali
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Writer. For services to Literature”
Dawn Airey
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Chair, National Youth Theatre. For services to Theatre and to Charity”
Charles Henry Duke of Richmond And Gordon
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Heritage, to Sport and to Charity”
Andrew Scattergood
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Leatherhead, Surrey
“Chief Executive Officer, The Royal Parks. For services to Heritage and to Charity”
Andrew David Mark Pettegree
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
St Andrews, Fife
“Historian and Author. For services to Literature”
Katherine Louise Mosse
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Chichester, West Sussex
“Author. For services to Literature, to Women and to Charity”
Phillip George
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“Lately Chair, Arts Council of Wales. For services to the Arts in Wales”
Catherine Dovey
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Tiverton, Devon
“Co-Founder, Beacon Collaborative and Director, Rosa Fund. For services to Philanthropy, to Women and Girls, to the Arts and to the Economy”