Topic
Computing
49 people were recognised in the UK honours for Computing.
Recognition over time
49 people recognised for Computing from 2008 to 2026, shown by year and stacked by award category (the honours categories present in this data).
Recipients by sub-topic
Each bar counts people recognised for that topic on its own, not its sub-topics — so the Computing bar (49) is those tagged Computing directly, shown against its 1 sub-topic. The same person can appear in more than one.
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Recipients
People recognised for Computing
49 people
2026 · 2
Jian Zhang
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“Professor of Computer Animation, National Centre for Computer Animation, Bournemouth University. For services to Computer Animation Research, to Education and to Innovation in STEM”
Susan Elizabeth Sentance
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Royston, Hertfordshire
“Research Professor and Director, The Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre, University of Cambridge. For services to Education”
2025 · 4
Rebecca Margaret Mary Thomson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Journalist, Computer Weekly. For services to Justice”
Thomas Anthony Rodden
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“Professor of Computing and lately Chief Scientific Advisor, Department for Culture, Media and Sport. For services to Science, to Technology and to Academia”
Mayank Prakash
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“President, British Computing Society. For services to the Advancement of Technology Professionals”
Dalim Kumar Basu
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Honorary Chair and Volunteer, British Computer Society, North, Central and South London Branches. For services to Young People and the Promotion of Science and Technology”
2023 · 3
Jane Hillston
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Professor, Quantitative Modelling, University of Edinburgh. For services to Computer Science and to Women in Science”
Vincent Francis Fusco
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“Professor, High Frequency Electronic Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Science and to Engineering”
Rebecca George
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Taunton, Somerset
“Lately Past President, British Computing Society. For services to Diversity in the Technology Profession”
2022 · 2
Obumneke Ndudirim Ekeke
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Chelmsford, Essex
“For services to Computing and Artificial Intelligence Education, and to Championing Diversity and Inclusion in the Technology Sector”
Simon Peyton Jones
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Chair, Computing At School and National Centre for Computing Education. For services to Education and to Computer Science”
2017 · 2
Thomas Crick
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Cardiff
“For services to Computer Science and the Promotion of Computer Science Education.”
Professor William Buchanan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Edinburgh
“Professor of Computing and Director, Centre for Networking, Security and Distributed Systems, Edinburgh Napier University. For services to Cyber Security.”
2016 · 5
Anthony Finkelstein
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London, London
“Professor of Software Systems Engineering, University College London and The Alan Turing Institute. For services to Computer Science and Engineering.”
Adrian Whitwood
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2016
North Yorkshire
“Departmental Computing Officer and X-Ray Crystallographer, University of York. For services to Scientific Research and to St John Ambulance in Selby.”
Susan Elizabeth Black
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“Honorary Senior Research Associate in Computer Science, University College London. For services to Technology.”
Nicholas Robert Jennings
PersonCompanion Order Of Bath · 2016
Hampshire
“Chief Scientific Adviser for National Security and Regius Professor, University of Southampton. For services to Computer Science and National Security Science.”
Giselle Stewart
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Northumberland
“For services to the Computer Games Industry in the North East.”
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