Topic
Culture
399 people were recognised in the UK honours for Culture.
Recognition over time
399 people recognised for Culture 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 Culture bar (399) is those tagged Culture directly, shown against its 55 sub-topics. The same person can appear in more than one.
Within Culture
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Recipients
People recognised for Culture
399 people
2026 · 24
Lorraine Fergus
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“People and Culture Team, Department for Work and Pensions. For Public and Community Service”
Martin Peter Gilbert
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Cultural Relations in Europe.”
Steven Gove
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK/Czech Republic Cultural Relations.”
Christopher Bower Gaze
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Amir Hussain Ramzan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK Cultural Relations Overseas.”
Simeon John Yates
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“Professor of Digital Culture, University of Liverpool. For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Iain Henry Varah
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“Chief Executive, Vision Redbridge Culture and Leisure Ltd. For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure”
Kamal Sharma
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pudsey, West Yorkshire
“Managing Director, Hindu Cultural Society of Bradford. For services to the community in Bradford, West Yorkshire”
Professor Mykaell Riley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Director for The Black Music Research Unit and Principal Investigator for Bass Culture Research, University of Westminster. For services to Research and Education around Black British Music”
Helen Bowdur
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Glossop, Derbyshire
“Arts Leader. For services to Arts and Culture”
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”
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”
Blanc Chun Pong Wan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to UK Higher Education and Music Culture in Hong Kong.”
Clifford William Parry
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the English language and to UK/Greece Cultural Relations.”
Sileas Sinclair
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oban, Argyll and Bute
“Conductor, Oban Gaelic Choir, Composer and Music Arranger. For services to Scottish Music and Culture”
Raymond Stockan Peace
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Kirkwall, Orkney
“Pipe Major. For services to Music, Culture and to the community in Orkney”
Peter Campbell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Gaelic and Scottish Culture”
Robert Chatfield
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK Soft Power and UK/Argentina Cultural Relations.”
Stephen Cain
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK/North Carolina Commercial and Cultural Relations.”
Sean Heward Kelly Aita
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to English Language and UK Culture in Europe.”
Carol Colburn Grigor
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to the Arts, Culture and Women in the UK.”
Shanaz Gulzar
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Keighley, West Yorkshire
“Creative Director, Bradford Culture Company. For services to Culture in Bradford”
Philip Peter Gerrard
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Chief Executive Officer Deaf Action. For services to the Deaf Community, to Cultural Inclusion and to Disability Rights”
Rebecca Bollands
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kenilworth, Warwickshire
“Head Teacher, Earlson Primary School, Coventry. For services to Cultural Education in the West Midlands”
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