Topic
Equality
314 people were recognised in the UK honours for Equality.
Recognition over time
314 people recognised for Equality 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 Equality bar (314) is those tagged Equality directly, shown against its 32 sub-topics. The same person can appear in more than one.
Within Equality
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Recipients
People recognised for Equality
314 people
2026 · 18
Jameson Mashakada
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southend on Sea, Essex
“Head of VAT Deductions Policy Team, HM Revenue and Customs. For services to Race Equality, Diversity and Inclusion”
Annette Hay
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coventry, West Midlands
“Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, De Montfort University. For services to Higher Education”
Tricia Anesther Pereira
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“National Leader in Workforce Race Equity and Equality and Co-Chair, Independent Advisory Group. For services to Social Work and Social Care”
Patrick Phillip Vernon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
London, Greater London
“Campaigner for Racial Equality and Social Justice. For services to Racial Equality”
Alison Irwin
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Portstewart, County Antrim
“Lately Head of Equality, Northern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland”
Martin John Coppack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“Lately Director, FairByDesign. For services to Social Equality and Inclusion”
Sally Bridge
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
“Student Support Administrator, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion”
David Sampson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to LGBT+ equality in the UK and Overseas.”
Anne Aslett
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to HIV, Healthcare, and equality in the UK and globally.”
Rachel Askew-Sammut
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Head of Corporate Governance and Strategy, Department for Business and Trade. For services to Economic Participation and Equality of Opportunity”
Avtar Singh Matharu
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“Professor of Chemistry, University of York. For services to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and to Interfaith and Community Cohesion”
Jacqueline Gittins
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Gender Equality in the Workplace”
Simone Louise Fisher
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey
“Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Professional Footballers Association. For services to Association Football”
Carolyn Currie
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Chief Executive Officer, Women's Enterprise Scotland. For services to Women's Entrepreneurship, Economic Empowerment, and to Gender Equality”
Annette Michelle Cox
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Nurse and Race Equality Consultant, Michelle Cox Consultancy. For services to Nursing and Patient Outcomes”
Ethan Robert Spibey
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bury, Lancashire
“For services to Blood Donation Equality and Inclusion”
Advolly Xotshiwe Taylor Richmond
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“Plant, Garden, Social Historian and Champion, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. For services to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Horticulture”
Sarah Catherine Sharples
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“Lately Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Transport. For services to Transportation, to Manufacturing Research and to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion”
2025 · 6
Nichola Page
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Bathgate, West Lothian
“Chief Human Resources Officer, Police Service of Scotland. For services to Policing, to Equality, and to Health”
Jane Kenyon
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Knutsford, Cheshire
“Founder, Girls Out Loud. For services to Gender Equality for Women and Girls”
Gabriella Job Di Laccio (Gabriella Di Laccio)
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Soprano and Founder, Donne Foundation. For services to Music and to Gender Equality”
Kevin Savio Marc Coutinho
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Chair of Trustees, Windsor Fellowship. For services to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion”
Doirean Luvurn Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire
“Lately Associate Professor, Human Resource Management, Middlesex University. For services to Equality and Diversity in Education”
Helen Nicola Steers
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“Partner, Pantheon's European Investment Team. For Voluntary Service and services to Gender Equality in Business”
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