Topic
Physics
31 people were recognised in the UK honours for Physics.
Recognition over time
31 people recognised for Physics from 1998 to 2026, shown by year and stacked by award category (the honours categories present in this data).
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Each bar counts people recognised for that topic on its own, not its sub-topics — so the Physics bar (31) is those tagged Physics directly, shown against its 3 sub-topics. The same person can appear in more than one.
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Recipients
People recognised for Physics
31 people
2025 · 3
Susan Bell Burnell
PersonOrder Of The Companions Of Honour · 2025
Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire
“For services to Astronomy and Physics and to Diversity.”
Graham Ryan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
“For services to Volcanology and Geothermal Physics in Montserrat.”
Lyndsay Fletcher
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Solar Physics and to Diversity and Inclusion in Physics and Astronomy.”
2024 · 2
2023 · 1
2022 · 2
2013 · 3
John Michael Ferguson Gunn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
West Midlands
“For services to Physics.”
Joanna Dorothy Haigh of Atmospheric Physics
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Physics.”
Peter Ware Higgs
Person2013
Edinburgh
“For services to Physics.”
2010 · 2
2008 · 1
2007 · 2
2006 · 2
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