Birthday Honours 2024
Alan Yentob CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to the Arts and Media.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
15 June 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Alan YENTOB
Broadcaster and Television Executive
For services to the Arts and Media.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to the Arts and Media.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 97 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 7% of the list.
In their area
447 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
How widely is this recognised?
4,039 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Richard Starrs
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“For services to Heritage.”
Jennifer Rose-miller
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Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
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Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Paul Kitching
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Wimborne, Dorset
“For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire.”
Adam Joolia
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
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Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Pauline Hough
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Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Theatre and to the community in Nantwich.”
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Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Melanie Houldershaw
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
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Brian Heald
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Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire.”
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
Rex Freeman
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.”
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Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
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John Fannon
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Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
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Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
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Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4644873. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Location (London, Greater London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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