Birthday Honours 1999
Anthony VAN Laast MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Dance.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 699 times in the Birthday Honours List 1999 — about 55% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1999
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“For services to the NHS.”
Alan Gregory
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Alan James Charles Walker
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“For services to the Police.”
Alan James Telfer
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“For welfare services to the British Community} Thailand.”
Alan Reginald Walter Jones
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Alan Scotthorne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
“For services to Angling.”
Alan Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
“For services to Engineering and to Young People in Bolton, Lancashire.”
Alan Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
“For services to Horticulture.”
Albert Davidson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
Albert John Palmer
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
Albert Snow
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
“For services to the Construction Industry.”
Alec Alfred Pease
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
“For services to the Far East Prisoners of War Association.”
Alec John Peaty
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
Alexander Silbergh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
“For services to Choral Music in Buckie, Banffshire.”
Alexander Taylor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Alfred Fullman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
Alfred George Charles Partridge
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
“For services to the community on the Beecholme Estate, Clapton, London.”
Alfred Simla
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
Alfred Thomas Dove
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
“For services to Local Government in Basildon, Essex.”
Alfred Thomas William Harvey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
“For services to Charity.”
Alice Mary Prior
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
“For services to the Bristol Cathedral Trust.”
Amy Elizabeth Markham
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
“For services to the William Marshall V.C.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1999
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1999 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 12 June 1999.
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