New Year Honours 2022
Bernard Taupin CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Music.”
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division Overseas and International List
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
01 January 2022
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased 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:
Bernard John TAUPIN
Lyricist
For services to Music.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63571 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 117 times in the New Year Honours List 2022 — about 7% 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.
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Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2022
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“For services to Social Care.”
Alison Duckles
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“For services to Education.”
Alistair Jarvis
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“For services to Higher Education and Supporting the Higher Education, particularly during Covid-19.”
Andrew Cosslett
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Rugby Football Union.”
Andrew Marr
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Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to the UK Fishing Industry.”
Anne Magurran
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St Andrews, Fife
“For services to Biodiversity.”
Anthea Mcintyre
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Ross on Wye, Herefordshire
“For Political and Public Service.”
Anthony Horowitz
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London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Anthony Webborn
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Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to Sport and Sports Medicine.”
Barbara Dana Broccoli
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London, Greater London
“For services to Film, to Drama, to Philanthropy and to Skills.”
Benjamin Rimmington
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Illkley, West Yorkshire
“For services to Transport during Covid-19.”
Charles Alexander
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London, Greater London
“For voluntary and charitable services to the Arts, to Culture and to Health.”
Christopher Brendan Kevin Barry,
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Claudia Roden
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London, Greater London
“For services to Food Culture.”
Craig Hanson
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Daniel Cheesman
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Daniel Greaves
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London, Greater London
“For services to Law and Order.”
David Arnold Kerfoot
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Northallerton, North Yorkshire
“For services to Rural Businesses and the Voluntary and Community Sector.”
David Llewellyn
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Leyburn, North Yorkshire
“For services to Higher Education, to the Agri-Food Chain and to Rural Industries.”
David Raw
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Covid-19 Response.”
Donna Sanderson (donna Ward)
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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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
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London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
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Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
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Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
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Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
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Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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.”
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
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“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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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63571, notice 3957127. View the official notice ↗
Published 31 December 2021.
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