New Year Honours 2003
Brian Denis Cox CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Drama.”
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“For services to Drama.”
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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 2003 — about 9% 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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2003
Alan Thomas Crane
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“For services to the Movement for Innovation in the Construction Industry.”
Andreas Whittam Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the Film Industry.”
Andrew Christopher King Day
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“For services to the Crown in Guernsey.”
Andrew George Walton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
Royal Air Force
Andrew William Graham Wylie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the Software Industry.”
Ann Elizabeth Hemingway
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the Public Sector.”
Anthony Edward Jones
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the promotion of British art in the USA.”
Anthony Gerard Hawkhead
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the Environment.”
Anthony John Newman Taylor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council.”
Anya Sainsbury
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Arts Education and Ballet.”
Bishop David Leake
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the local and British communities in Argentina.”
Brian Styles
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Further Education.”
Bryn Terfel Jones
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Opera.”
Charles Anthony Lawrence
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the Transport Industry.”
Charles Henry Barre Garraway
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
Charles Lamb Allen
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the XVII Commonwealth Games.”
Christopher George Kenyon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Higher and Specialist Education.”
Clive Bruce Fairweather
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“for Scotland.”
Colin Davenport
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
Senior Civil Servant
Colin John Humphreys
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Science as a Researcher and Communicator.”
David Anthony Quarmby
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
Chairman
David Erroll Prior Palmer
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to newspaper publishing and British business interests in Ireland.”
David John Court
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
Chief Executive
David Raymond Owens
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the NHS, particularly in the Field of Diabetes.”
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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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2003
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2003 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 31 December 2002.
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