Birthday Honours 2005
Christopher Norman Wright CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chair • Chrysalis Group plc
“For services to the Music and Entertainment Industries.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to the Music and Entertainment Industries.
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“For services to the Music and Entertainment Industries.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 102 times in the Birthday Honours List 2005 — about 10% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chair, Chrysalis Group plc.
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.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2005
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“For services to the Defence Industry.”
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“For services to Science.”
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“For services to Business in Scotland.”
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“For services to Public Health and Nutrition.”
Alastair Cox Dempster
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“For services to Sport in Scotland.”
Alastair David Arton Duncan
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Alison Jane Brimelow
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“For services to Intellectual Property Law.”
Andrew Kevin Foster
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“for Ecology and Hydrology, Natural Environment Research Council.”
Andrew Philip Cowling
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Anna Gregor
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“For services to Medicine.”
Anthony Attwood
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Assistant Director
Anthony Kenneth Allum
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“For services to British business interests in Iraq.”
Anthony Laurance
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Anthony Terence Quincy Stewart
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“For services to Irish History.”
Arnold Julian Butler
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Arthur McFerran
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“For services to the IT Industry in Northern Ireland.”
Basil Lewis D’Oliveira
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“For services to Sport.”
Beatrice Margaret Saner
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“for Management and Policy Studies, Cabinet Office.”
Branden Lawrence Heselton
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Royal Navy
Brian May
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“For services to the Music Industry.”
Christina Ann Baxter
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“For services to the Church of England.”
Clifford Martin McKee of European Public Health
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“For services to Healthcare.”
Colin Henry Green
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“For services to the Defence Industry.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,039 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
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London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews
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Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Jonathan Davies
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to People with Cancer and to Broadcasting.”
Mukesh Sharma
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Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Alice Coote
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Suffolk
“For services to the Arts.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Daniel Calvert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the Culinary Arts in Japan and to UK/Japan Culinary Relations.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Jennifer Rose-miller
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Paul Kitching
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wimborne, Dorset
“For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire.”
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.”
Pauline Hough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Theatre and to the community in Nantwich.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Melanie Houldershaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Local Theatre and Choir.”
Brian Heald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
Rex Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.”
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.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2005
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2005).
Published 9 June 2005.
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