Birthday Honours 1978
Colin Court Chapman MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to music and the community.”
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“For services to music and the community.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 474 times in the Birthday Honours List 1978 — about 32% 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 1978
Ailsa Ruby Dawson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For humani- tarian and community services.”
Alan Bertram Fallowfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Higher Executive Officer
Alan Gordon Mackie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alan Greenwood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Albert Clive Rolfe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to local authority and the community.”
Albert George Malcolm
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alec Joseph Stroud
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alesana Seluka
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“for Social Services, Tuvalu, Herbert SIMMS, Building Superintendent, Ministry of Works and Supplies, Malawi.”
Alexander Adams Galloway
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For public services in the Falkland Islands.”
Alexander Charles Anderson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to local government.”
Alexander Ferry
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alexander Main
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alexander Morgan Samuel Evans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alfred James Francis Passmore
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
President
Alice Whitehead Robertson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“for ser- vices to National Savings in Scotland.”
Alman Buntin Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Member
Alolae Cati
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Alys Isabel Wingfield Reece
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to Mentally Handicapped Young People.”
Andrew Barclay Anderson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Andrew Jardine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Chairman
Annie Mary Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Anthony John Reading
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
“For services to the British community in Brussels.”
Archibald McGillvray Johnston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Higher Executive Officer
Arthur David Garfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1978
Farmer
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 · 1978
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1978 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1978.
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