Birthday Honours 1995
David William Harkness OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Museums.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 187 times in the Birthday Honours List 1995 — about 14% 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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1995
Aid win James Glendinning Wight
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Alan Burgess
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Alexander Dickson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
Alexander John Bruce-Lockhart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For political and public service.”
Alexander Wilson Blane
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
Alfred Arthur Grimwade
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to the Cedarmore Housing Association, Kent.”
Allen Robert Leonard Davies
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to the Legal Profession.”
Andrew Smith Barr
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
Andrew Usherwood Lyburn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“for services to Occupational Pensions.”
Angus Dune Miller Farquharson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to Forestry and to the community in Aberdeenshire.”
Anne Margaret Madaline Footner
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to Health Care.”
Anthony John Hart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to Magistracy in the City of London.”
Anthony John Hirst
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to Museums.”
Anthony Phillip Mathers
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Arthur Charles Henry Denny
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to the De Montfort University, Leicester.”
Arthur Henry William Kennard
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to Valuation Tribunals.”
Audrey Males
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to Nursing.”
Barbara Carol Eastland
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For political and public service.”
Bernard Cecil Cole
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
Royal Air Force
Blair Crinean Murray
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
Royal Navy
Brian Geoffrey Gleed
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“for Safety Assessment of Naval Base Developments, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.”
Brian John Gillespie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For services to the community in Tyne and Wear.”
Brian Tate Head
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
Bruce David Mackie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1995
“For political and public service.”
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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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1995
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1995 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1995.
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