Birthday Honours 2009
Douglas Squires OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to the Performing Arts.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2009
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“For services to the Performing Arts.”
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“For services to the Performing Arts.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 276 times in the Birthday Honours List 2009 — about 22% 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 2009
Adam Krysztof Bogusz
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Hertfordshire
Adrian Gareth Parker
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Corps of Royal Engineers
Aileen Lee
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Cumbria
Ailsa Claire
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Nottinghamshire
“For services to Healthcare.”
Alan Cumming
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to film, theatre and the arts and to activism for equal rights for the gay and lesbian community, USA.”
Alan Eric Hepper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Wiltshire
Grade B1
Alan Geoffrey Moore
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Wiltshire
“For services to the Energy Industry.”
Alan Joseph Dorricott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Royal Navy
Alan Milner
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to good governance in Africa, the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.”
Alan William Henry
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Down
“For public service.”
Alison Mary Egerton Corbett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Gwynedd
“For voluntary service to the Soldiers’, Sailors’ and Airmen’s Families Association in Gwynedd.”
Allan Stewart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
North Yorkshire
“For services to local and national Further Education.”
Amanda Jane Ivemy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Amanda Sonia Berry
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For services to the Film Industry.”
Andrew Hurst Henderson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Vale of Glamorgan
“For services to Cardiology in Wales.”
Andrew John Beale
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Swansea
“For services to Intellectual Property and to Business in Wales.”
Andrew Kilpatrick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Hampshire
“For services to Education.”
Andrew William Howarth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Sussex
Director of Operations
Andrew William Lewis Wolstenholme
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
East Sussex
“For services to the Construction Industry.”
Angus MacDonald
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Perth and Kinross
“For services to the community in the Highlands.”
Anita Cormac
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Yorkshire
“For services to Special Education.”
Ann Macfarlane
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Ann Whyte Harris
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
South Yorkshire
“for Work and Pensions.”
Anne Marie Ledger
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“For services to Asylum Seekers and Refugees.”
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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
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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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2009).
Published 14 June 2009.
Location (Lancashire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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