Birthday Honours 2005
Founder and Director of Workshop MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Violin Making and to Music in Cambridge.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Violin Making and to Music in Cambridge.
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“For services to Violin Making and to Music in Cambridge.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 633 times in the Birthday Honours List 2005 — about 55% 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 2005
Ada Margaret Potter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Young People and to People with Special Needs in Dudley and Wolverhampton.”
Ade Adepitan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Disabled Sport.”
Adrian Douglas Kemp
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Young People and to Sailing in Devon.”
Adrian Gerallt Williams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Education.”
Adrian Sumption
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Young People.”
Agnes Doreen Hedges
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to The Royal Life Saving Society, Hertfordshire Branch, and to the community in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire.”
Agnes Neeson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the Northern Ireland Hospice.”
Aileen Dryden
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the NHS in Scotland.”
Aileen Finlayson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Nursing.”
Akram Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Dance.”
Alan Dick
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Councillor
Alan Griffin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Grade C1
Alan James Cruden Gray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the National Probation Service in Leicestershire and Rutland.”
Alan Nigel Barnes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the community in Falmouth, Cornwall.”
Alan Paramore Royal Logistic Corps.
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
The Royal Logistic Corps
Alan Thompson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
First Secretary
Alan Townsend
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the Police.”
Alan William John Dawkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Albert Edward Brown
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Libraries in Devon.”
Albert Harold Sewell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Sport.”
Alexander Greenhorn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Social Housing in Glasgow.”
Alexander Innes Finlayson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to People with Arthritis.”
Alexander Ironside
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Alexander Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Sport in Scotland.”
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.”
Source & provenance
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2005
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2005 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 11 June 2005.
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