Birthday Honours 2006
Frances Sword OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Head of Education • Fitzwilliam Museum
Organisation: Fitzwilliam Museum
“For services to Museums.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2006
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2006- Role at the time
- Head of Education, Fitzwilliam Museum
“For services to Museums.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 279 times in the Birthday Honours List 2006 — about 23% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Head of Education, Fitzwilliam Museum.
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 2006
Adeline Gilmore Dinsmore
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Education.”
Adrian Timothy Neil Chadwick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
Director
Alan Barr
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Social Justice in Scotland.”
Alan Paul Knight
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Animal Welfare.”
Alan Thomas Axford
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Medicine.”
Alan Thomas Evans
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
Royal Corps of Signals
Alan Wignall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Alan Wilson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“for Development and Industry.”
Alastair James Stewart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Alastair Keith Dutch
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
Counsellor
Alexander Francis Knight
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
Alexander George Kemp
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to the Oil and Gas Industries.”
Alexander Leonard John Pratt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Business and to Education in the South East.”
Alexander Taylor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to the NHS.”
Alison Jane Christina Ruddock
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Education.”
Alison Mary Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Plant Biochemistry.”
Alistair Byres Gammell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“for the Protection of Birds.”
Andrew Alexander John Willox
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Business.”
Andrew Christopher Fabian
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Science.”
Andrew John MacKay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
Director
Andrew John Newman Simkins
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
Army Air Corps
Andrew John Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Local Government.”
Andrew Kay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
Royal Air Force
Andrew Tomkins
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“for International Child Health, Institute of Child Health, University of London.”
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
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2006
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2006 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 17 June 2006.
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