Birthday Honours 2003
Gordon Matthew Sumner CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• Singer and Songwriter
“For services to the Music Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 111 times in the Birthday Honours List 2003 — about 10% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Singer and Songwriter.
How widely is this recognised?
4,039 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2003
Adrian Spencer Vaughan Williams
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“For services to Education.”
Alan Britten
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Alan Herbert Cherry
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“For services to Urban Regeneration and the Housebuilding Industry.”
Alan Raymond Gillespie
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“For services to the Northern Ireland Economy and the Commonwealth Development Corporation.”
Alan Thomas Grieve
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the Arts.”
Alfred Cosier Morris
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Higher Education.”
Andrew Dillon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“for Clinical Excellence.”
Andrew Gibson Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the Police.”
Andrew Peter Farquhar
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
Anish Kapoor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the Arts.”
Anne Margaret Watts
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Diversity.”
Anthony Cooper
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Education.”
Brian Rigby
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Charles Philip Graf
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Regional Newspapers.”
Christina Ann Bienkowska
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“for Education and Skills.”
Christine Knott
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the Probation Service.”
Christopher Graham Rapley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the Environmental Sciences.”
Christopher Nigel Banks
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Young People and the Unemployed.”
Christopher Paul Brearley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
Colin Nigel Callender
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the UK film and television industries in the USA.”
Colin Ray Jackson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Sport.”
Colin Trevor Pillinger
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Higher Education and to Science.”
David Allan Burns
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the FCO Association.”
David Arthur Ambler Marshall
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,039 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.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Jonathan Davies
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to People with Cancer and to Broadcasting.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Alice Coote
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Suffolk
“For services to the Arts.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Daniel Calvert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the Culinary Arts in Japan and to UK/Japan Culinary Relations.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Jennifer Rose-miller
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Paul Kitching
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wimborne, Dorset
“For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire.”
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.”
Pauline Hough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Theatre and to the community in Nantwich.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Melanie Houldershaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Local Theatre and Choir.”
Brian Heald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
Rex Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.”
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.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2003
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2003).
Published 13 June 2003.
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