New Year Honours 2004
Iris Williams OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Singer
“For services to music and charitable causes.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to music and charitable causes.
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 268 times in the New Year Honours List 2004 — about 24% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Singer.
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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2004
Abraham Levy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to inter-faith co- operation.”
Adrian Jonathon Mark Maddox
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Royal Air Force
Alan Malcolm Clarkson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Swimming.”
Alan William Pemberton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.”
Alasdair MacConachie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the community in Darlington, County Durham.”
Alastair James McDowell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For public service.”
Alexander Anderson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the Construction Industry in Scotland.”
Alexander Cameron Keay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the Ports Industry.”
Allan Charles Thornton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the protection of wildlife and the environment.”
Andrew Frederic Wallace-Hadrill
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to UK-Italian cultural relations.”
Andrew Michael Flint
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Andrew Michael McKendrick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Royal Navy
Andrew Nicholas Williams
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Andrew Robert Cornell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
First Secretary
Andrew Salmon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Royal Marines
Anne Sloman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Broadcasting.”
Anne Voase Coates Hickox
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to film editing in the USA.”
Anthony Kennedy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Chief Executive
Anthony Wallace Thornburn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Anton Mosimann
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the Tourist and Food Industries.”
Appleton Laboratory
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Arek Victor Joseph
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the community, Cayman Islands.”
Beatrix Wonke
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Medicine.”
Benjamin Finley Hoppé
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the Steel Construction Industry.”
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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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2004
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2004).
Published 31 December 2003.
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