Birthday Honours 2018
Janet Vitmayer DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
• Horniman Museum
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
“For services to Museums and to Diversity.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
“For services to Museums.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2011- Role at the time
- Horniman Museum
- Region
- London
“For services to Museums.”
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2018- Region
- London
“For services to Museums and to Diversity.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 11 times in the Birthday Honours List 2018 — about 1% 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 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2018
Angela Mclean
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Oxfordshire
“For services to Mathematical Biology and to Scientific Advice for Government.”
Eleanor Laing
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Essex
“For political and public service.”
Emma Thompson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Drama.”
Frances Saunders
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Somerset
“For services to Science and to Engineering.”
Jane Dacre
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London
“For services to Medicine and Medical Education.”
Louise Ellman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Merseyside
“For parliamentary and political services.”
Moya Greene
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Business and to the Postal Sector.”
Stella Manzie
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Leicestershire
“For services to Local Government.”
Susan Hill
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
West Midlands
“For services to the 100,000 Genome Project and to NHS Genomic Medicine.”
Winifred Beard
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Study of Classical Civilisation.”
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
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62310, notice 3041478. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2018).
Published 8 June 2018.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2011).
Published 31 December 2010.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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