Birthday Honours 2012
Michael Berkeley CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Music.”
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“For services to Music.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 101 times in the Birthday Honours List 2012 — about 7% 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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2012
Adrian Kevin Curley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Derbyshire
“for Voluntary and Community Action.”
Alexander Surtees Chancellor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Northamptonshire
“For services to Journalism.”
Alistair Spalding
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“For services to Dance.”
Andrew Peter Bird
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
“For services to UK media and entertainment.”
Ashley David Stevenson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Bernadette Malone
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Perth and Kinross
“For services to Local Government.”
Carole Cochrane
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Lancashire
“for Carers.”
Catherine Lee
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
Christine Pollock
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Glasgow
“For services to Education.”
Christopher John Gaskell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Gloucestershire
“For services to Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture.”
Christopher John Rudge
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Kent
“for Transplantation and Consultant in Renal Transplantation.”
Clare Jones
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
West Yorkshire
“For services to Vulnerable Women.”
Colin Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Derbyshire
“For services to UK Engineering.”
Cornelia Sorabji
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
David Beresford Cragg
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
West Midlands
“For services to Education and Skills.”
David Daniels
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
West Sussex
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
David John Jeans
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Buckinghamshire
David Michael Garrood Newbery
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Economics.”
David Walton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Glasgow
“For services to charity and the community in Glasgow.”
Duncan Mackay Geddes
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“For services to Medical Research, Charity and Education.”
Duncan MacNiven
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Edinburgh
“for Scotland.”
Edward Alexander Smyth-Osbourne
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Elaine June Way
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Londonderry
“For services to Healthcare.”
Elizabeth Jane Woodeson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
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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.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2012
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2012).
Published 16 June 2012.
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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