Birthday Honours 1976
Michael Charles Henry MAcOWAN CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to the theatre.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 1976
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“For services to the theatre.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 140 times in the Birthday Honours List 1976 — about 10% 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 1976
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“For services to law and the community.”
Alan Bowness
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Alan David Burley
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Alan Robert Barnes
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Headmaster
Albert Norton
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“For services to Export.”
Alexander Morrison
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Chief Executive
Alfred Evelyn Anderson
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“for the Enforcement of Judgments, Supreme Winifred Agnes, Mrs.”
Andrew Stevenson Kerr
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Anthony Albert Murphy
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Royal Navy
Anthony Noble Frankland
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Anthony William Ringer
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Ashley Reinhard George Raeburn
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“For services to British commercial interests in Japan.”
Ben Travers
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Bernard Edward Cotton
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Chairman
Cecil Harry Elsom
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Architect
Charles Anthony Boucher
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“for the Prevention of Accidents.”
Charles Hartley Wilson
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“For services to the legal profession and the community.”
Charles Henry Prior
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Charles James Macmahon
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Charles Patrick Milroy
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Charles Richard Huxtable
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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
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London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
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Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
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Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
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Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
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Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
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Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
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Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
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Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
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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
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Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
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“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
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Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
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Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
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Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
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London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
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Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1976
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1976 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1976.
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