New Year Honours 2004
Michael John Wilson CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• National Gallery
“For services to Museums.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2004- Role at the time
- National Gallery
“For services to Museums.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 109 times in the New Year Honours List 2004 — about 10% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
National Gallery.
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 New Year Honours 2004
Alan Michael Pickering
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“for Retirement Provision.”
Alan William Ramage
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Alison Nimmo
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Urban Regeneration.”
Andrew Anthony Holt
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
lately Head
Andrew James Gildard Miller
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Royal Navy
Andrew Ross Lorimer
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Medicine.”
Annette Vernon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Education.”
Anthony David Stoller
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Broadcasting.”
Anthony de Villeneuve Russell-Roberts
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Dance.”
Anthony Gordon Dunnett
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Economic Development.”
Anthony John Sadler
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“for Appointments.”
Antony George Pike
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the Arable Crops Industry.”
Archibald Alexander Cameron
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Arthur Alan Dashwood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to European law and to the Convention on the Future of Europe.”
Arthur David McCourt
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Local Government.”
Barry Stephen Townsley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For charitable services, especially to Education and to the Arts.”
Bernard Francisco Ribeiro
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Medicine.”
Brian Edward Hibbert
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Brian Thomas Morgans
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Royal Air Force
Bruce Alan Ian Dingwall
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the Oil and Gas Industry in the UK.”
Charles John Perrin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For charitable services, especially to Health and Education in London.”
Christopher Glyn Sheridan Hughes
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Christopher John Allsopp
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Economic Policy.”
Christopher John Kitching
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Manuscript Heritage.”
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander 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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