Birthday Honours 2004
Nicholas Charles Fairthorn Barber CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Heritage.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2004
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 107 times in the Birthday Honours List 2004 — about 11% of the list.
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 Birthday Honours 2004
Alan Pedder
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“For services to Disabled People.”
Alison Kerr
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Anastasios Paul Leventis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to conservation and the environment overseas, especially in Nigeria.”
Andrew Donisthorpe Meek
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Andrew Douglas Pulford
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Royal Air Force
Andrew James Seber
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Education.”
Andrew Joseph Gunz
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Ann Taylor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the Retail Sector.”
Archibald Boyd Tunnock
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to charity in Scotland.”
Barbara Phillips
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Biological Chemistry.”
Barry John Stickings
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Brian Michael Rowntree
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“for System.”
Bryan Forbes
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the Arts.”
Carol Frances
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Charles Bernard Hilton Stevenson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Royal Navy
Christine Tacon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Agriculture.”
Christopher Colin Wilson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Christopher John Parry
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Royal Navy
Christopher Michael Bruce Coats
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
late Royal Regiment of Artillery
Clare Sumner
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Senior Civil Servant
Colin Barrow
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Local Government.”
Colin MacLean
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Education.”
Colin William Sinclair
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Local Government.”
David Alan Chipperfield
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Architecture.”
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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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 (Birthday Honours List 2004).
Published 10 June 2004.
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