Birthday Honours 2009
Nina Rajarani Ganguly MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to South Asian Dance.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2009
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 758 times in the Birthday Honours List 2009 — about 59% 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.
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Agnes Joan Radcliffe
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Isle of Man
“For voluntary service to the St John Ambulance Brigade and to the community in the Isle of Man.”
Agnes McPhee Graham Chisholm
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Ayrshire and Arran
“For voluntary service to Ladies' Golf.”
Aideen Carmel D'arcy
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Belfast
“Director of Development, Helm Housing. For services to Disadvantaged People In Northern Ireland.”
Alan Milliner
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Cornwall
“Constable, Devon and Cornwall Constabulary. For services to the Police.”
Alan Sturley
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Warwickshire
“For services to Young People in Warwickshire.”
Alan Thomas Rowntree
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Lancashire
“For voluntary service to Blackburn Cathedral and to the community in East Lancashire.”
Alastair Stronach MacDonald
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“For services to the resolution of boundary disputes in Africa and to cartography more generally.”
Albert Thomas Keeling
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Royal Army Medical Corps
Alberto Crisci
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Surrey
“Catering Services Manager, HM Prison High Down, Sutton, Surrey. For services to the Catering Industry.”
Alderman Ellie Mckay
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Down
“Alderman and Councillor, North Down Borough Council. For services to Local Government in Northern Ireland.”
Alexander Hans Hay
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Corps of Royal Engineers
Alexandra Emily Carol Benn
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Corps of Royal Engineers
Alfred Edward Youell
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West Midlands
“For charitable services.”
Alice Avis
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London
“Chair, Sanctuary Spa Group. For services to the Beauty Industry.”
Alison Patricia Mccullough
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Antrim
“For services to Speech and Language Therapy in Northern Ireland.”
Alistair James Fortune
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Allan George Sinclair
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Kent
“For services to the Funeral Profession.”
Andrea Margaret Collingridge
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Leicestershire
“Maternity Social Worker, Leicestershire County Council. For services to Local Government.”
Andrew Bennett
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Bedfordshire
“Food and Beverage Manager, The Park Lane Hotel. For services to the Hospitality Industry and to Skills Training.”
Andrew Nixon
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Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in Daventry, Northamptonshire.”
Ann Carolyn Williams
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West Glamorgan
“Head, Electronic Customer Services, Electronic Vehicle Licensing, Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency, Swansea, Department for Transport.”
Ann Echlin
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Kent
“For services to the community in North Kent.”
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Julia Catherine Donaldson
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Cerys Matthews
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Mukesh Sharma
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Alice Coote
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Suffolk
“For services to the Arts.”
Gabrielle Logan
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Buckinghamshire
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Daniel Calvert
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Richard Starrs
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Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Jennifer Rose-miller
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Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
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Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Paul Kitching
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Wimborne, Dorset
“For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire.”
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.”
Pauline Hough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Theatre and to the community in Nantwich.”
Margaret Irvine
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Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Melanie Houldershaw
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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
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Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2009).
Published 14 June 2009.
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