New Year Honours 2024
Paul Britton OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chair
“For services to The Arts and to Philanthropy.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to The Arts and to Philanthropy.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division Overseas and International List
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Paul Matthew BRITTON
Chair, Tate Americas Foundation
For services to The Arts and to Philanthropy.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64269 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 298 times in the New Year Honours List 2024 — about 19% of the list.
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Chair.
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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“For services to Architecture.”
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Chorley, Lancashire
“For services to the Rehabilitation of Offenders.”
Alexander Mcleish
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London, Greater London
“For services to Charity.”
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the Performing Arts in Scotland.”
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Amy Perrin
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Older People.”
Amy Watson (amy Doncaster)
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Buckfastleigh, Devon
“For Public Service.”
Andi Hoxhaj
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“For services to UK/Albania Relations.”
Andrew Anderson
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Cancer Support in the UK and Abroad.”
Andrew Dixon
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Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Prisoners and Ex-Offenders, to Property Tax Reform and to Entrepreneurship..”
Andrew Duncan
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Worcester, Worcestershire
“For services to the community in Worcestershire.”
Andrew Graham
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Durham, County Durham
“For Public Service and to the community in County Durham.”
Andrew Lock
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Andrew Murphy
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Linlithgow, West Lothian
“For services to the British Retail Industry.”
Angela Dickson
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Hook, Hampshire
“For services to People with Brain Tumours.”
Anthony Bravo
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Basingstoke, Hampshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Anthony Collins
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Ripon, North Yorkshire
“For services to Healthcare and to the community in Harrogate and Ripon, North Yorkshire.”
Anthony Gallagher
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Saxmundham, Suffolk
“For services to Young People.”
Antony Blackburn
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London, Greater London
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Antony Lockley
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Local Government.”
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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
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London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
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Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews
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Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Jonathan Davies
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to People with Cancer and to Broadcasting.”
Mukesh Sharma
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Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Alice Coote
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Suffolk
“For services to the Arts.”
Gabrielle Logan
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Daniel Calvert
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“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
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Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
Rex Freeman
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.”
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
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Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64269, notice 4520967. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2024).
Published 29 December 2023.
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