Birthday Honours 2021
Sarah Gilbert DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“For services to Science and to Public Health in Covid Vaccine Development.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
For services to Science and to Public Health in Covid Vaccine Development.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
12 June 2021
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
D.B.E.
To be Ordinary Dames Commander of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Professor Sarah Catherine GILBERT
Saïd Professorship of Vaccinology, Jenner Institute and Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine
For services to Science and to Public Health in Covid Vaccine Development.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63377 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Science and to Public Health in Covid Vaccine Development.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 14 times in the Birthday Honours List 2021 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
8 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Oxfordshire.
How widely is this recognised?
5,249 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2021
Andrea Leadsom
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Anne Richards
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Financial Services, to Women, to Education and to Science.”
Arlene Phillips
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Dance and to Charity.”
Caroline Macewen
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Longforgan, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Ophthalmology and Healthcare Leadership during the Covid-19 Response.”
Catherine Bingham
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to the Procurement, Manufacture and Distribution of Covid-19 Vaccines.”
Helen Atkinson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Bedford, Bedfordshire
“For services to Engineering and to Education.”
Imogen Cooper
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Hillier
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For Political and Parliamentary service.”
Maura Regan,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Sedgefield, County Durham
“For services to Education.”
Phyllida Barlow
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Art.”
Prudence Margaret Leith
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire
“For services to Food, to Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Sandra Horley
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to the Prevention of Domestic Abuse and to the Protection of Women and Children.”
Sara Llewellin
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Social Justice.”
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Others recognised for Health & Social Care
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,249 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care. See the full list →
Judith Dewinter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS.”
Crystal Oldman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Allison White
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aycliffe, County Durham
“For services to Supporting People with Cancer.”
Caron Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Walsall, West Midlands
“For services to Health and Wellbeing.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Lee Ralph
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Yate, Gloucestershire
“For services to Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience in the Fire and Rescue Sector.”
Catherine Repton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Premature Babies and their Families.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Tyrrell Evans
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Palliative Care.”
Warren Dunkley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gravesend, Kent
“For services to Mental Health Support.”
Elizabeth Slinger
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Healthcare in Myanmar.”
Matthew Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Helen Whyley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pencoed, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Nursing.”
Karen Weldon (karen Juggins)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
“For services to Dentistry.”
Carl Waldmann
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Reading, Berkshire
“For services to Critically Ill Patients in the NHS.”
Lucy Warner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Woking, Surrey
“For services to the NHS.”
Neil Platt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Vulnerable People and to Mental Health.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Ghulam Ng
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
Benash Nazmeen
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Charity and to Healthcare.”
Mark Major
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Carers.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63377, notice 3816716. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2021).
Published 11 June 2021.
Location (Headington, Oxfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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