Birthday Honours 2009
Stephen Cleobury CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Director of Music • King's College
Organisation: King's College
“For services to Music.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2009
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Hertfordshire
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2009- Role at the time
- Director of Music, King's College
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- Hertfordshire
“For services to Music.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 112 times in the Birthday Honours List 2009 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Director of Music, King's College.
How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 2009
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Gloucestershire
“For services to Sport and to Charity.”
Alastair Lansley
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Surrey
“For services to Public Transport Architecture.”
Alice Loretto Quinn
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Belfast
“For services to Healthcare.”
Alwen Williams
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London
“For services to Healthcare.”
Anas Al-Shaikh Ali
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Surrey
“For services to Community Relations.”
Andrew Ashworth
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Oxfordshire
“For services to the Administration of Justice.”
Anne Dell of Carbohydrate Biochemistry
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London
“For services to Science.”
Anne Elizabeth Williams
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Cheshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Brian McAlinden
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Glasgow
“For services to Education.”
Carol Elaine Baxter
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Greater Manchester
“For services to Equal Opportunities.”
Christine Joy Stewart
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Surrey
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Christopher John Adrian Chivers
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Down
“For services to the Administration of Justice in Northern Ireland.”
Christopher John Lamb
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Norfolk
“For services to Plant Science.”
Christopher John Raymond Parker
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Christopher Michael Clarke
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Edinburgh
“For services to the Visual Arts.”
Christopher Tailby
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London
Director
Cicely Frances Berry
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Warwickshire
“For services to Drama.”
David Allan Warner
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Swansea
“For services to local and national Higher Education.”
David Blanchflower
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United States
“For services to Economics and to the Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England.”
David Clifford Stephen White
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Norfolk
“For services to Biological Sciences.”
David George Steel
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Royal Navy
David John Jarvis
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Royal Navy
David McDowall
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Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
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London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
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Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
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Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
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Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
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Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
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.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
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“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
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Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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Commander 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.
Location (Hertfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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