Birthday Honours 2011
Victor Noel Stanley Wakeling CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Sports Broadcasting.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2011
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“For services to Sports Broadcasting.”
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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 2011 — about 9% of the list.
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 2011
Alan Clarke
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Tyne and Wear
“For services to Regeneration.”
Alan Douglas Campbell Clacher
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Alan Drury Macklin
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late Corps of Royal Engineers
Alan James Baxter
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London
“For services to Engineering and to Conservation.”
Alan Thorpe Richard Wood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
lately Director of Children?s Services
Alexander Robert Nairne
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to the Arts.”
Andrew Charles Stott
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Kent
Director
Andrew John Wallard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
“For services to international measurement.”
Anthony James McGuirk
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Merseyside
“For services to Local Government.”
Antony Ronald Wadsworth
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to the Music Industry.”
Brian Owen Williams
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Glasgow
“For services to Medicine.”
Bryan Ferry
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
Singer and songwriter
Bus industry in Northern Ireland.
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Catherine Billingham
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
South Yorkshire
Project Director
Catherine Felicity Byrne
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“for Security and Counter-Terrorism, Home Office.”
Celia Birtwell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to the Fashion Industry.”
Charles William Jacob
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Kent
“For charitable services.”
Christopher Cropper Hood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Oxfordshire
Christopher Richard Nigel Clark
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to Industry.”
Christopher Shaw Gibson-Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Surrey
“For services to Business.”
Christopher Thomas Morahan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Surrey
“For services to Drama.”
Christopher William Parfitt
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
Buckinghamshire
“For services to the Automotive Industry.”
Colin Firth
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
London
“For services to Drama.”
David Gordon Wilson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2011
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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
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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.”
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2011
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2011).
Published 11 June 2011.
Location (Hampshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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