Birthday Honours 2001
William Graham Richards CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• University of Oxford
Organisation: University of Oxford
“For services to Chemistry.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 122 times in the Birthday Honours List 2001 — about 9% of the list.
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1,797 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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“For services to Maritime Safety.”
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“For services to Art.”
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Energy and Technology.”
John Boumphrey
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Abingdon, Oxfordshire
“For services to Technology, Consumer and Digital Commerce Industry.”
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Mark Bamforth
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“For services to UK Life Sciences and to UK/USA business relations.”
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Gillingham, Kent
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2001
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2001 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 16 June 2001.
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