Topic
Arts
870 people were recognised in the UK honours for Arts.
Recognition over time
870 people recognised for Arts from 2008 to 2026, shown by year and stacked by award category (the honours categories present in this data).
Recipients by sub-topic
Each bar counts people recognised for that topic on its own, not its sub-topics — so the Arts bar (870) is those tagged Arts directly, shown against its 169 sub-topics. The same person can appear in more than one.
Within Arts
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Recipients
People recognised for Arts
870 people
2026 · 24
Daniel Calvert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the Culinary Arts in Japan and to UK/Japan Culinary Relations.”
Rex Ormonde Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“Director, 'A Space' Arts. For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“Artistic Director, Swansea Jazz Club. For services to Jazz Music”
Cefyn Burgess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Conwy, Clwyd
“Weaver and Textile Maker. For services to Arts and Crafts”
Christopher Bower Gaze
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Andrew Scott
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Sculpture and the Arts.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“Founder, Creator and Company Secretary, The Rude Mechanical Theatre Company. For services to the Arts”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Founder and Artistic Director, Reading Rep Theatre. For services to Theatre”
Diana Springall
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“Textile Artist. For services to Arts and Crafts”
Paul Robert Millar
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, County Down
“For services to Architecture and the Arts in Northern Ireland”
Anjum Nahid Malik
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“Writer and Lecturer. For services to British South Asian Arts”
Julie Carter
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
South Ockendon, Essex
“Owner and Principal, TipToe Stage School and Scalliwags Pre-School, South Ockendon, Essex. For services to Early Years Education and Performing Arts”
Camilla Darling
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Director of Research Development, Arts and Sciences, Kings College London and Vice-Chair, The Kalisher Trust. For services to Young People and to the Diversity of the Bar”
Helen Bowdur
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Glossop, Derbyshire
“Arts Leader. For services to Arts and Culture”
Anthony Negus
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Penarth, Mid Glamorgan
“Musical Director, Longborough Festival Opera. For services to Opera, particularly Mozart and Wagner, and to Young Artists”
John Wassell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Caernarfon, Gwynedd
“Co-Founder and Creative Producer, Walk the Plank. For services to the Arts”
Elisabeth Kathleen Pugh
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Caernarfon, Gwynedd
“Co-Founder and Producer, Walk the Plank. For services to the Arts”
Carol Colburn Grigor
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to the Arts, Culture and Women in the UK.”
Marcus Wareing
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chef. For services to the Culinary Arts and to Broadcasting”
Rachel Nicola Tackley
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Neots, Cambridgeshire
“Theatre Consultant, Producer and Curator. For services to the Arts”
Rosalind Stoddart
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“Founder and Artistic Director, Fermynwoods Contemporary Art and Deep Roots Tall Trees. For services to the Visual and Performing Arts”
Brian James Harris
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Arts Institutions and the Voluntary Sector”
Veronica Gould (Veronica Franklin Gould)
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Founder, Arts 4 Dementia. For Charitable Service”
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