Topic
Entertainment
68 people were recognised in the UK honours for Entertainment.
Recognition over time
68 people recognised for Entertainment from 1981 to 2026, shown by year and stacked by award category (the honours categories present in this data).
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Each bar counts people recognised for that topic on its own, not its sub-topics — so the Entertainment bar (68) is those tagged Entertainment directly, shown against its 4 sub-topics. The same person can appear in more than one.
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Recipients
People recognised for Entertainment
68 people
2026 · 2
2024 · 3
Giles Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
“For services to Entertainment and to Charity.”
Sarah Cressall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Exmouth, Devon
“For services to Creativity in Education, Entertainment and Business.”
Ashley Tabor-king
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Media and Entertainment.”
2021 · 2
2020 · 6
Kenneth Palmer (keith Palmer)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Entertainment and to Charity.”
Maureen Lipman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Charity, Entertainment and the Arts.”
Thomas Hicks (tommy Steele)
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Entertainment and to Charity.”
Donna Langley-shamshiri
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
“For services to Film and Entertainment.”
Martin Austin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Derby, Derbyshire
“For services to Accessibility in the Tourism and Entertainment Sectors.”
Olivia Newton-john
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Living Abroad
“For services to Charity, to Cancer Research and to Entertainment.”
2017 · 4
June Whitfield
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Drama and Entertainment.”
William (Billy) Connolly
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
East Sussex
“For services to Entertainment and charity.”
Malcolm Stent
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2017
West Midlands
“For services to Entertainment and charity in Solihull.”
Kenneth Dodd
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Merseyside
“For services to Entertainment and charity.”
2016 · 3
Anthony Mcpartlin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Broadcasting and Entertainment.”
Declan Donnelly
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Broadcasting and Entertainment.”
Vera Lynn
PersonOrder Of The Companions Of Honour · 2016
East Sussex
“For services to Entertainment and Charity.”
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