Topic
Innovation
310 people were recognised in the UK honours for Innovation.
Recognition over time
310 people recognised for Innovation 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 Innovation bar (310) is those tagged Innovation directly, shown against its 4 sub-topics. The same person can appear in more than one.
Within Innovation
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Recipients
People recognised for Innovation
310 people
2026 · 24
Jian Zhang
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“Professor of Computer Animation, National Centre for Computer Animation, Bournemouth University. For services to Computer Animation Research, to Education and to Innovation in STEM”
Peter Robertson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
“Professor of Energy and Environmental Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Research and Innovation in Northern Ireland”
Helen Martin
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brookfield, Renfrewshire
“Managing Director Innovation and Investment, Scottish Enterprise. For services to the Scottish Economy”
Alison Lawson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Deputy STRAP Security Officer, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Science Innovation and Technology. For Public Service”
Jane Gate
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thatcham, Berkshire
“Executive Director, The Association of Innovation, Research and Technology Organisations. For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Avondale Foods Ltd and ENE Ltd. For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland”
Jonathan Boddington
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oswestry, Shropshire
“Founder, Silverlining Furniture. For services to Design and Innovation in Furniture Making”
Hiren Bhimjiyani
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Programme Director, Global Supply Chain Intelligence Programme, Department for Business and Trade. For services to Trade, to Data-Driven Supply Chain Intelligence and to Machine Learning Innovation”
Sharon Elizabeth Todd
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive, The Society of Chemical Industries. For services to Innovation”
Mairi-Anne Macdonald
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Burntisland, Fife
“Deputy Director Development and Innovation, Research in Practice, London Borough of Hackney. For services to Social Work”
Maitland Mackie
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
“Chairman, Mackies of Scotland. For services to Farming, to Business Innovation and to Sustainability”
Helen Kirkpatrick
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crumlin, County Antrim
“Lately Chair QUBIS Board, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Economic Development and Innovation”
Ann John
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“Professor of Public Health and Psychiatry, Swansea University. For services to Suicide Prevention and to Digital Innovation”
Gregory Georghiou (Luke Gregory Georghiou)
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Science and Innovation.”
Hannah Victoria Dickens (Hannah Rutter)
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, East Sussex
“Deputy Director, Office for Digital Identities and Attributes, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. For services to Digital Identity and Open Policy Making”
David Rees
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Lately Chief Scientific Officer, Astex Pharmaceuticals. For services to Chemistry and Innovation”
Helen Jane Palmer
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“People Director, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. For services to the Public and Charity Sectors”
Timothy Robin Orchard
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Professor of Gastroenterology, Imperial College London. For services to the NHS and Healthcare Research and Innovation”
Rebecca Bench (Rebecca Evernden)
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tonbridge, Kent
“Director, UK Space Agency, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. For services to Space”
Adikaari Appuhamilage Damitha Thilanga Adikaari
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Guildford, Surrey
“Director, Science and Innovation for Climate and Energy, Department of Energy Security and Net Zero. For services to Research and Innovation to Tackle Climate Change”
Sarah Ann Munby
PersonCompanion Order Of Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“Lately Permanent Secretary, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. For Public Service”
Toby Shevlane
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Co-Founder, Mantic. For services to AI Innovation.”
Benjamin Towers
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gillingham, Kent
“Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Happl. For services to the Startup Business Community, Excellence in Innovation and Enterprise”
Professor Pearson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“Founding Director, Lincoln Institute of Agri-Food Technology, University of Lincoln. For services to Agricultural Innovation and Education”
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