Topic
Literature
274 people were recognised in the UK honours for Literature.
Recognition over time
274 people recognised for Literature from 1937 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 Literature bar (274) is those tagged Literature directly, shown against its 12 sub-topics. The same person can appear in more than one.
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Recipients
People recognised for Literature
274 people
2026 · 5
Peter James
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pulborough, West Sussex
“For services to Literature and to Charity.”
Ann Matheson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Literature and Culture.”
Andrew Mcmillan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Osman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature and Broadcasting.”
Feroza Syal (meera Syal)
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature, to Drama and to Charity.”
2025 · 8
Patricia Barker
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Durham, County Durham
“For services to Literature.”
Richard O’neill
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Bury, Greater Manchester
“For services to Education and to Literature.”
Nicola Solomon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature and to the Creative Industries.”
Alan Hollinghurst
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Alistair Moffat
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Selkirk, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“For services to Literature and Culture.”
Donald Mead
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Robert Harris
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Hungerford, Berkshire
“For services to Literature.”
Caroline Michel
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Publishing and Literature.”
2024 · 11
Richard Charkin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Publishing and Literature.”
Monica
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Charles Mackesy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Art and Literature.”
Katherine Mosse
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Literature, to Women and to Charity.”
Felicity Dahl
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Philanthropy, to Literature and to Young People.”
Jung Chang
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature and to History.”
Diana Speirs
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Broadcasting and to Literature.”
Sarah Hosking
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire
“For services to Literature and to the Arts.”
Susan Dent
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature and to Language.”
Joseph Coelho
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to the Arts, to Children’s Reading and to Literature.”
Jennifer Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Literature.”
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