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New Year Honours List 1976

Published 30 December 1975. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,487 New Year Honours 1976 honours break down - from the British Empire Medal to knighthoods and damehoods. Select an award to see its recipients.

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Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath: 5 (0%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 27 (2%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 3 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 19 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 1 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 5 (0%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 8 (1%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 2 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 4 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 316 (21%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 131 (9%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 509 (34%)British Empire Medal: 316 (21%)Royal Victorian Medal: 3 (0%)Knight Bachelor: 37 (2%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 52 (3%)Queen's Police Medal: 32 (2%)Other: 17 (1%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

100 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 1976, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 36Royal Air Force 40Ministry of Defence 16Cadet Forces 5Indian Army 3
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 1976, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

british-community-abroad23british-community-abroad — 23Export19Export — 19Swimming2Swimming — 2Football2Football — 2Athletics2Athletics — 2Ice Skat…2Ice Skating — 2Mountaineering2Mountaineering — 2Cricket1Cricket — 1Rugby League1Rugby League — 1Badminton1Badminton — 1Racing1Racing — 1Chess1Chess — 1Women's Sport — 1Riding — 1Women's Ho…1Women's Hockey — 1british-commercial-interests8british-commercial-interests — 8Local Government8Local Government — 8Charitable Service4Charitable Service — 4International Deve…International Development — 1Commerce5Commerce — 5Health Education — 1Teaching — 1YouthYouth — 1Teacher Traini…Teacher Training — 1Disability4Disability — 4Music2Music — 2Ballet — 1LightingLighting — 1british-in…3british-interests-overseas — 3primary-in…3primary-industry — 3Veterans Sup…2Veterans Support — 2Forestry2Forestry — 2YouthYouth — 1Nursing1Nursing — 1Shipping1Shipping — 1Mechanica…1Mechanical Engineering — 1Cookery1Cookery — 1Magistracy — 1Women — 1Broadcasting — 1Architecture — 1Dentistry1Dentistry — 1Aviation1Aviation — 1Law1Law — 1BotanyBotany — 1Hospita…Hospitals — 1Health …Health Services — 1Arboric…Arboriculture — 1SportPublic ServiceCharityEconomicsEducationArtsVeteransCommunityMedicine
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year Honours List 1976, by the number of recipients. Scroll for the full list; click a topic for its recipients in this round.

The recipients

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