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Birthday Honours List 1980

Published 14 June 1980. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,412 Birthday Honours 1980 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: 2 (0%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 21 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 3 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 14 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 3 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 4 (0%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 8 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 5 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 146 (10%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 275 (19%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 469 (33%)British Empire Medal: 311 (22%)Royal Victorian Medal: 2 (0%)Knight Bachelor: 38 (3%)Queen's Police Medal: 94 (7%)Other: 17 (1%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

88 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the Birthday Honours 1980, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 45Royal Air Force 32Ministry of Defence 8Indian Army 2Cadet Forces 1
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the Birthday Honours List 1980, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Community Service20Community Service — 20Political Servi…6Political Service — 6Local Government4Local Government — 4Community Service20Community Service — 20Charita…Charitable Service — 3Volunta…Voluntary Service — 1Export21Export — 21Trade — 1british-community-abroad14british-community-abroad — 14Ice Skating3Ice Skating — 3Cricket2Cricket — 2Horse Racing2Horse Racing — 2NetballNetball — 1BadmintonBadminton — 1Fencing — 1Boxing — 1Bowls — 1Oriente…Orienteering — 1Show Ju…Show Jumping — 1british-commercial-inte…8british-commercial-interests — 8Music5Music — 5ArtArt — 1Nursing2Nursing — 2Clinical B…1Clinical Biochemistry — 1Special Education — 1Technical Education — 1Youth1Youth — 1Horticulture — 1Dairy Industry — 1Poultry In…1Poultry Industry — 1Maritime Safety — 2Women2Women — 2Ballroom D…2Ballroom Dancing — 2YouthYouth — 1Cancer Res…1Cancer Research — 1International Law — 1Mining Industry — 1Television — 1Midwifery — 1Speech Therapy — 1Magistracy1Magistracy — 1Genealogy1Genealogy — 1Conservati…1Conservation — 1british-cu…1british-cultural-interests — 1Refugees — 1Construction — 1Tourism — 1Armed Forc…1Armed Forces Support — 1sugar-indu…1sugar-industry — 1Aviation — 1Public ServiceCharityBusinessSportArtsMedicineEducationAgricultu…Community
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the Birthday Honours List 1980, 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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