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Birthday Honours List 1989

Published 14 June 1989. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,212 Birthday Honours 1989 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: 13 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 3 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 12 (1%)Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 2 (0%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 4 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 1 (0%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 1 (0%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 3 (0%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 1 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 3 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 110 (9%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 257 (21%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 419 (35%)British Empire Medal: 241 (20%)Royal Victorian Medal: 4 (0%)Knight Bachelor: 43 (4%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 30 (2%)Queen's Police Medal: 20 (2%)Other: 40 (3%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

94 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the Birthday Honours 1989, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 41Royal Air Force 35Ministry of Defence 13Indian Army 4Cadet Forces 1
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the Birthday Honours List 1989, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Political Service20Political Service — 20Export9Export — 9british-commercial-interests8british-commercial-interests — 8Cricket1Cricket — 1Athletics1Athletics — 1Rugby Leag…1Rugby League — 1Karate1Karate — 1Cycling1Cycling — 1Lawn Tennis1Lawn Tennis — 1Ice Skating1Ice Skating — 1Hockey — 1british-community-abroad7british-community-abroad — 7Youth4Youth — 4English L…2English Language Teaching — 2Youth4Youth — 4Entertainme…2Entertainment — 2Music — 1Film Industry1Film Industry — 1Charitable Se…3Charitable Service — 3Medicine2Medicine — 2Road Safe…2Road Safety — 2Tourism2Tourism — 2british-c…2british-cultural-interests — 2Deaf Serv…1Deaf Services — 1Blindness…1Blindness Support — 1Fishing Indu…1Fishing Industry — 1Telecommunic…1Telecommunications — 1Mountain Res…1Mountain Rescue — 1Landscape Ar…1Landscape Architecture — 1Pharmacy1Pharmacy — 1Meat Industry1Meat Industry — 1Magistracy1Magistracy — 1sport-for-di…1sport-for-disabled-people — 1british…british-interests-overseas — 1Journal…Journalism — 1communi…community-interests — 1Legal Professi…1Legal Profession — 1Timber Industry1Timber Industry — 1Wildlife Conse…1Wildlife Conservation — 1Commerce1Commerce — 1local-com…1local-community-service — 1SportEducationCommunityArtsCharityDisabilityAgriculture
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the Birthday Honours List 1989, 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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