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Birthday Honours List 1991

Published 14 June 1991. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,283 Birthday Honours 1991 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: 13 (1%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 14 (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: 8 (1%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 3 (0%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 6 (0%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 2 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 123 (10%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 245 (19%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 378 (29%)British Empire Medal: 353 (28%)Royal Victorian Medal: 4 (0%)Knight Bachelor: 31 (2%)Queen's Police Medal: 46 (4%)Other: 40 (3%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

94 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the Birthday Honours 1991, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 47Royal Air Force 32Ministry of Defence 14Indian Army 1
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Topics

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The topics most recognised across the Birthday Honours List 1991, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Political Service22Political Service — 22Football3Football — 3Swimming2Swimming — 2Cricket1Cricket — 1Rugby1Rugby — 1Rugby Union1Rugby Union — 1Athletics1Athletics — 1Rowing1Rowing — 1Golf1Golf — 1Horserac…1Horseracing — 1Boxing1Boxing — 1Table Tennis1Table Tennis — 1Show Jumping — 1Groundsmanship — 1Export8Export — 8british-intere…4british-interests-overseas — 4Disabi…Disability — 1Veterans Support — 1Children1Children — 1Youth1Youth — 1community-…3community-interests — 3british-commercial-intere…3british-commercial-interests — 3Charitable Service3Charitable Service — 3Training2Training — 2YouthYouth — 1Road Safety2Road Safety — 2british-communit…2british-community-abroad — 2Opera1Opera — 1Literature1Literature — 1Youth1Youth — 1Architec…1Architecture — 1Archaeol…1Archaeology — 1Jazz1Jazz — 1sport-fo…1sport-for-disabled-people — 1Women1Women — 1Journalism1Journalism — 1community-aff…1community-affairs — 1Conservation — 1british-aviation-interests — 1Public ServiceSportSocial WelfareCharityEducationArtsCommunity
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the Birthday Honours List 1991, by the number of recipients. Scroll for the full list; click a topic for its recipients in this round.

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