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Birthday Honours List 1999

Published 12 June 1999. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,262 Birthday Honours 1999 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: 15 (1%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 7 (1%)Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 2 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 4 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 13 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 3 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 4 (0%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 6 (0%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 9 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 2 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 109 (9%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 282 (22%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 699 (55%)British Empire Medal: 1 (0%)Royal Victorian Medal: 36 (3%)Knight Bachelor: 27 (2%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 11 (1%)Queen's Police Medal: 22 (2%)Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal: 3 (0%)Other: 7 (1%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

74 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the Birthday Honours 1999, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 29Royal Air Force 31Ministry of Defence 14
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the Birthday Honours List 1999, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Training5Training — 5Reading2Reading — 2Higher E…1Higher Education — 1Art Educ…1Art Education — 1Financia…1Financial Education — 1Science …1Science Education — 1Education Policy — 1Adult Education — 1Special Needs Education — 1Classic…Classical Scholarship — 1Careers…Careers Education — 1Careers…Careers Guidance — 1Educati…Education Standards — 1Football4Football — 4Athletics2Athletics — 2Cricket1Cricket — 1Karate1Karate — 1Lawn Tenn…1Lawn Tennis — 1Judo1Judo — 1Chess — 1Squash — 1Angling — 1Curling1Curling — 1Sports Br…1Sports Broadcasting — 1Women's Cricket — 1Young People14Young People — 14Medicine4Medicine — 4Cancer Research2Cancer Research — 2Nursing2Nursing — 2Dentistry — 1Patient…Patient Care — 1Midwife…Midwifery — 1Primary Care — 1Horticulture — 1Police12Police — 12Community Relations9Community Relations — 9Youth Work — 2Local Government11Local Government — 11Fire Service7Fire Service — 7NHS6NHS — 6Health Care5Health Care — 5Electrical Engineering — 1Aerospace Industry — 1Materials Engineering — 1Defence Industry3Defence Industry — 3Duke of Edinburgh A…3Duke of Edinburgh Award — 3employee-r…3employee-relations — 3Architectu…3Architecture — 3employ…employment-of-disabled-people — 2Chemic…Chemical Industry — 2Banking2Banking — 2Finance Indu…2Finance Industry — 2Biotechnology2Biotechnology — 2british-i…2british-interests-overseas — 2Beverage Industry — 1Industrial Relations — 1Respiratory Medicine — 1accountancy…1accountancy-profession — 1Regeneration1Regeneration — 1Crime Reduc…1Crime Reduction — 1Standards — 1Leadership — 1Environment…1Environmental Science — 1EducationSportHealthCommunityPublic ServiceEngineering
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the Birthday Honours List 1999, 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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