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New Year Honours List 2001

Published 30 December 2000. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,141 New Year Honours 2001 honours break down - from the British Empire Medal to knighthoods and damehoods. Select an award to see its recipients.

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Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath: 2 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath: 5 (0%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 14 (1%)Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George: 1 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 2 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 14 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 1 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 4 (0%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 3 (0%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 13 (1%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 6 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 1 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 109 (10%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 270 (24%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 618 (54%)Royal Victorian Medal: 14 (1%)Knight Bachelor: 27 (2%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 10 (1%)Queen's Police Medal: 23 (2%)Other: 4 (0%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

1 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 2001, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Ministry of Defence 1
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 2001, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Rowing13Rowing — 13Disabled Sports4Disabled Sports — 4Yachting3Yachting — 3Football2Football — 2Athletics2Athletics — 2Swimming — 1Cricket — 1Rugby — 1Netball — 1Rugby Union — 1Cycling — 1Horse Racing — 1Physical Education — 1Boxing — 1Darts — 1Sports Broadcasting — 1Modern Pentathlon — 1Shooting Sports — 1Training9Training — 9Higher Education6Higher Education — 6Further Educa…4Further Education — 4English Language Teaching — 2Specia…Special Educational Needs — 1Early …Early Years Education — 1Social…Social Sciences — 1Medica…Medical Education — 1Vocational Education — 1Veterinary Education — 1School Governance — 1Reading — 1Design Education — 1Careers Education — 1Physics — 1Medicine3Medicine — 3Nursing3Nursing — 3Public Hea…2Public Health — 2Midwifery2Midwifery — 2Horticultu…2Horticulture — 2Cancer — 1Mental Health — 1Dementia — 1Dentist…Dentistry — 1Patient…Patient Care — 1Learnin…Learning Disabilities — 1Palliative Care — 1Hospice Care — 1Medical…Medical Research — 1Health Care15Health Care — 15Business8Business — 8Tourism4Tourism — 4Small Business2Small Business — 2Economic Development — 1Local Government11Local Government — 11DefenceDefence — 2Consume…Consumer Protection — 1Charitable Service8Charitable Service — 8Animal Welf…2Animal Welfare — 2International Development — 1Disability7Disability — 7Housing2Housing — 2Homeless…Homelessness — 1Criminal…Criminal Rehabilitation — 1Fire Service10Fire Service — 10Enginee…Engineering — 2Biomedi…Biomedical Science — 1Statistics — 1Physics — 1Particle Physics — 1Research — 1Biotechnology — 1NHS7NHS — 7Young People5Young People — 5Administration Of Jus…4Administration Of Justice — 4Communi…Community Relations — 2Banglad…Bangladeshi Community — 1Innovat…Innovation — 3Radio B…Radio Broadcasting — 3Water I…Water Industry — 3Human R…Human Rights — 3Journal…Journalism — 3Ambulan…Ambulance Service — 3Crime Prevention — 1Criminal Rehabilitation — 1Victim …Victim Support — 1Sports Broadcasting — 1Radio Drama — 1Employmen…2Employment Relations — 2Social Sc…2Social Science — 2Ethnic Co…2Ethnic Communities — 2Crime Prevention — 1Corporate Social Responsibility — 1NewsNews — 1Newspap…Newspaper Industry — 1Unemployment — 1SportEducationHealthEconomyPublic ServiceCharitySocial ServicesScience and Technolo…Broadcast…
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year Honours List 2001, by the number of recipients. Scroll for the full list; click a topic for its recipients in this round.

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