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Birthday Honours List 2002

Published 13 June 2002. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,278 Birthday Honours 2002 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: 3 (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: 5 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 17 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 2 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 4 (0%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 7 (1%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 11 (1%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 3 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 2 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 117 (9%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 285 (22%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 716 (56%)Royal Victorian Medal: 21 (2%)Knight Bachelor: 29 (2%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 11 (1%)Queen's Police Medal: 21 (2%)Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal: 1 (0%)Other: 6 (0%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

4 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the Birthday Honours 2002, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Ministry of Defence 4
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the Birthday Honours List 2002, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Higher Education14Higher Education — 14Special Needs Education8Special Needs Education — 8Further Educat…7Further Education — 7Training5Training — 5Early Years Education — 3Special …Special Educational Needs — 1Music Ed…Music Education — 1SkillsSkills — 1LiteracyLiteracy — 1Art Educ…Art Education — 1TeachingTeaching — 1English …English Language — 1Vocation…Vocational Education — 1Business Education — 1Geography — 1Adult Education — 1Lifelong…Lifelong Learning — 1Careers …Careers Education — 1Childcare — 1Music10Music — 10Literature6Literature — 6Dance4Dance — 4Heritage3Heritage — 3Film Industry3Film Industry — 3Museums3Museums — 3HistoryHistory — 3Art — 2Drama — 2Enterta…Entertainment — 2TheatreTheatre — 1FilmFilm — 1Fashion — 1Performing Arts — 1Photography — 1Visual Arts — 1CeramicsCeramics — 1Law Enforcement18Law Enforcement — 18Local Government14Local Government — 14Defence — 1Defence Industry14Defence Industry — 14Young People9Young People — 9Research4Research — 4Engine…Engineering — 3Bioscien…Bioscience — 1Medical …Medical Science — 1Public Transp…7Public Transport — 7Fire Service7Fire Service — 7Gas Industry5Gas Industry — 5Journalism5Journalism — 5Administrat…5Administration Of Justice — 5Community Relations — 1Rural Communities — 1Banglade…Bangladeshi Community — 1Communit…Community Safety — 1Employment Relat…4Employment Relations — 4Oil Industry4Oil Industry — 4Radio Broadcasti…3Radio Broadcasting — 3Water Industry3Water Industry — 3Elderly …3Elderly People — 3Architecture — 2Librarianship — 2Flood Defence — 2Broadcasti…2Broadcasting — 2Unemployme…2Unemployment — 2Nuclear In…2Nuclear Industry — 2Constru…Construction — 2GuidingGuiding — 2Orphaned …2Orphaned Children — 2Childcare — 1Electricity — 1Banking — 1EducationArtsPublic ServiceScience and Tech…CommunityChildren
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the Birthday Honours List 2002, by the number of recipients. Scroll for the full list; click a topic for its recipients in this round.

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