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New Year Honours List 2002

Published 31 December 2001. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,300 New Year 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 Commander of the Order of the Bath: 5 (0%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 16 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 4 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 11 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 2 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 6 (0%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 9 (1%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 13 (1%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 3 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 3 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 117 (9%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 293 (23%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 741 (57%)Royal Victorian Medal: 13 (1%)Knight Bachelor: 26 (2%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 10 (1%)Queen's Police Medal: 21 (2%)Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal: 1 (0%)Other: 6 (0%)

Topics

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

Higher Education14Higher Education — 14Training9Training — 9Special Needs Ed…7Special Needs Education — 7Further Edu…5Further Education — 5Early Year…2Early Years Education — 2Lifelong L…2Lifelong Learning — 2Physics2Physics — 2Youth Development — 1Medical Education — 1Teaching — 1Adult Education — 1Teacher …Teacher Training — 1Careers …Careers Education — 1Dental E…Dental Education — 1Educational Research — 1Childcare — 1Careers …Careers Guidance — 1Music14Music — 14Drama5Drama — 5Art4Art — 4Dance4Dance — 4Enterta…Entertainment — 3Literature3Literature — 3Film Indust…3Film Industry — 3Theatre — 1Opera — 1Sculpture — 1Film — 1Fashion — 1Textiles — 1Cinema — 1Youth Arts — 1Museums — 1Football3Football — 3Cricket2Cricket — 2Disabled Sp…2Disabled Sport — 2Boxing2Boxing — 2Rugby Union — 1Athletics — 1Rowing — 1Cycling — 1Horse …Horse Racing — 1School…School Sport — 1GolfGolf — 1Martia…Martial Arts — 1Table Tennis — 1Judo — 1Youth Sport — 1Sports Development — 1Angling — 1Mountaineering — 1Wheelchair Sport — 1Local Government19Local Government — 19Defence — 4Law Enforcement13Law Enforcement — 13Defence Industry11Defence Industry — 11Community Relat…9Community Relations — 9Community Safety — 1PhysicsPhysics — 2Engineering — 1Chemistry — 1Botany — 1Astronomy — 1Meteorology — 1Cognitive Science — 1Fire Service7Fire Service — 7Journalism6Journalism — 6Elderly …4Elderly People — 4Marine …Marine Safety — 4Urban Regen…3Urban Regeneration — 3Water Indus…3Water Industry — 3Prisoners3Prisoners — 3Architectu…2Architecture — 2Democracy2Democracy — 2Oil Indust…2Oil Industry — 2Gas Indust…2Gas Industry — 2Broadc…Broadcasting — 2Transportation — 2Electricity Industry — 2Voluntar…2Voluntary Sector — 2Guiding2Guiding — 2Youth Development — 1Bioethics — 1Radio Broadcasting — 1Unemploy…Unemployment — 1WomenWomen — 1Automotive Industry — 1EducationArtsSportPublic ServiceCommunityScience and…
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year 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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