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Birthday Honours List 2003

Published 13 June 2003. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,116 Birthday Honours 2003 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: 2 (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: 15 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 3 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 6 (1%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 8 (1%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 10 (1%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 7 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 2 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 111 (10%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 270 (24%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 575 (52%)Royal Victorian Medal: 20 (2%)Knight Bachelor: 29 (3%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 11 (1%)Queen's Police Medal: 22 (2%)Other: 8 (1%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

3 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the Birthday Honours 2003, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Ministry of Defence 3
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the Birthday Honours List 2003, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Music7Music — 7Heritage6Heritage — 6Drama6Drama — 6Art3Art — 3Dance3Dance — 3Entertainment — 2Literature — 2Visual Arts — 2MuseumsMuseums — 2FashionFashion — 1Cinema — 1Art Galleries — 1Amateur…Amateur Theatre — 1Higher Education9Higher Education — 9Further Education6Further Education — 6Training2Training — 2Special …2Special Needs Education — 2Communit…Community Education — 1Early Ye…Early Years Education — 1Rural Education — 1Languages — 1Skills — 1Medical Education — 1Mathema…Mathematics — 1Vocatio…Vocational Education — 1Nurse E…Nurse Education — 1Adult E…Adult Education — 1Lifelong Learning — 1Reading — 1Pre-School Education — 1Physics — 1Study Support — 1Medicine7Medicine — 7Nursing5Nursing — 5Public H…2Public Health — 2Occupati…2Occupational Health — 2Mental H…Mental Health — 1Dentis…Dentistry — 1Diabet…Diabetes — 1Patien…Patient Care — 1Midwif…Midwifery — 1Learning Disabilities — 1Heart Disease — 1Horticulture — 1Environmental Health — 1Cardiac …Cardiac Health — 1Law Enforcement17Law Enforcement — 17Young People16Young People — 16Local Government13Local Government — 13Defence — 2FootballFootball — 2SwimmingSwimming — 1CricketCricket — 1Athletics — 1Karate — 1Rowing — 1Physical Education — 1Horseracing — 1Boxing — 1Basketball — 1Judo — 1Archery — 1Amateur Boxing — 1Disabled Sports — 1Community Relations12Community Relations — 12Rural Com…Rural Communities — 1Community…Community Safety — 1NHS11NHS — 11Charitable …5Charitable Service — 5Volunta…Voluntary Service — 1Interna…International Development — 1Charity Work — 1Broadcasting8Broadcasting — 8Engineeri…3Engineering — 3PhysicsPhysics — 1Science Communication — 1Meteorology — 1Environmental Science — 1Plant Sciences — 1Defence Industry6Defence Industry — 6Housing5Housing — 5Journalism4Journalism — 4Adminis…Administration Of Justice — 3Fire Se…Fire Service — 3Water Ind…3Water Industry — 3Local Com…3Local Communities — 3Urban Regeneration — 2Health Ca…2Health Care — 2Voluntary…2Voluntary Sector — 2Violence …2Violence Against Women — 2Families — 2Equal Opportunities — 2Animal Health — 2Scouting2Scouting — 2Learning Disabilities — 1Housebuilding — 1Urban Planning — 1ArtsEducationHealthPublic ServiceSportCommunityCharityScience and Technolo…Disability
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the Birthday Honours List 2003, by the number of recipients. Scroll for the full list; click a topic for its recipients in this round.

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