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Birthday Honours List 2004

Published 10 June 2004. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,019 Birthday Honours 2004 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: 1 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath: 3 (0%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 13 (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: 9 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 1 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 4 (0%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 11 (1%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 11 (1%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 6 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 3 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 107 (11%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 252 (25%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 522 (51%)Royal Victorian Medal: 19 (2%)Knight Bachelor: 23 (2%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 7 (1%)Queen's Police Medal: 21 (2%)Other: 3 (0%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

1 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the Birthday Honours 2004, 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 Birthday Honours List 2004, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Music10Music — 10Drama9Drama — 9Art4Art — 4Heritage — 3Dance — 3Literature3Literature — 3Entertainm…2Entertainment — 2MuseumsMuseums — 2Opera — 1BalletBallet — 1Film In…Film Industry — 1History — 1Law Enforcement21Law Enforcement — 21Young People21Young People — 21Local Government19Local Government — 19Defence — 1Higher Education6Higher Education — 6Special Needs Ed…4Special Needs Education — 4Adult Education — 2PhysicsPhysics — 2TrainingTraining — 1Early Ye…Early Years Education — 1Further …Further Education — 1Medical Education — 1Adult Learning — 1Sailing2Sailing — 2Boxing2Boxing — 2CricketCricket — 1Netball — 1Football — 1Rowing — 1Badminton — 1Horse Racing — 1Tennis — 1Snooker — 1SquashSquash — 1DartsDarts — 1Amateur…Amateur Boxing — 1Curling — 1Disabled Sports — 1Disable…Disabled Sailing — 1Charitable Servi…8Charitable Service — 8Charity Work — 3Internation…2International Development — 2Animal Welfare — 1Humanitarian Relief — 1Community Relat…6Community Relations — 6Rural …Rural Communities — 1Commun…Community Cohesion — 1Urban Development — 1Community Development — 1Hospital…3Hospitality — 3Economic Development — 2Beverage…Beverages Industry — 1RetailRetail — 1Consumer…Consumer Affairs — 1Property — 1Economics — 1Defence Industry8Defence Industry — 8Engineering4Engineering — 4Physics2Physics — 2Molecular Biology — 1Plant Sciences — 1Aviation2Aviation — 2Shipping2Shipping — 2Canals — 1Rail Industry — 1Water Indust…5Water Industry — 5Engineering4Engineering — 4Telecommunications — 1Royal Pro…4Royal Protection — 4Administratio…4Administration Of Justice — 4Exports3Exports — 3Construction2Construction — 2Fire Service2Fire Service — 2Disadvantaged Communities — 2Financial Regulation — 2Children — 2Families2Families — 2Neighbourho…2Neighbourhood Watch — 2Youth Justice — 1Crime Victims Support — 1Blindness Support — 1Nuclear Industry — 1Banking — 1Automotive — 1Architect…Architecture — 1ArtsPublic ServiceEducationSportCharityCommunityBusinessScience and Techn…TransportTechnologyCriminal J…
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the Birthday Honours List 2004, by the number of recipients. Scroll for the full list; click a topic for its recipients in this round.

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