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Birthday Honours List 2008

Published 14 June 2008. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

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How the 943 Birthday Honours 2008 honours break down by level - from the British Empire Medal to knighthoods and damehoods.

  • Knight1 · 0%
  • Dame10 · 1%
  • Commander (CBE)104 · 11%
  • Officer (OBE)228 · 24%
  • Member (MBE)600 · 64%

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The topics most recognised across the Birthday Honours List 2008, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Volunteering280Volunteering — 280Communit…13Community Relations — 13Youth7Youth — 7Community Development — 4Youth Work — 3Youth Services — 3Urban Development — 2Jewish Community — 1Community Services — 1Community Involvement — 1Civic Engagement — 1Community Transport — 1Higher Education20Higher Education — 20Primary Educati…15Primary Education — 15Skills14Skills — 14Learning13Learning — 13Training11Training — 11Further E…9Further Education — 9Youth7Youth — 7Skills Tr…6Skills Training — 6Teaching5Teaching — 5Secondar…Secondary Education — 4Girls' E…Girls' Education — 4Special …Special Needs — 4English …English Language — 4Schola…Scholarship — 4ReadingReading — 4Early …Early Years Education — 3Curric…Curriculum Development — 3Lifelo…Lifelong Learning — 3Physics — 3Music Education — 2Literacy — 2Qualifications — 2Humanities — 2Special Needs Education — 2Culinary Arts — 2Special Educational Needs — 1Early Childhood Education — 1Social Sciences — 1Early Childhood — 1Cultural Education — 1Catholic Education — 1Science Education — 1Arts Education — 1Children's Literacy — 1Language — 1Adult Education — 1Hospital Education — 1Childcare — 1Supplementary Education — 1Policy Studies — 1Technology Education — 1Education Governance — 1African Studies — 1Career Guidance — 1Sports Education — 1Study Support — 1Football9Football — 9Rugby — 5Rugby Union — 2Athletics — 2Equestrian — 2Cycling — 2Youth Football — 2Games — 2Racing — 2Boxing — 2Community Sports — 2Riding — 2Fishing — 2Fitness — 2Swimming — 1Cricket — 1Netball — 1Disability Sport — 1Gymnastics — 1Rowing — 1Sailing — 1Horse Racing — 1Community Sport — 1Highland Games — 1Golf — 1Bowls — 1Skiing — 1Women's Football — 1Motorsport — 1Hockey — 1Angling — 1Equestrian Sport — 1Women's Sport — 1Clay Pigeon Shooting — 1Aquatic Sports — 1Research14Research — 14Engineering — 5Physics — 3Chemistry — 2Biomedical Science — 2Forensics — 2Atmospheric Science — 2Environmental Science — 2Psychology — 2Climate Science — 1Biology — 1Microbiology — 1Life Sciences — 1Geology — 1Measurement Science — 1Astronomy — 1Research Innovation — 1Science Communication — 1Zoology — 1Meteorology — 1Mathematical Physics — 1Health Sciences — 1Demography — 1Forensic Science — 1Physical Sciences Research — 1Physical Sciences — 1Scientific Research — 1E-Science — 1Business37Business — 37Tourism8Tourism — 8Economic Development — 4Small Business — 2Rural Economy — 1Voluntary Sector26Voluntary Sector — 26WomenWomen — 9Diversity — 4Gender Equality — 2Women's Rights — 2Racial Equality — 1Gypsy Community — 1Race Relations — 1Charitable Services18Charitable Services — 18Inter-Faith Relations — 4Faith — 4Islam — 2Methodism — 2Jewish Community — 1Hindu Community — 1Roman Catholicism — 1Interfaith Understanding — 1Islamic — 1Inter-Faith Understanding — 1Policy15Policy — 15Enterpr…Enterprise — 12Social Enterprise — 1Welfar…Welfare Support — 12Civil Ser…7Civil Service — 7Disabilit…7Disabilities — 7Regulator…6Regulatory Reform — 6Reform6Reform — 6Operations — 5Trade Unio…5Trade Unions — 5Child Supp…5Child Support — 5Disadvantaged Communities — 5Trade — 4Information Services — 4Recruitment — 1Redeployment — 1Unemployment — 1Immigra…Immigration — 3Human R…Human Resources — 3Sports — 3Community Engagement — 2Occupational Safety — 1Sustainability — 1Aviation Security — 1CommunityEducationSportScience and Techn…EconomyEqualityReligionGovernme…Administr…

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