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Birthday Honours List 2011

Published 11 June 2011. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,241 Birthday Honours 2011 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: 4 (0%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 13 (1%)Dame Commander 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: 3 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 5 (0%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 5 (0%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 19 (2%)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: 112 (9%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 282 (23%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 714 (58%)Royal Victorian Medal: 6 (0%)Knight Bachelor: 21 (2%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 10 (1%)Queen's Police Medal: 19 (2%)Other: 7 (1%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

29 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the Birthday Honours 2011, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Royal Navy 1Army 3Royal Air Force 23Ministry of Defence 2
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the Birthday Honours List 2011, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Further Education13Further Education — 13Higher Education10Higher Education — 10Scholarship6Scholarship — 6Special …4Special Educational Needs — 4Training2Training — 2Legal Ed…2Legal Education — 2Early Ye…Early Years Education — 1Educatio…Education Of Disadvantaged Children — 1Skills — 1Special Needs — 1Medical Education — 1Mathematics Education — 1Environmental Education — 1Lifelong Learning — 1ReadingReading — 1Teache…Teacher Education — 1Youth Education — 1Land-Based Higher Education — 1Heritage11Heritage — 11Music9Music — 9Art6Art — 6Drama5Drama — 5Fashion3Fashion — 3Literature2Literature — 2Museums2Museums — 2Indian Art — 2Theatre — 1Entertainment — 1Dance — 1Contemporary Art — 1Poetry — 1Classical Music — 1Cricket4Cricket — 4Swimming2Swimming — 2Athletics2Athletics — 2Golf2Golf — 2Rugby — 1Football — 1Rugby Union — 1Rugby League — 1Rowing — 1Grassroots Football — 1Physical Education — 1Community Sport — 1School Sport — 1Horseracing — 1Boxing — 1Weightlifting — 1Chess — 1Motorsport — 1ArcheryArchery — 1Physica…Physical Activity — 1Equestr…Equestrian Sport — 1Sports Broadcasting — 1Canoeing — 1Disability Swimming — 1Gliding — 1Local Government28Local Government — 28Young People19Young People — 19Voluntary Sector13Voluntary Sector — 13Families13Families — 13Engineering5Engineering — 5Research — 1Microbiology — 1Life Sciences — 1Environmental Science — 1Defence Industry7Defence Industry — 7Communit…3Community Cohesion — 3Community Relations — 1Rural Communities — 1Community Development — 1british-community-…6british-community-abroad — 6Engineering5Engineering — 5Computer Games Industry — 1british-…4british-business-interests — 4Disadvantaged People — 3Legal Profession — 3Administration Of Justice — 3Automot…Automotive Industry — 3Royal Protection — 2Construction — 2Women — 2Airline Industry — 2british-i…2british-interests-overseas — 2Human Rig…2Human Rights — 2Rule of L…2Rule of Law — 2Victims Support — 2Domestic Violence Prevention — 2Gardening — 2Knife …Knife Crime Prevention — 2Afghan…Afghanistan — 2Vernacular Architecture — 1EducationArtsSportPublic ServiceScience and…CommunityTechnology
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the Birthday Honours List 2011, by the number of recipients. Scroll for the full list; click a topic for its recipients in this round.

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