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New Year Honours List 2011

Published 31 December 2010. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,266 New Year 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: 16 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 2 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 13 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 3 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 8 (1%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 4 (0%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 14 (1%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 8 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 1 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 107 (8%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 295 (23%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 729 (58%)Royal Victorian Medal: 7 (1%)Knight Bachelor: 18 (1%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 8 (1%)Queen's Police Medal: 19 (2%)Other: 10 (1%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

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

Army 3Royal Air Force 22
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Topics

All topics

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

Music15Music — 15Drama7Drama — 7Fashion7Fashion — 7Heritage5Heritage — 5Art5Art — 5Dance5Dance — 5Museums3Museums — 3Literature2Literature — 2Creative …2Creative Industries — 2Film In…Film Industry — 2Contemp…Contemporary Dance — 2Entertainment — 1Film — 1Visual Arts — 1Community Theatre — 1Costume Design — 1Classical Music — 1Community Arts — 1Amateur …Amateur Drama — 1Internat…International Art — 1Eisteddfod — 1Higher Education15Higher Education — 15Further Education12Further Education — 12Special Ne…4Special Needs Education — 4TrainingTraining — 3Scholar…Scholarship — 3Music Ed…2Music Education — 2English …2English Language Education — 2LearningLearning — 1Early Ye…Early Years Education — 1International Education — 1Skills — 1Special Needs — 1Vocational Education — 1Science Education — 1Political Science — 1Drama Education — 1Heritage Education — 1Legal Education — 1Youth Education — 1Vocatio…Vocational Training — 1English…English Language Teaching — 1Media Studies — 1Football3Football — 3Cricket2Cricket — 2Athletics2Athletics — 2Golf2Golf — 2Swimming — 1Rugby — 1Netball — 1Disability Sport — 1Rugby League — 1Karate — 1Sailing — 1Horse Racing — 1Physical Education — 1Equestrianism — 1Community Sport — 1Horseracing — 1Boxing — 1Judo — 1Climbing — 1Disability Sports — 1Equestrian Sport — 1Mountaineering — 1Wheelc…Wheelchair Rugby — 1GlidingGliding — 1ShintyShinty — 1School Football — 1Football Refereeing — 1Young People18Young People — 18Voluntary Sector17Voluntary Sector — 17Police15Police — 15Communit…4Community Cohesion — 4Community Relations — 2Community Safety — 1Charitable S…7Charitable Service — 7british-commu…7british-community-abroad — 7Engineer…3Engineering — 3Information Technology — 1InternetInternet — 1Compute…Computer Science — 1Computer Games Industry — 1Disadvant…6Disadvantaged People — 6Administr…6Administration Of Justice — 6Constru…Construction — 5Defence Industry5Defence Industry — 5Equal Opportuni…5Equal Opportunities — 5Engineering3Engineering — 3Public Understanding Of Science — 1Social Science4Social Science — 4Diversity4Diversity — 4Broadcasting — 3Publishing — 3Royal Prot…2Royal Protection — 2Aviation I…2Aviation Industry — 2Beauty Ind…2Beauty Industry — 2Unemployme…2Unemployment — 2british-interests-overseas — 2Human Rights — 2Archite…Architecture — 2Family Support — 1Hospitality — 1Rural Development — 1ArtsEducationSportCommunityCharityTechnologyScience and Tec…
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year 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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