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Birthday Honours List 2012

Published 16 June 2012. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,466 Birthday Honours 2012 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%)Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 1 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 1 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 10 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 2 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 5 (0%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 7 (0%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 14 (1%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 7 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 4 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 101 (7%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 282 (19%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 639 (44%)British Empire Medal: 311 (21%)Royal Victorian Medal: 5 (0%)Knight Bachelor: 22 (2%)Queen's Ambulance Service Medal: 4 (0%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 5 (0%)Queen's Police Medal: 22 (2%)Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal: 4 (0%)Other: 4 (0%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

7 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the Birthday Honours 2012, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 4Royal Air Force 2Ministry of Defence 1
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the Birthday Honours List 2012, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Further Education16Further Education — 16Higher Education15Higher Education — 15Skills5Skills — 5TrainingTraining — 4Youth — 3Special …2Special Education — 2Special …2Special Needs Education — 2Scholars…2Scholarship — 2Primary …Primary Education — 1Music Education — 1Adult Learning — 1Mathematics — 1English Language — 1Science Education — 1Veterinary Education — 1Classical Scholarship — 1Teacher Education — 1Culinar…Culinary Arts — 1Vulnera…Vulnerable Children — 1Language Learning — 1Finance Education — 1Policing23Policing — 23Local Government16Local Government — 16Political Ser…3Political Service — 3DefenceDefence — 1Civic En…Civic Engagement — 1Football4Football — 4Gymnastics3Gymnastics — 3Swimming2Swimming — 2Rugby2Rugby — 2NetballNetball — 2BoxingBoxing — 2Cricket — 1Rugby Football — 1Athletics — 1KarateKarate — 1Amateu…Amateur Sport — 1Volley…Volleyball — 1CyclingCycling — 1School…School Sport — 1Golf — 1Basketball — 1Disability Sports — 1Hockey — 1Archery — 1Equest…Equestrian Sport — 1Paraly…Paralympic Sport — 1Commun…Community Sports — 1Canoeing — 1Water Polo — 1Fitness — 1Disability Sailing — 1Groundsmanship — 1Business16Business — 16Tourism6Tourism — 6Economic Development — 3Rural E…Rural Economy — 1Small B…Small Business — 1Families22Families — 22Community C…4Community Cohesion — 4Community D…4Community Development — 4Community Relations — 3Youth — 3Community Safety — 1Civic Engagement — 1Engineeri…3Engineering — 3Botany — 2Chemis…Chemistry — 1Resear…Research — 1Advanc…Advanced Materials — 1Bioinformatics — 1Food Science — 1Scientific Research — 1Fungal Genetics — 1Diversity5Diversity — 5Women — 2Gender Equality — 1Engineer…3Engineering — 3Innovation — 2Digital Inclusion — 1Computing — 1Telecommunications — 1Constructi…6Construction — 6Voluntary Sect…4Voluntary Sector — 4local-communit…3local-community-service — 3Afghanistan3Afghanistan — 3Vulnerable Peo…3Vulnerable People — 3british-business-interests — 2Royal Protection — 2Disadvantaged People — 2Defence Industry — 2Social Sc…2Social Science — 2Philately2Philately — 2Search An…2Search And Rescue — 2british…british-community-abroad — 2Vulnerable Women — 1Heating — 1Financi…Financial Regulation — 1Public …Public Protection — 1Fuel Po…Fuel Poverty — 1Awareness — 1Corporate Social Responsibility — 1Charita…Charitable Organisations — 1EducationPublic ServiceSportEconomyCommunityScience and Tech…EqualityTechnology
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the Birthday Honours List 2012, by the number of recipients. Scroll for the full list; click a topic for its recipients in this round.

The recipients

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