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Birthday Honours List 2013

Published 15 June 2013. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,493 Birthday Honours 2013 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: 3 (0%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 14 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 3 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 10 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 1 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 4 (0%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 10 (1%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 18 (1%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 9 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 3 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 121 (8%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 285 (19%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 608 (41%)British Empire Medal: 329 (22%)Royal Victorian Medal: 9 (1%)Knight Bachelor: 28 (2%)Queen's Ambulance Service Medal: 3 (0%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 6 (0%)Queen's Police Medal: 20 (1%)Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal: 4 (0%)Other: 5 (0%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

9 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the Birthday Honours 2013, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

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

All topics

The topics most recognised across the Birthday Honours List 2013, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Paralympic Sport16Paralympic Sport — 16Cricket7Cricket — 7Olympics6Olympics — 6Rugby4Rugby — 4Athletics4Athletics — 4Footba…Football — 3Cycling — 2Motorsport — 2Hockey — 2Swimming — 1Gymnastics — 1KarateKarate — 1Grassr…Grassroots Sport — 1RowingRowing — 1Volley…Volleyball — 1SailingSailing — 1Badmin…Badminton — 1Equest…Equestrianism — 1TennisTennis — 1GolfGolf — 1Table …Table Tennis — 1Bowls — 1Darts — 1Archery — 1Amateur Boxing — 1Equestrian Sport — 1Sports Administration — 1Fitness — 1Disabled Cricket — 1Higher Education15Higher Education — 15Further Education8Further Education — 8Training4Training — 4Learning — 2Youth Development — 2Adult Education — 2Special Educational Needs — 1Early Years Education — 1Skills — 1Medical Education — 1Art Education — 1Environmental Education — 1Geography — 1Political Science — 1Astronomy Education — 1Humanities — 1Special Needs Education — 1ReadingReading — 1Commun…Community Learning — 1Childc…Childcare — 1Physics — 1Media Education — 1Local Government17Local Government — 17Policing16Policing — 16Defence — 4Emergency Services — 2Political Service — 1Business27Business — 27Tourism — 2Small Business — 2Engineering8Engineering — 8Chemistry — 1Physics — 1Microbiology — 1Geology — 1Botany — 1Science Communication — 1Medical Science — 1Environmental Science — 1Health Sciences — 1Psychol…Psychology — 1Timekee…Timekeeping — 1Sundials — 1Policing16Policing — 16Community Policing — 1Engineering8Engineering — 8Innovation — 4Digital Infrastructure — 1Digital Services — 1Information Technology — 1Technological Innovation — 1Road Safety — 2Cycling — 2Public Transport — 1Shipping — 1Community Transport — 1Haulage Industry — 1Communit…3Community Cohesion — 3Community Support — 1Communi…Community Safety — 1Communi…Community Transport — 1Volunteering — 1Royal Protection — 2Olympic Security — 2International Security — 1Border Security — 1Broadca…Broadcasting — 5Diversity — 2Women — 1Minority Groups — 1Construction3Construction — 3british-comm…3british-community-abroad — 3Afghanistan3Afghanistan — 3Diplomacy3Diplomacy — 3Postal S…3Postal Service — 3Youth Development — 2Infrastructure Development — 1Rural Development — 1Boatbuil…2Boatbuilding — 2Employme…2Employment Relations — 2Charities2Charities — 2Public P…2Public Protection — 2local-co…2local-community-service — 2Autism2Autism — 2british-interests-overseas — 2Social Science — 2Voluntar…2Voluntary Sector — 2Community Engagement — 1Nursing Research — 1SportEducationPublic ServiceEconomyScience and TechnologyLaw EnforcementTechnologyTransportCommunitySecurityEquality
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the Birthday Honours List 2013, by the number of recipients. Scroll for the full list; click a topic for its recipients in this round.

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