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Birthday Honours List2014

Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

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1,149
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Honouring excellence in public service, arts, science and community leadership.

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Analysis

By the numbers

The headline

By the numbers

1,149

Total awards

39

Knights & Dames

99

CBE

227

OBE

By rank

  • Knights & Dames39
  • CBE99
  • OBE227
  • MBE474
  • BEM300
  • Other honours10

Top counties (where recorded)

London 208Surrey 35Hampshire 32West Yorkshire 28Kent 27Hertfordshire 26Essex 26Down 25Lancashire 25West Midlands 24Somerset 24

From the citations

The angles

Community & Voluntary Service led the round with 323 recipients (28.1% of those whose citation is tagged).

  • Community & Voluntary Service323 · 28.1%
  • Education148 · 12.9%
  • Children, Young People & Families113 · 9.8%
  • Health & Social Care112 · 9.7%
  • Arts & Culture104 · 9.1%
  • Business & Economy103 · 9%
  • Science, Engineering & Technology57 · 5%
  • Government & Public Service53 · 4.6%

Named recipients with a public profile

Alice RAWSTHORN

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Amyas Charles Edward MORSE

Knight Commmander Order Of Bath

Belinda PARMAR

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Brett ROGERS

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Cerys MATTHEWS

Member Order Of The British Empire

Charlotte EVANS

Member Order Of The British Empire

Colin Stephen MATTHEWS

Commander Order Of The British Empire

Colonel David James HILL

Member Order Of The British Empire

Damian Watcyn LEWIS

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Daniel Michael Blake DAY-LEWIS

Knight Bachelor

Dario FRANCHITTI

Member Order Of The British Empire

David Roland ELLERAY

Member Order Of The British Empire

Dr Anthony Francis SELDON

Knight Bachelor

Dr David Mark LAN

Commander Order Of The British Empire

Dr Gillian Carol GEAR

British Empire Medal

Dr Helen Elizabeth MASON

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Most-honoured town: Stroud (1).

Year on year

Oddities & trends

Sources

Counts derived by Honoria from public records (The Gazette). Sector tags are Honoria's; percentages are of recipients whose citation is tagged.

The recipients

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Award
Theme

1,149 recipients

A31
B118
C92
D70
E22
F43
G48
H94
I5
J26
K31
L50
M118
N17
O19
P66
Q1
R47
S103
T40
U5
V6
W85
Y10
Z2

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Themes

The themes most cited across the Birthday Honours List 2014.

Community & Voluntary Service — 323Education — 148Children, Young People & Families — 113Arts & Culture — 104Health & Social Care — 112Business & Economy — 103Science, Engineering & Technology — 57Government & Public Service — 53Sport & Recreation — 50Equality, Diversity & Inclusion — 48Defence & Armed Forces — 38Policing & Emergency Services — 27Environment & Agriculture — 23International & Diplomatic — 13Faith & Belief — 7231community — 231communities — 15Charitable service — 11Community Cohesion — 5Voluntary service — 4voluntary service to Young People — 3Charitable Fundraising — 2Rural Community — 2Voluntary Sector — 1Voluntary — 1Rural Communities — 1Community Engagement — 1charitable services — 1Community Sport — 1Minority Ethnic Communities — 1Asian community — 1Community Sector — 185Education — 8531Higher Education — 31Further Education — 11Adult Learning — 3Vocational Education — 2Special Needs Education — 2Children with Special Educational Needs — 1People with Learning Disabilities — 1Medical Education — 1Music Education — 1Adult Education — 1Science Education — 1Learning — 135Children — 3528Families — 2826Young People — 26their Families — 9Older People — 6voluntary service to Young People — 3Elderly People — 3Vulnerable Children — 2Children with Disabilities — 2Children with Special Educational Needs — 1Adoption — 1Disabled Children — 1Vulnerable Young People — 1Children's Literature — 1Youth Development — 1Young People with Special Needs — 121Music — 21Heritage — 15Arts — 14Literature — 5Dance — 5Drama — 4Culture — 3Theatre — 3Museums — 3Broadcasting — 2Music Industry — 2Heritage Crafts — 2Design — 1Music Education — 1Fashion Industry — 1Visual Arts — 1Sports Broadcasting — 1Children's Literature — 1Military Heritage — 1Railway Heritage — 1Martial Arts — 1Healthcare — 12Nursing — 11NHS — 6Health — 6Public Health — 4Social Care — 4Medical Research — 4Hospitality Industry — 3People with Cancer — 3Primary Care — 3Midwifery — 2Hospitality — 2Mental Health — 1Medicine — 1Cancer Research — 1St John Ambulance — 1Medical Education — 1Cancer Patients — 1Palliative Care — 1Carers — 1Animal Health — 1their Carers — 1Cancer Care — 1Dementia Care — 130Business — 30Economy — 5Tourism — 4Hospitality Industry — 3Manufacturing — 3Entrepreneurship — 2Hospitality — 2Music Industry — 2Small Businesses — 2Food Industry — 2Rail Industry — 2Defence Industry — 2Rural Economy — 2Social Enterprise — 1Economic Development — 1Enterprise — 1Energy Industry — 1Beauty Industry — 1Fashion Industry — 1Science — 7Technology — 7Engineering — 6Medical Research — 4Social Science — 4Scientific Research — 3Innovation — 2Chemistry — 2Aerospace Industry — 2Research — 1Cancer Research — 1Civil Engineering — 1Mathematics — 1Physics — 1Marine Science — 1Science Education — 1Healthcare Science — 1Political service — 16Local Government — 10Public service — 6Public Administration — 3Parliamentary service — 2Parliament — 1Policy — 1Economic Policy — 1Civil Service — 1Monetary Policy — 1Sport — 7Cricket — 6Football — 5Disability Sport — 3Rugby League — 3Tennis — 2Athletics — 1Swimming — 1Rugby — 1Boxing — 1Golf — 1Netball — 1Community Sport — 1Paralympic Sport — 1Sports Broadcasting — 1Amateur Boxing — 1Disability Sports — 1Grassroots Football — 1People with Disabilities — 9Equality — 7Diversity — 4Women — 4Disability Sport — 3Children with Disabilities — 2People with Learning Disabilities — 1Disabled People — 1Gender Equality — 1Disabled Children — 1Women's Institute — 1Minority Ethnic Communities — 1Disability Sports — 1Women's Rights — 1Promoting Diversity — 1Defence — 8Veterans — 6Military Operational Capability — 4Armed Forces — 2Armed Forces Personnel — 2Defence Industry — 2Armed Forces Veterans — 2Royal Navy — 1Reserve Forces — 1Military Heritage — 1Army Cadet Force — 1Military Families — 1Royal Air Force Personnel — 1Royal Navy Personnel — 1Policing — 17Prisoners — 2HM Prison Service — 2Police Welfare — 1Prisoner Rehabilitation — 1Police Training — 1Care of Police Survivors charity — 1Environment — 5Conservation — 3Agriculture — 2Forestry — 2Environmental Health — 2Horticulture — 1Nature Conservation — 1Historic Environment — 1International Development — 3Overseas — 3International Search — 1Consulting Engineering — 1Interfaith Relations — 1Inter Faith Relations — 1community through Christians Against Poverty — 1Christian Aid — 1Anglo-Jewish community — 1Community & Voluntary ServiceEducationChildren, Young People & FamiliesArts & CultureHealth & Social CareBusiness & EconomyScience, Engineering…Government & Public …Sport & RecreationEquality, Diversity …Defence & Armed ForcesPolicing & Emergency…Environment & Agricu…International & Dipl…Faith & Belief
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Most numerous themes

The themes most often cited in the Birthday Honours List 2014.

#ThemeRecipients
1Community & Voluntary Service323
2Education148
3Children, Young People & Families113
4Health & Social Care112
5Arts & Culture104
6Business & Economy103
7Science, Engineering & Technology57
8Government & Public Service53
9Sport & Recreation50
10Equality, Diversity & Inclusion48
11Defence & Armed Forces38
12Policing & Emergency Services27
13Environment & Agriculture23
14International & Diplomatic13
15Faith & Belief7