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Birthday Honours List2016

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

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1,469
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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

1,469

Total awards

45

Knights & Dames

116

CBE

263

OBE

By rank

  • Knights & Dames45
  • CBE116
  • OBE263
  • MBE590
  • BEM329
  • Other honours126

Top counties (where recorded)

London 180Surrey 54West Midlands 36Lancashire 33Down 30Kent 28West Yorkshire 27Cheshire 25Antrim 24Hampshire 24North Yorkshire 23

From the citations

The angles

Community & Voluntary Service led the round with 287 recipients (19.5% of those whose citation is tagged).

  • Community & Voluntary Service287 · 19.5%
  • Education158 · 10.8%
  • Children, Young People & Families121 · 8.2%
  • Business & Economy113 · 7.7%
  • Health & Social Care94 · 6.4%
  • Arts & Culture89 · 6.1%
  • Science, Engineering & Technology61 · 4.2%
  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion54 · 3.7%

Named recipients with a public profile

Adrian Allen Leppard

Commander Order Of The British Empire

Alan Shearer

Commander Order Of The British Empire

Alastair Nathan Cook

Commander Order Of The British Empire

Alice Bentinck

Member Order Of The British Empire

Alison Louise Balsom

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Andrew Burns

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Anna Felicja Dominiczak

Dame Commander Order Of The British Empire

Anthony David McPARTLIN

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Anthony Finkelstein

Commander Order Of The British Empire

Brian Blessed

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Caroline Bayantai PLUMB

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Caroline Dean

Dame Commander Order Of The British Empire

Catherine Slessor

Member Order Of The British Empire

Claire Williams

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Colin Lawson

Commander Order Of The British Empire

Damon Buffini

Knight Bachelor

Most-honoured town: Cobham (1).

Year on year

Oddities & trends

Versus the Birthday Honours List 2015

Total ▼ 8Knights & Dames ▲ 2CBE no changeOBE ▼ 32MBE ▲ 5BEM ▲ 14Other honours ▲ 3

Sources

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

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Award
Theme

1,469 recipients

A39
B136
C127
D70
E37
F50
G62
H120
I4
J38
K39
L55
M176
N24
O25
P67
Q1
R81
S139
T59
U6
V5
W105
Y4

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Themes

The themes most cited across the Birthday Honours List 2016.

Community & Voluntary Service — 287Education — 158Children, Young People & Families — 121Business & Economy — 113Health & Social Care — 94Arts & Culture — 89Science, Engineering & Technology — 61Government & Public Service — 50Equality, Diversity & Inclusion — 54Sport & Recreation — 49Environment & Agriculture — 27Defence & Armed Forces — 32Policing & Emergency Services — 27International & Diplomatic — 18Faith & Belief — 11190community — 190Voluntary service — 10Charitable Fundraising — 8Charitable service — 7Community Cohesion — 7Community Safety — 3Rural Communities — 3Jewish Community — 2Voluntary Sector — 2communities — 2Voluntary — 2Community Engagement — 2Community Sport — 2Fundraising — 1Community Relations — 1Volunteering — 1Charitable Sector — 1voluntary service to the community — 1Sikh community — 1charitable services — 1voluntary service to Young People — 1Rural Community — 1Chinese community — 1Business Community — 193Education — 9323Higher Education — 23Further Education — 6People with Learning Disabilities — 3Medical Education — 3Special Education — 2Nurse Education — 2Holocaust Education — 1Apprenticeships — 1Music Education — 1Dental Education — 1Vocational Education — 1Science Education — 1Adults with Learning Disabilities — 1Mathematics Education — 1Pre-School Education — 148Children — 4831Young People — 3125Families — 25their Families — 5Older People — 4Disadvantaged Young People — 2Terminally Ill Children — 2voluntary service to Young People — 1Disadvantaged Children — 1Elderly People — 1Youth Sport — 1Safeguarding Children — 1Youth Development — 1Youth Work — 123Business — 23Economy — 14Entrepreneurship — 9Tourism — 4Enterprise — 4International Trade — 2Economic Development — 2Music Industry — 2Small Businesses — 2Food Industry — 2Rail Industry — 2Beauty Industry — 2Drink Industry — 2Gas Industry — 2Creative Industries — 1Hospitality Industry — 1Manufacturing — 1Economics — 1Hospitality — 1Finance — 1Maritime Industry — 1Tourism Industry — 1Digital Economy — 1Business Community — 1Fashion Industry — 1Healthcare — 12Nursing — 9Health — 7NHS — 4Public Health — 4Medicine — 4Mental Health — 3Social Care — 3Wellbeing — 3Medical Education — 3Midwifery — 2Cancer Research — 2Palliative Care — 2Care — 2Women's Health — 2Medical Research — 1Hospitality Industry — 1St John Ambulance — 1Hospitality — 1Adult Social Care — 1Primary Care — 1Animal Health — 1their Carers — 1Dementia Care — 1Health Research — 119Music — 19Arts — 14Drama — 6Broadcasting — 5Heritage — 4Culture — 4Theatre — 3Community Music — 3Literature — 2Design — 2Music Industry — 2Museums — 1Music Education — 1Performing Arts — 1Fashion Industry — 1Crafts — 1Church Music — 1Craft — 1Engineering — 10Technology — 10Innovation — 6Science — 5Research — 4Cancer Research — 2Social Sciences — 2Medical Science — 2Medical Research — 1Social Science — 1Digital Economy — 1Health Research — 1Science Education — 1Chemical Sciences — 1Mathematics Education — 1Environmental Science — 1Computer Science — 1Biomedical Research — 1Local Government — 16Public service — 11Political service — 9Public Administration — 5Parliamentary service — 2Parliament — 1Political Science — 1Diversity — 8People with Disabilities — 5Women — 5Equality — 4People with Learning Disabilities — 3Disabled People — 3Gender Equality — 2Women's Health — 2Inclusion — 1Disability Sport — 1Human Rights — 1Women's Institute — 1Adults with Learning Disabilities — 1Vulnerable Women — 1Riding for the Disabled Association — 1Women's Rights — 1Sport — 15Football — 3Cricket — 2Tennis — 2Boxing — 2Community Sport — 2Association Football — 1Disability Sport — 1Netball — 1Youth Sport — 1Women's Cricket — 1Women's Sport — 1Conservation — 4Environment — 3Agriculture — 3Farming — 2Natural Environment — 2Forestry — 1Sustainability — 1Horticulture — 1Wildlife Conservation — 1Environmental Protection — 1Environmental Science — 1Sustainable Development — 1Climate Change Research — 1Defence — 11Veterans — 3Armed Forces Personnel — 1support of Military Operations — 1Armed Forces Veterans — 1Army Cadet Force — 1Army Personnel — 1Policing — 8Police — 5HM Prison Service — 3Prisoners — 1Probation — 1Development of the Prison Estate — 1International Development — 6International Trade — 2International Business — 1International Aid — 1International Search — 1International Development particularly — 1Commonwealth Parliamentary Association — 1Global Humanitarian Emergency Response — 1Jewish Community — 2Interfaith Relations — 1Sikh community — 1Church Music — 1Community & Voluntary ServiceEducationChildren, Young People & FamiliesBusiness & EconomyHealth & Social CareArts & CultureScience, Engineering…Government & Public …Equality, Diversity …Sport & RecreationEnvironment & Agricu…Defence & Armed ForcesPolicing & Emergency…International & Dipl…Faith & Belief
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Most numerous themes

The themes most often cited in the Birthday Honours List 2016.

#ThemeRecipients
1Community & Voluntary Service287
2Education158
3Children, Young People & Families121
4Business & Economy113
5Health & Social Care94
6Arts & Culture89
7Science, Engineering & Technology61
8Equality, Diversity & Inclusion54
9Government & Public Service50
10Sport & Recreation49
11Defence & Armed Forces32
12Environment & Agriculture27
13Policing & Emergency Services27
14International & Diplomatic18
15Faith & Belief11