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Birthday Honours List2018

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

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1,361
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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

1,361

Total awards

50

Knights & Dames

101

CBE

252

OBE

By rank

  • Knights & Dames50
  • CBE101
  • OBE252
  • MBE510
  • BEM333
  • Other honours115

Top counties (where recorded)

London 155West Midlands 37Surrey 35Kent 32West Yorkshire 31Hertfordshire 26Cheshire 25Lancashire 24Down 23Devon 23Gloucestershire 21

From the citations

The angles

Community & Voluntary Service led the round with 276 recipients (20.3% of those whose citation is tagged).

  • Community & Voluntary Service276 · 20.3%
  • Education122 · 9%
  • Business & Economy116 · 8.5%
  • Health & Social Care112 · 8.2%
  • Arts & Culture94 · 6.9%
  • Children, Young People & Families92 · 6.8%
  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion71 · 5.2%
  • Science, Engineering & Technology56 · 4.1%

Named recipients with a public profile

Andrew Michael Gordon Sharpe

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Anne Elizabeth Boden

Member Order Of The British Empire

Brian Joseph Cosgrove

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Carole Hillenbrand

Commander Order Of The British Empire

David Lionel Natzler

Knight Commmander Order Of Bath

Debbie Wiseman

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Deborah Greaves

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Dinah Casson

Commander Order Of The British Empire

Emma Thompson

Dame Commander Order Of The British Empire

Fenella Marion Fielding

Officer Order Of The British Empire

James Raymond Eadie

Knight Bachelor

Jane Elizabeth Dacre

Dame Commander Order Of The British Empire

Janet Vitmayer

Dame Commander Order Of The British Empire

Jeanette Winterson

Commander Order Of The British Empire

John William Kelly

Member Order Of The British Empire

Julia Clare Buckingham

Commander Order Of The British Empire

Most-honoured town: London (1).

Year on year

Oddities & trends

Versus the Birthday Honours List 2017

Total ▼ 24Knights & Dames ▲ 5CBE ▼ 15OBE ▼ 16MBE ▼ 40BEM ▲ 15Other honours ▲ 27

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

1,361 recipients

A55
B119
C124
D86
E31
F37
G52
H114
I10
J51
K40
L56
M133
N23
O14
P82
Q4
R87
S93
T54
U3
V8
W75
Y7
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Themes

The themes most cited across the Birthday Honours List 2018.

Community & Voluntary Service — 276Education — 122Business & Economy — 116Children, Young People & Families — 92Arts & Culture — 94Health & Social Care — 112Equality, Diversity & Inclusion — 71Government & Public Service — 40Science, Engineering & Technology — 56Sport & Recreation — 42Environment & Agriculture — 25Policing & Emergency Services — 19Defence & Armed Forces — 20Faith & Belief — 15International & Diplomatic — 11216community — 216Charitable Fundraising — 7Charitable service — 6Voluntary service — 5Community Cohesion — 3Fundraising — 3Voluntary Sector — 2communities — 2Community Relations — 2Community Engagement — 2Business Community — 2LGBT community — 2Rural Communities — 1Community Development — 1Sikh community — 1charitable services — 162Education — 62Higher Education — 18Children with Special Educational Needs — 5Early Years Education — 4Further Education — 2Young People with Special Educational Needs — 2Medical Education — 2STEM Education — 2People with Learning Disabilities — 1Music Education — 1Adult Education — 1Special Needs Education — 1Primary Education — 1Health Education — 1Schools — 1Department for Education — 124Business — 2420Economy — 20Exports — 7Entrepreneurship — 5Manufacturing — 5International Trade — 4Tourism — 4Construction Industry — 4Economic Development — 3Economics — 2Hospitality — 2Business Community — 2Creative Industries — 1Hospitality Industry — 1Enterprise — 1Small Businesses — 1Rail Industry — 1Energy Industry — 1Beauty Industry — 1Maritime Industry — 1Water Industry — 1Rural Economy — 1Gas Industry — 1Economic Growth — 1Technology Industry — 1Female Entrepreneurship — 139Young People — 39Children — 14Older People — 6Families — 5Children with Special Educational Needs — 5Early Years Education — 4their Families — 3Young People with Special Educational Needs — 2Vulnerable Children — 2Adoption — 2Fostering — 1Children with Disabilities — 1Children's Social Care — 1Disabled Children — 1Vulnerable Families — 1Save the Children — 1Youth Sport — 1Safeguarding Children — 1Youth Work — 123Music — 23Arts — 15Heritage — 9Culture — 9Drama — 7Literature — 5Theatre — 3Dance — 2Broadcasting — 2Design — 2Museums — 2Film — 1Music Education — 1Performing Arts — 1Military Heritage — 1South Asian Dance — 1NHS — 11Healthcare — 10Nursing — 9Health — 6Mental Health — 5Public Health — 5Social Care — 3Medicine — 3Midwifery — 3Hospitality — 2Medical Education — 2Carers — 2their Carers — 2Patient Care — 2Cancer Care — 2Wellbeing — 1Hospitality Industry — 1Cancer Research — 1Cancer Patients — 1Children's Social Care — 1Dementia Care — 1Health Research — 1Diversity — 10Disabilities — 8Women — 6People with Disabilities — 5Equality — 5Inclusion — 2Gender Equality — 2Women's Football — 2Riding for the Disabled — 2LGBT community — 2Race Equality — 2People with Learning Disabilities — 1Disabled People — 1Disability Sport — 1Children with Disabilities — 1Human Rights — 1Disabled Children — 1Social Inclusion — 1Women's Institute — 1Disability Sports — 1Public service — 18Local Government — 9Political service — 4Government — 2Health Policy — 2Public Administration — 1Parliamentary service — 1Engineering — 8Science — 6Innovation — 5Technology — 2Research — 2Social Sciences — 2Scientific Research — 2Cancer Research — 1Forensic Science — 1Chemistry — 1Mathematics — 1Health Research — 1Technology Industry — 1Aerospace Industry — 1Sport — 10Football — 3Cricket — 3Swimming — 2Women's Football — 2Sports Administration — 2Disability Sport — 1Rugby — 1Boxing — 1Rugby Union Football — 1Netball — 1Youth Sport — 1Disability Sports — 1Special Olympics — 1Equestrian Sport — 1Women's Cricket — 1Environment — 5Conservation — 3Agriculture — 2Horticulture — 2Nature Conservation — 2Forestry — 1Farming — 1Natural Environment — 1Wildlife — 1Marine Conservation — 1Marine Environment — 1Farming Community — 1Policing — 13Probation Service — 1HM Prison Service — 1HM Prison — 1Probation — 1Scottish Prison Service — 1Coastguard Rescue Team — 1Defence — 10Armed Forces Personnel — 2Armed Forces — 1Military Heritage — 1Military Capability — 1Military History — 1Defence Procurement — 1Defence Exports — 1Church — 3Sikh community — 1Hindu Community — 1Interfaith Cohesion — 1Sikh Heritage — 1Muslim Women — 1British Hindu community — 1Inter-Faith Cohesion — 1International Trade — 4International Development — 1Internationally — 1Humanitarian Operations — 1Community & Voluntary ServiceEducationBusiness & EconomyChildren, Young People & FamiliesArts & CultureHealth & Social CareEquality, Diversity …Government & Public …Science, Engineering…Sport & RecreationEnvironment & Agricu…Policing & Emergency…Defence & Armed ForcesFaith & BeliefInternational & Dipl…
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Most numerous themes

The themes most often cited in the Birthday Honours List 2018.

#ThemeRecipients
1Community & Voluntary Service276
2Education122
3Business & Economy116
4Health & Social Care112
5Arts & Culture94
6Children, Young People & Families92
7Equality, Diversity & Inclusion71
8Science, Engineering & Technology56
9Sport & Recreation42
10Government & Public Service40
11Environment & Agriculture25
12Defence & Armed Forces20
13Policing & Emergency Services19
14Faith & Belief15
15International & Diplomatic11