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New Year Honours List2019

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

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1,516
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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

1,516

Total awards

41

Knights & Dames

116

CBE

302

OBE

By rank

  • Knights & Dames41
  • CBE116
  • OBE302
  • MBE563
  • BEM372
  • Other honours122

Top counties (where recorded)

London 181Surrey 40Greater Manchester 36Hampshire 33West Midlands 32North Yorkshire 29Kent 28Essex 28Antrim 25Lancashire 24Devon 23

From the citations

The angles

Community & Voluntary Service led the round with 265 recipients (17.5% of those whose citation is tagged).

  • Community & Voluntary Service265 · 17.5%
  • Education119 · 7.8%
  • Children, Young People & Families116 · 7.7%
  • Health & Social Care107 · 7.1%
  • Arts & Culture91 · 6%
  • Business & Economy85 · 5.6%
  • Sport & Recreation64 · 4.2%
  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion60 · 4%

Named recipients with a public profile

Adrian Bowyer

Member Order Of The British Empire

Alastair Nathan Cook

Knight Bachelor

Alexander Halliday

Knight Bachelor

Alison Jane Brittain

Commander Order Of The British Empire

Alison Nimmo

Dame Commander Order Of The British Empire

Andrew Colin Nairne

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Ann Heron Gloag

Dame Commander Order Of The British Empire

Anne Carlisle

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Barbara Walker

Member Order Of The British Empire

Bridget Rosewell

Commander Order Of The British Empire

Bryan Keating

Commander Order Of The British Empire

Christian Charles Blackshaw

Member Order Of The British Empire

Cindy Rose

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Claire Murdoch

Commander Order Of The British Empire

Colonel David James HILL

Member Order Of The British Empire

Colonel John Nicholas BLASHFORD-SNELL

Commander Order Of The British Empire

Most-honoured town: London (2).

Year on year

Oddities & trends

Versus the New Year Honours List 2018

Total ▲ 87Knights & Dames ▼ 13CBE ▲ 7OBE ▲ 37MBE ▲ 8BEM ▲ 39Other honours ▲ 9

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

1,516 recipients

A78
B166
C101
D70
E18
F44
G73
H111
I12
J38
K51
L61
M149
N27
O33
P74
Q3
R87
S117
T63
U4
V19
W109
Y6
Z2

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Themes

The themes most cited across the New Year Honours List 2019.

Community & Voluntary Service — 265Children, Young People & Families — 116Education — 119Arts & Culture — 91Health & Social Care — 107Business & Economy — 85Sport & Recreation — 64Equality, Diversity & Inclusion — 60Government & Public Service — 50Policing & Emergency Services — 48Science, Engineering & Technology — 50Defence & Armed Forces — 32Environment & Agriculture — 27Faith & Belief — 19International & Diplomatic — 7209community — 209Community Cohesion — 9Charitable Fundraising — 5Voluntary service — 5Fundraising — 3Voluntary Sector — 2Community Relations — 2Charitable service — 1Jewish Community — 1Voluntary — 1Sikh community — 1Chinese community — 1Asian community — 1Community Sector — 1Voluntary Work — 1LGBT community — 147Young People — 47Children — 15Older People — 7their Families — 6Fostering — 6Children's Social Care — 6Families — 3Children with Disabilities — 3Foster Care — 2Vulnerable Children — 2Bereaved Families — 2Children with Special Educational Needs — 1Young People with Special Educational Needs — 1Early Years Education — 1Disadvantaged Young People — 1Adoption — 1Vulnerable Families — 1Safeguarding — 1Save the Children — 154Education — 54Higher Education — 13Further Education — 11Holocaust Education — 7People with Learning Disabilities — 3Music Education — 2STEM Education — 2Primary Education — 2Children with Special Educational Needs — 1Young People with Special Educational Needs — 1Early Years Education — 1Special Educational Needs — 1Apprenticeships — 1Schools — 1Music — 20Arts — 16Dance — 7Drama — 6Culture — 6Theatre — 5Museums — 5Film — 5Heritage — 4Literature — 3Fashion — 3Broadcasting — 2Design — 2Music Education — 2Musical Theatre — 1Fashion Industry — 1Military Heritage — 1Aviation Heritage — 1Nursing — 13Healthcare — 12Health — 9NHS — 8Children's Social Care — 6Mental Health — 5Cancer Research — 4Social Care — 3Medical Research — 3Palliative Care — 3Foster Care — 2Midwifery — 2Public Health — 1Medicine — 1Wellbeing — 1Hospitality Industry — 1Cancer Patients — 1Primary Care — 1Cancer Care — 125Business — 25Economy — 9Economic Development — 3Energy Industry — 3Entrepreneurship — 2Social Enterprise — 2Exports — 2Construction Industry — 2Food Industry — 2Tourism Industry — 2Gas Industry — 2Tourism — 1Creative Industries — 1Hospitality Industry — 1Manufacturing — 1Trade — 1Fashion Industry — 1Technology Industry — 121Sport — 21Football — 13Athletics — 5Cricket — 3Cycling — 2Rugby — 2Rugby Union — 2Association Football — 1Swimming — 1Tennis — 1Boxing — 1Rugby Union Football — 1Netball — 1Disability Sports — 1Women's Cricket — 1Diversity — 13Equality — 8Women — 6Inclusion — 4People with Disabilities — 4People with Learning Disabilities — 3Gender Equality — 3Children with Disabilities — 3Disabled People — 1Human Rights — 1Disabled — 1Financial Inclusion — 1LGBT community — 1Disability — 1Disability Sports — 1Women's Rights — 1Public service — 19Local Government — 11Political service — 9Parliament — 2Government — 2Parliamentary service — 1Economic Policy — 1Energy Policy — 1Political Science — 137Policing — 37Prisoners — 1Probation Service — 1HM Prison Service — 1HM Prison — 1Police — 1Probation — 1Prisons — 1HM Coastguard — 1Fire Service — 1Counter Terrorism Policing — 1Engineering — 10Science — 4Cancer Research — 4Medical Research — 3Social Sciences — 3Innovation — 2Research — 2Forensic Science — 2Technology — 1Marine Science — 1Technology Industry — 1Defence — 13Veterans — 6Royal Navy — 3Armed Forces Personnel — 2Armed Forces Veterans — 1Military Heritage — 1Army — 1RAF Personnel — 1Defence Acquisition — 1Military Families — 1Armed Forces Reserves — 1Environment — 9Conservation — 2Forestry — 2Farming — 2Natural Environment — 2Agriculture — 1Sustainability — 1Nature Conservation — 1Built Environment — 1Farming Community — 1Historic Environment — 1Sustainable Energy — 1Church — 7Faith Communities — 2Jewish Community — 1Interfaith Relations — 1Sikh community — 1Interfaith — 1Muslim Women — 1Methodist Church — 1Liverpool Cathedral — 1International Development — 3Overseas — 1International Relations — 1Humanitarianism — 1Community & Voluntary ServiceChildren, Young People & FamiliesEducationArts & CultureHealth & Social CareBusiness & EconomySport & RecreationEquality, Diversity …Government & Public …Policing & Emergency…Science, Engineering…Defence & Armed ForcesEnvironment & Agricu…Faith & BeliefInternational & Dipl…
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Most numerous themes

The themes most often cited in the New Year Honours List 2019.

#ThemeRecipients
1Community & Voluntary Service265
2Education119
3Children, Young People & Families116
4Health & Social Care107
5Arts & Culture91
6Business & Economy85
7Sport & Recreation64
8Equality, Diversity & Inclusion60
9Government & Public Service50
10Science, Engineering & Technology50
11Policing & Emergency Services48
12Defence & Armed Forces32
13Environment & Agriculture27
14Faith & Belief19
15International & Diplomatic7