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Birthday Honours List 2020

Published 9 October 2020. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

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King's College London in the 2020 Birthday Honours

King's College London leaders and alumni were recognised in the 2020 Birthday Honours: a knighthood for the principal Sir Edward Byrne, a damehood for the nursing scholar Dame Anne-Marie Rafferty, and an OBE for the geneticist Tim Spector.

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How the 1,765 Birthday Honours 2020 honours break down - from the British Empire Medal to knighthoods and damehoods. Select an award to see its recipients.

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Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath: 1 (0%)Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath: 1 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath: 3 (0%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 15 (1%)Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George: 3 (0%)Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 1 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 1 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 16 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 2 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 10 (1%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 12 (1%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 18 (1%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 12 (1%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 113 (6%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 260 (15%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 671 (38%)Order of the Companions of Honour: 1 (0%)British Empire Medal: 551 (31%)Royal Victorian Medal: 12 (1%)Associate of the Royal Red Cross: 5 (0%)Bar: 3 (0%)Knight Bachelor: 15 (1%)Queen's Ambulance Service Medal: 5 (0%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 5 (0%)Queen's Police Medal: 23 (1%)Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal: 6 (0%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

114 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the Birthday Honours 2020, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Royal Navy 22Army 59Royal Air Force 33
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Holocaust Educati…14Holocaust Education — 14Special Education…9Special Educational Needs — 9Higher Education9Higher Education — 9Further…Further Education — 5Vocatio…Vocational Skills — 5Apprenticeships — 4Technical Education — 2Genocide Education — 2Culinary Arts — 2Vulnerable Children — 2Training — 1Early Years Education — 1Secondary Education — 1Youth Development — 1Music Education — 1Early Education — 1Early Childhood Education — 1Early Childhood Development — 1Social Sciences — 1Medical Education — 1Skills Development — 1Student Wellbeing — 1Special Needs Education — 1Scholarship — 1Physics Education — 1Cultural Learning — 1Career Development — 1STEM Careers — 1Youth Education — 1Science Engagement — 1Childcare — 1Fitness5Fitness — 5Football4Football — 4Rugby3Rugby — 3Athletics3Athletics — 3SwimmingSwimming — 2CricketCricket — 2Disabil…Disability Sport — 2Gymnast…Gymnastics — 2Horse R…Horse Racing — 2TennisTennis — 2Golf — 2Lawn Bowls — 2Motorcycle Racing — 2Sporting Event Safety — 2Diving — 1Rugby Union — 1Grassroots Sport — 1Running — 1Community Sport — 1Snooker — 1Boxing — 1Table Tennis — 1Judo — 1Chess — 1Taekwondo — 1Hockey — 1Amateur Boxing — 1Curling — 1Sports Broadcasting — 1Olympics — 1Mountaineering — 1Wrestling — 1Cave Diving — 1Billiards — 1Shinty — 1Clay Pigeon Shooting — 1Disability Cricket — 1Para Football — 1Policing16Policing — 16Criminal Justice5Criminal Justice — 5Emergency Response — 4Fire Safety — 4Road Safety — 3Safety3Safety — 3Maritime …3Maritime Safety — 3Protectio…Protection Services — 2Security — 1Crime Prevention — 1Knife Crime Prevention — 1Border Security — 1Fraud Prevention — 1Counter Terrorism — 1Online Safety — 1Police Welfare — 1Business31Business — 31Economic Development — 3Tourism — 2Small Business — 1Diversity18Diversity — 18Gender Equality — 5Women — 4Race Equality — 1Telecommun…7Telecommunications — 7Innovat…Innovation — 5Enginee…Engineering — 4Cyber Security — 1Digital Transformation — 1Data Science — 1Information Technology — 1Computer Science — 1Robotics — 1Semiconductor Research — 1Online Safety — 1Engineer…4Engineering — 4Research4Research — 4Ecosystem Science — 2Forensic Science — 2Scientific Research — 2Chemistry — 1Climate Science — 1Biotechnology — 1Oceanography — 1Neuroscience — 1Environmental Science — 1Science Engagement — 1Psychology — 1Industrial Biotechnology — 1Broadcasti…7Broadcasting — 7Journalism — 4RadioRadio — 2Televisi…Television — 2Publishi…Publishing — 2Local Media — 2Sports Broadcasting — 1Radio Broadcasting — 1Television Broadcasting — 1Financial Serv…13Financial Services — 13Investm…Investment — 3Pensions — 2Social Investment — 1Financial Inclusion — 1Defence7Defence — 7Veterans4Veterans — 4Armed F…Armed Forces — 3Armed Forces Support — 1Veterans Support — 1Military Casualties — 1Awareness8Awareness — 8Cultural Relations — 3Trade — 3Commonwealth — 1Vulnerabl…6Vulnerable People — 6Human Rights — 2Grassroots — 1Charity Work — 1Community Development — 1Philanthropy — 1Community Cohesion — 2Community Relations — 1Community Development — 1Volunteer Development — 1Family Sup…4Family Support — 4Community Engagement — 1Textiles — 1Textile Industry — 1Optical Manufacturing — 1Aerospace Manufacturing — 1Distillation — 1Social Mobility4Social Mobility — 4Disabilities — 3Border Security — 1Policy — 1Nuclear Industry — 2Disadvantaged People — 2Rescue — 2Youth Disadvantage — 2Refugees — 2Social Housing — 2Oil Industry — 2Youth Development — 1Energy Transition — 1Competition — 1EducationSportPublic SafetyEconomyEqualityTechnologyScience and Techn…MediaFinanceMilitaryInternatio…Civil So…CommunityFamiliesManufacturing
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