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Birthday Honours List2020

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

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1,833
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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

1,833

Total awards

44

Knights & Dames

113

CBE

313

OBE

By rank

  • Knights & Dames44
  • CBE113
  • OBE313
  • MBE679
  • BEM559
  • Other honours125

Top counties (where recorded)

Greater London 254Surrey 50Greater Manchester 44Kent 39County Antrim 37West Midlands 36Lancashire 33Essex 33North Yorkshire 33County Down 32West Yorkshire 32

From the citations

The angles

Community & Voluntary Service led the round with 380 recipients (20.7% of those whose citation is tagged).

  • Community & Voluntary Service380 · 20.7%
  • Health & Social Care202 · 11%
  • Education141 · 7.7%
  • Business & Economy118 · 6.4%
  • Children, Young People & Families113 · 6.2%
  • Arts & Culture103 · 5.6%
  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion81 · 4.4%
  • Government & Public Service66 · 3.6%

Named recipients with a public profile

Adrian Anthony Lester

Commander Order Of The British Empire

Adrian Fisher

Member Order Of The British Empire

Alan Gordon Snoddy

Member Order Of The British Empire

Anne Christine Bulford

Commander Order Of The British Empire

Anne Margaret Main

Commander Order Of The British Empire

Anne-Marie Rafferty

Dame Commander Order Of The British Empire

Ansel Keith David Wong

Commander Order Of The British Empire

Arinze Mokwe Kene

Member Order Of The British Empire

Bernhard Herbert Garside

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Christopher Martin EVANS

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Clare Gerada

Dame Commander Order Of The British Empire

Colin John Podmore

Member Order Of The British Empire

Colin Raymond Jones

Member Order Of The British Empire

Daniel Hahn

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Darren Gough

Member Order Of The British Empire

David Brian Thompson

Commander Order Of The British Empire

Most-honoured town: London (253).

Year on year

Oddities & trends

Versus the Birthday Honours List 2019

Total ▲ 422Knights & Dames ▲ 5CBE ▼ 18OBE ▲ 33MBE ▲ 160BEM ▲ 234Other honours ▲ 8

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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Theme

1,833 recipients

A65
B150
C168
D91
E44
F51
G90
H146
I15
J45
K62
L69
M194
N25
O31
P95
Q1
R74
S176
T76
U9
V8
W129
Y11
Z2
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Themes

The themes most cited across the Birthday Honours List 2020.

Community & Voluntary Service — 380Health & Social Care — 202Education — 141Children, Young People & Families — 113Arts & Culture — 103Business & Economy — 118Equality, Diversity & Inclusion — 81Government & Public Service — 66Policing & Emergency Services — 31Science, Engineering & Technology — 66Sport & Recreation — 46International & Diplomatic — 25Environment & Agriculture — 24Defence & Armed Forces — 23Faith & Belief — 19286community — 28630community during Covid-19 — 30Charitable service — 9Charitable Fundraising — 5Community Cohesion — 2Jewish Community — 2ex-Service community — 2Fundraising — 1communities — 1Charitable Sector — 1Community Development — 1Sikh community — 1Community Sport — 1LGBTQ+ Community — 1Asian community — 134NHS during Covid-19 — 34NHS — 24Nursing — 21Healthcare — 13Health — 12Nursing during Covid-19 — 8NHS during the Covid-19 Response — 6Social Care during Covid-19 — 5Midwifery — 4Medicine — 2Medical Research — 2Cancer Research — 2Hospitality — 2Dentistry — 2People with Cancer — 2Mental Health — 1Public Health — 1Social Care — 1Wellbeing — 1Hospitality Industry — 1Medical Education — 1Cancer Patients — 1Palliative Care — 1Adult Social Care — 1Care — 1Carers — 1Animal Health — 1their Carers — 1Public Health during Covid-19 — 174Education — 74Holocaust Education — 14Higher Education — 9Young People with Special Educational Needs — 5Education particularly during Covid-19 — 5Children with Special Educational Needs — 4People with Learning Disabilities — 4Apprenticeships — 4Education during Covid-19 — 4Further Education — 3Academia — 2Genocide Education — 2Early Years Education — 1Medical Education — 1Music Education — 1Adults with Learning Disabilities — 147Young People — 47Children — 20their Families — 9Older People — 8Families — 5Young People with Special Educational Needs — 5Children with Special Educational Needs — 4Disadvantaged Young People — 2Children with Disabilities — 2Vulnerable Families — 2Early Years Education — 1Vulnerable Children — 1Children's Literature — 1Safeguarding — 1Young People with Disabilities — 1Children with Special Needs — 1Children's Hearings System — 130Music — 30Arts — 11Heritage — 6Culture — 6Broadcasting — 6Drama — 5Fashion — 5Literature — 4Dance — 3Theatre — 3Design — 3Culinary Arts — 3Performing Arts — 2Classical Music — 2Museums — 1Music Education — 1Musical Theatre — 1Visual Arts — 1Sports Broadcasting — 1Children's Literature — 1South Asian Dance — 1Aviation Heritage — 126Business — 26Economy — 16International Trade — 13Exports — 4Finance — 4Entrepreneurship — 3Economic Development — 3Water Industry — 3Tourism — 2Social Enterprise — 2Hospitality — 2Enterprise — 2Nuclear Industry — 2Creative Industries — 1Hospitality Industry — 1Manufacturing — 1Construction Industry — 1Rail Industry — 1Retail — 1Defence Industry — 1Technology Industry — 1Diversity — 20People with Disabilities — 9Inclusion — 7Equality — 6Gender Equality — 5Women — 4People with Learning Disabilities — 4Disabilities — 2Disability Sport — 2Children with Disabilities — 2Disabled People — 1LGBTQ+ Community — 1Prevention of Violence Against Women — 1Financial Inclusion — 1Young People with Disabilities — 1Race Equality — 1Adults with Learning Disabilities — 1Riding for the Disabled Association — 1Racial Equality — 135Public service — 35Local Government — 12Government — 6Political service — 4Internet Safety Policy — 2Parliament — 1Parliamentary service — 1Policy — 1Economic Policy — 1Energy Policy — 1Policing — 14Her Majesty's Prison — 8Probation Service during Covid-19 — 7Probation Service — 3Prisoners — 2HM Prison — 2Police Welfare — 1Prison Healthcare — 1Police Officers — 1Prison Staff — 1Prisoners during Covid-19 — 1Technology — 7Innovation — 5Research — 5Engineering — 4Science — 2Medical Research — 2Cancer Research — 2Scientific Research — 2Forensic Science — 2Social Sciences — 1Cyber Security — 1Chemistry — 1Life Sciences — 1Climate Science — 1Technology Industry — 1Environmental Science — 1Leukaemia Research — 1Sport — 10Athletics — 3Rugby — 3Association Football — 2Cricket — 2Swimming — 2Disability Sport — 2Tennis — 2Football — 1Boxing — 1Golf — 1Rugby Union Football — 1Community Sport — 1Table Tennis — 1Sports Broadcasting — 1Amateur Boxing — 1Grassroots Sport — 1International Trade — 13International Development — 5International Relations — 2International — 1Environment — 6Agriculture — 2Farming — 2Conservation — 1Sustainability — 1Nature Conservation — 1Climate Science — 1Marine Conservation — 1Marine Environment — 1Environmental Science — 1Environmental Research — 1Defence — 6Veterans — 3Armed Forces — 2Defence Industry — 1Armed Forces Veterans — 1Army Cadet Force — 1Military Capability — 1Veterans during Covid-19 — 1Defence Engineering — 1Jewish Community — 2Church Stretton — 2Inter Faith — 2Interfaith Relations — 1Church — 1Sikh community — 1Faith Communities — 1Church Girls' Brigade — 1Inter Faith Relations — 1Churchill — 1Community & Voluntary ServiceHealth & Social CareEducationChildren, Young Peop…Arts & CultureBusiness & EconomyEquality, Diversity …Government & Public …Policing & Emergency…Science, Engineering…Sport & RecreationInternational & Dipl…Environment & Agricu…Defence & Armed ForcesFaith & Belief
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Most numerous themes

The themes most often cited in the Birthday Honours List 2020.

#ThemeRecipients
1Community & Voluntary Service380
2Health & Social Care202
3Education141
4Business & Economy118
5Children, Young People & Families113
6Arts & Culture103
7Equality, Diversity & Inclusion81
8Government & Public Service66
9Science, Engineering & Technology66
10Sport & Recreation46
11Policing & Emergency Services31
12International & Diplomatic25
13Environment & Agriculture24
14Defence & Armed Forces23
15Faith & Belief19