New Year 2020
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
A senior rank within the Order of the British Empire, conferring the title Dame.
DBE
Overview
Recognises major national achievement or service
- Established
- 1917 by King George V
- Awarding Body
- The British Crown
Theme distribution
Top themes among these recipients.
- Education3
- Health & Social Care3
- Science, Engineering & Technology2
- Business & Economy2
- Government & Public Service2
Honours & Awards for Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2020
Caroline Allen
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust. For services to Education”
Caroline Palmer Yeates
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Surrey
“Chief Executive, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and National Cancer Director, NHS England and NHS Improvement. For services to Cancer Medicine”
Diana Johnson
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For charitable and political service”
Donna Langley-Shamshiri
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Chairperson
Floella Karen Yunies The Baroness Benjamin
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Gillian Guy
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive, Citizens' Advice. For services to the Public and Voluntary Sectors”
Julia Unwin
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Civil Society”
Lesley Regan
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“President, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. For services to Women?s Healthcare”
Magdalene Anyango Namakhiya Odundo
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Farnham, Surrey
“For services to Art and Arts Education”
Olivia Newton-John
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Living Abroad
“For services to charity, Cancer Research and Entertainment”
Lynn Faith Gladden
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Executive Chair, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. For services to Academic and Industrial Research in Chemical Engineering”
Rose Tremain
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Writing”
Sarah Jane Whatmore
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Oxfordshire
“Professor of Environment and Public Policy, University of Oxford. For services to the Study of Environmental Policy”
Sharon Michele White
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive, Ofcom. For public service”
Susan Campbell
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Leicestershire
“Director of Women's Football, The Football Association. For services to Sport”
Teresa Colomba Graham
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Small Businesses”
The Baroness Floella Karen Yunies Benjamin
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to charity”