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New Year Honours List2022

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

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1,642
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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

1,642

Total awards

52

Knights & Dames

118

CBE

324

OBE

By rank

  • Knights & Dames52
  • CBE118
  • OBE324
  • MBE637
  • BEM388
  • Other honours123

Diversity — official figures

Published by the Cabinet Office for this round.

47.9%

Women

▼ 1.1pp

15.1%

Ethnic minority

▲ 0.9pp

13.3%

Disability

▲ 6.4pp

3.5%

LGB+

▼ 0.5pp

25.5%

Lower socio-economic

▲ 7.7pp

Top counties (where recorded)

Greater London 270West Yorkshire 43West Midlands 39Surrey 36Buckinghamshire 32Kent 31Greater Manchester 31Essex 29Hampshire 25Oxfordshire 24Hertfordshire 23

From the citations

The angles

Community & Voluntary Service led the round with 306 recipients (18.6% of those whose citation is tagged).

  • Community & Voluntary Service306 · 18.6%
  • Health & Social Care133 · 8.1%
  • Education132 · 8%
  • Sport & Recreation104 · 6.3%
  • Arts & Culture96 · 5.8%
  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion87 · 5.3%
  • Business & Economy86 · 5.2%
  • Children, Young People & Families76 · 4.6%

Named recipients with a public profile

Adam George Peaty

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Agnes Aranka Kaposi

Member Order Of The British Empire

Aled Sion Davies

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Alison Natalie Kay Lowe

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Andrew Carwood

Member Order Of The British Empire

Angela Maria Hartnett

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Ann Sutton

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Anna Hopkin

Member Order Of The British Empire

Anthony Finkelstein

Knight Bachelor

Bethany Charlotte Firth

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Calum George Jarvis

Member Order Of The British Empire

Cherylee Houston

Member Order Of The British Empire

Chris Spice

Officer Order Of The British Empire

Clare Twomey

Member Order Of The British Empire

Claudette Johnson

Member Order Of The British Empire

Daniel Wroughton Craig

Companion Order Of St Michael And St George

Most-honoured town: London (270).

Year on year

Oddities & trends

Versus the New Year Honours List 2021

Total ▼ 24Knights & Dames ▲ 11CBE ▲ 25OBE ▼ 6MBE ▲ 8BEM ▼ 50Other honours ▼ 12

Sources

Counts derived by Honoria from public records (The Gazette). Sector tags are Honoria's; percentages are of recipients whose citation is tagged.

Diversity figures: Cabinet Office (archived copy; accessed 2026-06-09).

The recipients

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Award
Theme

1,642 recipients

A63
B156
C131
D76
E26
F52
G73
H115
I8
J40
K51
L62
M190
N28
O35
P87
Q4
R91
S168
T52
U5
V14
W111
Y3
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Themes

The themes most cited across the New Year Honours List 2022.

Community & Voluntary Service — 306Education — 132Health & Social Care — 133Sport & Recreation — 104Equality, Diversity & Inclusion — 87Arts & Culture — 96Children, Young People & Families — 76Government & Public Service — 70Business & Economy — 86Science, Engineering & Technology — 58Environment & Agriculture — 32Policing & Emergency Services — 23Defence & Armed Forces — 24Faith & Belief — 14International & Diplomatic — 14239community — 239Fundraising — 6Charitable Fundraising — 4Volunteering — 4Charitable Causes — 4Disadvantaged Communities — 4Community Cohesion — 3Jewish Community — 3Sikh community — 3Charitable service — 2Voluntary service — 2to Charity — 2Voluntary — 2Muslim community — 2Minority Ethnic Communities — 2Community Sector — 2Voluntary Sector — 1voluntary service to the community — 1Community Engagement — 178Education — 78Higher Education — 9Holocaust Education — 9Further Education — 6Apprenticeships — 3Students — 3Young People with Special Educational Needs — 2People with Learning Disabilities — 2to Education — 2Pre-School Education — 2STEM Education — 1Adults with Learning Disabilities — 1People with Learning Difficulties — 1NHS — 15Healthcare — 8Mental Health — 8Health — 7Public Health — 7Social Care — 7Nursing — 6NHS during Covid-19 — 5Wellbeing — 4Hospitality Industry — 4Foster Care — 3Medicine — 3Medical Research — 2Children's Social Care — 2End of Life Care — 2Dementia Care — 2Midwifery — 1St John Ambulance — 1Adult Social Care — 1Care — 1their Carers — 1Patient Care — 1Mental Health Awareness — 1NHS during the Covid-19 Response — 1Public Health during Covid-19 — 1Swimming — 18Sport — 16Wheelchair Rugby — 13Athletics — 10Cycling — 10Rowing — 4Boxing — 4Association Football — 3Football — 2Tennis — 2Rugby League Football — 2Cricket — 1Rugby — 1Golf — 1Netball — 1Paralympic Sport — 1Women's Football — 1Disability Sports — 1Special Olympics — 1Equestrian Sport — 123Diversity — 23Inclusion — 18People with Disabilities — 14Equality — 6Women — 4Human Rights — 3Social Inclusion — 3Disabilities — 2People with Learning Disabilities — 2Minority Ethnic Communities — 2Gender Equality — 1Children with Disabilities — 1Disabled — 1Disability Awareness — 1Women's Football — 1Prevention of Violence Against Women — 1Race Equality — 1Disability — 1Adults with Learning Disabilities — 1Vulnerable Women — 1Disability Sports — 1Women's Rights — 1Ethnic Minority Communities — 1Promoting Diversity — 1Arts — 21Music — 12Heritage — 7Drama — 7Literature — 6Dance — 5Theatre — 5Broadcasting — 4Cultural Heritage — 4Culture — 3Film — 3Fashion — 2Museums — 2to Culture — 2Design — 1Performing Arts — 1Choral Music — 1Community Music — 1Martial Arts — 1to Heritage — 133Young People — 33Children — 16Families — 4their Families — 3Foster Care — 3Older People — 2Young People with Special Educational Needs — 2Vulnerable Children — 2Children's Social Care — 2Vulnerable Young People — 2Fostering — 1Children with Disabilities — 1Vulnerable Families — 1to Young People — 1Safeguarding — 1Young People with Autism — 1Youth Development — 1Youth Work — 142Public service — 42Local Government — 8Political service — 5Government — 5Parliament — 3Energy Policy — 1Government Science — 1Delivery of Public Services — 1Government Technology — 1Business — 19Economy — 7International Trade — 7Hospitality Industry — 4Entrepreneurship — 3Tourism — 2Social Enterprise — 2Construction Industry — 2Beauty Industry — 2Economic Development — 1Exports — 1Manufacturing — 1Small Businesses — 1Trade — 1Rail Industry — 1Energy Industry — 1to Business — 1Maritime Industry — 1Automotive Industry — 1Water Industry — 1Engineering — 7Science — 6Innovation — 4Technology — 3Medical Research — 2Physics — 2Chemical Sciences — 2Research — 1Cyber Security — 1Scientific Research — 1Technology Sector — 1Healthcare Science — 1Digital Innovation — 1Computer Science — 1Environment — 7Forestry — 4Agriculture — 3Climate Change — 3Natural Environment — 2Environmental Protection — 2Climate Change Research — 2Conservation — 1Sustainability — 1Horticulture — 1Marine Conservation — 1Environmental Research — 1Environmental — 1Policing — 15Prisoners — 3Prisoners during Covid-19 — 1Prisoner Education — 1Defence — 11Veterans — 3Armed Forces — 1Reserve Forces — 1Army — 1Royal Air Force — 1Royal Navy Veterans — 1Jewish Community — 3Sikh community — 3Interfaith Relations — 2Muslim community — 2Interfaith — 1Hindu Community — 1Interfaith Understanding — 1International Trade — 7International Legal — 1Community & Voluntary ServiceEducationHealth & Social CareSport & RecreationEquality, Diversity …Arts & CultureChildren, Young Peop…Government & Public …Business & EconomyScience, Engineering…Environment & Agricu…Policing & Emergency…Defence & Armed ForcesFaith & BeliefInternational & Dipl…
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Most numerous themes

The themes most often cited in the New Year Honours List 2022.

#ThemeRecipients
1Community & Voluntary Service306
2Health & Social Care133
3Education132
4Sport & Recreation104
5Arts & Culture96
6Equality, Diversity & Inclusion87
7Business & Economy86
8Children, Young People & Families76
9Government & Public Service70
10Science, Engineering & Technology58
11Environment & Agriculture32
12Defence & Armed Forces24
13Policing & Emergency Services23
14International & Diplomatic14
15Faith & Belief14