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Birthday Honours List2023

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

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1,550
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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

1,550

Total awards

39

Knights & Dames

103

CBE

300

OBE

By rank

  • Knights & Dames39
  • CBE103
  • OBE300
  • MBE619
  • BEM357
  • Other honours132

Diversity — official figures

Published by the Cabinet Office for this round.

50%

Women

▼ 1.5pp

11.6%

Ethnic minority

▼ 1.7pp

13.7%

Disability

▲ 4.4pp

4.3%

LGB+

▼ 0.3pp

24%

Lower socio-economic

▼ 2.4pp

Top counties (where recorded)

Greater London 260Surrey 42Greater Manchester 30Kent 29West Yorkshire 29Essex 28Hertfordshire 25County Antrim 25West Midlands 24City of Belfast 24Hampshire 22

From the citations

The angles

Community & Voluntary Service led the round with 209 recipients (13.5% of those whose citation is tagged).

  • Community & Voluntary Service209 · 13.5%
  • Education119 · 7.7%
  • Health & Social Care117 · 7.5%
  • Arts & Culture108 · 7%
  • Children, Young People & Families108 · 7%
  • Business & Economy106 · 6.8%
  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion80 · 5.2%
  • Government & Public Service70 · 4.5%

Most-honoured town: London (260).

Year on year

Oddities & trends

Versus the Birthday Honours List 2022

Total ▲ 49Knights & Dames ▼ 13CBE ▲ 6OBE ▼ 8MBE ▲ 36BEM ▲ 23Other honours ▲ 5

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).

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Theme

1,550 recipients

A45
B156
C125
D63
E33
F54
G80
H159
I11
J41
K48
L67
M175
N27
O16
P57
Q2
R75
S152
T45
U5
V9
W95
Y8
Z2

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Themes

The themes most cited across the Birthday Honours List 2023.

Community & Voluntary Service — 209Children, Young People & Families — 108Education — 119Arts & Culture — 108Health & Social Care — 117Business & Economy — 106Equality, Diversity & Inclusion — 80Government & Public Service — 70Sport & Recreation — 60Science, Engineering & Technology — 47Defence & Armed Forces — 35Environment & Agriculture — 36Policing & Emergency Services — 26International & Diplomatic — 14Faith & Belief — 7165community — 165to Charity — 6Charitable service — 4Voluntary Sector — 4Jewish Community — 2Voluntary — 2Charitable Sector — 2Voluntary service — 1Community Cohesion — 1Volunteering — 1Rural Communities — 1Community Development — 1Sikh community — 1LGBTQ+ Community — 1Armed Forces Community — 1Disadvantaged Communities — 1LGBT community — 153Young People — 53Children — 18Young People with Special Educational Needs — 8their Families — 7Early Years Education — 4Families — 3Children with Disabilities — 3Older People — 2Children with Special Educational Needs — 2Disadvantaged Young People — 2Disadvantaged Children — 2Young People with Autism — 2Vulnerable Children — 1Children's Social Care — 1Disabled Children — 1to Young People — 1Children's Literature — 1Bereaved Children — 1Children with Special Needs — 1Youth Work — 170Education — 70Further Education — 9Higher Education — 8Young People with Special Educational Needs — 8Early Years Education — 4Holocaust Education — 3Children with Special Educational Needs — 2People with Learning Disabilities — 2Special Educational Needs — 1Apprenticeships — 1Medical Education — 1Music Education — 1Dental Education — 1Special Education — 1Genocide Education — 1Arts — 19Heritage — 19Music — 15Literature — 10Drama — 8Dance — 7Culture — 4Heritage Crafts — 4Theatre — 3Museums — 3Broadcasting — 2Fashion — 2Music Industry — 2to the Arts — 2Design — 1Film — 1Music Education — 1Choral Music — 1Children's Literature — 1Railway Heritage — 1Crafts — 1to Heritage — 1Craft — 1NHS — 12Social Care — 10Nursing — 9Health — 9Mental Health — 8Public Health — 5Healthcare — 4Medicine — 4Women's Health — 3Medical Research — 2Hospitality — 2Dentistry — 2Care — 2People with Cancer — 2Public Health during Covid-19 — 2Midwifery — 1Wellbeing — 1Hospitality Industry — 1Cancer Research — 1Medical Education — 1Cancer Patients — 1Palliative Care — 1Adult Social Care — 1Children's Social Care — 1Carers — 1Animal Health — 1their Carers — 1Patient Care — 1Social Care during Covid-19 — 1Dementia Care — 1Health Research — 1Business — 21Economy — 14Tourism — 7International Trade — 6Social Enterprise — 6Entrepreneurship — 4Food Industry — 3Economic Development — 2Creative Industries — 2Economics — 2Hospitality — 2Music Industry — 2Rail Industry — 2Energy Industry — 2Defence Industry — 2Hospitality Industry — 1Manufacturing — 1Construction Industry — 1Small Businesses — 1Maritime Industry — 1Tourism Industry — 1Rural Economy — 1Technology Industry — 1Female Entrepreneurship — 1Diversity — 13Inclusion — 11People with Disabilities — 10Women — 8Equality — 5Disabilities — 5Disabled People — 4Children with Disabilities — 3Women's Health — 3Young Women — 3People with Learning Disabilities — 2Disability Sport — 1Disability Awareness — 1Disabled Children — 1Digital Inclusion — 1LGBTQ+ Community — 1LGBT community — 1Ethnic Minority Communities — 1Social Equality — 138Public service — 38Parliament — 14Political service — 6Local Government — 5Public Policy — 1Health Policy — 1Government Communications — 1Government Science — 1British Foreign Policy — 1Social Security Policy — 1Sport — 10Association Football — 10Cricket — 4Athletics — 4Wheelchair Rugby League — 4Swimming — 3Table Tennis — 3Tennis — 2Boxing — 2Rugby Union — 2Rowing — 1Cycling — 1Disability Sport — 1Rugby — 1Wheelchair Rugby — 1Rugby League Football — 1Paralympic Sport — 1Amateur Boxing — 1Sports — 1Youth Football — 1Engineering — 9Science — 4Innovation — 3Technology — 2Research — 2Medical Research — 2Cyber Security — 2Technology Sector — 2Cancer Research — 1Social Science — 1Forensic Science — 1Civil Engineering — 1Mathematics — 1Health Research — 1Digital Inclusion — 1Technology Industry — 1Chemical Sciences — 1Environmental Science — 1Aerospace Industry — 1Computer Science — 1Biomedical Research — 1Defence — 15Veterans — 10Defence Industry — 2Army — 1Armed Forces Community — 1Military Personnel — 1Environment — 10Sustainability — 3Horticulture — 3Agriculture — 2Forestry — 2Wildlife Conservation — 2Nature Conservation — 2Conservation — 1Wildlife — 1Environmental Science — 1Farming Community — 1Policing — 17Prisoners — 3Probation Service — 2HM Prison — 2Prison Healthcare — 1Police Officers — 1Prison — 1International Trade — 6Commonwealth Games — 1Internationally — 1British Foreign Policy — 1Commonwealth Games 2022 — 1Jewish Community — 2Interfaith Relations — 2Interfaith — 2Sikh community — 1Faith Communities — 1Community & Voluntary ServiceChildren, Young People & FamiliesEducationArts & CultureHealth & Social CareBusiness & EconomyEquality, Diversity …Government & Public …Sport & RecreationScience, Engineering…Defence & Armed ForcesEnvironment & Agricu…Policing & Emergency…International & Dipl…Faith & Belief
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Most numerous themes

The themes most often cited in the Birthday Honours List 2023.

#ThemeRecipients
1Community & Voluntary Service209
2Education119
3Health & Social Care117
4Children, Young People & Families108
5Arts & Culture108
6Business & Economy106
7Equality, Diversity & Inclusion80
8Government & Public Service70
9Sport & Recreation60
10Science, Engineering & Technology47
11Environment & Agriculture36
12Defence & Armed Forces35
13Policing & Emergency Services26
14International & Diplomatic14
15Faith & Belief7