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New Year Honours List2023

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

1,505
Recipients
Honouring excellence in public service, arts, science and community leadership.

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Analysis


By the numbers

The headline


By the numbers

1,505

Total awards

54

Knights & Dames

108

CBE

297

OBE

By rank

  • Knights & Dames54
  • CBE108
  • OBE297
  • MBE551
  • BEM336
  • Other honours159

Diversity — official figures

Published by the Cabinet Office for this round.

51%

Women

3.1pp

16.4%

Ethnic minority

1.3pp

11%

Disability

2.3pp

5%

LGB+

1.5pp

29.2%

Lower socio-economic

3.7pp

Top counties (where recorded)

Greater London 255Surrey 39Kent 32West Yorkshire 32Greater Manchester 31Hertfordshire 29Hampshire 27West Midlands 25County Antrim 23County Down 23Tyne and Wear 23

From the citations


The angles

Community & Voluntary Service led the round with 261 recipients (17.3% of those whose citation is tagged).

  • Community & Voluntary Service261 · 17.3%
  • Education151 · 10%
  • Health & Social Care111 · 7.4%
  • Business & Economy88 · 5.8%
  • Arts & Culture83 · 5.5%
  • Children, Young People & Families82 · 5.4%
  • Government & Public Service81 · 5.4%
  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion70 · 4.7%

Named recipients with a public profile

Most-honoured town: London (256).

Year on year


Oddities & trends

Versus the New Year Honours List 2022

Total 137Knights & Dames 2CBE 10OBE 27MBE 86BEM 52Other honours 36

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

1,505 recipients

A45
B140
C115
D78
E27
F63
G86
H122
I10
J49
K48
L71
M145
N19
O26
P60
Q8
R75
S142
T51
U2
V12
W98
Y8
Z4
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Themes

The themes most cited across the New Year Honours List 2023.

Community & Voluntary Service — 261Education — 151Health & Social Care — 111Children, Young People & Families — 82Arts & Culture — 83Government & Public Service — 81Equality, Diversity & Inclusion — 70Business & Economy — 88Sport & Recreation — 56Science, Engineering & Technology — 59Environment & Agriculture — 36Defence & Armed Forces — 29Policing & Emergency Services — 16Faith & Belief — 12International & Diplomatic — 9215community — 215Charitable service — 11Charitable Fundraising — 4Volunteering — 4to Charity — 4Voluntary service — 3Jewish Community — 3Voluntary Sector — 1communities — 1Charitable Sector — 1voluntary service to the community — 1Disadvantaged Communities — 1Veteran Community — 178Education — 78Higher Education — 15Further Education — 14Holocaust Education — 7Young People with Special Educational Needs — 6People with Learning Disabilities — 3Early Years Education — 3Special Educational Needs — 2Medical Education — 2Music Education — 2Children with Special Educational Needs — 1to Education — 1Primary Education — 1Genocide Education — 1Financial Education — 1Education during Covid-19 — 1Public Health — 13Healthcare — 11NHS — 9Health — 7Mental Health — 7Wellbeing — 7NHS during Covid-19 — 5Nursing — 4Social Care — 4Medicine — 4Medical Research — 3Patient Care — 3Women's Health — 3Medical Education — 2Care — 2People with Cancer — 2End of Life Care — 2Public Health during Covid-19 — 2Midwifery — 1Hospitality Industry — 1Cancer Research — 1St John Ambulance — 1Hospitality — 1Palliative Care — 1Mental Health Awareness — 1Health Research — 137Young People — 37Children — 14Fostering — 7Young People with Special Educational Needs — 6their Families — 3Early Years Education — 3to Young People — 3Older People — 2Disadvantaged Young People — 2Children with Special Educational Needs — 1Adoption — 1Vulnerable Young People — 1Save the Children — 1Safeguarding Children — 1Seriously Ill Children — 1Terminally Ill Children — 1Arts — 20Music — 12Heritage — 9Dance — 5Drama — 4Literature — 4Design — 4Culture — 3Theatre — 3Fashion — 3Cultural Heritage — 3Music Industry — 2Music Education — 2to Culture — 2Broadcasting — 1Film — 1to the Arts — 1Classical Music — 1Martial Arts — 155Public service — 55Local Government — 10Parliament — 9Political service — 2Government — 1Scottish Parliament — 1Political Science — 1Mental Health Policy — 1Diversity — 20Equality — 12Inclusion — 11People with Disabilities — 5Women — 5Disabilities — 4Gender Equality — 4People with Learning Disabilities — 3Women's Health — 3Prevention of Violence Against Women — 2Digital Inclusion — 1Women's Institute — 1Race Equality — 1Vulnerable Women — 127Business — 27Economy — 10International Trade — 5Entrepreneurship — 5to Business — 3Economic Development — 2Construction Industry — 2Economics — 2Music Industry — 2Drink Industry — 2Tourism — 1Creative Industries — 1Hospitality Industry — 1Exports — 1Manufacturing — 1Hospitality — 1Enterprise — 1Maritime Industry — 1Tourism Industry — 1Automotive Industry — 1Female Entrepreneurship — 1Association Football — 18Sport — 14Athletics — 4Swimming — 3Cricket — 2Rowing — 2Boxing — 2Rugby Union Football — 2Netball — 2Cycling — 1Science — 5Technology Sector — 5Engineering — 3Innovation — 3Research — 3Medical Research — 3Technology — 2Cancer Research — 1Social Sciences — 1Cyber Security — 1Scientific Research — 1Forensic Science — 1Life Sciences — 1Climate Science — 1Health Research — 1Digital Inclusion — 1Physics — 1Marine Science — 1Public Understanding of Science — 1Biomedical Research — 1Environment — 12Conservation — 5Natural Environment — 3Agriculture — 2Forestry — 2Marine Conservation — 2Sustainability — 1Farming — 1Wildlife Conservation — 1Wildlife — 1Climate Science — 1Environmental Protection — 1Defence — 16Veterans — 4Royal Navy — 2Armed Forces — 1Reserve Forces — 1Veteran Community — 1Army Personnel — 1Policing — 10Prisoners — 1Probation Service — 1HM Prison — 1Police — 1Jewish Community — 3Faith — 2Interfaith Relations — 1Church — 1to Interfaith Relations — 1Chaplaincy — 1to Faith Communities — 1International Trade — 5International Search — 1Astronomy through International Missions — 1Community & Voluntary ServiceEducationHealth & Social CareChildren, Young Peop…Arts & CultureGovernment & Public …Equality, Diversity …Business & EconomySport & RecreationScience, Engineering…Environment & Agricu…Defence & Armed ForcesPolicing & Emergency…Faith & BeliefInternational & Dipl…
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Most numerous themes

The themes most often cited in the New Year Honours List 2023.