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Birthday Honours List2025

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

1,595
Recipients
Honouring excellence in public service, arts, science and community leadership.

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Analysis


By the numbers

The headline


By the numbers

1,595

Total awards

43

Knights & Dames

111

CBE

306

OBE

By rank

  • Knights & Dames43
  • CBE111
  • OBE306
  • MBE634
  • BEM375
  • Other honours126

Diversity — official figures

Published by the Cabinet Office for this round.

48%

Women

no change

11%

Ethnic minority

1.1pp

15%

Disability

3.2pp

4%

LGB+

1.8pp

32%

Lower socio-economic

2pp

Top counties (where recorded)

Greater London 242Hampshire 43Greater Manchester 39West Yorkshire 29Oxfordshire 27Hertfordshire 26West Midlands 25Kent 24County Durham 24North Yorkshire 23Merseyside 23

From the citations


The angles

Community & Voluntary Service led the round with 259 recipients (16.2% of those whose citation is tagged).

  • Community & Voluntary Service259 · 16.2%
  • Education149 · 9.3%
  • Health & Social Care132 · 8.3%
  • Children, Young People & Families123 · 7.7%
  • Arts & Culture104 · 6.5%
  • Business & Economy90 · 5.6%
  • Science, Engineering & Technology69 · 4.3%
  • Government & Public Service66 · 4.1%

Most-honoured town: London (241).

Year on year


Oddities & trends

Versus the Birthday Honours List 2024

Total 116Knights & Dames 16CBE 9OBE 1MBE 74BEM 45Other 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).

The recipients


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Award
Theme

1,595 recipients

A55
B142
C135
D101
E22
F48
G80
H123
I4
J48
K46
L61
M173
N28
O24
P86
Q4
R69
S152
T57
U4
V14
W111
Y7
Z1

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Themes

The themes most cited across the Birthday Honours List 2025.

Community & Voluntary Service — 259Education — 149Children, Young People & Families — 123Arts & Culture — 104Health & Social Care — 132Business & Economy — 90Government & Public Service — 66Equality, Diversity & Inclusion — 62Science, Engineering & Technology — 69Defence & Armed Forces — 41Sport & Recreation — 42Environment & Agriculture — 40Policing & Emergency Services — 22Faith & Belief — 9International & Diplomatic — 7189community — 189Charitable Fundraising — 12Charitable service — 6Fundraising — 4Voluntary service — 3Jewish Community — 3Community Relations — 3Charitable Causes — 3Volunteering — 2Veteran Community — 2Community Cohesion — 1Voluntary Sector — 1communities — 1to Charity — 1Charitable Sector — 1Community Engagement — 1Business Community — 1ex-Service community — 1Deaf Community — 178Education — 78Further Education — 16Higher Education — 13Holocaust Education — 4Children with Special Educational Needs — 3Early Years Education — 3Music Education — 3Young People with Special Educational Needs — 2Special Educational Needs — 2Academia — 2Health Education — 2Medical Education — 1to Education — 1Dental Education — 1Physical Education — 1Nurse Education — 1Veterinary Education — 144Young People — 44Children — 11Early Years — 11Older People — 7Foster Care — 6their Families — 5Children with Special Educational Needs — 3Early Years Education — 3Disadvantaged Young People — 3Families — 2Young People with Special Educational Needs — 2Vulnerable Children — 2Children with Disabilities — 1Bereaved Families — 1to Young People — 1Young People with Disabilities — 121Music — 21Heritage — 19Arts — 18Broadcasting — 7Culture — 6Drama — 5Theatre — 5Design — 3Museums — 3Film — 3Music Education — 3Literature — 2Dance — 2Fashion — 1Performing Arts — 1Music Therapy — 1Aviation Heritage — 1NHS — 16Mental Health — 10Nursing — 9Health — 9Healthcare — 6Foster Care — 6Social Care — 5Hospitality — 5Adult Social Care — 4Public Health — 3Wellbeing — 3Palliative Care — 3Medicine — 2Dentistry — 2their Carers — 2Patient Care — 2Mental Health Awareness — 2Hospitality Industry — 1Cancer Research — 1St John Ambulance — 1Medical Education — 1People with Cancer — 1Carers — 1Animal Health — 1Business — 19Economy — 7Social Enterprise — 7Hospitality — 5International Trade — 4Entrepreneurship — 4Tourism — 3Creative Industries — 2Economics — 2Trade — 2Retail — 2Hospitality Industry — 1Exports — 1Small Businesses — 1Nuclear Industry — 1Defence Industry — 1Business Community — 1Female Entrepreneurship — 146Public service — 46Local Government — 5Parliament — 5Political service — 3Government — 2Evidence-based Policy Making — 2Environmental Policy — 1Diversity — 15People with Disabilities — 14Inclusion — 8Women — 5Disabilities — 2Digital Inclusion — 2Equality — 1Disability Sport — 1Gender Equality — 1Children with Disabilities — 1Financial Inclusion — 1Young People with Disabilities — 1Disability — 1Science — 7Engineering — 6Innovation — 3Technology — 3Research — 3Climate Science — 3Cyber Security — 2Digital Inclusion — 2Physics — 2Cancer Research — 1Social Sciences — 1Social Science — 1Chemistry — 1Technology Sector — 1Mathematics — 1Aerospace Industry — 1Physical Education — 1Defence — 16Veterans — 14Veteran Community — 2Armed Forces — 1Defence Industry — 1Army Cadet Force — 1Royal Air Force — 1Sport — 11Cricket — 6Association Football — 3Swimming — 2Tennis — 2Netball — 2Athletics — 1Disability Sport — 1Rugby — 1Boxing — 1Golf — 1to Sport — 1Sports — 1Grassroots Sport — 1Environment — 5Agriculture — 3Forestry — 3Sustainability — 3Climate Science — 3Conservation — 2Farming — 2Horticulture — 2Natural Environment — 2Nature Conservation — 1Marine Conservation — 1Forestry Sector — 1Sustainable Design — 1Agriculture Industry — 1Policing — 18Prisoners — 2Defence Policing — 1Jewish Community — 3Faith — 1Hindu Community — 1Interfaith Dialogue — 1International Trade — 4British Citizen Doctors Trained Overseas — 1Community & Voluntary ServiceEducationChildren, Young People & FamiliesArts & CultureHealth & Social CareBusiness & EconomyGovernment & Public …Equality, Diversity …Science, Engineering…Defence & Armed ForcesSport & RecreationEnvironment & Agricu…Policing & Emergency…Faith & BeliefInternational & Dipl…
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Most numerous themes

The themes most often cited in the Birthday Honours List 2025.