Birthday Honours List 2026 awardees in North Yorkshire
23 recipients from North Yorkshire recognised in the Birthday Honours List 2026.
Towns in North Yorkshire
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Medal / BEM
Stephen Bunn
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Redcar, North Yorkshire
“For services to Stroke Victims and to the community in Cleveland, North Yorkshire”
Elizabeth Culshaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carnforth, North Yorkshire
“For services to the community in Ingleton, North Yorkshire”
Christopher Hailey-Norris
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Up For Yorkshire. For services to Charity and to the community in Yorkshire”
Esther Louise Lagden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“Programme Manager, Network Rail. For services to Rail Safety”
Graeme Robertson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to the community in York”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“Project Manager, Stockton and Darlington Railway Bicentenary. For services to Heritage”
Caroline Tyerman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Durham, North Yorkshire
“Lately Lead Practitioner, SEND and Inclusion, Brougham Primary School Hartlepool. For services to Education”
Member (MBE)
Angela Tattersall
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“County President, North Yorkshire and Teesside, St John Ambulance. For voluntary services to St John Ambulance”
Barrie John Stephenson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“Trustee, Restore. For services to People Experiencing Homelessness in York”
Allison Potter
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Guisborough, North Yorkshire
“Manager, National Literacy Trust Middlesbrough Hub. For services to the community in Middlesbrough”
Stephen Leveson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“Founder and Trustee, York Against Cancer. For services to Cancer Patients in North Yorkshire”
Reuben Kench
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
“Chair, Stockton and Darlington Rail Heritage Partnership. For services to Heritage”
Susan Elizabeth Hunter
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to the community in York”
Louise Ellis-Frankland
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Skipton, North Yorkshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Mansfield Pollard & Co Ltd. For services to the Manufacturing Sector and to Employee Well-Being”
Officer (OBE)
Linda Margaret Harrison-Simcock
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Keighley, North Yorkshire
“Foster Carer, Children's Services, Leeds City Council. For services to Foster Care and to Vulnerable Children”
Bernard John Ord
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“For services to Industry, to Charitable Causes and to the community in Teeside”
Rachel Anne Hollis
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ripon, North Yorkshire
“Lately Chair, Professional Nursing Committee, Royal College of Nursing and Honorary Nurse Advisor for Children's Cancer Care, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. For services to Nursing”
Diane Heritage
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Selby, North Yorkshire
“Chair of Trustees, New Collaborative Learning Trust. For services to Education”
Catherine Handcock
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“Founder, Creative HEAD. For services to the Hairdressing Industry and to Entrepreneurship”
Kristian Barnfield-Guest
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“Deputy Director, Business Effectiveness, Ministry of Justice. For services to Diversity and Inclusion”
Commander (CBE)
Yasmin Akhtar Khan
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Halo Project. For services to Ending Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women”
Ashley John Machin
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ripon, North Yorkshire
“Lately Lead Non-Executive Director, Department for Work and Pensions. For Public Service”
Angela MacDONALD
PersonCompanion Order Of Bath · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Second Permanent Secretary, HM Revenue and Customs. For Public Service”