Birthday 2026
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
A senior rank within the Order of the British Empire recognising national-level achievement or service.
CBE
Overview
Recognises national achievement or service
- Established
- 1917 by King George V
- Awarding Body
- The British Crown
Theme distribution
Top themes among these recipients.
- Business & Economy17
- Education12
- Government & Public Service11
- Science, Engineering & Technology10
- Health & Social Care9
- Arts & Culture7
- Community & Voluntary Service4
- Children, Young People & Families4
- Defence & Armed Forces3
- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion3
- Policing & Emergency Services2
Honours & Awards for Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2026
Adikaari Appuhamilage Damitha Thilanga Adikaari
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Research and Innovation to Tackle Climate Change.”
Adrian Coghill
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Alan John Bishop
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London, Greater London
“Chair, The Place. For services to Leadership in the Creative Industries”
Allison Gardner
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Chief Executive Officer, Glasgow Film. For services to Film and Cinema in Scotland”
Andrew Martin
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Andrew Philip Start
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Longfield, Kent
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, Defence Equipment and Support and Interim National Armaments Director. For services to Defence”
Ann Matheson
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Lately Keeper, National Library of Scotland. For services to Literature and Culture”
Annabel Ruth McKEON (Annabel Burns)
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High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
“Director of Strategy, Development and Change, HM Courts and Tribunals Service. For services to the Administration of Justice”
Anne Eden
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Amersham, Buckinghamshire
“Regional Director for South East, NHS England. For services to the NHS”
Anthony Negus
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Penarth, Mid Glamorgan
“Musical Director, Longborough Festival Opera. For services to Opera, particularly Mozart and Wagner, and to Young Artists”
Ashley John Machin
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Ripon, North Yorkshire
“Lately Lead Non-Executive Director, Department for Work and Pensions. For Public Service”
Bernard Mensah
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London, Greater London
“President of International, Bank of America and lately Chief Executive Officer, Merrill Lynch International. For services to Finance and the Economy”
Caroline Botwood
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Director, Nuclear Projects Delivery. For services to the Nuclear Industry”
Charles Hunter Donald
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Maidenhead, Berkshire
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, UK Government Investments. For services to Public Finance.”
Charlotte Tilbury
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London, Greater London
“President, Chair, Chief Creative Officer and Sole Founder, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Ltd. For services to the Beauty and Cosmetics Industry”
Christopher Hulatt
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London, Greater London
“Co-Founder, Octopus Group. For services to Entrepreneurship”
Christopher Neil Jones
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St Albans, Hertfordshire
“Director, Home Office. For Public Service”
Claire Hazel O?grady
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Clare Moira Chapman
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Chair, Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service. For services to Industrial Relations”
Craig Andrew Wyn Crowley
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Corby, Northamptonshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Action Deafness and Inaugural Co-Chair, The British Sign Language Advisory Board. For services to Deaf and Deafblind People”
Daniel D?silva
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David Currie
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St Andrews, Fife
“Chair, Proserv. For services to International Trade, Energy Transition and Economic Growth.”
David Michael Knowles
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Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire
“Chief Executive Officer, Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials. For services to Academia and to Industry”
David Rees
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“Lately Chief Scientific Officer, Astex Pharmaceuticals. For services to Chemistry and Innovation”
Deborah Wosskow
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London, Greater London
“Entrepreneur and Co-Chair, Invest in Women Taskforce. For services to Female Entrepreneurship and to Access to Finance for Women”
Diana Sarah Brightmore-Armour
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, C. Hoare & Co. For services to Women and Diversity in Financial Services”
Dominic Dodd
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London, Greater London
“Lately Chair, UCLPartners. For services to the NHS”
Dr Damitha Adikaari
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Guildford, Surrey
“Director, Science and Innovation for Climate and Energy, Department of Energy Security and Net Zero. For services to Research and Innovation to Tackle Climate Change”
Dr Eva Kirsten Elisabet Rausing
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Newmarket, Suffolk
“Founder, Alborada Trust. For services to Charity, to Animal Welfare, to Horseracing and Bloodstock”
Elaine Christina Lorimer
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Isle of Arran, Ayrshire and Arran
“Lately Chief Executive, Revenue Scotland. For Public Service”
Eva Rausing, D.l.
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“For services to Charity, to Animal Welfare, to Horseracing and Bloodstock.”
Fiona MacGREGOR
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London, Greater London
“Lately, Chief Executive, Regulator of Social Housing. For services to Social Housing”
Franz Manderson
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“For services to the Cayman Islands Civil Service and to the wider community in the Cayman Islands.”
Gary Anthony Badley
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Telford, Shropshire
“Senior Responsible Owner - Property Transformation Programme and Director of Property Services, Ministry of Justice. For Public Service”
Hannah Kate Bernard
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Brighton, East Sussex
“Group Director, Business Banking, Nationwide, and Co-Chair, Invest in Women Taskforce. For services to Female Entrepreneurship and Access to Finance for Women”
Helen Jane Palmer
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St Albans, Hertfordshire
“People Director, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. For services to the Public and Charity Sectors”
Henry Cyril Grunwald
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London, Greater London
“Lately, Chair of the National Holocaust Centre and Museum, Newark. For services to Holocaust Remembrance and Education.”
Hilary Ranson
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. For services to Global Health and to Equity in Science.”
Ian David Abrahams
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Nantwich, Cheshire
“Professor, University of Cambridge. For services to Mathematical Sciences.”
Ian David Piper
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Honiton, Devon
“Chief Executive Officer, Ebbsfleet Development Corporation. For services to Housing and Regeneration”
Ian McDERMOTT
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London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, Peabody Trust. For services to Social Housing”
Ian Stuart Young
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Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“Consultant Chemical Pathologist, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department of Health. For services to Health Services Research and Development and to Health Education”
Jane Hill
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Brighton, East Sussex
“Legal Director, Department for Business and Trade Legal Advisers, Government Legal Department. For services to the Law”
Jason Cannon
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Amersham, Buckinghamshire
“Professor Emerita, The Courtauld Institute of Art. For services to Art Curation and Research”
Joanna Cannon Lowden (Joanna Cannon)
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Art Curation and Research.”
Jonathan Isaac Sherman
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London, Greater London
“Director, Business Assets and International, HM Customs and Revenue. For Public Service”
Jonathan Yates
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Epsom, Surrey
“Executive Director, Youth Endowment Fund, London. For services to Education”
Joseph O?neill
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Newtownards, County Down
“Chief Executive Officer, Belfast Harbour. For services to Business and to the community in Belfast”