Full list of Londoners recognised in New Year’s Honours list 2025

The New Year honours list has been released today (Monday, December 30) and hundreds of Londoners have been added. We’ve rounded them all up and discovered some notable names like Stephen Fry, Sadiq Khan, Martin Brundle and lots more.

In reaction to being knighted, Mayor Sadiq Khan said he wants to dedicate his OBE to receive the honour. Meanwhile, actor Actor Eddie Marsan from Stepney said he wants to dedicate his OBE to the people of Bethnal Green. Other notable names included former England football manager Gareth Southgate and Happy Valley star Sarah Lancashire

The honours are granted to people who have made a real difference in their community or field. This is the first round of two the King will bestow upon those selected this year. The next will be on his official birthday in June.

Those who are awarded knighthoods or damehoods will be permitted to be called either sir or dame. These are the highest honours that can be given on these occasions. There are also to be new Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) and Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) which rank in that order from highest to lowest.

The Companion of the Honour (CMG) was created by King George in 1917 and is recognises people for their outstanding national service, especially in the arts and culture. Other notable holders are Sir David Attenborough and Dame Judi Dench.

The Order of the Bath is an order of chivalry that recognises the service of senior military officers and civil servants and was founded in 1752 by George I.

Here’s are the Londoners on the honours list this New Year:

Order of the Companions of Honour

Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour

Order of the Bath

Dames Commander of the Order of the Bath

• Tamara Margaret FINKELSTEIN CB: Permanent Secretary, Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. For Public Service (London, Greater London)

Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath

Order of the British Empire

Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire

• Professor Stephanie Anne AMIEL: Emeritus Professor of Diabetes Research, King’s College London and Consultant Physician, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. For services to People Living with Diabetes (London, Greater London)

• Professor Julia Clare BUCKINGHAM CBE: Lately Vice-Chancellor, Brunel University London, and lately President, Universities UK. For services to Higher Education (London, Greater London)

• Marie Sylvia GABRIEL CBE: Chair, NHS Race and Health Observatory, Chair, Integrated Care Board and Integrated Care Partnership, NHS North East London and Associate Non-Executive Director, UK Health Security Agency. For services to Health and Equality (London, Greater London)

• Nicole Alison JACOBS: Domestic Abuse Commissioner, England and Wales. For services to Victims of Domestic Abuse (London, Greater London)

• Caroline MICHEL: Literary Agent and Chair, Hay Festival. For services to Publishing and Literature (London, Greater London)

• Carmen Esme MUNROE OBE: Actor. For services to Drama (London, Greater London)The Rt. Hon. Emily THORNBERRY MP: Member of Parliament for Islington South and Finsbury, and lately Shadow Attorney General and Shadow Foreign Secretary. For Political and Public Service (London, Greater London)

Knights Bachelor

Knighthoods

• Professor Bashir Mohammed Ali AL-HASHIMI CBE FREng FRS: Vice-President (Research and Innovation), King’s College London. For services to Engineering and Education (London, Greater London)

• Professor Jack Martin CUZICK CBE FRS: Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology, Queen Mary University of London. For services to Epidemiology (London, Greater London)

• Dr Gabriele Maria FINALDI: Director, National Gallery. For services to Art and Culture (London, Greater London)

• Stephen John FRY: President, Mind and Vice-President, Fauna & Flora International. For services to Mental Health Awareness, the Environment and to Charity (London, Greater London)

• Alan James HOLLINGHURST: Author. For services to Literature (London, Greater London)

• Jeremy Michael ISAACS CBE: Honorary Life Chair, Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice. For services to Philanthropy and to Children’s Hospice Care (London, Greater London)

• The Rt. Hon. Sadiq KHAN: Mayor of London. For Political and Public Service (London, Greater London)

• Dr John Wilfred LAZAR CBE: Co-Founder, Enza Capital. For services to Engineering and Technology (London, Greater London)

• Bryan Kaye SANDERSON CBE: Lately Chair, Low Pay Commission. For services to the Labour Market (London, Greater London)

Order of the Bath

Companions of the Order of the Bath

• Michelle Sarah DYSON: Director General, Adult Social Care, Department of Health and Social Care. For services to Health and Social Care (London, Greater London)

• Jessica Elizabeth GLOVER: Director General, HM Treasury. For Public Service (London, Greater London)

• Jaee Kamalnath SAMANT CBE: Director General, Public Safety, Home Office. For Public Service (London, Greater London)

Order of the British Empire

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

• Humphrey William BATTCOCK: Philanthropist, Centre for Homelessness Impact. For services to Tackling Homelessness and to Education (London, Greater London)

• Amanda Sonia BERRY OBE: Lately Chief Executive Officer, BAFTA. For services to the Creative Industries and to Charity (London, Greater London)

• Karen Tracey BLACKETT OBE: Lately President, WPP UK. For services to Advertising and the Creative Industries (London, Greater London)

• Annika Victoria BOSANQUET: Co-Founder, Wrapology. For services to Business (London, Greater London)

• Richard Guy BRUCE: Director, Office for Zero Emission Vehicles. For services to Decarbonising Transport (London, Greater London)

• Caroline BUTT: Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Calleva Foundation. For services to Philanthropy (London, Greater London)

• Stephen Charles BUTT: Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Calleva Foundation. For services to Philanthropy (London, Greater London)

• Patrick Ronald Guy CAUTHERY: Deputy Director, Aerospace and Defence, UK Export Finance. For services to Aerospace and Defence Exports (London, Greater London)

• Deborah CHITTENDEN: Lately Director, Strategic Illegal Migration Operations, Home Office. For Public Service (London, Greater London)

• Matthew COLLINS: Senior Policy Adviser, Cabinet Office. For Public Service (London, Greater London)

• Charles Pritam Singh DHANOWA OBE KC (Hon): Registrar, United Kingdom Competition Appeal Tribunal. For services to Competition Law (London, Greater London)

• Thomas DIXON OBE: Designer. For services to Design (London, Greater London)

• John Michael FLINT: Chief Executive Officer, UK Infrastructure Bank. For Public Service (London, Greater London)

• Rowenna Mai FYFIELD: Independent Non-Executive Director, The Premier League and BBC Commercial. For services to the Sports and Broadcasting Industries (London, Greater London)

• Stephen Frank GOSLING: Chair, Liberal Democrat Business Network. For services to Business, to Politics and to Democratic Engagement (London, Greater London)

• Andrew KEEN-DOWNS: Chief Executive, Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT). For services to Prisoners and their Families (London, Greater London)

• Professor Frank KELLY FMedSci: Battcock Chair in Community Health and Policy, Imperial College London. For services to Air Pollution Research and to Human Health (London, Greater London)

• Claudia Rose KENYATTA: Director of Regions, Historic England. For services to Heritage (London, Greater London)

• Professor Sneh KHEMKA: Surgeon, Business Leader, Investor and Chair, Qured, Habitual Healthcare and AllergyRhino. For services to Healthcare, to Science, and to Innovation and Technology (London, Greater London)

• Florence KROLL: Director, Children Services, Royal Borough of Greenwich, London. For services to Education (London, Greater London)

• Sarah-Jane Abigail LANCASHIRE OBE: Actor. For services to Drama (London, Greater London)

• Alice Sarah MATTHEWS: Lately Director, Delivery Unit, Prime Minister’s Office. For Public Service (London, Greater London)

• Gerard Paul MCDONALD: Group Principal and Chief Executive Officer, New City College, London. For services to Further Education (London, Greater London)

• Sandy POWELL OBE: Costume Designer. For services to Costume Design (London, Greater London)

• Mayank PRAKASH: President, British Computing Society. For services to the Advancement of Technology Professionals (London, Greater London)

• Anne REID MBE: Actor. For services to Drama (London, Greater London)

• James Timothy RICHARDS: Lately Chair, British Film Institute. For services to Film and Cinema (London, Greater London)

• Donald Austin ROBERT: Chair, London Stock Exchange Group. For services to the Financial Services Industry (London, Greater London)

• Rebecca Margaret SALTER: President, Royal Academy of Arts. For services to Art (London, Greater London)

• Professor Peter David SASIENI FMedSci: Professor of Cancer Epidemiology, Co-Lead for the Centre for Cancer Screening, Prevention and Early Diagnosis, Queen Mary University of London. For services to Cancer Early Detection and Prevention (London, Greater London)

• Eleanor SEALY (Eleanor Kelly): Lately Chief Executive, Southwark Borough Council. For services to Local Government and to the community in London (London, Greater London)

• Professor Maria Almudena SEVILLA SANZ: Professor, Economic and Social Policy, London School of Economics. For services to Economics and to Women in Economics (London, Greater London)

• Professor Rahim TAFAZOLLI FREng: Regius Professor, University of Surrey. For services to International Mobile Communications Research (London, Greater London)

• The Hon. David Louis TAYLOR: Chief Executive, British Business Bank, and lately Chief Executive Officer, UK Export Finance. For services to Business and Trade (London, Greater London)

• James Michael Douglas THOMSON: Lately Chair, City of London Police Authority Board. For services to Policing and to Inclusion (London, Greater London)

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

• Stephen David Altschul ALLAN: Media Entrepreneur, Founder and Chair of Trustees, Rays of Sunshine. For services to the Media Industry and to Young People (London, Greater London)

• Professor Safa Taha AL-SARRAJ: Head of Clinical Neuropathology, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Medicine, particularly to Neuropathology (London, Greater London)

• Hina BOKHARI: Co-Founder, Naz Legacy Foundation. For services to Young People, to Charity and to Inter-Faith Relations (London, Greater London)

• Professor Neville Stanley BRODY: Graphic Designer. For services to Design (London, Greater London)

• John Dominic Weare BROWN: Trustee, School for Social Entrepreneurs and Camara Education, and Panel Chair, Wild Frontiers Travel. For services to Charity (London, Greater London)

• Miles CELIC: Chief Executive, TheCityUK. For services to Finance and Professional Services (London, Greater London)

• Susan Hilary DALEY: Director, Tech and Innovation, techUK. For services to the Technology Industry (London, Greater London)

• Dharshini DAVID: Chief Economics Correspondent, BBC and Author. For services to Economics (London, Greater London)

• Julian Christopher DAVID: Chief Executive Officer, techUK. For services to the Technology Industry and to Trade (London, Greater London)

• Dr Daniela Luminita DENIS-SMITH: Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Obelisk Support. For services to Women in the Legal Profession (London, Greater London)

• Imtiaz DHARKER: Poet, Artist and Video Film-Maker. For services to the Arts (London, Greater London)

• Jasmine DOTIWALA: For services to Broadcasting, to Music and to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (London, Greater London)

• Anne-Marie DUFF: Actor. For services to Drama (London, Greater London)

• Patricia Keiko HAMZAHEE: Co-Founder and Director, Black Funding Network, Co-Founder, GiveBlack and Co-Founder, Extend Ventures. For services to Philanthropy, to the Arts and to Impact Investment (London, Greater London)

• Jermaine HANSON: Officer, National Crime Agency. For services to Law Enforcement (London, Greater London)

• Elizabeth Jane HARRIS-SAWCZENKO: Interfaith Adviser, Forum for Peace UK and Board of Deputies of British Jews. For services to Interfaith Engagement (London, Greater London)

• Ian KARET: For Charitable and Public Service (London, Greater London)

• Dr Alex Guy KENDALL: Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Wayve. For services to Artificial Intelligence (London, Greater London)

• Mark Anthony KENNEDY: Deputy Director, Maritime Operations, Home Office. For services to Border Security (London, Greater London)

• Monica KOHLI: President, Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association UK and Chair, Indian Maritime Association UK. For services to Promoting Diversity in the Maritime Industry (London, Greater London)

• Roger John LEIGHTON: Chief Executive Officer, Partnership Learning. For services to Education (London, Greater London)

• Simon LEWIS: Team Leader, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence (London, Greater London)

• Lieutenant Colonel Thomas James LIMB: Lately Policy Adviser, Cabinet Office. For Public Service (London, Greater London)

• Carol Laurette LINFORTH MBE: For Political and Public Service (London, Greater London)

• Edward Maurice Charles MARSAN: Actor. For services to Drama (London, Greater London)

• Emma Jane MORRIS: Solicitor to the Infected Blood Inquiry, Cabinet Office. For Public Service (London, Greater London)

• Jill Rhian NALDER: For services to People with AIDS and HIV (London, Greater London)

• Paul NORRIS: Team Leader, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence (London, Greater London)

• Marianela NUNEZ: Dancer. For services to Dance (London, Greater London)

• Zoë OSMOND: Chief Executive Officer, GambleAware. For services to Tackling Gambling Harms (London, Greater London)

• Ushma Manhar PATEL MBE: Prime Minister’s Diary Manager, Prime Minister’s Office. For Public Service (London, Greater London)

• Gian Singh POWER: Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TLC Lions. For services to Mental Health (London, Greater London)

• Sravya RAO: Deputy Director, Economy and Strategic Analysis, Department for Business and Trade. For Public Service (London, Greater London)

• David ROBSON: Team Leader, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence (London, Greater London)

• Kathryn Marian ROE: Lately Deputy Director, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. For services to Cyber Security (London, Greater London)

• Jonathan Robert ROSENORN-LANNG: Head, Operational Policy and Response, Home Office. For Public Service (London, Greater London)

• Dr Joan RUTHERFORD: Chief Medical Member, Health Education and Social Care Chamber (Mental Health), First Tier Tribunal. For services to the Administration of Justice (London, Greater London)

• Romilly Le Quesne SAUMAREZ SMITH: Jeweller. For services to the Arts (London, Greater London)

• Hawa Daboh SESAY: Executive Director, Hawa Trust Foundation. For services to the Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls (London, Greater London)

• Savraj Singh SIDHU: Assistant Head, Ukraine Task Force, Security Policy and Operations, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence (London, Greater London)

• Amos SIMBO: Founder, Black Professionals In Construction. For services to the Construction Industry and to Diversity (London, Greater London)

• Peter William SMALLWOOD: Lately President, National Conservative Convention. For Political and Public Service (London, Greater London)

• Nicola SOLOMON: Lately Chief Executive, Society of Authors, and lately Chair, Creators’ Rights Alliance. For services to Literature and to the Creative Industries (London, Greater London)

• Smruti SRIRAM: Chief Executive Officer, Supreme Creations (Bags of Ethics). For services to Fashion (London, Greater London)

• Rebecca Margaret Mary THOMSON: Journalist, Computer Weekly. For services to Justice (London, Greater London)

• Dr David Edward WEBBER: President Emeritus, International Self-Care Foundation. For services to Healthy Lifestyles and Self-Care (London, Greater London)

• Dr Thomas Phillip WELLS: Deputy Director, Government Office for Science. For services to Science in Government (London, Greater London)

• Sally Ann WESTON: Lately Deputy Director, Home Office. For Public Service (London, Greater London)

• Estelle Marilyn, THE LADY WOLFSON OF MARYLEBONE: Philanthropist. For services to Medical Research and to the Arts (London, Greater London)

• Georgina WORRALL: Head, POWERful Women. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in the Energy Sector (London, Greater London)

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

• Emily Rose AIDIN: Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Art History Link-Up. For services to Art History and to Young People (London, Greater London)

• Timothy Andrew ALLEN: Director, Access to Cash and Branch Services, Barclays and Non-Executive Director, Cash Access UK. For services to the Cash and Banking Sectors (London, Greater London)

• Laurence ANDERSON: Team Leader, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence (London, Greater London)

• Eleanor Sarah ANGEL: Trustee, Association of Jewish Refugees. For services to Holocaust Memorial (London, Greater London)

• Shagufta Parveen ASAM: Foster Carer, London Borough of Redbridge. For services to Foster Care (London, Greater London)

• Matilda ASANTE-OWUSU: Sickle Cell Community Matron, Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre, Whittington Health NHS Trust. For services to Nursing (London, Greater London)

• Geraldina Rachel ASHER-SMITH: For services to Athletics (London, Greater London)

• Professor Keyoumars ASHKAN: Consultant Neurosurgeon, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Neurosurgery (London, Greater London)

• Dalim Kumar BASU: Honorary Chair and Volunteer, British Computer Society, North, Central and South London Branches. For services to Young People and the Promotion of Science and Technology (London, Greater London)

• Helen Margaret BONNICK: Specialist, Child to Parents Violence and Abuse. For services to Families (London, Greater London)

• Anna BRAILSFORD: Chief Executive Officer, Code First Girls. For services to Women’s Equality and Diversity in Coding (London, Greater London)

• Christine Ellen BRAZIL: Lately Staff Member, Labour Party. For Political Service (London, Greater London)

• Dr Mine CONKBAYIR: Early Years Researcher and Author. For services to Early Years (London, Greater London)

• Beverley CAMPBELL: Family Participation Officer, Family Rights Group. For services to Kinship Care (London, Greater London)

• Jane BURT: Team Leader, Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence (London, Greater London)

• Jennifer CAGUIOA: Lately International Recruitment and Ethnic Minorities Nurse Advisor, NHS England and lately Head, Global Florence Nightingale Foundation. For services to Nursing (London, Greater London)

• Dr Matthew Joseph CAIN: Writer and Broadcaster. For services to LGBTQ+ Culture (London, Greater London)

• Dr Jocelyn Susannah CORNWELL: Lately Chair, Action Against Medical Accidents. For services to Patients’ Experience of Care and to Patient Safety (London, Greater London)

• Dimitri COUTYA: For services to Fencing (London, Greater London)

• James COYLE: Chair of Trustees, Blessed Holy Family Catholic Academy Trust, London Borough of Harrow. For services to Education (London, Greater London)

• Hilary Maud CRAWFORD: Manager, New Lodge Riding Centre, Riding for the Disabled Association. For services to Disabled People (London, Greater London)

• Professor Geoffrey Joel CROSSICK: For services to the Arts and to Education (London, Greater London)

• Alison Luise DURBAN: Trustee, Gesher School, London. For services to Children and Young People with Special Education Needs (London, Greater London)

• Nathaniel James DYE: Cancer Awareness Campaigner and Advocate for an Improved NHS. For Political and Community Service (London, Greater London)

• Lisa ELDRIDGE: Lately Global Creative Director, Lancome. For services to the Cosmetic and Fashion Industries (London, Greater London)

• Dr Alfred GARWOOD: Holocaust Survivor. For services to Holocaust Memorialisation (London, Greater London)

• Nicola Caroline GOULDER: Founder, Create. For services to Disadvantaged People and to Charity (London, Greater London)

• Lucien Ezra GUBBAY: For services to Interfaith Relations (London, Greater London)

• James Richard GURD: Lately Executive Director, Conservative Friends of Israel. For Political and Public Service (London, Greater London)

• Louise HAGER: Chair, Chai Cancer Care. For services to People with Cancer (London, Greater London)

• Frank Alexander HARDING: Trustee, Association of Jewish Refugees. For services to Holocaust Memorialisation (London, Greater London)

• Susannah HARDYMAN: Founder and lately Chief Executive Officer, Action Tutoring, London. For services to Education (London, Greater London)

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