The King's Birthday Honours list 2025 includes a total of 15 people from across Cambridgeshire. They are being honoured for a range of achievements, including services to education and their communities.

Among those from Cambridgeshire being recognised is Susan Ann Raven, principal of The Centre School for services to children with social, emotional, and mental health needs. Professor Stephen Matthew Barnett, chair of the North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, has been honoured for services to the NHS.

Nationally, former England football captain David Beckham, actor Gary Oldman and The Who singer Roger Daltrey have all been knighted. Strictly Come Dancing presenting duo Tess Daly and Claudia Winkelman have been made Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).

There are also honours for teenage darts star Luke Littler and his rival Luke Humphries. Actress and singer Elaine Page and novelist Pat Barker have been given damehoods.

Read on for a full list of the people from Cambridgeshire on the King's Birthday Honours list 2025:

Order of the British Empire

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

  • Professor Timothy James Cole FMedSci. Professor Emeritus of Population, Health and Practice, Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London. For services to Medical Statistics. (Cambridge)
  • Philip Albert Colligan. Chief Executive Officer, Raspberry Pi Foundation. For services to Engineering and Technology for Societal Impact. (Cambridge)
  • Professor Gordon Dougan FRS FMedSci. GSK Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Cambridge. For services to Vaccines and to Global Health. (Cambridge)
  • Professor Emily Fleur Shuckburgh OBE. Professor of Environmental Data Science and Director, Cambridge Zero, University of Cambridge. For services to Climate Science and to the Public Communication of Climate Science. (Cambridge)

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

  • Professor Stephen Matthew Barnett. Chair, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS. (Peterborough)
  • The Reverend Canon Dr Malcolm Arthur Brown. Lately Director of Faith and Public Life, Church of England. For services to the Public Witness of the Church of England. (Cambridge)
  • Professor Stephen Anthony May. Emeritus Professor, Royal Veterinary College. For services to Veterinary Education and Animals in Science. (Royston)
  • Vaibhav Puri. Director of Sector Strategy and Transformation, Rail Safety and Standards Board. For services to Rail Safety and Standards. (St Neots)

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

  • Angela Dixon. Chief Executive Officer, Saffron Hall. For services to Music Education and the Performing Arts. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)
  • Susan Ann Raven. Principal, The Centre School, Cambridgeshire. For services to Children with Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs. (St Neots, Cambridgeshire)
  • Monaser Shahzad (Mona Shah). Founder and Managing Director, Harry Specters. For services to Training and Employment for Young People with Autism. ( Ely, Cambridgeshire)

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

  • Mujahid Khan. For services to the Development, Practice, and Teaching of Tang Soo Do. (Huntingdon)
  • Barbara Page. For services to Women in Cambridgeshire. (Cambridge)
  • Laurie Patricia Woolfenden. For services to the community in Fed Ditton, Cambridgeshire. (Cambridge)

Diplomatic Service - Order of the British Empire

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

  • Professor Christopher Scudder Clapham. Retired Professor, The Centre of African Studies, Cambridge University. For services to Academia, Foreign Policy, and UK relations with the Horn of Africa.