Commanders of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

e.g. "John Smith CBE"

125 Plaque Subjects

Sir John Summerson CH CBE
(1904-1992) Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Charles Mackerras CH CBE AC
(1925-2010) conductor

Sir Peter Medawar CH OM CBE FRS
(1915-1987) Fellow of the Royal Society

Chad Varah CH CBE
(1911-2007) Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Fred Sanger CH OM CBE FAA
(1918-2013) biochemist

Herbert Howells CH CBE
(1892-1983) composer

Harold Pinter CH CBE
(1930-2008) playwright

Sir Roger Bannister CH CBE
(1929-2018) athlete

Sir Victor Sawdon Pritchett CH CBE
(1900-1997) writer

Sir Isaiah Berlin OM CBE FBA
(1909-1997) historian of ideas

Sir George Edwards OM CBE FRS FREng DL
(1908-2003) aircraft designer

Sir John Cornforth CBE FRS AC FAA
(1917-2013) Companion of the Order of Australia

Dennis Gabor CBE FRS
(1900-1979) inventor of holography

Lord Richard Attenborough CBE
(1923-2014) actor

Lord Bernard Miles CBE
(1907-1991) Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Air Cdre Ronald Berry CBE DSO DFC & Bar
(1917-2000) Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Sir Gilbert Barling CBE FRCS 1st Baronet
(1855-1940) Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Alfred Fowler CBE FRS
(1868-1940) astrophysicist

Gertrude Bell CBE
(1868-1926) explorer

Stanley Spencer CBE RA
(1891-1959) Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire