Dame Commanders of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

e.g. "Dame John Smith DBE"

57 Plaque Subjects

Dame Maud Burnett DBE JP
(1863-1950) woman member of Tynemouth Council
Dame Nellie Melba GBE
(1861-1931) Australia's Queen of Song
Dame Florence Bell DBE
(1851-1930) Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Dame Clara Butt DBE
(1873-1936) singer
Dame Henrietta Barnett DBE
(1851-1936) founder of Hampstead Garden Suburb
Dame Dr Louisa Aldrich-Blake DBE Ch.M.
(1865-1925) Master of Surgery
Dame Ellen Terry DBE
(1847-1928) actor
Dame Frances Dove DBE JP
(1847-1942) educator
Dame Laura Knight DBE RA RWS
(1877-1970) painter
Dame Sybil Thorndike CH DBE
(1882-1976) actor
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury DBE
(1858-1951) philanthropist
Dame Christabel Pankhurst DBE
(1880-1958) founder of the Suffragette Movement
Dame Marie Tempest DBE
(1864-1942) actor
Dame Irene Vanbrugh DBE
(1872-1949) actor
Dame Myra Hess DBE
(1890-1965) pianist
Dame Edith Evans DBE
(1888-1976) actor
Dame Caroline Haslett DBE JP
(1895-1957) electrical engineer
Dame Ninette de Valois CH OM DBE
(1898-2001) founder of the Royal Ballet
Dame Dr Hilda Lloyd DBE
(1891-1982) surgeon
Lady Violet Bonham Carter
(1887-1969) politician