The King's Birthday Honours List has been released.

Cheshire is well-represented, with 20 residents receiving honours.

Below, you will find the complete list of every recipient from Cheshire named in the 2026 King's Birthday Honours List.

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

• Ian David Abrahams. Professor, University of Cambridge. For services to mathematical sciences. Nantwich

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

• Joanne Irving. Commercial director, UK Export Finance. For services to government procurement. Chester
• Geeta Kumar. Consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board North Wales. For services to women's health. Chester
• Janet Margaret Lord. Deputy pro-vice chancellor, Manchester Metropolitan University and independent chair, Priority Area. For services to education. Widnes
• Peter Michael James McCleave. Founder, 10,000 Donors. For services to blood cancer awareness and to charity. Tarporley
• David Stuart Pinder. Chair, Green Construction Board. For services to advancing net zero and biodiversity in the construction sector. Macclesfield
• Peter Joseph Wheeler. Councillor, Cheshire West and Chester, Labour Party. For political service. Ellesmere Port

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE

• Geoffrey Walter Ball. Owner, F.Ball and Co.Ltd. For services to manufacturing, to the flooring industry and to the community in Staffordshire. Macclesfield
• Nicholas John Bent. Chief executive officer, upReach. For services to Education. Warrington
• John Morris Jones. For services to the heavy goods vehicle and logistics industry. Ellesmere Port
• Michael Phipps. Communities strategic lead, Greater Manchester Violence Reduction Unit. For services to young people. Cranage
• Elizabeth Jane Prince. Business manager, Amiqus, founder, G into Gaming and co-founder, Empower Up. For services to the games industry and to diversity. Crewe
• Anthony Micheal Whelan. Youth football coach, Manchester United Football Club. For services to association football. Sandbach

Medal of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

• Frances Blackburn. North West Regional Manager, Newbloom Healthcare Limited. For services to nursing and elderly care. Ellesmere Port
• Brian Charlton Heald. For services to music and to the community in Chester. Chester
• Pauline Patricia Knifton Hough. For services to theatre and to the community in Nantwich. Nantwich
• Georgina Annabel Wynne Lewers. For services to charitable causes and fundraising. Chester
• Katie Louise Misselbrook. Consultant anaesthetist, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. For services to children and young people. Chester
• Clare Elizabeth Olver. Programmes manager, Community Forest Trust. For services to community forestry. Warrington
• Josef Matthew Taylor. Consultant surgeon, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. For services to children and young people. Warrington