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Commander of the Order of the British Empire

55 connected Legacies

Bernard MatthewsJanuary 24, 1930 — November 25, 2010Bernard Trevor Matthews (24 January 1930 – 25 November 2010) was the founder of Bernard Matthews Foods, a…H. V. McKayAugust 21, 1865 — May 21, 1926Hugh Victor McKay (21 August 1865 – 21 May 1926), commonly known as H. V. McKay, was an…David McMurtryMarch 15, 1940 — December 9, 2024Sir David Roberts McMurtry (5 March 1940 – 9 December 2024) was an Irish billionaire businessman, who was…Ann McPhersonJune 22, 1945 — May 28, 2011Ann McPherson CBE FRCGP FRCP SCH (née Egelnick; 22 June 1945 – 28 May 2011) was a British…Naomi MitchisonNovember 1, 1897 — January 11, 1999Naomi Mary Margaret Mitchison, Baroness Mitchison (née Haldane; 1 November 1897 – 11 January 1999) was a Scottish…John NashApril 11, 1893 — September 23, 1977John Northcote Nash (11 April 1893 – 23 September 1977) was a British painter of landscapes and still-lifes,…George H. OlmstedMarch 18, 1901 — October 8, 1998Major General George Hamden Olmsted (March 18, 1901 – October 8, 1998) was an American military officer and…Christopher OndaatjeFebruary 22, 1933 — July 20, 2026Sir Philip Christopher Ondaatje (; 22 February 1933 – 20 July 2026), styled Earl of Rothes, Lord of…Frederick Handley PageNovember 15, 1885 — April 21, 1962Sir Frederick Handley Page (15 November 1885 – 21 April 1962) was an English industrialist who was a…Tom PhillipsMay 24, 1937 — November 28, 2022Trevor Thomas Phillips (25 May 1937 – 28 November 2022) was an English visual artist. He was a…Lee Quo-weiAugust 5, 1918 — August 10, 2013Sir Quo-wei Lee (Chinese: 利國偉; pinyin: Lì Guówěi; 5 August 1918 – 10 August 2013), with family roots…Alec ReedFebruary 16, 1934 — December 2, 2025Sir Alec Edward Reed (16 February 1934 – 2 December 2025) was a British business executive and philanthropist…Oliver SacksJuly 9, 1933 — August 30, 2015Oliver Wolf Sacks (9 July 1933 – 30 August 2015) was a British neurologist, naturalist, historian of science,…Vidal SassoonJanuary 17, 1928 — May 9, 2012Vidal Sassoon (17 January 1928 – 9 May 2012) was a British hairstylist and businessman. He was noted…Elizabeth Lawrie SmellieMarch 22, 1884 — March 5, 1968Elizabeth Lawrie Smellie, (March 22, 1884 – March 5, 1968) was a Canadian nurse and the first woman…Matthew SmithOctober 22, 1879 — January 1, 1959Sir Matthew Smith, CBE (22 October 1879 – 29 September 1959) was a British painter of nudes, still-life…