Order of the Companions of Honour

The Order of the Companions of Honour is a British and Commonwealth Order (decoration). It was founded by King George V in June 1917, as a reward for outstanding achievements in the arts, literature, music, science, politics, industry and religion.

Current members

• Sovereign: HM The Queen
• Members:
• The Rt Hon. Malcolm Fraser AC CH (1976)
• The Rt Hon. Sir Michael Somare GCMG CH (1978)
• The Rt.Hon. The Lord Healey of Riddlesden CH MBE PC (1979)
• Frederick Sanger OM CH CBE FRS (1981)
• The Rt Hon. The Lord Carrington KG GCMG CH MC PC DL (1983)
• Sydney Brenner CH FRS (1987)
• Stephen Hawking CH CBE FRS (1989)
• The Rt Hon. The Lord Baker of Dorking CH PC (1992)
• The Rt Hon. The Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville CH PC (1992)
• The Rt Hon. The Lord King of Bridgwater CH PC (1992)
• Dame Janet Baker CH DBE (1993)
• Lucian Freud OM CH CBE (1993)
• Sir John Smith CH CBE (1993)
• Reginald V. Jones CH CB CBE FRS (1994)
• The Rt Hon. The Lord Owen CH PC (1994)
• The Rt Hon. The Lord Hurd of Westwell CH PC (1995)
• Sir David Attenborough OM CH CVO CBE FRS (1996)
• The Rt Hon. The Lord Heseltine CH PC (1997)
• David Hockney CH (1997)
• The Rt Hon. Sir John Major KG CH (1998)
• The Rt Hon. The Lord Patten of Barnes CH PC (1998)
• Bridget Riley CH CBE (1998)
• General John de Chastelain OC CMM CH OStJ CD (1999)
• Doris Lessing CH OBE (2000)
• Chad Varah CH CBE (2000)
• Sir Harrison Birtwistle CH (2001)
• Sir Colin Davis CH CBE (2001)
• Paul Scofield CH CBE (2001)
• Sir Michael Howard OM CH CBE MC (2002)
• Harold Pinter CH CBE (2002)
• The Rt Hon. The Lord Hannay of Chiswick GCMG CH (2003)
• Sir Howard Hodgkin CH CBE (2003)
• James Lovelock CH CBE FRS (2003)
• Sir Charles Mackerras CH AC CBE (2003)
• Sir Denis Mahon CH CBE (2003)
• Dan McKenzie CH FRS (2003)
• Dame Judi Dench CH DBE (2005)