Roll of Honour
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Man Of The Year Award
| Peter Elliott MBE | 1989 |
| Duncan Walker | 1990 |
| Lord Merlyn Rees | 1991 |
| Lord Healey of Riddlesden | 1992 |
| Alan Ayckbourn | 1993 |
| Sir Marcus Fox MP | 1995 |
| Harold ‘Dicki’ Bird MBE | 1996 |
| Alan Titchmarsh | 1997 |
| Michael Parkinson | 1998 |
| Kevin Keegan | 1999 |
| Michael Palin CBE | 2000 |
| Patrick Stewart CBE | 2001 |
| Sean Bean | 2002 |
| Richard Whiteley | 2003 |
| Lord Kirkham | 2004 |
| Alan Hinkes | 2005 |
| David Jones | 2006 |
| John Sentamu (Archbishop of York) | 2007 |
| Sir Rodney Walker | 2008 |
| Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson | 2009 |
| Marco Pierre White | 2010 |
| Brian Blessed | 2011 |
| Lord Coe KBE | 2012 |
| Harry Gration MBE | 2013 |
| Gary Verity | 2014 |
| Lord Hague of Richmond PC FRSL | 2015 |
| Prof. Lord Patel of Bradford OBE | 2016 |
| Tom Riordan | 2017 |
| Ben Davis | 2018 |
| Simon Armitage CBE | 2019 |
| Kevin Sinfield OBE | 2021 |
| Chris Mason | 2022 |
| Stephen Cottrell (Archbishop of York) | 2023 |
| Ed Anderson CBE | 2024 |
| Sir John Robins | 2025 |
Woman Of The Year Award
| HRH Duchess of Kent | 1989 |
| Marti Caine | 1990 |
| Jean Rook (posthumous) | 1991 |
| Betty Boothroyd MP | 1992 |
| Elizabeth Peacock MP | 1993 |
| Jan Fletcher | 1994 |
| Rita Britton | 1995 |
| Liz Dawn | 1996 |
| Judith Donovan | 1997 |
| Jane McDonald | 1998 |
| Prunella Scales | 1999 |
| Lesley Garrett | 2000 |
| Kathy Staff | 2001 |
| Linda Barker | 2002 |
| Nell McAndrew | 2003 |
| Jane Tomlinson | 2004 |
| Kay Mellor | 2005 |
| Jane Tomlinson | 2006 |
| Dianne Thompson CBE | 2007 |
| Jilly Cooper OBE | 2008 |
| Kimberley Walsh | 2009 |
| Barbara Taylor-Bradford | 2010 |
| Maureen Lipman CBE | 2011 |
| Michelle Ping | 2012 |
| Katherine Kelly | 2013 |
| Helen Worth | 2014 |
| Rosemary Shrager | 2015 |
| Sharon Watson | 2016 |
| Ann Hough | 2017 |
| Baroness Sayeeda Warsi | 2018 |
| Sally Wainwright | 2019 |
| Dame Linda Pollard | 2021 |
| Lindsey Burrow | 2022 |
| Gabby Logan MBE | 2023 |
| Melanie Brown MBE | 2024 |
| Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe | 2025 |
Sporting Achievement Award
| Mick Kill | 1993 |
| Darren Gough | 1994 |
| Garry Schofield OBE | 1995 |
| David Seaman | 1996 |
| Danny Wilson | 1997 |
| The Sheffield Eagles | 1998 |
| Jonathan Woodgate | 1999 |
| Douglas Lampkin | 2000 |
| Kevin Darley | 2001 |
| David Byas | 2002 |
| Michael Vaughan | 2003 |
| Jason Robinson & Mike Tindall | 2004 |
| Michael Vaughan & Matthew Hoggard | 2005 |
| Neil Warnock | 2006 |
| Adil Rashid | 2007 |
| Phil Brown | 2008 |
| Jessica Ennis | 2009 |
| Howard Webb | 2010 |
| Sarah Stevenson | 2011 |
| Danielle Brown | 2012 |
| Alistair Brownlee | 2012 |
| Jonathan Brownlee | 2012 |
| Hannah Cockcroft & Nicola Wilson | 2012 |
| Sue Smith | 2013 |
| Kell Brook | 2014 |
| Joe Root | 2015 |
| Hannah Cockcroft MBE | 2016 |
| Ryan Sidebottom | 2017 |
| Jack Laugher | 2018 |
| Chris Wilder | 2019 |
| GB Paralympic Wheelchair Rugby Team (Yorkshire players) | 2021 |
| Tom Pidcock MBE | 2022 |
| Sheffield Sharks | 2023 |
| Chris Kamara MBE | 2024 |
| Harry Hudson | 2025 |
Business Enterprise Award
| Vivien Duffield | 1992 |
| Pioneer Electronics | 1993 |
| Pace Electronics | 1994 |
| Kostal UK | 1995 |
| V.A.W. West Yorkshire Foundries | 1996 |
| Ventura | 1997 |
| Wensleydale Creamery | 1998 |
| Richmond Foods | 1999 |
| Kingston Communications | 2000 |
| Toyoda Gosel UK Ltd | 2001 |
| Esteem Systems plc | 2002 |
| Park Plaza Leeds | 2003 |
| Spice Holdings | 2004 |
| Keepmoat plc | 2005 |
| Severfield-Rowen plc | 2006 |
| Cranswick plc | 2007 |
| Arnold Laver Ltd | 2008 |
| Mamas & Papas | 2009 |
| ASDA | 2010 |
| Arla Foods | 2011 |
| Go Outdoors | 2012 |
| Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc | 2013 |
| Vp plc | 2014 |
| Howarth Timber | 2015 |
| Karro Food Group | 2016 |
| Willerby Limited | 2017 |
| Polypipe | 2018 |
| DFS Furniture PLC | 2019 |
| Swift Group | 2021 |
| John Cotton Group | 2022 |
| Angloco Limited | 2023 |
| Timothy Taylors & Co | 2024 |
| Kevin McCabe | 2025 |
Arts & Entertainment Award
| Sir Ernest Hall | 1992 |
| Nicholas Page | 1993 |
| Roy Castle (posthumous) | 1994 |
| Jude Kelly | 1995 |
| Ashley Jackson | 1996 |
| Roy Clarke | 1997 |
| Kay Mellor | 1998 |
| Willis Hall & Keith Waterhouse | 1999 |
| John Godber | 2000 |
| Gaynor Faye | 2001 |
| Jude Kelly | 2002 |
| Bill Maynard | 2003 |
| Clare Teal | 2004 |
| Sir Alan Ayckbourn | 2005 |
| Chris Moyles | 2006 |
| G P Taylor | 2007 |
| The Kaiser Chiefs | 2008 |
| Simon Beaufoy | 2009 |
| Marke Herbert | 2010 |
| Clare Teal | 2011 |
| Grimethorpe Colliery Band | 2012 |
| Billy Pearce | 2013 |
| Reece Dinsdale | 2014 |
| Simon Armitage CBE | 2015 |
| Kelvin Fletcher | 2016 |
| Huddersfield Choral Society | 2017 |
| BBC & ITV | 2018 |
| Sally Joynson | 2019 |
| Yorkshire Sculpture Park | 2021 |
| Emmerdale (Cast and Crew) | 2022 |
| Channel 5 Television | 2023 |
| Northern School of Contemporary Dance | 2024 |
| Bantam of the Opera Choir | 2025 |
Lifetime Achievement Award
| Michael Clegg | 1992 |
| Lawrence Batley | 1993 |
| Ken Morrison | 1994 |
| Victor Watson | 1995 |
| Earl of Harewood KBE | 1996 |
| Rt. Hon Lord Mason | 1997 |
| Prof. Tom Kilburn FRS CB | 1998 |
| Lord Brian Rix | 1999 |
| Arnold Ziff OBE | 2000 |
| Baroness Betty Boothroyd | 2001 |
| Ian Carmichael | 2002 |
| Dr Fanny Waterman CBE | 2003 |
| Barry Cryer | 2004 |
| Brian Turner | 2005 |
| Ashley Jackson | 2006 |
| Paul Sykes | 2007 |
| Jonathan Wild | 2008 |
| Balbir Panesar | 2009 |
| Dr Ingrid Roscoe | 2010 |
| Sir Bernhard Ingham | 2011 |
| John Godber | 2012 |
| Linda Pollard CBE | 2013 |
| Dame Judi Dench CH DBE | 2014 |
| Sir David Wootton | 2015 |
| Gary Hetherington | 2016 |
| Dickie Bird OBE | 2017 |
| Kay Mellor OBE | 2018 |
| Archbishop John Sentamu | 2019 |
| Sir Michael Parkinson | 2021 |
| Harry Gration MBE (posthumous) | 2022 |
| Timothy West CBE | 2023 |
| Marco Pierre White | 2024 |
| Tony Christie | 2025 |
Community Hero Award
| Joan Allen (NSPCC) | 1998 |
| Dr John Rayner (Yorkshire Wildlife Trust) | 1999 |
| Audrey Farnell (Federation of Disability Sport) | 2000 |
| Douglas Thomson (Manorlands Hospice) | 2001 |
| Sheila Miller (St Gemma’s Hospice) | 2002 |
| Bill Exley (Huddersfield Royal Infirmary) | 2003 |
| Martin Duffield | 2004 |
| Donna Jones | 2005 |
| Inderpal Randhawa | 2006 |
| Ann Humberstone | 2007 |
| Ernest and Elizabeth Hibbert | 2008 |
| Val Lepadat | 2009 |
| Claire Wood | 2010 |
| Sue King | 2011 |
| Sam Oldroyd | 2012 |
| Mike Collins | 2013 |
| Adrian Woods MBE | 2014 |
| Shephen Shippey | 2015 |
| Bob Smith | 2016 |
| Colin Findley | 2017 |
| Sarah Hinton | 2018 |
| Natalie Barnes | 2019 |
| Bex Wilson | 2021 |
| Dr Amir Khan | 2022 |
| John Burkhill | 2023 |
| Adam Smith | 2024 |
| Yorkshire Cancer Research | 2025 |
Special Award
| PC Ken Moss | 1993 |
| Paul Williams | 1994 |
| Richard Whiteley | 1995 |
| John Charles | 2001 |
| Jane Tomlinson | 2002 |
| Gareth Gates | 2002 |
| Mike Tomlinson | 2003 |
| The ‘Calendar Girls’ | 2003 |
| Jane Tomlinson | 2007 |
| Cyril Villiers MBE | 2012 |
| Joan Villiers | 2012 |
| Craig Wood | 2013 |
| Jonny Mitchell | 2014 |
| Chris Leach MBE | 2016 |
| Manchester City Council | 2017 |
| Welcome to Yorkshire | 2018 |
| Rob Burrow | 2019 |
| The Yorkshire Regiment | 2021 |
| Dr Arthur France MBE | 2022 |
| NHS (Yorkshire) | 2023 |
| Sir Rodney Walker | 2023 |
| Bradford 2025 | 2024 |
| Sir David Jason | 2025 |
Social Enterprise (Formerly Richard Whiteley) Award
| Sir Paul Fox | 2005 |
| Sharon Beshenivsky (posthumous) | 2006 |
| The Velcade Three (Jacky Pickles, Janice Wrigglesworth, Marie Morton) | 2007 |
| Adrian Sudbury (posthumous) | 2008 |
| Diane Dernie | 2009 |
| Help for Heroes | 2010 |
| Andy McMenemy | 2011 |
| Judy Bell MBE | 2014 |
| Bailey Matthews | 2015 |
| Yorkshire Rows | 2016 |
| Kash Singh | 2017 |
| Mark Gregory | 2018 |
| Dales Community Pop Choir | 2019 |
| Milly Johnson | 2021 |
| Paul Stead | 2022 |
| Kevin Sinfield CBE | 2023 |
| Renamed the Social Enterprise Award in 2025 | |
| Sharon Jandu OBE | 2025 |
Young Person Award
| George Webster (Joint) | 2023 |
| Tyrone Salmon (Joint) | 2023 |
| Kimia Chahardehi | 2024 |
| Marcus Skeet | 2025 |
International Award
| Jet2 | 2022 |
| Yorkshire Tea | 2023 |
| Bradford 2025 | 2024 |
| Unawarded | 2025 |