| Name | Award | Year |
|
Donald Keith Amott | HonDUniv | 2012 |
| Brian Ashby | HonDUniv | 2007 |
| Norman Askew | HonDUniv | 2007 |
| Glenda Bailey | HonPrD | 2001 |
| Peter Bailey-Smith | HonPrD (posthumous) | 2001 |
|
Sat Bains | HonDPr | 2011 |
| Sir Christopher Ball | HonDUniv | 2003 |
| Catherine Baraniak OBE | HonPrD | 2006 |
| Kim J Barnett | HonMUniv | 1996 |
|
John Knollys Bather | HonDUniv | 2009 |
|
Gerry Beetles | HonDBA | 2010 |
| Martin Bell OBE | HonDUniv | 1996 |
| Tim Brooke-Taylor | HonDUniv | 2004 |
| Richard Brown CBE | HonDUniv | 2008 |
| Stefan Buczacki | HonDUniv | 2002 |
| Deborah Bull | HonDUniv | 1998 |
|
Liz Burnley CBE DL | HonDUniv | 2012 |
|
Christopher Charlton | HonDUniv | 2010 |
|
Maxwell Craven MBE | HonDLitt | 2013 |
| Distinguished Professor David Crich | HonDSc | 2007 |
|
Dr Emmanuel Cooper OBE (posthumous) | HonDFA | 2013 |
| Professor Sir John Sagar Daniel | HonDUniv | 2000 |
|
Ross Davenport | HonMUniv | 2013 |
| The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire | HonDUniv | 2007 |
| Berlie Doherty | HonPrD | 2002 |
|
Edwina Dunn | HonDBA | 2012 |
|
Joyce Ellis | HonMMus | 2008 |
| John Fineran | HonMUniv | 2007 |
|
John Foxcroft | HonDBA | 2013 |
|
Peter Gadsby | HonDBA | 2010 |
| Lucy Gannon MBE | HonDUniv | 1998 |
|
Archie Gemmill | HonMUniv | 2012 |
| The Hon Hugh Gibson | HonMUniv | 2004 |
|
Peter Gould | HonMMus | 2009 |
|
Simon Groom | HonMUniv | 2010 |
| Michael Hall | HonDUniv | 2005 |
| Dame Heather Hallett | HonLLD | 2000 |
| Tony Hams OBE | HonDUniv | 2008 |
| Alison J Hargreaves | HonDUniv (posthumous) | 1996 |
| Emma Harrison CBE | HonDBA | 2007 |
| The Right Honourable The Lord Hattersley | HonDUniv | 2007 |
| Jeremy Heath-Smith | HonDBA | 2003 |
|
Professor Paul Hill | HonDFA | 2011 |
| Miles Hilton-Barber | HonMUniv | 2003 |
| Roger Hollick | HonDBA | 2003 |
|
Professor Robert Howie | HonDSc | 2009 |
|
Peter Hudson CBE | HonDUniv | 2012 |
| John Hurt | HonDLitt | 2002 |
| Dr Douglas A Ibbitson | HonDSc | 1993 |
|
Mike Ingham MBE | HonMUniv | 2011 |
| Bryan S Jackson OBE | HonDBA | 2000 |
|
Dianne Michele Jeffrey CBE DL | HonDUniv | 2012 |
| Ronald Fitzgerald Jones OBE | HonDUniv | 1999 |
| Dr Graham Joyce | HonMLitt | 2008 |
| The Baroness Helena Kennedy of the Shaws QC | HonDUniv | 1998 |
|
Arthur Keily | HonMUniv | 2011 |
| Professor Christine King | HonDUniv | 2001 |
| John Kirkland OBE | HonDUniv | 2001 |
|
Dr Andreas Kunzli | HonDEd | 2008 |
| Derek Latham | HonPrD | 2008 |
|
Bob Laxton | HonDUniv | 2011 |
|
Tom Levitt | HonDUniv | 2011 |
| Professor Arieh Lewy | HonDEd | 2000 |
| Robert Lindsay | HonDLitt | 2001 |
|
Dr David Livesey | HonDUniv | 2011 |
| Terry Lloyd | HonPrD (posthumous) | 2004 |
| Deric Longden | HonMLitt | 2006 |
| George Lowe OBE CNZM | HonDUniv | 2005 |
|
Roy McFarland | HonMUniv | 2010 |
|
Neil McKay | HonDLit | 2011 |
| Dame Ellen Macarthur | HonDUniv | 2002 |
| Devon E Malcolm | HonMUniv | 1997 |
|
David Mannion | HonDLitt | 2009 |
| Dr Tony Marchington | HonDUniv | 1998 |
| Tim Mellors | HonDUniv | 2002 |
| Professor David Melville CBE | HonDUniv | 2000 |
| John Merrill | HonMUniv | 2003 |
2013
|
George Mighty MBE | HonMUniv | 2012 |
|
Geoff Miller | HonDUniv | 2010 |
| Harry Morrow Brown | HonDUniv | 2004 |
| Sir Howard Newby | HonDUniv | 2008 |
| John F Newing CBE | HonLLD | 2000 |
| The Venerable Richard Bett Ninis | HonDUniv | 1999 |
| Stuart Orme | HonPrD | 2005 |
| Dr Leenamaija Otala | HonDUniv | 1997 |
| Dr Dorothy Pearson | HonMUniv | 1999 |
| Pollyanna Pickering | HonMUniv | 2008 |
| Michael Porter | HonPrD | 1999 |
| Louise Potter | Hon MUniv | 2004 |
| Emeritus Professor Jonathan Powers | HonDUniv | 2002 |
|
Andrew J Pugh MBE DL | HonDUniv | 2011 |
|
Major General Garry Robison CB | HonDUniv | 2011 |
| William Roache MBE | HonMA | 2003 |
| Dr Richard Roberts | HonDSc | 1994 |
| Professor David Robertson | HonDEd | 1997 |
| Sir Ralph Robbins | HonDUniv | 1994 |
| Sir Nigel Rudd | HonDUniv | 1999 |
| Richard Sadler FRPS | HonPrD | 2006 |
|
Jasvinder Sanghera | HonDUniv | 2009 |
| Doug Scott CBE | HonDUniv | 2007 |
| Dame Stephanie Shirley OBE | HonDUniv | 1997 |
| Professor Jenny Simpson OBE | HonDBA | 2005 |
| Lesley Smith | HonMUniv | 2007 |
| John Stobart | HonDLitt | 2008 |
| Roger Summers | HonPrD | 1998 |
|
John Tams | HonDLitt | 2009 |
| Franklyn William Tapp | HonMEd | 2005 |
| Gwen Taylor | HonMA | 2005 |
|
Sheila Taylor MBE | HonDUniv | 2013 |
|
Valerie Todd | HonDUniv | 2013 |
| Gladwyn Turbutt | HonDLitt | 2001 |
| Professor Leslie Wagner | HonDUniv | 2008 |
|
Colin Walton | HonDUniv | 2013 |
| Perween Warsi CBE MBE | HonMBA | 1997 |
| Professor Roger Waterhouse | HonDUniv | 2006 |
| Visiting Professor Tony Watts OBE | HonDUniv | 1998 |
|
Margaret Whittaker | HonMUniv | 2010 |
| Professor Ann Wilcock | HonDUniv | 2003 |
| Bob Wilson | HonDUniv | 2001 |
| Roy Wood | HonDMus | 2008 |
| Alan Woods | HonDUniv | 2004 |
|
Roy Wooldridge | HonDUniv | 2013 |
|
Professor Douglas Michael Wright | HonDUniv | 2011 |
