10 actors who refused the OBE

1. Jim Broadbent, actor (in 2002)
2. Eleanor Bron, actress and writer
3. Kenneth Williams, actor and comedian. "When offered something which obviously isn't worth the price... we still have the right to say 'No thanks'"
4. Peter Capaldi, actor, director and writer
5. Alan Rickman, actor
6. Bill Nighy, actor
7. Dawn French, comedian and actress and Jennifer Saunders (in 2001)
8. Susannah York, stage and film actress
9. Hattie Jacques, actress/comedian (in 1974)
10. Geraldine McEwan, actress in 1986 (later declined DBE in 2002