From Mark Rylance to Kenn Dodd - the most notable people in the arts on the 2016 New Year's Honours List

Theatre, film, and opera director Sir Richard Charles Hastings Eyre is being honoured for his long-term contribution to the arts, including a decade-long tenure at the National Theatre, a number of West End and Broadway productions and operas, and four books. He has won six Olivier Awards, three Evening Standard Awards, a BAFTA, and the Prix Italia.

The 51-year-old Scottish percussionist taught herself to hear with other parts of her body, having been been deaf since the age of 12.

56-year-old British actor, playwright, and theatre director Mark Rylance played the Big Friendly Giant in this year's film "The BFG." He took home the Best Supporting Actor Oscar and BAFTA Award for his role in "Bridge of Spies," won Best Actor Awards at the Oliviers for his roles in the West End productions of "Much Ado About Nothing" in 1994 and Jerusalem in 2010, and won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor for his roles in "The Government Inspector" and "Wolf Hall."

Known both as a member of The Kinks and for his solo career, 72-year-old Ray Davies has also been involved in theatre. The musical "Sunny Afternoon" is based on his early life and role in The Kinks. He received a CBE for services to music in 2004.

Wild-haired comedian Ken Dodd is being honoured at age 89 for "services to entertainment and charity" thanks to his efforts in stand-up comedy, music, and TV programmes. He continues to be known for the length of his shows and was awarded the OBE by Queen Elizabeth II in 1982. 

Essex-born Anya Hindmarch is known for her handbag designs around the globe. She was the first person to win Designer Brand of the Year at the 2007 British Fashion Awards, and in 2009 she was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for her contribution to the fashion industry.

Born in Manchester but living in Trinidad since 2005, Chris Ofili's education includes the likes of the Chelsea School of Art in London from 1988 to 1991 and at the Royal College of Art from 1991 to 1993. He is known for using elephant dung, among other materials, in his work, has had exhibitions at London's Serpentine Gallery, the Tate Britain, and The New Museum in New York. 

Dr Jeffrey Tate, chief conductor at the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra since 2009, is receiving a CBE "for services to British music overseas." He has put the work of British composers on the map by featuring as a guest conductor with many major orchestras and opera houses around the world. Born with spina bifida, he has also raised awareness of the condition and has been President of the UK Spina Bifida charity, Shine, since 1989.

Now 73, Times cartoonist Peter Brookes has won Cartoonist of the Year at the British Press Awards a number of times for his culturally relevant work.

Adjaye is receiving an OBE for "services to architecture and design."

His designs include the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo, the Idea Stores in Tower Hamlets, London, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver. 

Born in Rugby, England, Tim Pigott Smith has had a successful career in television, film, and theatre, including the likes of "Gangs of New York" and "Quantum of Solace."

The 42-year-old runs a £60 million fashion empire, having debuted her first collection in 2009. She received an award for Designer Brand of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in 2011. She is also involved in charity work, and was made an International Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) in 2014.

American Vogue Editor-in-chief and Condé Nast artistic director Anna Wintour has made her mark on the fashion and journalism world, earning her an OBE, both through her work for Vogue, by advocating for new UK talent, and raising money as a trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Helen McCrory's roles in the Harry Potter films, "The Queen," "Hugo," "Skyfall," and "Peaky Blinders" are among those that have earned her recognition.

Born in Blackheath, London, Marty Wilde is a British rock and roll singer known for songs like "A Teenager in Love" and "Bad Boy" and has written songs for many of music's greats, including Status Quo.

The 52-year-old British actor is best known for his role in BBC children's drama "The Story of Tracy Beaker" and theatre productions and pantomimes including "Carousel," and "Guys and Dolls."

British radio broadcaster Guy Perryman, now based in Tokyo, is being honoured "for services to British music in Japan."

He produces and hosts London Hit Radio (LHR), a weekly British music and interview program, on a weekly basis.