The 1922 Birthday Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King, and were published in The London Gazette on 2 June 1922.

Sir Hildebrand Aubrey Harmsworth, 1st Baronet was a British newspaper proprietor, twice unsuccessful parliamentary candidate, and member of the Harmsworth publishing family.