New Year Honours 2004
Alan Malcolm Clarkson OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Swimming.”
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“For services to Swimming.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 294 times in the New Year Honours List 2004 — about 23% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2004
Abraham Levy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to inter-faith co- operation.”
Adrian Jonathon Mark Maddox
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Royal Air Force
Alan William Pemberton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.”
Alasdair MacConachie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the community in Darlington, County Durham.”
Alastair James McDowell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For public service.”
Alexander Anderson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the Construction Industry in Scotland.”
Alexander Cameron Keay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the Ports Industry.”
Allan Charles Thornton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the protection of wildlife and the environment.”
Andrea Joan Pierce
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Andrew Frederic Wallace-Hadrill
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to UK-Italian cultural relations.”
Andrew Michael Flint
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Andrew Michael McKendrick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Royal Navy
Andrew Nicholas Williams
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Managing Director
Andrew Robert Cornell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
First Secretary
Andrew Salmon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Royal Marines
Anne Sloman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Broadcasting.”
Anne Voase Coates Hickox
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to film editing in the USA.”
Anthony Kennedy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Chief Executive
Anthony Wallace Thornburn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Anton Mosimann
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the Tourist and Food Industries.”
Appleton Laboratory
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Arek Victor Joseph
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the community, Cayman Islands.”
Beatrix Wonke
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Medicine.”
Benjamin Finley Hoppé
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the Steel Construction Industry.”
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Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
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Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2004
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2004 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 31 December 2003.
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