Birthday Honours 2009
Alastair Hignell CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Sport and to Charity.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2009
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“For services to Sport and to Charity.”
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“For services to Sport and to Charity.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 112 times in the Birthday Honours List 2009 — about 9% 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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2009
Alan Hawley
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Alastair Lansley
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Surrey
“For services to Public Transport Architecture.”
Alice Loretto Quinn
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Belfast
“For services to Healthcare.”
Alwen Williams
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For services to Healthcare.”
Anas Al-Shaikh Ali
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
“For services to Community Relations.”
Andrew Ashworth
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Oxfordshire
“For services to the Administration of Justice.”
Anne Dell of Carbohydrate Biochemistry
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For services to Science.”
Anne Elizabeth Williams
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cheshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Brian McAlinden
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Glasgow
“For services to Education.”
Carol Elaine Baxter
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Greater Manchester
“For services to Equal Opportunities.”
Christine Joy Stewart
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
Director
Christopher John Adrian Chivers
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Down
“For services to the Administration of Justice in Northern Ireland.”
Christopher John Lamb
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Norfolk
“For services to Plant Science.”
Christopher John Raymond Parker
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Christopher Michael Clarke
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Edinburgh
“For services to the Visual Arts.”
Christopher Tailby
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
Director
Cicely Frances Berry
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Warwickshire
“For services to Drama.”
David Allan Warner
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Swansea
“For services to local and national Higher Education.”
David Blanchflower
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
United States
“For services to Economics and to the Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England.”
David Clifford Stephen White
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Norfolk
“For services to Biological Sciences.”
David George Steel
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Royal Navy
David John Jarvis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Royal Navy
David McDowall
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
David Mlinaric
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Somerset
“For services to Interior Design and to Heritage.”
In the same field
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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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2009).
Published 14 June 2009.
Location (Gloucestershire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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