New Year Honours 1979
Alexander Ian Mackie OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For service to sport.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1979
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 334 times in the New Year Honours List 1979 — 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 1979
Ailsa Mavis Hill
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For service to women and the community.”
Alan Leslie Murray Rochard
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Royal Air Force
Alan Reginald Moody
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Member
Albert John Dunn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Member
Alexander Jack
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Alexander Robertson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to Export.”
Alexander Young Balfour
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Alfred Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Alfred Charles Seymour Wright
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to the development of agriculture in Belize.”
Alfred Dennis Beesley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to British commercial interests and the British community in Ghana.”
Allan William Panario
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Allister Carle Shepherdson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For service to local government and primary industry.”
Andrew Webster
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Anne Caroline Findlay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For ser- vice to local government and the community.”
Anthony Armstrong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Anthony Guiseppe Lopes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For service to the com- munity and Aboriginal welfare.”
Anthony Richard Guy Mullens
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Anthony Stephen Jeremy Blacker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Antony Neale
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Royal Air Force
Arthur Capel Roberts
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to Lawn Tennis.”
Arthur Carleton Evelyn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to the com- munity in St.”
Arthur Francis Markham
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to higher education in India.”
Arthur Goldthorpe
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Chairman
Arthur Irwin Scott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Company Secretary
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,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
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 · 1979
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1979 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1978.
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