Birthday Honours 2003
Alison Sheppard MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
• Swimmer
“For services to swimming.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2003
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- Swimmer
“For services to swimming.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 575 times in the Birthday Honours List 2003 — about 52% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Swimmer.
How widely is this recognised?
2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2003
Abu Taher
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“For services to Community Relations in the Midlands.”
Adele Janine Taylor
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Second Secretary
Adolphus Leslie Bateson
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“For services to Elderly People in Somerset.”
Adrian Christopher Ahl
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Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
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Alan Gear
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“For services to the Development of Organic Horticulture.”
Alan John Brook
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“For services to the community, especially Music and Education in Buckinghamshire.”
Alan John Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Water Resource Management.”
Alan John Spedding
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Music.”
Alan Nicolson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the community in Banffshire.”
Alan Phillips
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to charity in Jersey.”
Alan Samuel Schwartz
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Interfaith Relations and to the Jewish Community in Wales.”
Alan Wright
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the Water Industry.”
Alasdair Wallace Parker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the British community in Ethiopia.”
Albert Fellowes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the community, especially Young People, in Rainhill, Merseyside.”
Alec Bloom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to People with Heart Disease.”
Alexander Philip Roe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the Police and to Charity.”
Alfred Davison Stewart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the Laboratory Service.”
Alfred Keith Dyson Terry
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to Tramways and Tramcar Heritage.”
Alice Marjorie Hale
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the community in Carshalton, Surrey.”
Alison Margaret MacKintosh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For services to the RAF Benevolent Fund in Fife.”
Alistair Baird Donald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
Royal Air Force
Allan Andre Wells
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
Alwyn Peter Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2003
“For public service.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,173 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.”
Nigel Travis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Emily Scarratt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coalville, Leicestershire
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Leah Williamson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Johanna Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Kim Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Alan Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Jennifer Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport.”
David Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Alan Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
James Mcdonald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Junior Athletics.”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Leslie France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan.”
Linda Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports.”
George Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2003
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2003).
Published 13 June 2003.
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