New Year Honours 2017
Andrew Murray
Knight Bachelor
Knight Bachelor · 2017
“For services to Tennis and charity.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
“For services to Tennis.”
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London Gazette notice
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Andrew MURRAY O.B.E.
For services to Tennis and charity.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2013
View this issue on the London Gazette ↗ · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
London
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2013- Region
- London
“For services to Tennis.”
Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 2017- Region
- Surrey
“For services to Tennis and charity.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 24 times in the New Year Honours List 2017 — about 2% 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 Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2017
Antony Beevor
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“For services in support of Armed Forces Professional Development.”
Barry Ife
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Suffolk
“For services to Performing Arts Education.”
Bryn Jones
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Cardiff
“For services to Music.”
David Adjaye
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
“For services to Architecture.”
David Behan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Kent
“For services to Health and Care.”
David Crausby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Greater Manchester
“For parliamentary and political services.”
David Lee Pearson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Staffordshire
“For services to Equestrianism.”
David Ord
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Bristol
“For political service and service to the community in the South West.”
David Sloman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“For services to the NHS.”
David Waters (david Mark Rylance)
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“For services to Theatre.”
Donald Mccullin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Somerset
“For services to Photography.”
Ian Powell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Cheshire
“For services to Professional Services and voluntary service.”
James Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“For services to Medical Research and Science Education.”
Jeffrey Tate
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
“For services to British music overseas.”
John Campbell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
East Lothian
“For services to Farming and charitable service to Entrepreneurship.”
John Mccanny
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Down
“For services to Higher Education and Economic Development.”
Julian Brazier
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Kent
“For political and public service.”
Kenneth Dodd
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Merseyside
“For services to Entertainment and charity.”
Mohammed Farah
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“For services to Athletics.”
Nicholas Black
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“For services to Healthcare Research.”
Raymond Davies
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“For services to the Arts.”
Shankar Balasubramanian
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Science and Medicine.”
Steven Webb
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Gloucestershire
“For political and public service.”
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2673398. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 30 December 2016.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013).
Published 29 December 2012.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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