New Year Honours 1964
Arthur William Paton OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to economic development in the State of Sabah.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to economic development in the State of Sabah.
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New Year Honours 1964“For services to economic development in the State of Sabah.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to economic development in the State of Sabah.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 348 times in the New Year Honours List 1964 — about 32% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
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 1964
Aeneas Ranald Donald Macdonell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Albert Sydney Hornby
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
“For services to the teaching of the English language.”
Alexander Ferguson Yeaman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Alexander George Gates
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Alexander Haley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Alexander Mackenzie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
“For political and public services in Dundee.”
Alexander Mitchell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Alexander Renwick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Alfred Bernard Casey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Alfred Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Alfred Edward Entwisle
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
“For political services.”
Alfred Sefton Pigott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
“For services to the Mountain Rescue Committee.”
Alice Hoy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
“For services to Education in the State of Victoria.”
Allan Macdonald Swanson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Allen Joseph Michael Morgan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Royal Air Force
Andrew John George Sinclair
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
“For services to the community.”
Angus James Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Arnold Field
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Arthur Charles Walter Drew
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Arthur Edwin Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Arthur Leslie Abraham
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Arthur Lucius Michael Gary
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Arthur Reece
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
Arthur Tucker Guest
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1964
“For public services in Barbados.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Business & Economy
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy. See the full list →
Deborah Wosskow
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and to Access to Finance for Women.”
Natalie Wade
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
Ernest Fallowfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
Lance Uggla
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pino De Rosa
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Charles Milne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
Sakilbabu Kola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Export Growth.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Georgina Hurcombe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Television and the Creative Sector.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Louise Ellis-frankland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Skipton, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Manufacturing Sector and to Employee Well-Being.”
George Fleming
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Business, to Employment and to Apprenticeships.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1964
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1964 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1963.
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