Birthday Honours 2022
Clare Victoria Balding CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
“For services to Sport and to Charity.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
02 June 2022
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Clare Victoria BALDING O.B.E.
Broadcaster
For services to Sport and to Charity.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63714 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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- London
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2022- Role at the time
- Broadcaster.
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- London, Greater London
“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 95 times in the Birthday Honours List 2022 — about 6% of the list.
In their area
454 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
What organisation were they with?
Broadcaster..
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.
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Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2022
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“For services to Publishing.”
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“For services to the Charitable Sector.”
Aled Phillips
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Renal Medicine.”
Alison Bertlin
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Alun Griffiths
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Abergavenny, Gwent
“For services to the Construction Industry and to the community in Wales.”
Angus Fair
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Anthony Martin
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Halton, Buckinghamshire
“For Charitable Services.”
Arlene Sugden
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Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire
“For Public Service.”
Avnish Goyal
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Billericay, Essex
“For services to Social Care and to Philanthropy.”
Catherine Mallyon
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Theatre and to the Arts.”
Chinyere Nwanoku
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London, Greater London
“For services to Music and to Diversity.”
Claire McColgan
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Arts and Culture.”
Cornelia Parker
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Arts.”
Damian Watcyn Lewis,
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London, Greater London
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Darren Richard Henley
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Canterbury, Kent
“For services to the Arts.”
David Blood
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London, Greater London
“For services to Climate Finance.”
David Hughes
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Loughborough, Leicestershire
“For services to Further Education, particularly during the Covid-19 Response.”
David Mcloughlin
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David Nixon
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Menston, West Yorkshire
“For services to Dance.”
David Sweeney
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Maidenhead, Berkshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
Deborah Rogers
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Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For services to Law and Order.”
Elisabeth Murdoch
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London, Greater London
“For services to Diversity in the Arts and to Charity.”
Fiona Steele
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London, Greater London
“For services to Statistics in the Social Sciences.”
Frances Wadsworth
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Newbury, Berkshire
“For services to Education.”
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63714, notice 4084038. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2022).
Published 1 June 2022.
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 (Birthday Honours List 2013).
Published 15 June 2013.
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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