New Year Honours 2021
Damian Hopley MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Rugby Union Football.”
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“For services to Rugby Union Football.”
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“For services to Rugby Union Football.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 608 times in the New Year Honours List 2021 — about 38% of the list.
In their area
1,245 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
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
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“For services to Inclusive Patient and to Public Involvement in Research.”
Alan Armson
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“For services to the community in Northamptonshire.”
Alan Black
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Newry, County Armagh
“For services to the community in South Armagh.”
Alan Curtis
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Welsh Football.”
Alan Lazarus
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“For services to Mental Health in the Jewish Community.”
Alan Maryon-davis
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“For services to Public Health.”
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“For services to International Development.”
Alan Murrell
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“For services to British foreign policy.”
Alan Oddie
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Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Milton Keynes.”
Alastair Rankin
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Lisburn, County Antrim
“For public and charitable services in Belfast.”
Alex Taylor
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Tunbridge Wells, Kent
“For public service.”
Alexander Mayfield
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York, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Food Supply Chain and to the Vulnerable during the Covid-19 Response.”
Alexander Murphy
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Alexander Watt
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Young People with Additional Needs and Disabilities and to Community Cohesion in Glasgow.”
Alexandra Freegard
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“For services to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.”
Alexandra Milne
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“For services to Emergency Incident Response and to the Covid-19 Response in London.”
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“For services to Consumer Protection and to Diversity and Inclusion.”
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Raymond Pritchard
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Steven Thompson
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Scott Rogers
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Lynn Hay
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Michael Barnard
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“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
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Winston Michael
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“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
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“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
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Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
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Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
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Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
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Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
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Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
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London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
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London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
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Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
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Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
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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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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2021).
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Published 30 December 2020.
Location (London, Greater 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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