Birthday Honours 2013
David Michael Gordon OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• BBC Sport
Organisation: BBC Sport
“For services to Broadcasting and the London 2012 Olympic Games.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Broadcasting and the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2013- Role at the time
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“For services to Broadcasting and the London 2012 Olympic Games.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 285 times in the Birthday Honours List 2013 — about 19% of the list.
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How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
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 Birthday Honours 2013
Adesola Olumide Adetosoye
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Kent
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Adrian John Tinniswood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Somerset
“For services to Heritage.”
Alan David Armstrong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Antrim
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Alan Glennie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Hertfordshire
“For services to the Cabinet Office and Public Records Management.”
Alan Opie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
“For services to Music.”
Alan William Mabbutt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Buckinghamshire
Albert Henry Thomas Irvin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
Artist
Alexander Daniel Holt-Wilson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Monmouthshire
“For Ophthalmologist services to People in Ethiopia.”
Alexandra Gray
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Edinburgh
“For services to Blood Transfusion.”
Alison McInnes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Aberdeenshire
“for North East Scotland.”
Allen Worgan Cotton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Somerset
“For services to Agriculture and to the community in Somerset.”
Allison Tennant
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
South Yorkshire
“For services to Offender Health.”
Amanda Eliza McMillan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Glasgow
“For services to Business and Tourism.”
Andrea Lesley Bilbow
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Middlesex
“For services to People with Attention Deficit and their Families.”
Andrew Campbell Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
West Sussex
“For services to Children.”
Andrew Charles Wood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Norfolk
“For services to Business and the community in East Anglia.”
Andrew Dickens
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Royal Air Force
Andrew Hugh Cassidy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Andrew James Elvin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Royal Navy
Andrew John Pearce
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
“For services to the safety of FCO staff, families and Embassies.”
Andrew Robert Finding
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Warwickshire
“For services to Equestrianism and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Andrew Stephen Vallance Jones
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Somerset
Andrew Trace Allan Wates
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
Angela Marie Whelan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
West Midlands
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Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
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London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
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Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
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Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
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.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
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 (Middlesex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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