New Year Honours 2013
Knight Bachelor · 2013
“For services to Rowing and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
“For services to Sport.”
Timeline
Knight Bachelor
For services to Rowing and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Knight Bachelor · 2013
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2009
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Location
Middlesex
In context
Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2009- Region
- Middlesex
“For services to Sport.”
Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 2013- Role at the time
- C.B.E.
- Region
- London
“For services to Rowing and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 25 times in the New Year Honours List 2013 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
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 2013
Bernard Hogan-Howe
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Dorset
“For services to Policing.”
Bradley Marc Wiggins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Lancashire
“For services to Cycling.”
Charles Benedict Ainslie
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Cornwall
“For services to Sailing.”
Christopher Stone
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
West Midlands
“For services to Education.”
David Hugh Wootton Mayor of London
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Kent
“For services to Legal Business, Charity and the City of London.”
David Neil Payne
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Hampshire
“For services to Photonics Research and Applications.”
Elizabeth Fradd
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Derbyshire
“For services to Cycling and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
George Thomas Berwick
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Essex
“For services to Education.”
Hector William Hepburn Sants
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Oxfordshire
“For services to Financial Services and Regulation.”
Hew Francis Anthony Strachan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Lanarkshire
“For services to the Ministry of Defence.”
Hossein Yassaie
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Hertfordshire
“For services to Technology and Innovation.”
Ian David Diamond
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Aberdeen
“For services to Social Science and Higher Education.”
John Mark Nicholas Leighton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Edinburgh
“For services to Art.”
Keith Burnett
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
South Yorkshire
“For services to Science and Higher Education.”
Kenneth Henry Grange
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For services to Design.”
Martin Gregory Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Oxfordshire
“For charitable services to Education, the Arts and Science.”
Martin James Narey
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
North Yorkshire
“For services to Vulnerable People.”
Michael Aron Heller
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For charitable services.”
Nicholas Stephen Williams
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For services to Education.”
Peter Gerard Hendy
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Somerset
“for London.”
Quentin Saxby Blake
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For services to Illustration.”
Richard Charles Scrimgeour Shepherd
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
West Midlands
“for Aldridge Brownhill.”
Robert Stephen O’Brien
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
Essex
“For services to Healthcare and to the community in London.”
Simon Charles Wessely
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2013
London
“For services to Military Healthcare and to Psychological Medicine.”
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 · 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.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2009).
Published 30 December 2008.
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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