New Year Honours 2013
Eleanor Mary Simmonds OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Paralympic Sport.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2013
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“For services to Paralympic Sport.”
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“For services to Paralympic Sport.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 305 times in the New Year Honours List 2013 — about 20% of the list.
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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2013
Adrian Anthony Lester
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Drama.”
Ahmed Choonara
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Nottinghamshire
“for Black Professionals.”
Alan Poyner Pritchard
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Caerphilly
“For services to Education in Wales.”
Alan Richard Woodside
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Antrim
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Alexander William Macbeth
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
West Yorkshire
“For services to Learning and Skills.”
Alice Mary Davidson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Merseyside
“For services to International Humanitarian Aid.”
Alison Humberstone
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Hampshire
“for Work and Pensions.”
Alison Kathleen Shalaby
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
“For services to the prevention and resolution of international parental child abduction.”
Alistair George Finlay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Belfast
“For services to Policing in Northern Ireland.”
Alistair James Harris
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
“For services to promoting stability in the Lebanon and Middle East region.”
Alvar Nigel Rowe
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
“For services to charitable services.”
Amanda Jayne Reddin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Merseyside
“For services to Sport.”
Andrew Betton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Royal Navy
Andrew David Wiseman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For public and political service.”
Andrew Douglas-Home
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Berwickshire
“For services to Fishing and to Scottish Heritage through the Abbotsford Trust.”
Andrew Michael Robson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to the game of Bridge and to Charity.”
Andrew Murray
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Tennis.”
Ann Chance
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
West Sussex
“For services to the voluntary and charitable giving in the United Kingdom.”
Anna Payne
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Anne Christine McKillop
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
North Yorkshire
“For services to the Asylum Population.”
Anne Eileen Bleasdale
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
North Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Anne Ganley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Tyne and Wear
“For services to the Builders’ Merchants Industry and to charity.”
Annette Lesley Brooke
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Dorset
“for Mid Dorset and North Poole.”
Anthea Dolman Gair
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Gloucestershire
“For services to Defence Acquisition.”
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.”
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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 (New Year Honours List 2013).
Published 29 December 2012.
Location (West Glamorgan) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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