New Year Honours 2000
Francis Daley Thompson CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Athletics.”
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“For services to Athletics.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 151 times in the New Year Honours List 2000 — about 8% 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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2000
Agnes Hauck
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to Children's Mental Health.”
Alan Turner
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
Programme Director
Alistair Macaulay Stephen
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to aviation engineering.”
Andrew Maule DEWAR-DuRiE
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
Angela Sarkis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to the Alleviation of Poverty.”
Anna Maria White
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to Education.”
Anne Jarvie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“for Scotland.”
Anne Marie Fagan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
Anne Wood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to Children's Broadcasting.”
Anthony John Peter Butler
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to the Police.”
Ava Marilyn Sturridge-Packer
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
Barbara Mary Stocking
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
Regional Director
Barbara Patricia Newman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to the City of London.”
Barry Emanuel Supple
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to Economic History.”
Bashir Ahmed Maan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“for the Blind and to Disabled People's Rights.”
Benjamin Charles George Whitaker
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to Human Rights and to the Voluntary Sector.”
Breidge Marie Gadd
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to Probation.”
Brian Alexander
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to the Water Industry and to Regeneration in North West England.”
Brian Anthony Wilson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
Brian Hanna
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to Local Government.”
Celia Mary Cameron
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to Norfolk and to Local Government.”
Charles Brian Handy
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
Charles Syrett Farrell Easmon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
Christopher John Leaver
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2000
“For services to Plant Sciences.”
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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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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2000
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2000 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 31 December 1999.
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