Birthday Honours 2023
Garry Hunt OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Space Science and to Business.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Space Science and to Business.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Dr. Garry Edward HUNT
Professor and Research Scientist
For services to Space Science and to Business.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64082 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Space Science and to Business.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 290 times in the Birthday Honours List 2023 — about 19% of the list.
In their area
866 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
How widely is this recognised?
1,797 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
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 Education.”
Alexandra Johnson
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Alfie Hewett
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Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Tennis.”
Alison Byrne
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to the Ukraine Crisis.”
Alyson Mitchell
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Services to Digital Inclusion.”
Amar Latif
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Visually Impaired and to Entrepreneurship.”
Amarjit Raju
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Derby, Derbyshire
“For services to People with Disabilities, to Carers and to Mental Health.”
Andrew Bastawrous
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“For services to Eye Health Overseas.”
Andrew Bolton
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“For services to Art and Fashion.”
Andrew Churchill
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Repton, Derbyshire
“For services to Engineering.”
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Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to The Fire Fighters Charity and to Fire Safety.”
Andrew Stokes
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Andrew Stokes
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Andrew Watson
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Angus Mckee
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Anju Kumar
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Women’s Health and Welfare in Wales.”
Anne Shaw
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Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to the Commonwealth Games 2022.”
Anne Turner
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London, Greater London
“For services to Children’s Social Work.”
Anthony Atherton
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Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
“For services to Disability Sport and Inclusion.”
Anthony Cook
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“For services to Law Enforcement.”
Anthony Eyton
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Anthony May
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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“For services to the Armed Forces Community.”
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Others recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology
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Stephen Andrew Smith
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
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Matthew Wilson
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Robertsbridge, East Sussex
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Ann Watson
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London, Greater London
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Ghulam Ng
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Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
James Markey
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Guildford, Surrey
“For services to the Technology Sector.”
Jane Gate
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Thatcham, Berkshire
“For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem.”
Maurice Geddis
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Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Mark Downs
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Deal, Kent
“For services to Biology.”
Jonathan Boddington
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Oswestry, Shropshire
“For services to Design and Innovation in Furniture Making.”
Olubukola Babajide
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Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Geoffrey Underwood
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Newport, Isle of Wight
“For services to the Technology Industry.”
Sharon Todd
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Innovation.”
Ian Ritchey
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Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Engineering.”
Brian Mcconnell
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Engineering.”
Rashmi Mantri
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Mathematics Education.”
Myrtle Dawes
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Energy and Technology.”
John Boumphrey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
“For services to Technology, Consumer and Digital Commerce Industry.”
Timothy Orchard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS and Healthcare Research and Innovation.”
Adikaari Adikaari
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Guildford, Surrey
“For services to Research and Innovation to Tackle Climate Change.”
Katherine Smith
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Stourbridge, West Midlands
“For services to Brain Tumour Research and to Charity.”
Mark Bamforth
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“For services to UK Life Sciences and to UK/USA business relations.”
Benjamin Towers
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Gillingham, Kent
“For services to the Startup Business Community, Excellence in Innovation and Enterprise.”
Professor Rees
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Multi-Hazard Science and Disaster Risk Reduction.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 64082, notice 4378273. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2023).
Published 16 June 2023.
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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