New Year Honours 1960
“For services to tennis and rackets.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1960
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 1960- Role at the time
- Esq.
“For services to tennis and rackets.”
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“For services to tennis and rackets.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 577 times in the New Year Honours List 1960 — about 47% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Esq.
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 Member of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1960
Abdullah Shotah Ali
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Adam Soltysik
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Adrian John Betteridge
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Royal Air Force
Agnes Bonnington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Agnes Gertrude Keeping
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
“For political ;and public services in Surrey.”
Agnes Mary Lions
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
“For services to Nursing in the State of New South Wales.”
Agnes Sillars Heron
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
“For political services in Scotland.”
Ahmad Hasan Mudhaffar
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Ahmedabad area
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Alan Dickinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Alan Lace Mather
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Alan Sydney Harman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Alaric Allen
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Albert Edward Thorne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Albert George Hamer
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Albert Henry Tottenham Kneen
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Albert James Dougan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Albert Mwanjesa
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Albert Osmund Lucas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Royal Air Force
Albert Reginald Button
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Albert Vincent Bannister
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Alec Draper
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Alexander Hugh Williams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Alexander John Ansell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
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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,
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Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
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“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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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1960
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1960 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1959.
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