New Year Honours 1998
Graeme Maxwell Simmers CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Sport.”
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“For services to Sport.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 105 times in the New Year Honours List 1998 — 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 1998
Alan Mackenzie Howard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Drama.”
Alan Osborne
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Chairman
Alan Peter Waldron
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Alasdair David Wilkie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the Actuarial Profession.”
Alastair Mackenzie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Alfred John Duncan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Agriculture.”
Allan Bridgewater
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Group Chief Executive
Andrew David Derry Hill
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Training.”
Angus Donald Mackintosh Macdonald
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For servciesto Music.”
Annely Juda
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the Visual Arts.”
Anthony James Clarke
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Industrial Relations, and to voluntary services.”
Anthony James Eric Hollis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Anthony James Hunter Burbridge
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Royal Navy
Anthony John Sheppeck
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
lately Board Member
Anthony William Merricks
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Director
Arthur Allan Dove
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“for Registered Gas Installers.”
Balram Gidoomal
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the Asian Business community and to Race Relations.”
Bernard Peter Harty
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the City of London and to Local Government Finance.”
Brian Allan Blackwell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For public service.”
Brian Hampton Saunders
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Commercial Director
Brian John Hoskins
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Meteorology.”
Brian Kevin Burridge
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Royal Air Force
Brian Thomas Graves Nicholson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Chairman
Carole Ann Evans
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
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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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1998
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1998 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1997.
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