Birthday Honours 1971
Harold Roy Matthews MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to sport.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1971
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 517 times in the Birthday Honours List 1971 — about 37% 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 Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1971
'Queenie Victoria Graham
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Matron
Adrian Vincent Pelly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Agnes Dorothy Hathway
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Higher Executive Officer
Agnes Geraldine Jongue
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For services to nursing in St.”
Agnes Mary Kirton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Albert 'Eustace
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For services to Export.”
Albert Ernest Luck
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Royal Navy
Albert Eugene Guillemard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For services to the Royal British Legion in Birmingham.”
Albert James Sidney Hunt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Albert Sidney Kingdon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Journalist
Albert William Bunn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Principal
Alec Henry Horler
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Alex John Buchan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Alfred Glaister
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Chief Superintendent
Alfred Harold Hodge
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For services to the community.”
Alfred James Gray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Alfred John Day
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Alfred Milner Stott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Alfred Newton Hulme
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Royal Air Force
Alfreda Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Alice Olwen Yeoman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For services to road safety for children in Barry, Glamorgan.”
Ambrose Philip Tyrwhitt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Amy Juliette Bust
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
“For services to educa- tion in Iraq.”
Andrew Charles McGOWN
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1971
Royal Air Force
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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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 1971
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1971 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1971.
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