Birthday Honours 2009
Hilary Vera Steel MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For voluntary service to Rugby League in the North West.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For voluntary service to Rugby League in the North West.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2009
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“For voluntary service to Rugby League in the North West.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For voluntary service to Rugby League in the North West.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 726 times in the Birthday Honours List 2009 — about 58% 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 2009
Adam Alexander
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Agnes Joan Radcliffe
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Isle of Man
“For voluntary service to the St.”
Ahmadul Haque
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West Midlands
“For services to the community in Sandwell, West Midlands.”
Aideen Carmel D’Arcy
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Belfast
“For services to Disadvantaged People In Northern Ireland.”
Alan Milliner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Cornwall
“For services to the Police.”
Alan Sturley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Warwickshire
“For services to Young People in Warwickshire.”
Alan Thomas Rowntree
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Lancashire
“For voluntary service to Blackburn Cathedral and to the community in East Lancashire.”
Alastair Stronach MacDonald
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
“For services to the resolution of boundary disputes in Africa and to cartography more generally.”
Albert Thomas Keeling
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Royal Army Medical Corps
Alberto Crisci
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Surrey
Alexander Hans Hay
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Corps of Royal Engineers
Alexandra Emily Carol Benn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Corps of Royal Engineers
Alfred Edward Youell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Midlands
“For charitable services.”
Alice Avis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For services to the Beauty Industry.”
Alison Patricia McCullough
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Antrim
“For services to Speech and Language Therapy in Northern Ireland.”
Alistair James Fortune
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Allan George Sinclair
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“For services to the Funeral Profession.”
Andrea Margaret Collingridge
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Leicestershire
Andrew Bennett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Bedfordshire
“For services to the Hospitality Industry and to Skills Training.”
Andrew Nixon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in Daventry, Northamptonshire.”
Ann Carolyn Williams
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
West Glamorgan
“for Transport.”
Ann Echlin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Kent
“For services to the community in North Kent.”
Ann Lucy Mary Harpwood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Powys
“For voluntary service to Justice for Dogs Charity.”
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,
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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
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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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2009).
Published 14 June 2009.
Location (Cheshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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