Birthday Honours 1966
Hugh Alvin Barrington Massay MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to sport in British Guiana.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 1966
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Birthday Honours 1966“For services to sport in British Guiana.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to sport in British Guiana.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 524 times in the Birthday Honours List 1966 — about 36% 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 1966
.Domingo Deus
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Abel D'Unienville
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Ada Lilian Bartington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Agnes Cecilia Hetherington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Agnes Ida Beaven
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Secretary
Alan Yates
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For political and public services in Halifax.”
Alastair Campbell Crockatt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For services to Export.”
Albert Charles Welham
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Albert Edward Sweeney
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Albert Frederick Newman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Albert Frederick Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Albert Horace Atherton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alec Saville Tempest
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alexander Colin Campbell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alexander Lyle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Royal Air Force
Alexander Mair
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alexander McGRATH
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Royal Air Force
Alfred Hyacinth Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alfred John Eric Chilton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alice Mary Crittenden
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
“For political and public services in Hartfield and East Griristead.”
Alice Stanley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Alistair Cameron
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
Allan Urquhart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
and Paymaster John Strickland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1966
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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
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 · 1966
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1966 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1966.
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