Birthday Honours 1980
Jack Kennedy OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For service to the physically handicapped.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1980
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 275 times in the Birthday Honours List 1980 — about 19% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1980
Adrian Bertrand Monk
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For public services in the Falkland Islands.”
Alan Burnyeat Turnbull
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For services to Agri- culture in Wales.”
Alan Philip Mead
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For services to Uni- versity Education in Nigeria.”
Alan Wallace Coates
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
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Albert Alfred James Anderson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For political and public service in the South East.”
Albert Paul Weaver
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Albert Woods Chisholm
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Principal
Alexander Eric Larg
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Alfred Tennick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Allan Farquharson Blacklaws
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Allan McLEOD
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For public service in Dun- bartonshire.”
Ann Marcella Sprjngman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For political and public service.”
Anthony George Molyneux Greenland
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For political service.”
Anthony Roger Rickard
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Austin Hugh McNALLY
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For services to British commercial interests and the British community in Osaka.”
Australian Ballet. Allan Albert Dunstan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For municipal service.”
Barry Dalziel Jones
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Royal Air Force
Benner Ltd.
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Berek Robert Segan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For ser- vice to the arts.”
Bernard Albert Eastwell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For services to Export.”
Bernard Butts Reiss
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Bernard Henry Geddes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For services to the Children's Film Foundation Ltd.”
Bernard Oliver Heath
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Bertram Alfred Young
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
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Others recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. See the full list →
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Christopher Symes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ellesmere, Shropshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Ronald Sawford
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Diane Redfern
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Slough, Berkshire
“For services to Disabled Riders.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Imran Hafeez
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Literacy Development and Social Inclusion in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Pamela Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
John Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Douglas Bott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Disabled People.”
Olubukola Babajide
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Kristian Barnfield-guest
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Chenelle Ansah
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Investment, to Women in Business and to Charity.”
Yasmin Khan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“For services to Ending Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women.”
Diana Brightmore-armour
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women and Diversity in Financial Services.”
Martin Coppack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Social Equality and Inclusion.”
Janet Jeffrey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Children with Disabilities in Lesotho.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1980
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1980 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1980.
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