New Year Honours 1998
Jack Rowell OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Rugby Union Football.”
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“For services to Rugby Union Football.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 293 times in the New Year Honours List 1998 — about 23% 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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1998
Abdul Matin Khan
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President
Abraham Alan Tabbush
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“For services to British-Latin American relations.”
Agnes Nicol
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For medical and welfare services to British Forces in Germany.”
Alan Curless
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Training.”
Alan Kirkham
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Managing Director
Alan Sparkes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Alasdair Russell Kerr
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Albert Norman King
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Alexander Robert Forrester
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Science and to Education.”
Alison Joy Hardinge
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the Food Advisory Committee.”
Alistair Richard Cheyne
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Motoring.”
Allen Foster
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to ophthalmology in developing countries.”
Andrew Duncan Green
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Driver
Anke Harris
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Training.”
Ann Elizabeth Hamlin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For public service in the Built Heritage.”
Ann Veronica Priston
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Anna Joan Allott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Anne Coultas Dunford
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Anne Heather Barlas
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the British Red Cross Society in Scotland.”
AnnetteCROSBIE
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Drama.”
Anthony Austin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Team Leader
Anthony Brian Hill
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For servicesto the community in the North East of England.”
Anthony Brian Travers
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For professional and public service, Cayman Islands.”
Anthony Keith Dixon
PersonOfficer 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,
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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
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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.”
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Officer 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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