New Year Honours 2005
James Edward Cracknell OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Sport.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 286 times in the New Year Honours List 2005 — about 24% 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 2005
Adrian Mark Pollitt Director
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the NHS.”
Advocate John Emile Langlois
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the community in Guernsey.”
Alan Sidney Tobias
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the National Probation Service and to Community Relations.”
Alasdair James Walker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Royal Navy
Alastair David McPhail
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
First Secretary
Alexander Barry Fisher
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Civil Aviation.”
Alexandra Shulman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the Magazine Industry.”
Alison Jane Patricia Goligher
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the Oil and Gas Industries.”
Andrew Farrell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Rugby League.”
Andrew Jonathan Norton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Royal Navy
Angela Patricia Stones
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Ann Christine Harris
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Education.”
Anna Felicja Dominiczak of Cardiovascular Medicine
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Medicine.”
Annabel Hemstedt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Basic Skills Education.”
Anne Galbraith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the community in the North East.”
Anne Lesley Abbott of Early Childhood Education
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Education.”
Anthony Bichard Taylor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the NHS and to Business in Scotland.”
Anthony Climpson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Local Government.”
Anthony Ernest Grant
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For public services in West Yorkshire.”
Anthony Michael Ian Beck
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Anthony Paul Sangwine
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Anthony Timothy Dean Lerwill Light Infantry.
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
The Light Infantry
Anthony William Dunn Pexton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Arable Agriculture.”
April Ann Pumfleet
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Education.”
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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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2005
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2005 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 31 December 2004.
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