Birthday Honours 1973
James Herbert Cooper OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to commerce.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 310 times in the Birthday Honours List 1973 — about 21% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
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 1973
Adam Kehrle
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“For services to bee-keeping.”
Adela Lardi
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“For inspiring services in Catholic education.”
Agnes Margaret Macdonald
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Editor
Alan George Kruger
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Albert George Bell
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Alexander Eddie Guild
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Alexander Frederick Davidson
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Alexander James Ellis
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Managing Director
Alexander Kelly
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alexander Kennedy Johnston
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For social services particularly to hospital administration in Eastern Scotland.”
Alexander McGibbon Russell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Headmaster
Alfred Evelyn Harry Wood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Alfred Samuel Pinks
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For public services in British Honduras.”
Anthony Norman Nicholson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Royal Air Force
Archibald Norman Taylor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to com- merce.”
Archie Little Winskill
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Arthur Alfred Thomas Cunliffe
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Arthur Frederick Dunning
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Arthur Henry Bates
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to Phar- macy and the National Health Service.”
Arthur Henry Phillips
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Principal
Arthur John Robertson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Arthur Robert Barrow
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
Arthur Stanley Parsonage
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
“For services to com- merce and the community.”
Ashley Martin Greenwood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1973
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Others recognised for Business & Economy
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy. See the full list →
Deborah Wosskow
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“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and to Access to Finance for Women.”
Natalie Wade
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
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Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Raymond Pritchard
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“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
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Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
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Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
James Fraser
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Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
Ernest Fallowfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
Lance Uggla
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“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pino De Rosa
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Charles Milne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
Sakilbabu Kola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Export Growth.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Georgina Hurcombe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Television and the Creative Sector.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Louise Ellis-frankland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Skipton, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Manufacturing Sector and to Employee Well-Being.”
George Fleming
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Business, to Employment and to Apprenticeships.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1973
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1973 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1973.
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