Birthday Honours 2016
Jamie Murray OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Tennis and charity.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
11 June 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Jamie MURRAY
Tennis Player
For services to Tennis and charity.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61608 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Tennis and charity.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 248 times in the Birthday Honours List 2016 — about 17% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 2016
Adil Ray
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London
“For services to Broadcasting.”
Alan Borthwick
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Hampshire
“For services to Health and Health Research.”
Alan Thorpe
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Berkshire
“For services to Environmental Science and Research.”
Alexander Chesterman
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London
“For services to Digital Entrepreneurship.”
Alison Balsom
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London
“For services to Music.”
Alison Boulton
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Bristol
“For services to Education.”
Alison Mutch (mrs. Webb)
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Cheshire
“For services to Law and Order particularly Tackling Hate Crime.”
Allen Packwood
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Archives and Scholarship.”
Alyson Fender
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
South Yorkshire
“For public service to Higher Education.”
Andrew Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
North Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Andrew Fisher
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Berkshire
“For services to the Digital Economy.”
Andrew Jameson
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Andrew Paul Burns,
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Leicestershire
“For services to Education.”
Angela Barke
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London
“For services to Defence.”
Anthony Howlett-bolton
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to Ex-offenders through the Langley House Trust.”
Anthony Larkin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Herefordshire
“For services to Further Education and Disability Sport.”
Anthony Mcpartlin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Broadcasting and Entertainment.”
Anthony Thompson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
London
“For services to Planning and voluntary services to Young People.”
Anthony Webborn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
East Sussex
“For services to Paralympic Sports Medicine and the British Paralympic Association.”
Antony Bannan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Lancashire
“For services to the UK Economy, International Trade and Inward Investment.”
Arwel Ellis Owen
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
“For services to Social Services and Social Care in Wales.”
Bernadette Rijnenberg
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Powys
“For services to Probation.”
Bhanu Ramaswamy
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South Yorkshire
“For services to Physiotherapy.”
Brian Blessed
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2016
Surrey
“For services to the Arts and charity.”
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Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,173 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.”
Nigel Travis
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Emily Scarratt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coalville, Leicestershire
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Leah Williamson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Johanna Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Kim Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Alan Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Jennifer Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport.”
David Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Alan Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
James Mcdonald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Junior Athletics.”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Leslie France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan.”
Linda Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports.”
George Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing.”
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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61608, notice 2552022. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2016).
Published 11 June 2016.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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