Birthday Honours 1953
John Berry Hobbs
Knight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire
“For services to cricket.”
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Knight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
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How common is this award?
The Knight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire was awarded 76 times in the Birthday Honours List 1953 — about 3% 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 Knight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1953
Alan Cecil Tod
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Alfred Jesse Suenson-Taylor
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“For political and public services.”
Alfred Road
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Andrew Henry Strachan
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Andrew Naesmith
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Archibald Douglas Mac!nnes Shaw
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
“for West Renfrewshire, 1924-29.”
Arthur John Gielgud
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Bernard Henry Coode
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Charles Mathew
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Charles Richard Morris
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Common- wealth of Australia.
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
“for Labour and National Service and Minister for Immigration.”
Consulting Physician to Univer- sity College Hospital
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“For 'political and public services in Aiberdeenshire.”
David Campbell
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David Edward Griffiths
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Dermot MoMorrough Kavanagh
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Dingwall Latham Bateson
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Donald Edward Jackson
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Edward Brown Ferguson
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Edward Crisp Bullard
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Edwin Frank McDAViD
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Eric Ernest Von Bibra
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
“for the State of Tasmania.”
Ernest Wensley Lapthorn Field
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
Ewen MacGregor Field Fergusson
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
“For public services in Singapore.”
Field Alan Francis
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
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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
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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Knight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1953
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1953 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1953.
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