Birthday Honours 1999
John Robert Wilson OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Director General • British Apparel and Textile Confederation
Organisation: British Apparel and Textile Confederation
“For services to the Clothing and Textiles Industry.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to the Clothing and Textiles Industry.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 1999- Role at the time
- Director General, British Apparel and Textile Confederation
“For services to the Clothing and Textiles Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 282 times in the Birthday Honours List 1999 — about 22% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Director General, British Apparel and Textile Confederation.
How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
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 1999
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Aidan Bertram Gordon Stokes
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“For services to Education Policy.”
Alan Albert Parrish
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“For services to Nursing.”
Alan George Ladd
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Alan Hartley Grey
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“For welfare services to n.;iuil officials.”
Alan John Leaman
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“For political and public services.”
Allan MacKinnon Mowatt
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“For services to Highways a n d ; Transportation.”
Andrew Dawson Taylor
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“For services to Neutron Scattering.”
Angela Mason
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“For services to Homosexual rights.”
Ann Clare Riches
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“For services to the Preservation of Buildings.”
Ann Margaret Risman
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Anne Alison Gee
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Anne Ayris
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Anne Winifred Morgan
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“For services to the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, Wales.”
Anthony Francis Burgess
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Anthony Herbert Everington
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General Medical Practitioner
Anthony John Frith
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Anthony Morgan Avril
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“For services to the community.”
Anthony Nicholas George Duckworth-Chad
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“For services to the Country Landowners' Association and to the Rural Community.”
Antony Worraker Hayward
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“For services to the National Association of Local Councils.”
Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley
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“For services to British-Spanish Trade relations.”
Arthur Ernest John Youngs
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Arthur MacGregor Morris
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“For services to Plastic Surgery and to the BMA.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
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London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
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Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
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Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
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Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
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Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
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Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
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Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
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“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
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Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1999
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1999 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 12 June 1999.
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