Birthday Honours 1979
Keith Kirkman Mitchell OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Sport and particularly to Basketball.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Sport and particularly to Basketball.
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“For services to Sport and particularly to Basketball.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 158 times in the Birthday Honours List 1979 — about 20% 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 Birthday Honours 1979
Alexander Kenworthy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to the Guild of Agricultural Correspondents.”
Alexander Logan Speirs
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“for Sick Children, Glasgow.”
Alexander McCulloch French
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to Export.”
Arthur Ernest Majendie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“for Strategic Studies.”
Arthur James Pack
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Beatrice Howard
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Beatrice Mary Bray
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to the com munity in Filey.”
Bryan Lorrain Humphreys Wilson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Chief Scientist
Charles Adrian Sinker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Director
Charles Grenville Parsons
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Charles Hunnisett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For charitable services in Sussex.”
Charles Lovell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Charles Norman Ribbeck
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Member
Christopher James Edward Hosegood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to Export.”
Clare's Hall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Principal
Claude Fortescue Nason
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Cleo Laine (Clementina Dinah
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Clifford Walter Martin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Principal
Clive Derby
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Chief Executive
Cyril Lewis Ricketts
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“for Wales.”
David Cameron Lindsay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
Group Managing Director
David Clark Elsbury
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to Export.”
David Hall Gibson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
“For services to youth in Cheshire.”
David Ross Stoddart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1979
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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,
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.”
Source & provenance
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1979
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1979 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1979.
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