Birthday Honours 2026
Kevin Sinfield
Knight Bachelor
lately Captain
Knight Bachelor · 2026
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
“For services to Motor Neurone Disease Awareness.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
“For services to Rugby League Football and Charitable Fundraising.”
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2014
“Captain, Leeds Rhinos Rugby League Football Club and England. For services to Rugby League.”
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Knight Bachelor
For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.
View London Gazette notice ↗Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Motor Neurone Disease Awareness.
View London Gazette notice ↗Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Rugby League Football and Charitable Fundraising.
View London Gazette notice ↗Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Captain, Leeds Rhinos Rugby League Football Club and England. For services to Rugby League.
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London Gazette notice
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
13 June 2026
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to signify his intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Kevin SINFIELD C.B.E.
Coach, England National Rugby Union Team and Fundraiser
For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 65091 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order
Kevin SINFIELD O.B.E.
For services to Motor Neurone Disease Awareness.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64269 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
12 June 2021
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:
Kevin SINFIELD M.B.E.
Director of Rugby, Leeds Rhinos
For services to Rugby League Football and Charitable Fundraising.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63377 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2014- Role at the time
- lately Captain
- Region
- Greater Manchester
“Captain, Leeds Rhinos Rugby League Football Club and England. For services to Rugby League.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2021- Region
- Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League Football and Charitable Fundraising.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2024- Region
- Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Motor Neurone Disease Awareness.”
Knight Bachelor
Birthday Honours 2026- Role at the time
- Coach, England National Rugby Union Team and Fundraiser
- Region
- Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 14 times in the Birthday Honours List 2026 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
6 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Greater Manchester.
What organisation were they with?
Coach, England National Rugby Union Team and Fundraiser.
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 Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2026
Alastair King
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Pensions Reform, to the Promotion of International Business and Voluntary and Charitable Service.”
Andrew Mitchell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Saffron Walden, Essex
“For services to the Construction Industry.”
Andrew Morris
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Perth, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medical Sciences, to Public Health and to Patient Care.”
Carlos Frenk
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Durham, County Durham
“For services to Astrophysics and Cosmology.”
Christopher Mullin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Alnwick, Northumberland
“For Political and Public Service.”
David Gauke
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
“For services to the Justice System.”
David Sproxton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to the Animation Industry, the Creative Industries and to Charity.”
Glen Burley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Warwick, Warwickshire
“For services to the NHS.”
Gregory Hands
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Parliamentary and Political Service.”
Patrick Vernon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Racial Equality.”
Peter Lord
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to the Animation Industry, the Creative Industries and to Charity.”
Richard Macrory
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Kidlington, Oxfordshire
“The Office for Environmental Protection. For services to Environmental Law.”
Stephen Thurston Munby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
In the same field
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 →
Nigel Travis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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.”
Edwin Bridges
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Sport in Crowborough.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 65091, notice 5152791. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2026).
Published 12 June 2026.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64269, notice 4520106. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2024).
Published 29 December 2023.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63377, notice 3817819. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2021).
Published 11 June 2021.
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2014).
Published 15 June 2014.
Location (Greater Manchester) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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