Birthday Honours 2026
Kwadwo Adjepong OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Solicitor
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
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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
13 June 2026
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His 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:
Kwadwo ASOMANI ADJEPONG
Solicitor
For services to Sport and Sports Law.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 65091 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2026- Role at the time
- Solicitor
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- London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 278 times in the Birthday Honours List 2026 — about 19% of the list.
In their area
841 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
What organisation were they with?
Solicitor.
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 2026
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London, Greater London
“For services to Law Enforcement.”
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“For services to Social Housing.”
Alastair Farnsworth
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Abroad
“For services to Defence.”
Aletta Collins
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London, Greater London
“For services to Dance.”
Alexander Bennett
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Alexander Profumo
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexis Poole
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Exeter, Devon
“For services to Policing.”
Alice Witherow
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North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Education.”
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Retail Industry.”
Alison Brooks
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London, Greater London
“For services to Architecture.”
Allan Taylor
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Renewable Energy.”
Alyson Scurfield
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Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Technology Enabled Care.”
Amir Ramzan
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“For services to UK Cultural Relations Overseas.”
Andrea Arlidge
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Weston Super Mare, Somerset
“For services to Education.”
Andrea Bennett
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Preston, Lancashire
“For services to Probation.”
Andrew Elliott
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London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Jamieson
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to the Renewable Energy Industries.”
Andrew Page
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Epsom, Surrey
“For Public Service.”
Andrew Purvis
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Ascot, Berkshire
“For services to Biodiversity Science.”
Andrew Ransom
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Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to the Business Support Services Sector.”
Andrew Routley
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Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
“For Public Service.”
Andrew Scott
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“For services to Sculpture and the Arts.”
Andrew Waggett
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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 →
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
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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
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Coalville, Leicestershire
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Leah Williamson
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St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Johanna Norman
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“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 · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 65091, notice 5153084. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2026).
Published 12 June 2026.
Location (London, Greater 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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