Birthday Honours 2020
Marcus Rashford MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Footballer
“For services to Vulnerable Children in the UK during Covid-19.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Vulnerable Children in the UK during Covid-19.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
10 October 2020
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in recognition of their contribution during the Covid-19 pandemic:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Marcus RASHFORD
Footballer, England and Manchester United
For services to Vulnerable Children in the UK during Covid-19.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63142 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Altrincham, Greater Manchester
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2020- Role at the time
- Footballer
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- Altrincham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Vulnerable Children in the UK during Covid-19.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 689 times in the Birthday Honours List 2020 — about 38% of the list.
In their area
221 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater Manchester.
What organisation were they with?
Footballer.
How widely is this recognised?
3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2020
Adam Bieniasz
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Adam Gordon
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Hope Valley, Derbyshire
“For services to the Telecommunications Industry during Covid-19.”
Adam Kurzeja
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Adam Turpin
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Adebusuyi Adeyemi
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London, Greater London
“For services to Healthcare Leadership.”
Adekunle Olulode
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London, Greater London
“For services to the BAME community during Covid-19.”
Adrian Fisher
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Blandford Forum, Dorset
“For services to International Trade and to the Creative Industry.”
Adrian Hargreaves
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Alan Marwood
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to Policing.”
Alan Mccarthy
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Hove, East Sussex
“For services to the NHS.”
Alan Scott
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Stamford, Lincolnshire
“For services to Scouting and to the community in Stamford, Lincolnshire.”
Alan Snoddy
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Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to Association Football.”
Alastair Machray
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to Local Media.”
Albert Aspen
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Wrestling.”
Alexander Hogg
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Eddleston, Tweeddale
“For services to Gamekeeping in Scotland.”
Alexander Lilley
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Alfred Wong
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Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to Racial Equality and to the Government in Northern Ireland.”
Aline Poulter
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Bagshot, Surrey
“For services to Vulnerable and Older People.”
Alison Cresswell
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Congleton, Cheshire
“For services to Education, to Training and to Apprenticeships.”
Alison Edgar
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Chippenham, Wiltshire
“For services to Entrepreneurship and to Small Business.”
Alison Milne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Auchtermuchty, Fife
“For services to Rural Scotland and to Agriculture.”
Alison Oliver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Broadstone, Dorset
“For services to Sport.”
Alistair Bryant
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Alistair Cameron
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Old Amersham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to the community in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Neil Martin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Janet Cooper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Speech and Language Development for Children and Young People.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Christopher Turner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hockley, Essex
“For services to Young People in Essex.”
Neerasha Singh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Karen Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtown, Powys
“For services to Young People.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Jeremy Penn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
Michelle John
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Family Support and Advocacy.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 63142, notice 3647283. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2020).
Published 9 October 2020.
Location (Altrincham, 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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