Birthday Honours 1984
Paediatricsl John Frederick Adrian Sprent CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Education and Science.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 1984
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“For services to Education and Science.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 49 times in the Birthday Honours List 1984 — about 4% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1984
Allan James Hockey
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
“For service to Aboriginal people.”
Allan Littlejohns Alstead
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
Barry Joseph Sanderson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
Corps of Royal Engineers
Bernardine Hanman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
“For public service.”
Billy Boyne Robinson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
“For service to local government.”
Bryan Hawkins Dutton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
Charles Edward Thurlow Baker
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
David Edmund Stevens
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
Denis Edward Grant
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
Denis William Stevens
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
“For services to British cultural interests in the United States.”
Douglas Alexander Beaton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
Douglas James Adam
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
“For service to youth.”
Frank Kenneth Pike
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
Army Cadet Force
Geoffrey George William Hayhoe
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
Gerald Charles Grint
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
Gregory Read
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
Henry ■ Jardme Parkinson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
“For service to education.”
Hilton Cheong-Leen
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
“For public services in Hong Kong.”
Ivan John Despot
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
“For service to the community.”
James Bernard Howard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
James Linnigan Fisher
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
“For service to the com munity.”
James Morris
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
Jean Christine Blackwood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
John Gordon Goddard de Poulton Ferguson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1984
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
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.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1984
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1984 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1984.
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