Birthday Honours 2021
Raheem Sterling MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Racial Equality in Sport.”
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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
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:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Raheem STERLING
For services to Racial Equality in Sport.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63377 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2021- Region
- Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to Racial Equality in Sport.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 575 times in the Birthday Honours List 2021 — about 39% of the list.
In their area
104 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Cheshire.
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 Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2021
Abdul Faruqi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Medical Research.”
Abdul Hafeez
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Warburton, Greater Manchester
“For services to the NHS particularly during Covid-19.”
Adam Elcock
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Christchurch, Dorset
“For services to Fundraising for Military Charities and to the community in Christchurch, Dorset.”
Adele Haysom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Education.”
Adrian Conoboy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
“For services to Children with cancer.”
Afaf Aly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to UK-Egypt Relations and Anti-racism in Northern Ireland.”
Aida Haughton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Remembering Srebrenica.”
Aimee Durning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Education.”
Alan Hastings
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Normanton, West Yorkshire
“For services to Law Enforcement.”
Alan Jeans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Alan Keohane
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
“For services to British Nationals overseas.”
Alan Olver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Homeless People.”
Alan Pearson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Hednesford, Staffordshire
“For services to Education.”
Alasdair Steele
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Alexander Bowman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Invergowrie, Perth and Kinross
“For voluntary service to St John in Scotland.”
Alexander Davison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Ancrum, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“For voluntary service to the Royal British Legion in Scotland.”
Alexander Mcarthur
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Dalmuir, Dunbartonshire
“For services to Beekeeping.”
Alison Hughes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Blandford Forum, Dorset
“For services to Tennis.”
Alison Penny
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Bereavement Support.”
Alison Pessell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Plymouth, Devon
“For services to the English Fishing Industry.”
Alison Tedstone
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Public Health.”
Alison Wainwright
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Oakham, Rutland
“For services to the community in Rutland.”
Allan Blundell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Colchester, Essex
“For services to School Governance and to the Voluntary Sector in Essex.”
Allan Clayton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Lewes, East Sussex
“For services to Opera.”
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
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63377, notice 3818247. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2021).
Published 11 June 2021.
Location (Crewe, Cheshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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