New Year Honours 2007
Richard John Hatton MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
boxer
“For services to Sport.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2007
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2007- Role at the time
- boxer
“For services to Sport.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 692 times in the New Year Honours List 2007 — about 56% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
boxer.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
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 New Year Honours 2007
Adelene Jarn Tasker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Community Relations in North Lincolnshire.”
Adrian Edward Matthews
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
First Secretary
Adrian James Clewlow
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Royal Corps of Signals
Adrienne Elizabeth Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Education.”
Alan David Blair
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For charitable services in Hampshire.”
Alan McKinney
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to the Stonemason Industry in Scotland.”
Alan Raymond Dudley Clark
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training)
Alan Thomas Elliott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Sport and voluntary community work in the Forest of Dean.”
Alan William Lillington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to the community in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.”
Alban’s Roman Catholic High School Pontypool
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Education.”
Albert Hampson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to the Hospitality Industry.”
Alexander John King
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Local Government.”
Alexander Marshall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Bowls.”
Alison Marjorie Elizabeth Saunders
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For charitable services.”
Alison McFaul
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to the Environment in Northern Ireland.”
Alistair James Dent
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to the community in Hilgay, Norfolk.”
Althea Melling
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“for Volunteering and Community Action, University of Central Lancashire.”
Amirtham Jebamoney David
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to the NHS.”
Andrew Bruce Compton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to the community in Stafford.”
Andrew Carl Morris
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps
Andrew James Nisbet
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Andrew John Howarth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Andrew Joseph Carman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Disabled People in Warrington, Cheshire.”
Andrew Steel
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Royal Air Force
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 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.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2007
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2007 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 2006.
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