Birthday Honours 2020
Stephen Haake OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to 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
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 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:
Professor Stephen John HAAKE
Professor of Sports Engineering, Sheffield Hallam University
For services to Sport.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63135 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2020- Region
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Sport.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 260 times in the Birthday Honours List 2020 — about 15% of the list.
In their area
36 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from South Yorkshire.
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 2020
Abu Ahmed
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London, Greater London
“For public service.”
Adam Tee
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“For services to British foreign policy.”
Adrienne Cherrywood
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Edenbridge, Kent
“For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Ahmereen Reza
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London, Greater London
“For public and political service and Interfaith Work.”
Alan Mcrae
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Grassroots and Professional Football.”
Alex Forsyth
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Alexander Campbell
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Orsett, Essex
“For services to Charity.”
Alexander Cooper
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Ali Mohammed
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Finance and to Charity.”
Alison Paul
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Education.”
Alison Ring
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Accountancy.”
Allison Kennedy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Livingston, West Lothian
“For services to Education in West Lothian.”
Alpesh Patel
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Economy and International Trade.”
Alun Jones
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Swansea, South Glamorgan
“For services to Rugby Union Football in Wales....”
Anant Shah
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Education, Health and Animal Welfare”
Andrew Price
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
“For services to Aviation Security.”
Andrew Stylianou
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Diversity and to the Economy.”
Andr� Singer
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Richmond, London
“For services to Anthropology and to the Documentary Film Industry.”
Anita Johnson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Anthony Hatch
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Music and to Charity.”
Anthony Rideout
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
“For services to British foreign policy.”
Ayodele Awoyungbo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Law and Order.”
Barbara Bush
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to the Pensions Industry, to Diversity and to Charity.”
Barbara Tudor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Victims of Crime.”
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
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
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 63135, notice 3645899. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2020).
Published 9 October 2020.
Location (Sheffield, South Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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