Birthday Honours 2021
Susan Barker CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
“For services to Sport, to Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
“For services to Broadcasting and charity.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Sport, to Broadcasting and to Charity.
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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:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Susan BARKER O.B.E.
Sport Commentator
For services to Sport, to Broadcasting and to Charity.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63377 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased 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:
Ms Susan BARKER M.B.E.
Sports Commentator
For services to Broadcasting and charity.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2016- Region
- Gloucestershire
“For services to Broadcasting and charity.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2021- Region
- Stanton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Sport, to Broadcasting and to Charity.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 102 times in the Birthday Honours List 2021 — about 7% of the list.
In their area
14 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Gloucestershire.
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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2021
Adam Marshall
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Business.”
Adam Wardrope
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Alissa Goodman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Social Science.”
Amanda Sunderland
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Burton on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Nursing.”
Andrew Martin Duffell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Aylesford, Kent
“For services to Public Finance.”
Anne Longfield
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Ilkley, West Yorkshire
“For services to Children.”
Antony Bourne
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Dorchester, Dorset
“For services to EU Exit.”
Antony Jenkins
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Business.”
Bruce Marshall
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For Public Service particularly during Covid-19.”
Caroline Abrahams
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to the Voluntary Sector and Older People during Covid-19.”
Christopher Hall
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Breaston, Derbyshire
“For Public Service.”
Christopher Townsend
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Clinically Vulnerable People during the Covid-19 Response.”
Chuka Nwokolo
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to the NHS and to Medical Research.”
Clive Selley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Telecommunications during Covid-19.”
Colin Perry
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to EU Exit, Transition and Legacy.”
Conrad Bailey
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Crawford Boswell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to charitable Food Provision during Covid-19.”
Damian Piper
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Daniel James
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
David Boyle
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
David Bryan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to the Arts.”
David Dangoor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to the community in Greater London.”
David Hunt
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Southport, Merseyside
“For services to UK Healthcare and to the Covid-19 Response.”
Denise Spence
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Bonnyrigg, Midlothian
“For services to Girlguiding and to Public Service.”
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
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63377, notice 3816733. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2021).
Published 11 June 2021.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2454101. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
Location (Gloucestershire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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