New Year Honours 1960
Thomas Godfrey Evans CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to cricket.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 159 times in the New Year Honours List 1960 — about 13% of the list.
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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1960
Abdulkarim Yusufali Alibhai Karimjee
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
“For public services in Tanganyika.”
Alan Squarey Mac!ver
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Alexander Torovil Robert Mattick
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
“for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading.”
Alfred James Nicholas
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Alhaji Abdul Maliki
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
“for the Federation of Nigeria in the United Kingdom.”
Allan Pickering
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Allan Veitch
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Anstice Rosa Gibbs
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
“for the Commonwealth, Girl Guides Association.”
Archer John Porter Martin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
“For services in the development of chromatographic analysis.”
Arthur Ainslie Baker
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
“For political and public services in Bristol.”
Arthur Benjamin Barton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Arthur Catchmay Tyler
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Arthur Walton Facer
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Bertram Ramsey
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Boyd Drayton Sellick
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Brian O'Donoghue Manning
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Bryce James Miller Nairn
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Charles Arthur Zweigbergk
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Charles Edward Clarke
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Claude Bartlett
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Clement William Lander
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Cornelius Cameron
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
“For political and public services in Nottingham.”
Cyril Ashley Swindin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
Cyril Charles Teesdale Turner
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1960
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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,
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Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
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“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.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1960
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1960 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1959.
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