Birthday Honours 2004
William Graham James OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to exports.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2004
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 285 times in the Birthday Honours List 2004 — about 24% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 2004
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Alan Woods
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“For services to Sustainable Development.”
Albert Harrison
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“For services to Aviation.”
Albert Schofield
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“For services to the Coal Industry.”
Alexander Mackenzie Johnston
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“For services to Food Safety.”
Alison Thain
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“For services to Social Housing.”
Andrew Dudley Hayward
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Andrew Morrow
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Programme Director
Andrew Owen Earle Raven
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“For services to the Environment.”
Andrew Richard Hooper
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Andrew Victor Macleod Murray
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Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training)
Angela Rippon
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“For services to Broadcasting, the Arts and Charity.”
Angus John Kennedy
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“For services to Social Housing in Birmingham.”
Ann Heron Gloag
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“For charitable services.”
Anne Deborah Darby
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“For John Roderick Davidson, Director of Administration and Clerk of the Council, University of London.”
Annette Lawson
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“For services to Diversity.”
Annie Murray Smith Bennett
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“For services to Education.”
Antony Simon Barmby
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Royal Air Force
Arthur Robert Ivatts
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“for Education and Skills and OFSTED Adviser on Gypsy and Traveller Children’s Education.”
Barry Clayman
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Barry Day
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“For services to British cultural interests in the USA.”
Bartholomew’s Hospital
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“For services to Medical Education.”
Bhadravati Subbraya Dwrakana Sastry
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“For services to Medicine in South Wales.”
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Natalie Wade
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
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Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Raymond Pritchard
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“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
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Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
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Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
James Fraser
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Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
Ernest Fallowfield
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Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
Lance Uggla
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“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Ann Watson
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Gary Stevens
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pino De Rosa
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Charles Milne
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Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
Sakilbabu Kola
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Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Export Growth.”
Nadia Khan
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London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Georgina Hurcombe
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Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Television and the Creative Sector.”
Helene Martin Gee
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Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Maurice Geddis
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Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Louise Ellis-frankland
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Skipton, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Manufacturing Sector and to Employee Well-Being.”
George Fleming
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Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Business, to Employment and to Apprenticeships.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2004
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2004 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 12 June 2004.
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