Birthday Honours 2017
William Furniss OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Swimming.”
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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
17 June 2017
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:
William Michael FURNISS
For services to Swimming.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Nottinghamshire
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“For services to Swimming.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 259 times in the Birthday Honours List 2017 — about 19% 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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2017
Adrian Turpin
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London
“For services to Literature and the Economy in Wigtownshire.”
Adrian Wootton
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London
“For services to Film.”
Agatha (Ocansey) Akyigyina
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London
“For political and public service.”
Alan Gay
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West Yorkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Alastair Storey
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Berkshire
“For services to the Hospitality Industry.”
Alexander Murray
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West Midlands
“For services to Evidence-based Policing.”
Alison Etheridge
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Oxfordshire
“For services to Science.”
Alison Inman
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Essex
“For services to Social Housing Tenants in Essex.”
Alison Parken
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Bristol
“For services to Equality and Diversity.”
Amanda Mordey
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West Midlands
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disability.”
Andrea Brewster
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Somerset
“For services to Intellectual Property.”
Andrew Fane
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Suffolk
“For services to Heritage and charity.”
Andrew Massie
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Andrew Robinson
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Angela Paget
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Merseyside
“For services to Education.”
Ann Templeton
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London
“For services to Government and State Aid.”
Anna Richardson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Drugs and Alcohol Evidence-based Policy.”
Anthony Lewis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Financial Services.”
Anthony Stacey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
South Yorkshire
“For services to Housing.”
Antony Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Social Enterprise and Investment.”
Arvind Kapur
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Leicestershire
“For services to Science, Technology, Business and Enterprise.”
Ashley Tabor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to the Media Industry.”
Asif Haseeb
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Renfrewshire
“For services to Racial Equality, Health and Education in Scotland and Pakistan.”
Aubrey Adams
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Berkshire
“For services to the Arts.”
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Kevin Sinfield,
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Raymond Pritchard
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“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
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London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
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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
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Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
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Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
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Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
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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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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2804283. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 16 June 2017.
Location (Nottinghamshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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