Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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Officer of the Order of the British Empire is a British chivalric rank within the Order of the British Empire, awarded to individuals for distinguished contributions to the arts, sciences, charity, public service, or other fields.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chivalric rank
grade of order of chivalry
associatedWithHonoursList Birthday Honours
New Year Honours
awardFor distinguished public service
distinguished service in other fields
distinguished service to charity
distinguished service to the arts
distinguished service to the sciences
awardingBody Crown in right of the United Kingdom
surface form: Crown of the United Kingdom
belongsToHonoursSystem British honours system
ceremonialHead Sovereign of the Order of the British Empire
conferredBy letters patent under the Great Seal
country United Kingdom
division Civil Division
Military Division
eligibility British nationals
Commonwealth citizens
foreign nationals in honorary capacity
establishedBy George V
establishedIn 1917
governingOfficial Grand Master of the Order of the British Empire
gradeOf Order of the British Empire
hasAbbreviation O.B.E.
hasFemaleFormOfTitle same style and post-nominals for women as for men
hasInsignia badge of the Order of the British Empire
hasPostNominalUsage used after recipient’s name
higherRank Commander of the Order of the British Empire
honourCategory Order of Merit
surface form: order of merit and chivalry
insigniaMaterial metal badge with enamel
insigniaShape cross patonce
languageOfName English
lowerRank Member of the Order of the British Empire
monarchAsSovereign British monarch
namedAfter British Empire
orderFoundedFor recognition of wartime and civilian service in World War I
orderMottoLanguage Latin
partOf Order of the British Empire
postNominalLetters OBE
rankWithinOrder fourth class in precedence
religionAssociated Church of England
ribbonColour rose-pink with pearl-grey edges
shortName OBE
status currently constituted
typeOfAward honour
state order
wearingStyle badge on bow for women in some cases
neck decoration for men in some cases

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CBE relatedHonour Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Stella McCartney honorificTitle Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Chiwetel Ejiofor awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Pierce Brosnan honorificTitle Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Wilfrid Kent Hughes awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
OBE fullForm Officer of the Order of the British Empire
MBE higherRank Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Bob Paisley awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Sir Ranulph Fiennes awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Hugh Laurie awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Martin Clunes awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Olivia Newton-John awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Don Revie wonAward Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Sir Quentin Blake awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
subject surface form: Quentin Blake
this entity surface form: OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire)
Patrick Stewart awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Colin Dexter awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Van Morrison honorificTitle Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Jeff Lynne awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Tom Fleming (actor) awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Bobby Moore awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
John Williams (guitarist) honour Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Gillian Wearing awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Piers Sellers honor Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Joey Dunlop awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Bernardine Evaristo honour Officer of the Order of the British Empire
P. L. Travers awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Pat Evison awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Jane Seymour honor Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Brian Clough awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Dusty Springfield honor Officer of the Order of the British Empire
J. Tuzo Wilson hasHonorificTitle Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Ben Stokes honour Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Tom Jones awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
this entity surface form: OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire)
Tim Pigott-Smith awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Sir Steve Redgrave receivedHonor Officer of the Order of the British Empire
subject surface form: Steve Redgrave
Sir AP McCoy honour Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Evelyn Glennie awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Jonny Wilkinson awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Michael Crawford awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Murray Walker awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire precedenceOver Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Sanjeev Bhaskar awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Michael Morpurgo awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Alfie Boe honor Officer of the Order of the British Empire
this entity surface form: Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
David Adjaye awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Stanley Holloway awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Civil Division includesGrade Officer of the Order of the British Empire
this entity surface form: Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Naomie Harris awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
George Shearing awardReceived Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Charlotte Rampling honor Officer of the Order of the British Empire