Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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chivalric rank grade of order of chivalry

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Officer of the Order of the British Empire canonical	89
OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire)	2
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1964278 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Context triple: [CBE, relatedHonour, Officer of the Order of the British Empire]

A. Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Commander of the Order of the British Empire is a high-ranking British honor awarded for prominent national or regional contributions in the arts, sciences, charity, public service, or other fields.
B. Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire is a high-ranking British chivalric honour within the Order of the British Empire, typically awarded to men for significant contributions to national life and entitling recipients to use the title "Sir."
C. Order of the British Empire
The Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry that recognizes contributions to the arts, sciences, charity, and public service, comprising several ranks including both civil and military divisions.
D. Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
The Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire is the highest and most prestigious grade of the British order of chivalry known as the Order of the British Empire, typically awarded for exceptionally distinguished service to the nation.
E. Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
The Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire is a high-ranking British honor bestowed on distinguished non-British nationals in recognition of their exceptional contributions to the arts, sciences, charity, or public service.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Target entity description: 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.

A. Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Commander of the Order of the British Empire is a high-ranking British honor awarded for prominent national or regional contributions in the arts, sciences, charity, public service, or other fields.
B. Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire is a high-ranking British chivalric honour within the Order of the British Empire, typically awarded to men for significant contributions to national life and entitling recipients to use the title "Sir."
C. Order of the British Empire
The Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry that recognizes contributions to the arts, sciences, charity, and public service, comprising several ranks including both civil and military divisions.
D. Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
The Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire is the highest and most prestigious grade of the British order of chivalry known as the Order of the British Empire, typically awarded for exceptionally distinguished service to the nation.
E. Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
The Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire is a high-ranking British honor bestowed on distinguished non-British nationals in recognition of their exceptional contributions to the arts, sciences, charity, or public service.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (93)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ian Rankin → honorificTitle → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Graham Nash → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Jason Robinson → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Lawrence Dallaglio → honor → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Jean Simmons → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Commander of the Order of the British Empire → lowerRank → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Charles Dance → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Beeban Kidron → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Sylvia Syms → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Jennifer Saunders → honor → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Jones → award → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Herbert Jones

David Stirling → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Michelle Yeoh → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Joan Collins → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

British Empire Medal → relatedHonour → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Gordon Banks → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Debbie Wiseman → hasHonor → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Simon McBurney → notableAward → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Order of the British Empire (Knight Bachelor, later life peer) → higherRankThan → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Herbert Jones → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Burt Kwouk → award → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Roy Dotrice → honor → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Gordon Welchman → notableAward → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Sir David Jason → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Pete Postlethwaite → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Ken Annakin → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Gareth Neame → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Ranulph → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Ranulph Fiennes

Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Andy Murray → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Ian La Frenais → notableAward → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

James Hugh Calum Laurie → hasHonor → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Gianfranco Zola → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Anthony Horowitz → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Major General Jeremy Moore → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Jeremy Moore

Jimmy Armfield → honour → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Darren Clarke → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Graham Gooch → honour → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Harry H. Corbett → honorificTitle → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Gordon Jackson → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Sophie Alexandra Stewart → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

subject surface form: Patrick Stewart

Sir Tony Johnstone-Burt → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Jenni Murray → awardReceived → Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

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