Member of the Order of the British Empire

E491458

British honour grade of chivalric order

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) is a British honour awarded to individuals for significant achievement or outstanding service to the community, typically at a local or regional level.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Member of the Order of the British Empire canonical	122
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5008248 — 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: Member of the Order of the British Empire
Context triple: [Bernardine Evaristo, honour, Member of the Order of the British Empire]

A. Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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.
B. 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.
C. 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."
D. Member of the Order of the Bath
Member of the Order of the Bath is an honorific title signifying appointment to the British Order of the Bath, a prestigious order of chivalry typically awarded for distinguished service to the nation.
E. 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.
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: Member of the Order of the British Empire
Target entity description: Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) is a British honour awarded to individuals for significant achievement or outstanding service to the community, typically at a local or regional level.

A. Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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.
B. 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.
C. 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."
D. Member of the Order of the Bath
Member of the Order of the Bath is an honorific title signifying appointment to the British Order of the Bath, a prestigious order of chivalry typically awarded for distinguished service to the nation.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British honour ⓘ grade of chivalric order ⓘ
abbreviation	MBE ⓘ
awardedFor	outstanding service to the community ⓘ significant achievement ⓘ
awardingAuthority	monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
ceremonialOccasion	Birthday Honours ⓘ New Year Honours ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
eligibility	British nationals ⓘ Commonwealth citizens ⓘ foreign nationals in exceptional cases ⓘ
establishedBy	King George V ⓘ linked to: George V
fieldOfRecognition	arts ⓘ business and economy ⓘ charitable work ⓘ community service ⓘ education ⓘ healthcare ⓘ public service ⓘ sciences ⓘ sport ⓘ voluntary service ⓘ
genderNeutralTitle	Member ⓘ
gradeWithinOrder	fifth class ⓘ lowest grade of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ
hasDivision	civil division ⓘ military division ⓘ
higherGrade	Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ linked to: Dame Grand Cross Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ Officer of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ
inception	1917 ⓘ
insigniaShape	cross patonce ⓘ
insigniaType	badge ⓘ
jurisdiction	United Kingdom honours system ⓘ linked to: British honours system
orderMotto	For God and the Empire ⓘ
partOf	Order of the British Empire ⓘ
postNominalLetters	MBE ⓘ
recommendationProcess	nomination by government or public ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	formally Christian but broadly awarded ⓘ
ribbonColour	rose-pink with pearl-grey edges ⓘ
status	currently awarded ⓘ
typeOfAward	state order of chivalry ⓘ
typicalCitation	services to the community ⓘ
typicalLevelOfService	local level ⓘ regional level ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (125)

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

Bernardine Evaristo → honour → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Jamie Oliver → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Ron Clarke → honour → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Dan Snow → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Steven Gerrard → individualAward → Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) ⓘ

linked to: Member of the Order of the British Empire

Carol Vorderman → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Nick Faldo → receivedHonor → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

subject linked to: Sir Nick Faldo

Steve Redgrave → receivedHonor → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

subject linked to: Sir Steve Redgrave

Frank Bruno → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Sir AP McCoy → honour → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Henry Cooper → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

subject linked to: Sir Henry Cooper

Jordan Henderson → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

subject linked to: Jordan Henderson (former)

Kelly Smith → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Odette Sansom → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Steph Houghton → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

John Landy → honorificTitle → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Rod Laver → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Jonny Wilkinson → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Eric Lomax → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire → precedenceOver → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Rolf Harris → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Rolf Harris → honourRevoked → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

W. O. Bentley → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Rob Brydon → notableAward → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Paul O’Grady → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

David Prowse → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Civil Division → includesGrade → Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) ⓘ

linked to: Member of the Order of the British Empire

Martin Peters → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Joan Clarke → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Ruth Jones → honorificTitle → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Harry Gregg → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

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

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

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

Hussein Chalayan → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

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

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

Errol Brown → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Jimmy Greaves → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Clyde Best → hasHonor → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Denis Compton → honor → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Miss Read → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Ian Callaghan → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Tommy Flowers → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Evonne Goolagong-Cawley → receivedAward → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Ian Rush → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Paula Radcliffe → awardReceived → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

Ken Bruce → hasHonor → Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ

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

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Referenced by (125)

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