- Sir James Campbell Percy (year?)
- James Small OBE (year?)
- William Eames CBE (year?)
- Sir James Wilton KBE (1937)
- Pat Jennings OBE (1976) MBE (1986) KSG* (1999) CBE (2023)
- Peter McParland MBE (year?)
- Billy Bingham MBE (June 1981)
- Martin O'Neill MBE (1982) OBE (January 2004)
- Bertie Peacock MBE (1986)
- Sammy McIlroy MBE (year?)
- Harry Gregg MBE (June 1995) OBE (January 2019)
- David Healy MBE (June 2008)
- Jimmy McIlroy MBE (January 2011)
- Pat Rice MBE (January 2013)
- Noel Bailie MBE (June 2013)
- Michael O'Neill MBE (January 2017)
- Steven Davis MBE (June 2017)
- Sara Booth MBE (June 2018)
- Charlie Fogarty MBE (2018) NI Schoolboy and Cerebral Palsy international
- Gareth McAuley (January 2019)
- Julie Nelson BEM (June 2021)
- Gail Redmond MBE (Jan 2023)
- Jonny Evans MBE (June 2023)
* Saint Gregory (KSG), a Papal honorary knighthood
Other notable recipients...
- Ronnie McFall MBE (2008) Portadown manager
- Lawrie McMenemy MBE (January 2006) Northern Ireland manager 1998-99
- Malcolm Brodie MBE (year?) Belfast Telegraph Sports editor
- Harry Cavan OBE (January 1977) CBE (June 1990) IFA President & FIFA Vice-President
- Jim Rainey MBE (2009) Leading member of the AoNISC
- Jackie Fullerton MBE (2010) Footballer and commentator
- Billy Neill MBE (1996) Glentoran legend (died before receiving award)
- David Jeffrey MBE (June 2021) Linfield and Ballymena manager
- Jim Boyce OBE (January 2015) IFA President & FIFA Vice-President
- Stephen Baxter BEM (2018) Crusaders manager
- Alan Snoddy MBE (October 2020) World Cup Referee
- Michael Boyd OBE (January 2024) IFA Community Relations Officer/Director of Football Development (1999-2021)
- Leslie Irvine MBE (January 2024) International referee/assessor
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