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Barry Sheene was an English motorcycle racer. He was born in 1950 at London and died in 2003 of throat cancer. He was 500cc world champion in 1976 and 1977, riding for Suzuki, though he was perhaps best loved for his natural good looks, charm and survivability, enduring horrendous crashes during his career. In 1978 he was awarded the MBE . After suffering a terrible crash in 1982 (he smashed into a bike lying across the Silverstone track during a British Grand Prix practice) in which both his legs were rebuilt with metal pins and plates, he retired from motorcycle racing in 1984 and moved to Australia where he became a television star - though he returned to win the Jester International Classic race on a Molnar FWD Manx at Donnington park, England in July 2001.
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David John John Bryant MBE is an English champion lawn bowls player. He was born in 1931. He won the 1966 world singles championship, the 1970 Commonwealth Games singles and fours and the 1970 Commonwealth Games singles and many other British titles. His technical skill was derived from his experimental approach based on the premise that accepted styles are not beyond improvement.
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Sir George Abbiss was an English policeman. He was born in 1884 at Hitchin and died in 1966. He was the second officer to rise through the ranks to become Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard. Originally a gardener, he joined the Metropolitan police in 1905 and was an ordinary constable, later a Sergeant and Station Sergeant before being promoted to Inspector in 1919. In 1920 he was awarded the MBE and in 1932 the OBE in 1933 being appointed Assistant Commissioner before retiring in 1946.
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Beverley Knight is an English singer and actress. She was born in 1973 at Wolverhampton. She was made MBE in 2006 for her services to music.
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MBE is an abbreviation for Member of the order of the British Empire
MBE is an abbreviation for Molecular Beam Epitaxy
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Mbe (Ketuen) is a Bantoid language spoken in Nigeria.
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Mbe' is a Bantoid language spoken in Cameroon.
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