List of foreign recipients of the Légion d'Honneur

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The Order of Légion d'Honneur is the highest decoration in France and is divided into five degrees: Chevalier (Knight), Officier (Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand Croix (Grand Cross).

Technically, membership in the Légion d'Honneur is restricted to French nationals.^[1] Foreign nationals who have served France or the ideals it upholds^[2] may, however, receive a distinction of the Légion, which is nearly the same thing as membership in the Légion. Foreign nationals who live in France are submitted to the same requirements as Frenchmen. Foreign nationals who live abroad may be awarded a distinction of any rank or dignity in the Légion.

A complete, chronological list of the members of the Legion of Honour nominated from the very first ceremony in 1803 to now does not exist. The number is estimated at one million. Among them about 3 000 were decorated with the Grand Cross (including 1 200 French).^[3]

Algeria

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Algeria was part of the French territory from 1830 to 1962.^[4]

Grand Cross

1. Abdelkader El Djezairi (1860), Algerian religious and military leader who led a struggle against the French colonial invasion in the mid-19th century. In 1860, Abdelkader, who was living in exile in Syria, fought to save thousands of Christians in Damascus during the conflict between the Druze and Maronites. The French government then bestowed on him the Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur.^[5]
2. Si El Hadj Djelloul Ben Lakhdar (1928), bachagha of Larbaâ de Laghouat^[6]
3. Si Moulay Ould Si Mohamed Ben Miloud (1929), bachagha of Ameurs
4. Si Bouaziz Ben M'Hamed Ben Gana (1930), cheik el Arab, bachagha of Zibans^[7]
5. Ou Rabah Abderrahmane Ben Mahmoud (1930), caid^[8]
6. Ben Mohamed Si Sahraoui (1930), bachagha of Trézel in Algeria^[9]
7. Bensael Mohammed Ben Abdallah (1937), caid in Constantine
8. Si Kaddour Benghabrit (1939), official and founder of the Muslim Institute of the Great Mosque of Paris.^[10]
9. Benabdelkrim Ahmed Ben Abdelkader (1939), bachagha of Douar Sidi-Aïssa
10. Lakhdar Ben Mohamed Brahimi (1945), bachagha in Bir-Rabalou^[11]
11. Ferhat Belkacem Ben Djelloul (1945), bachagha in Teniet-El-Llaad
12. Tekouk Abdelkader (1945), bachagha of Zaouta of Bouguirat.
13. Benaffane Khelifa Ould Larbi (1945), bachagha of La Mekerra.
14. Masrali Abdelaziz Ben Si Smail Ben Masrali Ali (1945), bachagha of Mesaaba.
15. Ferrhat Dehilis Ben Djelloul (1945), bachagha of Larbaa
16. Mahledine Belgacem (1947), bachagha
17. Mohamed Mustapha Benbadis (1947), bachagha^[12]
18. Mohammed Benelmouaz (1949), bachagha^[13]
19. Benaly Cherif Mohamed Ben Mohamed (1949), cherif of Douars Chellata Ighram and Bouhamza.
20. Salah Tahar (1949), bachagha of Beni Rached
21. Benabib Abdelaziz (1951), bachagha of Douar Tala-Ifacen
22. Bendali Slimane Ben Smaîne (1954), bachagha
23. Lahrech Si Ahmed Ben Si Mohamed (1955), bachagha

Grand Officer

• Si ben Abdallah Ould Si el Aribi (1863), khalifa of Benî-Ouragh, Mina and Chéliff (Algeria).^[14]
• Si Bou Alem Ben Cherifa (1878),^[15] bach-chaouch of Djendel^[16]
• Ahmed Ould Cadi (1867), agha of Frendah (Oran), 4th great-grand father of French minister Arnaud Montebourg.^[17][18][19]
• Si Mohamed Ben Daoud (1892), agha of Douairs.^[20]
• Mohamed Ben Daoud (1902), colonel of cavalry in the French Army. He participated in the Italian campaign of 1859 and in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 where he was taken prisoner.^[21]
• Si Eddin Ben Hamza (1913), bachagha of Ouled Sidi Cheikh.^[22]
• Mohamed ben Hamdan ben Siam (1913), bachagha^[23]
• Mohammed Ben Yahia Ben Bouzid (1920), bachagha Ain Bessem. Médaille militaire (1865)^[24]
• Boudiaf Seddik ben Boudiaf (1921), bachagha at Msila^[25]
• Ben Hadj Salah Benbouzid Mohammed Zine (1925), bachagha at Meskiana^[26]
• Ben Salem Aziz Ould Kaddour (1930), agha of Beni-Ouassine^[27]
• Hachemi Benchennouf (1945), politician^[28]
• Si Ali Ben Guidoum Ben Gana (1947), bachagha of Ouled Djelloul^[29]
• Chaib Ould Benaouda Taleb (1947), cadi at Sidi Bel Abbes^[30]
• Kheladi Ben Miloud (1953), politician^[31]
• Hadj Mohamed ben Brahim (1955), chief of Zaouia Derkaoua of Tagremaret^[32]
• Said Boualam (1978), colonel in the French Army, and the founder of the Front Algérie Française, a political and militant movement in favour of French Algeria^[33][34][35]
• Mohamed Ben Belaïd Ait Ali, bachagha^[36]

Commander

• Ahmed Mekki-Bezzeghoud, politician, Croix de guerre 1914–1918, Médaille militaire^[37]
• Salem Rahmoun Cheniti, politician

Australia

Grand Officer

• General Sir John Monash, GCMG, KCB, VD (1919) Appointed Grand Officier during World War I^[38]

Commander

• The Rt. Hon. Sir Ninian Stephen, KG, AK, GCMG, GCVO, KBE (1983), Governor-General of Australia^[39]
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston, AK, AFC (2007), former Chief of the Defence Force

Officer

• Major General Sir John Gellibrand, KCB, DSO and Bar (1919), Commander 3rd Australian Division, Appointed Officier during World War I^[38]
• Major General Sir Thomas Glasgow, KCB, CMG, DSO (1919), Commander 1st Australian Division, Appointed Officier during World War I^[38]
• Major General Sir Charles Rosenthal, KCB, CMG, DSO, VD (1919), Commander 2nd Australian Division, Appointed Officier during World War I^[38]
• George Beattie Lean (1983), Chairman of Peko Wallsend Limited, President of the France-Australia Industrial Round Table
• Ross Steele, AM (2008), for promoting the teaching of French language and culture. Was also appointed Chevalier in 1996.^[40]
• His Excellency General Sir Peter Cosgrove, AK, MC, Governor General of Australia
• General David Hurley, AC, DSC (2012), designate (2 Oct 2014) Governor of New South Wales^[41]
• Vice Admiral Ray Griggs, AO, CSC (25 March 2014), Chief of Navy
• Her Excellency Dame Marie Bashir, AD, CVO (2014), Governor of New South Wales. Was also appointed Chevalier in 2009.^[42]
• Lieutenant General David Morrison, AO (July 2014), Chief of Army.

Chevalier

• Lieutenant Colonel Sir Michael Bruxner, KBE, DSO, JP (1917), later to become a prominent NSW politician, was appointed as a Chevalier "in recognition of distinguished services" during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign in the First World War.^[43]
• Lieutenant General Sir Leslie Morshead, KCB, KBE, CMG, DSO, ED (1919), 33rd Battalion, AIF, Appointed Officier during World War I^[38]
• Professor Francis Patrick Donovan AM (1998), appointed Chevalier in recognition of services to the International Court of Arbitration and the relationship between France and Australia.
• The Hon. Tom Hughes, AO, QC (2005), prominent barrister and Attorney-General in the Gorton Government, appointed Chevalier for his contribution as an RAAF pilot in the D-Day landings
• Suzanne Cory, AC (2009), professor of medical research with the Institut Pasteur
• Duncan Kerr, Judge of the Federal Court of Australia (2011)
• Professor Cheryl Saunders AO (2012), laureate professor and holder of a personal chair in law at Melbourne Law School.
• Professor Kurt Lambeck AO, FRS, FAA, FRSN, (2013), geoscientist who helped establish the Centre national d'études spatiales.^[44]
• Christopher Jenkins (2013) engineer and CEO Thales Australia was appointed Chevalier in recognition of services to the development of French industry within Australia.^[45]
• Edmund Charles Spencer World War I veteran awarded the Légion d'Honneur on the 80th anniversary of the armistice.
• Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin, AC (2015), Chief of the Defence Force.

Austria

Chevalier

• Peter Engelmann, Philosopher and Publisher (2013)

Azerbaijan

• Eldar Garibov, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Unibank Commercial Bank OJSC, received his Légion d'Honneur on April 10, 2015 in recognition of his services in contributing to the development of Azerbaijani-French relationships.^[46]

Bangladesh

• Muhammad Yunus, was appointed as an Officer in the Légion d'Honneur in 2004.^[47]
• Rasul Nizam, the honorary consul of France in Chittagong.

French Ambassador to Bangladesh Michel Lummaux conferred the most distinguished order Chevalier de la Legion of d'Honneur (Knight of the Legion of honour) on Nizam at a ceremony in Chittagong on 24 July.

French President Jacques Chirac announced Nizam's name for the award on 4 June.^[48]

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Ivan Ceresnjes (1994), head of the Jewish community of Bosnia and Hercegovina, for non-sectarian humanitarian relief work during the Bosnian War.
• Vahid Halilhodžić (2004), former Bosnian football player, now successful football manager, received his Légion d'Honneur on 23. July 2004, during his tenure as manager of PSG.^[49]
• Emir Kusturica (2011), Yugoslav, Serbian and Bosnian filmmaker (born in 1954, in Sarajevo, former Yugoslavia now Bosnia), was appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur.^[50]
• Jasmina Pasalic (2014) Bosnian diplomat

Brazil

• José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco, was decorated with the Grand Cross.^[51]
• Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda, was decorated with the Grand Cross.^[52]
• Emperor Dom Pedro II was decorated with the Grand Cross.^[53]
• Epitácio Lindolfo da Silva Pessoa, President, he was decorated with the Grand Cross^[54]
• Senator Rodrigo Augusto da Silva, foreign minister in 1889, decorated with the Grand Cross^[55]
• Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President, was decorated with the Grand Cross.^[56]

Canada

• Earl Ingram, RCAF in WWII, named a Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour in April 2015 for his participation in the Liberation of France. Serving in France (Normandy) and the Netherlands.^[57]

• Donald Andrew Potvin, Tank Driver, GGFG, 4th Canadian Armored Division, 4th Armored Brigade, 21st Canadian Armored Regiment, received the Chevalier Medal of Honour in December 2014 for his participation in the Liberation of France. Serving in England, France (D-Day), Belgium and the Netherlands.

• William Wilfred Baird, RCAF serving during WWII in England, Normandy (France), Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany was awarded the Chevalier (Knight) French Legion of Honour Medal on September 8, 2014.
• Helen (Greer) Kerr, served as a Nursing Sister in the Canadian Army in France and England in WWII and was awarded the Chevalier medal November 5, 2014 in Toronto for her participation in the liberation of France. ^[58]
• F. Roy Armstrong, WWII veteran who served with The Royal Regina Rifles on D-Day Juno Beach operations, was awarded the Chevalier medal in August 2014 for his participation in the liberation of France. He also served in the liberation of the Netherlands.^[59]
• Joe Bill, WWII veteran who served in Normandy was awarded the Chevalier status in August 2014 for his participation in the liberation of France.
• Robert Ness, WWII veteran who served with the North Shore Regiment was awarded the Chevalier status August 2014 for his participation in the liberation of France. He later took part in the liberation of Holland,where he lost his brother.
• Wilfred Charles Haden, WWII veteran who served with the Toronto Scottish Regiment was awarded Chevalier status August 2014 for his participation in the liberation of France.

• Russell Hubley, Distinguished Flying Cross recipient and D-Day veteran; appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur^[60][61]
• Marlene Harnois, médaillée olympique JO Londres, décorée Chevalier par le Président de la République française, François Hollande, le 1er mars 2013.
• William Avery "Billy" Bishop VC (1918), Air Marshal and highest scoring Canadian ace of the First World War; appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur^[62][63]
• Jean Charest (2008), Quebec premier, was invested as a Commandeur of L'Ordre de la Légion d'honneur de France^[64]
• Moh Chelali (2003), bystander who helped prevent the assassination of Jacques Chirac.
• David Cronenberg (2009), film director whose credits include Crash and The Fly; appointed Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres^[65]
• Barney Danson, a World War II veteran and former Minister of Defence was named a Chevalier in 2007.^[66]
• Jan de Vries, a Canadian paratrooper from the Second World War and veteran's advocate was named a Chevalier in 2004.^[67]
• Harry De Wolf, Vice Admiral and Chief of the Naval Staff and former commanding officer of HMCS Haida^[68]
• Céline Dion international celebrity, Canadian singer, appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur^[69]
• Camillien Houde (1935), Canadian politician and Mayor of Montreal, appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
• Leonard W. Murray (1945), Rear Admiral and Commander in Chief of Canadian Northwest Atlantic, architect of the Battle of the Atlantic; appointed Commandeur with Military Cross and Palm de la Légion d'Honneur^[70]
• Percy W. Nelles (1946), Admiral and Chief of the Naval Staff during the Second World War; appointed Commandeur^[71]
• Desmond Piers, Rear Admiral and former commanding officer of HMCS Algonquin; appointed Commandeur de la Légion d'Honneur^[72]
• Wallace Pike (1899–1999), Canadian WWI veteran of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. Awarded in 1998, by French Ambassador Denis Bauchard.
• Wilder Penfield, a Canadian neurosurgeon.^[73]
• Madeleine Meilleur, an Ontarian MPP and Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs.
• Lawson Arthur Walsh, (14 February 1899 – 25 December 2001) World War I veteran awarded for service in the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
• E. A. Le Bel, Lieut Col. (O.C.) 8 April 1917, No.8 Canadian General Hospital, Saint Cloud, FR.^[74]
• G. Carleton Jones, Surgeon-General D.M.S, 20 August 1916, Prise d'Armes at No. 8 Canadian General Hospital, Saint Cloud, FR.^[75]
• Norman Harold Kirby, MM, North Shore Regiment, D Day Veteran. Fought from Normandy, the liberation of Holland, was one of the first Allied soldiers across the Rhein. Created Chevalier in December 2014 in recognition of his services to France.
• Len Butson, World War Two veteran, Wireless Air Gunner, Royal Canadian Air Force, Presented January 24, 2015 in recognition of his his courage and dedication to the ideals of liberty and peace.
• Wallace "Wally" Watson, PFC with the Stornmont, Dundas and Glengarry (SDG) Highlanders, WWII D-Day Veteran, awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour medal on December 22,2014

·John Walter Ross, World War Two, First Canadian Parachute Battalion, Presented June 6, 2014, in Normandy, France.

• Herbert Arthur Strutt (b. 07 August 1920). World War Two veteran. Served in the RCAF, 411 Squadron, 126 airfield, 2nd TAF. Appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur 16 February 2015 in recognition for his role in the liberation of France.

China

• Ma Chengyuan (1998). Archaeologist, Director of Shanghai Museum.^[76]

Cuba

• Baron Claudio Brindis de Salas Garrido (1852–1911). Cuban musician.
• Dr. Carlos Finlay (1833–1915). Cuban physician and scientist.
• Loipa Araújo (born c. 1940). Prima ballerina and ballet teacher.^[77]
• Alfredo Guevara (1925–2013). Cuban intellectual and politician.
• Alicia Alonso (born 1921). Cuban prima ballerina assoluta.
• Dr. Domingo Gomez Gimeranez (1903–1978). Cuban physician and scientist.
• Fulgencio Batista (1901–1973). Cuban president and dictator.
• Eduardo Torres Cuevas (born 1942). Cuban professor and historian.
• Eusebio Leal (born 1942). Cuban historian.
• Josefina Méndez (1941–2007). Cuban ballet dancer.
• Miguel Barnet (born 1940). Cuban writer.
• Dr. Rodrigo Alvarez Cambra (born 1934). Cuban physician.
• Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada (1871–1939). Cuban president.
• Emilio Núñez Portuondo (1898–1978). Cuban politician.
• Maria Lopez Vigil. Cuban writer.
• Gonzalo de Quesada y Aróstegui (1868–1915). Cuban politician.
• Cosme de la Torriente y Peraza (1872–1956). Cuban politician.
• Dr. Joaquín Albarrán (1860–1912). Cuban physician.
• Dr. José A. Presno Bastiony (1876–1953). Cuban physician.

Ecuador

Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco, June 1992. Received the honor for presiding the Bicentennial of the French Revolution Committee.

Egypt

Chevalier

Hazem Al Beblawi. Egyptian economist.^[78]

Hong Kong

• Anson Chan (2009), served as the former Chief Secretary, the second highest position in the Hong Kong Government, both before and after the transfer of sovereignty, recognized for her distinguished career and her major contribution to the promotion of gender equality, freedom of press and democratic debate, values of universal significance^[79]
• Wong Kar Wai (2006), director, was accorded the Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur

India

• Durga Charan Rakshit (1896), a Bengali from Chandannagar who was also the first Indian to receive the Légion d'honneur.^[80]
• Havaldar Maruti Jadhav, of the 3rd Sappers & Miners for his gallantry during World War I.
• Prof Mouhamed (1934),a Tamil born in Pondicherry of French India was awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur. He was also the principal of lycee francaise Pondicherry during the French rule in India
• Mohamed Haniff (1937), a Tamil born in Pondicherry of French India was accorded the Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur. He was also the Deputy Mayor of Pondicherry during the French rule in India^[81]
• J. R. D. Tata (1983), philanthropist, father of Indian Aviation and former chairman of Tata Sons from 1938 to 1991
• Satyajit Ray (1987), President François Mitterrand went to Calcutta to give the award to Indian film director^[82]
• Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala, Maharaja of Kapurthala
• Sivaji Ganesan, Actor, Marlon Brando of India 1997
• M.M. Houssaine (1999), Govt Town Cazy Pondicherry
• Pandit Ravi Shankar (2000), SItar exponent
• Zubin Mehta (2001), conductor, double-bass player^[83]
• C. N. R. Rao (2005), a chemist and Head of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India^[84]
• Dr. Bikas Chandra Sanyal (2007),Indian educationist & Directeur de Recherche Associe, Honoraire Universite de Versailles-St-Quentin-en-Yvelines.^[85]
• Amitabh Bachchan (2007), (India), actor and Bollywood star
• Karambir Singh Kang (2010), general manager of the Taj Mahal Hotel for his unwavering commitment to duty despite personal loss in the 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks.^[86]
• N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya (2012), Sanskrit scholar, author and researcher.^[87]
• Anjali Gopalan (2013), Executive Director, The Naz Foundation India Trust, Advocate for LGBT rights and children and mothers living with HIV.
• Shahrukh Khan (2014), actor, Producer.^[88]

Iran

• Mohsen Rais, (1947), ambassador and cabinet minister, Grand Officer^[89]
• Ali Amini (1962), former prime minister; Grand Officer^[90]
• Bahram Aryana (1966), former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces; Grand Officer^[91]
• Shirin Ebadi (2006), human rights lawyer.
• Abbas Kiarostami, filmmaker.
• Ali-Akbar Siassi, Iranian intellectual, psychologist and politician during the 1930s and 1960s, serving as the country's Foreign Minister, Minister of Education, Chancellor of University of Tehran, and Minister of State without portfolio, Commandeur.
• Shahram Nazeri, musician.
• Reza Deghati, photojournalist.
• Jalal Sattari
• Prof Dr Mahmoud Hessaby,The father of modern physics in Iran,^[92]

Ireland

• Monsignor Professor Brendan Devlin was invested as an Officier de la Légion d'Honneur in November 2001.
• Edward Westby Donovan, who fought in the Crimean War, was appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur^[93]
• Alan Dukes (2004), former Irish minister and former leader of Fine Gael is an Officier de la Légion d'Honneur
• Patrick Gillen (8 December 2014), formerly of 6 Commando, landed Sword Beach June 6, 1944 was appointed Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur^[94]
• Mary Lawlor (3 July 2014) founder and Executive Director of human rights organisation Front Line Defenders was awarded the Insignia of Chevalier of the Legion of Honour on behalf of the French government by French Ambassador to Ireland Mr Jean-Pierre Thebault.^[95]
• Henri O'Kelly (1859–1938), Franco-Irish composer and church musician, "Chevalier" in 1931
• Joseph O'Kelly (1828–1885), Franco-Irish composer and pianist, "Chevalier" in 1881
• Michael d'Alton (26 January 2015) Veteran of the D-Day Landings on 6 June 1944.^[96]

Israel

• Amos Oz (1997), writer, journalist

Claude Meyer, 25 June 2014 in Beersheva Israel

Italy

• Giustino Fortunato, was decorated with the Grand Cross.^[97]
• Umberto Eco (1932–), Officer in 2003.
• Franca Sozzani (1950–), Editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia, was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour last March 2012.
• Giuseppe Verdi Grand-Croix 1894.

Japan

Of 1,500 non-French recipients, 1/10 are Japanese.^[98]

• Akihito, the current Emperor of Japan, was appointed Grand Croix.^[99]
• Chiaki Mukai (2015), the first female Asian astronaut, was appointed Chevalier.^[100]
• Otsuka Akihiko (2014), former chairman of Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd., was appointed Officer.^[101]
• Mikitani Hiroshi (2014), entrepreneur and founder of Rakuten.^[102]
• Toyoda Shoichiro (2005), former chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation, was appointed Commandeur in 1998, Grand Officier in 2005.^[103]

Lebanon

• Adnan Kassar, businessman, former head of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and former cabinet minister.^[104]
• Nawaf Salam, Lebanese diplomat.
• Saad Hariri, (2007) former prime minister.^[105]
• Ziyad Baroud, (officier; 2011) former Minister of Interior and Municipalities and prominent civil society activist.^[106]

Malaysia

• Admiral Mohammad Anwar Mohammad Nor,^[107] Chief of Defence Force of Malaysia (2007)^[108]
• Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (2010), 13th King of Malaysia, was appointed Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
• Ambiga Sreenevasan (2011), a Malaysian lawyer who served as the President of the Malaysian Bar Council.
• Michelle Yeoh (2012), a Hong Kong-based Malaysian actress, was appointed Officer.^[109]
• Mervin Nambiar (2013), a Malaysian-born Sales Chief for AFP.^[110]
• Tony Fernandes (2013), co-founder of budget airline AirAsia, was appointed Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour^[111]

Mexico

Chevalier

• Ing. Fernando Ferrari Pérez (1901), naturalist, photographer, statesman. Ferrari Pérez took part in the effort to modernize his country based on a Positivist view of progress and society. His country's ideological, scientific and intellectual autonomy was tantamount to its objectives. He worked to promote Mexico's new image and status on the American continent and in Europe; particularly in France where, because of professional imperatives, he lived during intermittent periods in two different addresses, both in Paris (32, Rue de Chazelles and 43, Avenue de Saxe). Fernando Ferrari Pérez introduced the Frères Lumière cinématographe patent into México. The purchase document (in Frères Lumière paperhead) of the patent's franchise for México, is deposited in the 'Archivio Storico della città di Mantova' (Italy).

The precise reference for his award is: Republique Française - Ordre National de Légion d' Honneur - Président de la Republique Motivation: Ingegneur de Mines. Date: Decret du 3/7/1901. Vu, sélle et enregistré 4/19/1901. Décoration de Chevalier of 'Ordre National de Légion d' Honneur. ^[112]

Commander

• Lic. Víctor Manuel Villaseñor (1962), politician and industrialist. He manufactured Renault automobiles in Mexico from 1960 to 1970.^[113][114]

Chevalier

• María Félix (1996), actress.^[115]
• Guadalupe Loaeza (2003), writer.
• Salma Hayek (2012), actress.^[116]
• Mario J. Molina (2012), chemist.^[117]
• Major General Leonardo González García (2012), Mexican Air Force Commander.
• Carmen Aristegui (2012), journalist.^[118]
• Miguel Escobedo, attorney at law, Mexico City
• Manuel Azueta Perillos, Naval Commander and national hero for his actions at Veracruz in 1914.

Morocco

Grand Cross

• Moulay Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman, also known as Muhammad IV (1873), Sultan of Morocco from 1859 to 1873.^[119]
• Thami El Glaoui (1925), better known in English-speaking countries as T'hami El Glaoui or Lord of the Atlas, was the Pasha of Marrakech from 1912 to 1956.^[119]

Netherlands

Grand Cross

• Joseph Luns (1954), diplomat, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs and the 5th Secretary General of NATO.

Commander

• Hans van Mierlo (1999), Dutch politician, Minister of Defense, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister and founder of Democrats 66

Officer

• Hella Haasse (2000), Dutch writer
• Ernst Hirsch Ballin (2014), Dutch politician, Minister of Justice and Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
• Maria van der Hoeven (2008), Dutch politician and Executive Director of the International Energy Agency
• Leo van Wijk (2005), Dutch executive, and former president and CEO of KLM and vice-chairman of Air France-KLM

Chevalier

• Geert Mak (2009), Dutch journalist and a non-fiction writer
• Winy Maas (2011), Dutch architect and Urban planner ^[120]

New Zealand

Grand Officer

• The Right Honourable William Fergusson Massey (1921), Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1912 to 1925, appointed Grand Officier in recognition of New Zealand's contribution during World War I.^{[121][122][123]}

Commander

• Sir Francis Dillon Bell KCMG CB MLC (1889), New Zealand politician and representative at the 1889 Paris World fair and exhibition.^[124]
• Lieutenant Colonel James Waddell (1920), New Zealand born officer in the French Foreign Legion during World War I. Appointed Chevalier in 1915, and Officier in 1917.^[125]
• Air Marshal Sir Charles Roderick Carr KBE, CB, DFC, AFC (1945), for service as Deputy Chief of Staff (Air) Allied Supreme Headquarters France during World War II.^[126]
• Sir Archibald McIndoe CBE FRCS (1946) pioneering New Zealand plastic surgeon who worked for the Royal Air Force rehabilitating badly burned aircrew during World War II.^[127]
• Jean Robertson McKenzie CBE (1956), New Zealand diplomat and first chargé d'affaires to the newly opened New Zealand diplomatic post in Paris.^[128]
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Denis Hensley Fulton Barnett GCB CBE DFC (1958), for service as Commander of the Allied Air Task Force for Operation Musketeer during the 1956 Suez Crisis.^[128]

Officer

• The Honourable Thomas William Hislop (1889), New Zealand politician and representative at the 1889 Paris World fair and exhibition.^[125]
• Sir Walter Lawry Buller KCMG (1889), New Zealand politician, naturalist and ornithologist who displayed at the 1889 Paris World fair and exhibition.^[125]
• Major General George Napier Johnston CB CMG DSO (1917), New Zealand Army officer and Commander New Zealand Division Artillery in France during World War I.^{[129][130][131]}
• Major General Sir William Livingston Hatchwell Sinclair-Burgess KBE CB CMG DSO (1917), a New Zealand Army Officer attached to the Australian Army Artillery in France during World War I.^{[129][132][133]}
• Major General Sir Andrew Hamilton Russell KCB KCMG (1919), New Zealand Army officer and Commander of the New Zealand Division on the Western Front during World War I.^{[132][134][135]}
• Colonel the Honourable Sir James Allen GCMG KCB (1922) New Zealand Minister of Defence during World War I.^{[122][123][136]}
• Air Marshal Sir Arthur "Mary" Coningham KCB KBE DSO MC DFC AFC (1943) for service as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief 2nd Tactical Air Force in France during World War II.^[137]
• Nancy Wake AC GM (1988), New Zealand born member of the French Resistance and Special Operations Executive during World War II. Appointed Chevalier in 1970.^[127]
• Professor John Dunmore CMNZ (2007), prominent New Zealand academic, author on French history in the Pacific and long-time president of the New Zealand Federation des Alliances Francaises.^[138]

Chevalier

• Jean Michel Camille Malfroy(1889), New Zealand representative at the 1889 Paris World fair and exhibition.
• Major General Robert Young KCB CMG DSO (1916), New Zealand Army officer in recognition of services on Gallipoli.^[139][140]
• Major Norman Frederick Hastings DSO (1916), New Zealand Army officer in recognition of services on Gallipoli.^[139][140]
• Major General Sir George Spafford Richardson KBE (1916), New Zealand Army officer attached to the Royal Navy Division on Gallipoli.^[141][142]
• Major Thomas Broun (1917), believed to be belated award for relief of the besieged French Settlement at Pondicherry during the Indian Mutiny in 1857.
• Brigadier General Robert O'Hara Livesay CMG DSO (1917), British Army officer attached to the New Zealand Division on the Western Front during World War I.^[129][143]
• Lieutenant James Lloyd Findlay MC (1917), New Zealand officer with the East Surrey Regiment on the Western Front during World War I.^[129][144]
• Lieutenant Colonel Cuthbert Trelawder MacLean DSO MC (1918), a New Zealand Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force officer during World War I.^[145][146]
• Lieutenant Colonel Charles Hellier Davies Evans DSO (1919), Commander of the New Zealand Cyclist Corps on the Western Front during World War I.^[135][147]
• Brigadier James Hargest CBE DSO & 2 bars MC ED MP (1919), New Zealand Army officer on the Western Front during World War I.^[134][148]
• Major Henry Whitehorn (1919), New Zealand Army officer who served in the Sinai during World War I.^[149][150]
• Colonel Robert Logan CB (1919), New Zealand Army officer and Administrator of Samoa during World War I in "recognition of valuable services".^{[151][152][153]}
• Colonel the Honourable Sir Robert Heaton Rhodes KCVO KBE VD (1920), New Zealand politician and special commissioner to the Red Cross during World War I.^[154][155]
• Major General Alfred William Robin KCMG CB (1922), Commandant of New Zealand Military Forces during World War I.^[155][156]
• Reverend Hadden Kingston Vickery (1934), head of the Auckland Flying Angel Mission to Seaman and host of French Naval visits to Auckland.^[157]
• The Honourable John Alexander (1934), President of the Auckland Branch of the Navy League and host of French Warship visits to Auckland.^[157]
• George William Hutchison (1934), Mayor of Auckland City and host to French Naval visits to Auckland.^[157]
• Bishop Francis William Mary Redwood (1934), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington, Metropolitan of New Zealand.^[157]
• Miss Jean Gardner Batten CBE OSC (1936), New Zealand aviator.^[157]
• Commander Charles Henry Tarr Palmer (1938), President of the Auckland Branch of the Navy League of New Zealand and host to French Warship visits.^[157]
• Sir Ernest Hyam Davies (1938), Mayor of Auckland City and host to French Naval visits to Auckland.^[157]
• Bishop James Michael Liston CMG (1938) Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland during the centenary of the Catholic Church in New Zealand.^[157]
• Sir Carrick Hey Robertson (1938), Chief Medical Officer of the Mater Misericordiae Hospital of Auckland during the centenary of the Catholic Church in New Zealand.^[157]
• Doctor William Marshall MacDonald CBE (1939), President of the Wellington French Club (subsequently the Alliance Française).^[157]
• Air Vice Marshal William Vernon "Bill" Crawford-Crompton CB CBE DSO & Bar DFC & Bar (1944), New Zealand-born pilot and air ace of the Second World War.^[158]
• Wing Commander Lloyd Julius Joel DFC & Bar (1945), RAF Operations Staff concerned with the Special Air operations that dropped agents and saboteurs into France during World War II.^[159]
• Major Nigel Frazer Neilson MC (1946), liaison officer to the French Special Air Service serving in France after the Allied landings during World War II.
• Professor Fraser Mackenzie (1954), New Zealand born Professor of French language and literature at the University of Birmingham.
• Patrick Joseph Twomey (1956), New Zealand marist brother and Member Leper Trust Board, who devoted hislife in service of Lepers and in the South West Pacific.
• Doctor Eric Hattaway Bridgman OBE (1956), Member Leper Trust Board who volunteered at the Orofara Leper Hospital in Tahiti.
• Doctor Roy Granville McElroy CMG (1970), Honorary Consular Agent of France in Auckland from 1948 to 1972.
• Professor Allwyn Charles Keys (1970), Professor Emeritus of French and Romance Philology at Auckland University and President of the Auckland French Club from 1943 to 1968.
• Doctor Leslie Cecil Lloyd Averill (1973), first up the ladder during the liberation of Le Quesnoy in 1918, in commemoration of World War I.^[160]
• Mrs Phillis Beatrice Harding (1997), for 30 years service to the Alliance Francaise in New Zealand, including 2 years as President.
• John Eric Beveridge (1998), New Zealand veteran of the Western Front in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I.^[160]
• Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence Maurice "Curly" Blyth (1998), New Zealand veteran of the Western Front in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I.^[160]
• Arthur Roger Carre Claridge (1998), New Zealand veteran of the Western Front in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I.^[160]
• Robert Vincent Closey (1998), New Zealand veteran of the Western Front in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I.^[160]
• James Arthur Jerram (1998), New Zealand veteran of the Western Front in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I.^[160]
• Edward Lucas (1998), New Zealand veteran of the Western Front in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I.^[160]
• William Ralph Stephen Owen (1998), New Zealand veteran of the Western Front in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I.^[160]
• Earnest Ronald Spriggs (1998), New Zealand veteran of the Western Front in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I.^[160]
• Bright Ernest Williams (1998), New Zealand veteran of the Western Front in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I.^[160]
• Professor Darrell Tryon (2004), New Zealand born Professor of Linguistics Emeritus in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University in Canberra.
• Squadron Leader John Gordon Pattison DSO DFC (2004), New Zealand World War II fighter pilot in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings.^[161]
• Ms Phyllis Jason-Smith (2005), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings.^[162]
• Ballantyne Dennison (2005), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
• Anthony Bain (2005), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings.^[163]
• David Irwin (2005), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings.^[163]
• Leonard Jane (2005), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings.^[163]
• Maurice Mayston (2005), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings.^[163]
• Herbert Christison (2005), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings.^[163]
• John Tarbuck (2005), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings.^[163]
• Trevor Strong (2005), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings.^[163]
• Roy Brookes (2005), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings.^[163]
• John Tangye (2005), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings.^[163]
• Ms Nadine Plet (2008), former president of the Alliance Française of Auckland and member of the Association Français du Monde as a representative to the French Assembly.^[164]
• Dame Fiona Judith Kidman DNZM OBE (2009) New Zealand novelist, poet, scriptwriter and short story author.^[165]
• Te Rongotoa "Tia" Barrett (2011), New Zealand diplomat to French territories in the Pacific.^[166]
• Phyllis (Pippa) Latour Doyle (2014)^{[167][168][169]}

Norway

Grand-Croix

• Haakon VII of Norway
• Harald V of Norway
• Olav V of Norway

Grand Officer

• Claus Helberg
• Otto Ruge

Commander

• Arne Dagfin Dahl
• Thorbjørn Jagland

Officer

• Theodor Broch
• Ole Henrik Moe

Chevalier

• Hans Reidar Holtermann
• Kristian Løken
• Thorvald Nilsen
• Arne Sunde
• Odd Isaachsen Willoch
• Wilhelm Holst
• Stål Heggelund

Pakistan

• Ms Asma Jahangir, prominent Pakistani legal expert and human rights activist, awarded in 2014

Philippines

• Corazon Aquino, President
• Teodoro Benigno, journalist
• Jose de Venecia, Jr., Speaker of the House of Representatives
• Aurelio Montinola III, president of Bank of the Philippine Islands
• Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
• Carlos P. Romulo, Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Briccio Santos, film director and chairman of the Film Development Council of the Philippines
• Max Soliven, journalist
• Basilio Valdes, Secretary of National Defense

Poland

More than 400 Poles have received the award. An incomplete list (in Polish) can be found here. Among the most notable "historic" recipients:

• Józef Poniatowski, who fought under the Napoleon up to his own death, despite the fact of many Napoleon friends leaving him when he lost power.^[170]

Portugal

• Rogerio Walter Carreira, President de Societe, Paris, le 23 Avril 2007 was awarded the Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur by French President Jacques Chirac^[171]

Romania

Romanian royal family

• King Ferdinand I - Knight Grand Cross
• Queen Marie - Dame Grand Officer (1918)^[172]
• Maria, Queen Mother of Yugoslavia - Knight Grand Cross (1959)^[173]
• King Michael I - Knight Grand Cross (1944)^[174]
• Crown Princess Margareta - Knight (2009)^[175]

Republic of Romania

• President Nicolae Ceaușescu - Honorary Knight Grand Cross (revoked)^[176]

Russia

• Osip Komissarov, peasant-born hatter's apprentice, for saving Alexander II (1866)
• Lazar Brodsky, businessman and philanthropist (1900)
• L. L. Zamenhof, physician, creator of Esperanto (1905)
• Ivan Poddubny, professional wrestler (1911)
• Maya Plisetskaya, ballerina (1986)
• Nikita Mikhalkov, actor and director (Officer in 1992, Commander in 1994)
• Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor (2003)
• Lyudmila Alexeyeva, human rights activist (2007)
• Anatoly Perminov, rocket scientist (2010)
• Vladimir Spivakov, violinist and conductor (Chevalier in 2000, Officer in 2011)
• Vladimir Putin
• Aleksandr Ivanchenkov, cosmonaut
• Irina Antonova, Director of the Pushkin Museum
• Aleksandr Viktorenko, cosmonaut
• Yury Osipov, mathematician
• Sergei Stepashin, politician
• Yevgeniy Chazov, physician
• Zhores Alferov, physicist
• Mikhail Piotrovsky, Director of the State Hermitage Museum
• Sergey Naryshkin, politician
• Pavel Lungin, director
• Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor, Jewish leader, philanthropist and businessman
• Sergei Kovalev, human rights activist
• General of the Army Anatoly Kvashnin
• German Gref, economist
• Valery Gergiev, conductor
• Yuri Bashmet, violinist

Qatar

• Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani, 19 November 2009.^[177]

Saudi Arabia

• Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1977)^[178]
• Tarek Ziad Almalki

Serbia

• King Peter I, King of Serbia, was awarded Grand Cross and became the ruler of the new country: Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later renamed Kingdom of Yugoslavia)
• Ružica Đinđić (2009), Serbian humanitarian, widow of Prime Minister of Serbia, Zoran Đinđić, "because of her active work at the foundation she heads"^[179]
• Veran Matić (2009), Serbian journalist and editor-in-chief of B92, "for the fight he has always led for independence and freedom of the media"^[179]
• Emir Kusturica (2011), Yugoslav, Serbian and Bosnian filmmaker (born in 1954, in Sarajevo, former Yugoslavia now Bosnia), was appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur^[50]
• Dragoljub Mićunović (2013), Serbian politician, philosopher, "for building democracy", was appointed Officer of the Légion d'Honneur^[180]

Singapore

• Tan Boon Teik (1998), former Attorney-General of Singapore, was appointed an Officer for contributions towards increasing commercial ties between France and Singapore as co-chairman of the France–Singapore Business Council.^[181]

Spain

Grand-Croix

• Felipe VI of Spain^[182][183]
• Juan Carlos I of Spain^[182]
• Queen Sofía of Spain^[182]

Chevalier

• Manuel Quiroga, violinist, composer and artist, appointed a Chevalier in 1931.

Sweden

Grand-Croix

• Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
• Queen Silvia of Sweden

Grand Officer

• Gunnar Lagergren

Commander

• Håkan Syrén

Officer

• Stig Ramel, former CEO of the Nobel Foundation

Chevalier

• Max von Sydow
• Rikard Wolff

Tanzania

• Amin Kurji (2013), Resident Representative of the Aga Khan Development Network in Tanzania, was honoured with the rank of Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur on 24 September 2013.^[184]

Turkey

• Osman Hamdi Bey

United Kingdom

The Légion d'Honneur was awarded to 746 members of the British Armed Forces during the Crimean War (also known as the Russian War) which lasted from 1854 to 1856.

• Henry Allingham (2003, 2009), the world's oldest man until his death and the second oldest war veteran of all time. Allingham was appointed Chevalier in 2003 and Officier in 2009^[185]
• Sir George Callaghan (1918), Admiral of the Fleet, appointed a Grand Officier of the Order^[186]
• Major Benjamin Cowburn MC and Bar, Croix de Guerre appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur
• Graham Greene (1967), appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur^[187]
• Frederick John Harris, was awarded the Légion d'Honneur in 1999 at 102 years old for his service in the Royal Horse Artillery during the First World War.
• Amos Brook Hirst (1953), Chairman of the Football Association (FA), awarded to celebrate the FA's 90th Anniversary.^[188]
• Major Gerald Loxley, RAF, became a Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur^[189]
• CRW Nevinson, artist, awarded Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur in 1938.^[190]
• Sir Paul McCartney MBE (2012), was appointed Officier of the Légion d'Honneur by French President François Hollande^[191]
• Harry Patch (1998, 2009), Britain's last surviving First World War Veteran, appointed Chevalier 1998 and Officier in 2009^[192]
• J. K. Rowling (2009), awarded the Légion d'Honneur by French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
• Rick Sopher, director of the Alliance Israelite Universelle, who on 9 May 2007 was awarded the Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur by French President Jacques Chirac AIU^[193]
• Lieutenant Francis George Sutton-Mattocks (1920), of the Royal Field Artillery, appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur^[194]
• Violet Trefusis(1950), writer and socialite, appointed Chevalier of the Order.
• Ninette de Valois (1950), appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur^[195]
• Herbert Ward, sculptor, was awarded the Légion d'Honneur in 1911, after twice winning the gold medal of the Salon des Artistes Français.
• Sir Frank Williams, founder of the WilliamsF1 team, was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur^[196]
• Wing Commander Forest Frederick Edward Yeo-Thomas, British Special Operations Executive agent codenamed "The White Rabbit", was presented with the Commandeur of the Légion d'Honneur on the personal instructions of President Charles de Gaulle^[197]
• Air Chief Marshall Sir Augustus Walker WW2 Pilot, Former ADC to the King, also awarded also the Croix de Guerre. Played Rugby for England. During his time in the RAF, He held the post of Inspector-General of the RAF from 1964 to 1966 when he became Deputy Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Central Europe.
• Leslie George Dobinson was made Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur on 5 June 2014 for his services in the Radar air defence of US Military Forces throughout the American theatre of operations and battlefront from landing on Omaha Beach and the Battle of Normandy to the liberation of Paris.
• Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Sir Thomas Andrew Alexander Montgomery-Cuninghame, 10 Baronet of Corsehill awarded the Légion d'honneur in 1919 by The President of the French Republic^[198]
• Lord Monks (2014) former General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress 1993-2003, Secretary General of the European Trade Union Confederation 2003-2011.

United States

^[199]

Individuals

The individuals listed below are among the approximately 10,000 Americans who have been so honored:

A-B

• Frank Lusk Babbott, philanthropist^[200]

Myron Barlow, (1932) for Painting, <http://www.barlowgenealogy.com/Families/MyronBarlow/Myron.html>

• John Barthelemy (2008) for literary works including "Consensus Decision-Making and Decline"
• Alexander Graham Bell (1847) Inventor of the Telephone ^[201]
• Kathryne Bomberger, Director-General of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP)
• Richard E. Byrd, US Navy Rear Admiral. Antarctic explorer.
• Ralph L. Bourgeois, Captain US Army, Doctor. 91st Medical Gas Treatment Battalion & Mobile Field Surgical Hospital, D-Day at Utah Beach.^[202][203]

C

• Herbert E. Carter (2006) USAF Lt. Col, Tuskegee Airman, for his outstanding service during the liberation of France during World War II^[204]
• Miles Davis Jazz musician^[205]
• Elie Dulgher, Sr., Romanian/American Soldier during WWI that held position with three others on the French/German front, near Bordeaux, France, with Hotchkiss machine gun with 1870 mounted tripod^[206]
• Kirk Douglas (1985) American Actor ^[207]
• Bob Dylan (2013) American musician, singer-songwriter, artist, and writer^[208]

E

• Clint Eastwood (2009) American actor, film director, film producer and composer.
• Dwight D. Eisenhower, Grand-Croix (1943) five-star general in the United States Army, 34th President of the United States, Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II, and the supreme commander of NATO. Eisenhower received his decoration directly from General Henri-Honore Giraud who gave him his own. Eisenhower, as promised, did not put it on until the French tricolor flew over the city of Strasbourg in the French region of Alsace.^[209]

F

• Mayhew Foster (2009) World War II soldier who flew Hermann Göring from Austria to Germany, where Göring stood trial for war crimes at Nuremberg^[210]
• Walter F. Fredericksen, Jr (2014) for his service in the 95th Division, 377th Infantry in World War II. Participated in the liberation of Metz.

G

• Dr. Homer Gage, Commandeur, American Philanthropist: American Hospital in Paris (Neuilly)*
• Mabel Gage, Commandeur, 22 may 1939 N50528, American Philanthropist: American dormitories Cite Universitaire Paris*
• Orlow "Buzz" Freeman Garrett, American graphic artist; U.S. Army, 3rd Infantry Division, I Company, 30th Regiment (WWII)^[211]
• Tommy H. Gooch Sr (2015) US Army Sergeant served with the 90th Infantry Division, 359th Infantry Regiment, Company D. for service to France at Utah Beach D-Day and the Battle of Metz.^[211]
• Bart Gordon, Officer (2012) US Representative from Tennessee.^[212]
• Alan Greenspan, economist and Chairman of the US Federal Reserve^[213]
• Alfred Edgar Green Jr (2012) US Army,83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion, Company D, mortar gunner and glider mission for WWII

H

• Philip Habib, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, special envoy to the Middle East.^[214]
• Fred Harned (2011) U.S. Army, 82nd Engineer Combat Battalion, WWII
• Frank Homan (1991) General Electric executive and general manager of CFMI during partnership with GE and Snecma Moteurs, a French engine company.
• Elias Howe (1867) inventor of the sewing machine^[215]
• Robert E. Hunter US Ambassador to NATO

I

• Daniel Inouye, (2007) US Senator from Hawaii. US Army Captain with the 442nd RCT during World War II.^[216]

J

• Quincy Jones (2001) American record producer and musician.^[217]
• Ira Joralemon (1918), American geologist and mining engineer, served on Billy Mitchell's staff in the United States Army Air Service during WWI.^[218]

K

• Otto Kahn, German-born, American patron of the arts.
• John Katsaros (2012) for his service in World War II.^[219][220]
• Young-Oak Kim, Officier (2005), US Army Colonel. Battalion Operation Officer of the 100th bn/442nd RCT during the campaigns for Bruyères and Biffontaine.^[221]
• Niyazi Kizilyurek (2006) author, for his academic work.
• Jacques Paul Klein, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
• Blanche Knopf Officier (1960), American publisher, in recognition of her work publishing French literature.
• William A. Knowlton, US Army General
• John Immanuel Knudson (1935) Professor of History and Economics, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
• C. Everett Koop (1980) Surgeon General of the United States^[222]
• Maurice Kozminski (1905) "for services rendered".^[223]
• Samuel Kridel (1930) for his efforts in the Silk Trade Industry between The United Sates and France^[224]
• Lawrence D. Kritzman (2012) John D. Willard Professor of French, Comparative Literature, and Oratory Dartmouth

L

• Nicholas Lamia (2013) U.S. Navy, for combat service in World War II at D-Day Omaha Beach (very first wave). Presented by the French Consulate General Olivier Serot Almeras.
• Henry Louis Larsen, commander of the 3rd Battalion 5th Marines during World War I and later Governor of Guam.^[225]
• John Leahy, Chief Sales Officer at Airbus was named an Officer of the Order in March 2012.^[226]
• Lyman Lemnitzer, US Army General, Supreme Allied Commander for Europe.
• Odette LePendu (2003) Officier (2013). World War II French Resistance fighter and Présidente de Anciens Combattants^[227][228]
• Jerry Lewis (1984) Commandeur (2006)^[229][230]
• Charles Lindbergh, American aviator
• David Lynch, Filmmaker^[231]

M

• Douglas MacArthur, Grand-Croix. American General, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, and field marshal of the Philippine Army ^[232]
• Paul Bernard Malone, U.S. Army general^[233]
• Wynton Marsalis (2009), (US), an American trumpeter and composer
• George C. Marshall, Grand-Croix. American General Chief of Staff of the United States Army. US Secretary of State, and Secretary of Defense.
• Luke McNamee, Admiral, 10th and 12th Naval Governor of Guam, head of the Battle Fleet, and 21st Director of the Office of Naval Intelligence.^[234]
• Billy Mitchell, Commandeur. United States Army Air Service Brigadier General.
• Toni Morrison (2010) American novelist^[235]
• Michael Mullen (2007) 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff^[236]
• Thomas Volney Munson, In 1888 he received decorations of the Legion of Honor with the title "Chevalier du Merite Agricole" for aid to France in viticulture.
• Audie Murphy, the most decorated US soldier of World War II^[237]

N

• Joseph Napolitan, Political Consultant, awarded in 2005.^[238][239]
• Chester W. Nimitz, Grand-Croix. US Navy Fleet Admiral - Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet during World War II.

O-P-Q

• Edgar dePue Osgood, Officer (2006) Honorary Consul of Côte d'Ivoire, for military service in WWII and keeping the French Language a vibrant entity in the State of California for 50 years.
• Vernon Valentine Palmer (2007) Professor of Law Tulane University
• Robert Parker Officier (2005), American wine critic
• Mason Patrick, Major General, US Army and Chief of US Air Force
• George S. Patton, Commandeur. US Army General
• Donald A. Peltier (2013) Corporal US Army 8th Armored Division, Allied Invasion World War II, Normandy, Belgium, Holland, Germany (Bronze Star for Valor).
• Lafayette G. Pool, S/Sgt, US Army 3rd Armored Division, US tank ace credited with over 1,000 kills, 250 German prisoners of war taken, 12 confirmed tank kills and 258 total armored vehicle and self-propelled gun kills.^[240]
• Colin Powell, US Secretary of State, US Army General.^[241]
• William Wilson Quinn, US Army Lieutenant general. responsible for the U.S. 7th Army's capture of Herman Goring, Assistant Chief of Staff of the CIA

R

• Faizel Firoz Alexander Razak (2012) for services rendered towards the French Republic.
• Robert Redford (2010) American actor
• Alexander H. Rice, Jr., Commandeur. Doctor, for his medical services in France during World War I^[242]
• C. Allen Thorndike Rice (1879) for Charnay Expedition to explore and photograph Mayan ruins in Mexico and Guatemala^[243][244]
• John S. Ripandelli (2013) for his World War II service.^[245][246]
• Charles Rivkin, Commandeur (2013). Current U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs and former U.S. Ambassador to France.^[247]
• Paul Craig Roberts, Former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy ^[248]

S

• Raymond Sackler (1989) Officier (2013). MD, physician, entrepreneur, philanthropist.
• Arnold Schwarzenegger (2011) bodybuilder, actor, businessman, politician.^[249]
• Martin Scorsese (2005) film director and advocate of film preservation.^[250]
• Ruth Simmons (2013) for "a career dedicated to being a visionary leader in academia"^[251]
• Franklin Simon, co-founder of Franklin Simon & Co., for doing more than anyone to put American women in French clothing.^[252]
• Steven Spielberg American film director/producer
• Barbra Streisand Officier (2007) singer, actress, songwriter.^[253]
• Sully Sullenberger Officier (2011) US Airways Pilot who successfully landed on the Hudson River, preserving the lives of all 155 individuals on board.^[254]
• Bruce Sundlun (1977) Governor of Rhode Island. Recognized for his work with the French Resistance during World War II^[255]

T

• David W. Taylor, US Navy Rear Admiral
• Joseph R. Thompson (2012) Army veteran, for World War II combat service in France
• William Timlin (1991) Air Force Veteran for service in France

U-V

• Tony Vaccaro (1994) U.S. war photographer
• Jack Van Eaton (2015) Army Veteran, for World War II Combat Service during the Battle of the Bulge

W

• Malvin E. Walker (2012) Army veteran, for World War II combat service in France
• Robert Weber (2013) for his participation in the liberation of France in WWII as a member 54th Armored Infantry Battalion of the 10th Armored Division.^[256]
• Harvey Weinstein (2012) American film producer and film studio executive.^[257]
• Orson Welles Commandeur (1982) actor, writer, director and producer.^[258]
• Elie Wiesel Commandeur (1984) Grand-Officier (1990) Grand-Croix (2000), Holocaust survivor and author, Nobel Laureate
• Shelby Westbrook (2013) for his aerobatic heroism in Operation Dragoon in Southern France during WWII. As a Tuskegee Airman, one of the few Black Americans to be so honored.
• Leonard Wurzel (2013) for his World War II service.

X-Y-Z

• Steven C. Yevich (2004) of Berwick, PA, for his service in the 35th Infantry Division in World War II; wounded at St. Lo.
• Alvin York (1918) Corporal while fighting for the AEF, for service in France.
• Elias Zerhouni (2008) M.D., Director of the National Institutes of Health^[259]

Yemen

• Amat Al Alim Alsoswa, the United Nations assistant secretary general, assistant administrator of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and director of its regional bureau for Arab states. She was awarded officier in the Order of the Légion d'Honneur.^[260]
• Khadija Al Salami, film producer.^[261]

Yugoslavia

• King Peter I, King of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes ( the kingdom was officially renamed Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1929), was awarded Grand Cross
• King Alexander I of Yugoslavia, was awarded Grand Cross
• Maria of Yugoslavia, consort of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia, was awarded Grand Cross
• King Peter of Yugoslavia II, son of the King Alexander I of Yugoslavia, was awarded Grand Cross
• Emir Kusturica (2011), Yugoslav, Serbian and Bosnian filmmaker (born in 1954, in Sarajevo, former Yugoslavia now Bosnia), was appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur,^[50] despite the fact, that the country did not exist anymore when he was awarded the honor in 2011, he is indisputable part of Yugoslav legacy

Other countries

• Belgium –Eddy Merckx (2011) (Belgium), most decorated professional cyclist of all time- Comandeur of the Légion d'honneur.^[262]
• China – Gong Li (2010), actress, was appointed Commandeur for contributions to film^[263]
• Germany - Heinrich Strobel, musicologist (1957) appointed Chevalier for his support and promotion of New Music.^[264]
• Malaysia – Michelle Yeoh, actress, dancer & model. Awarded in 2007 for contributions of films and media.^[265]
• Myanmar  – Aung San Suu Kyi, politician, Pro-democracy leader; won 1991 Nobel Laureate in peace. Awarded the honor by French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé on 16 January 2012.^[266]
• Paraguay – Francisco Solano López, Grand Marshall and President of his country during 1862-1870, received in 1854 the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour in the degree of Commandeur for military service.^[267][268]
• Philippines - Fidel V. Ramos, former President of the Philippines and Korean War veteran
• Puerto Rico – Ramón Emeterio Betances, appointed as Chévalier in 1887^[269]
• Russia – Gérard Depardieu French-born actor, citizen of the Russian Federation
• Slovakia – Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1914) Slovak politician, diplomat, astronomer and General in French Army.^[270]
• South Korea – conductor Myung-whun Chung was awarded the honor in 1992.^[271]
• South Korea – Samsung chief executive officer Lee Kun-Hee was awarded in 2006.
• Sudan - Garo Vanian, entrepreneur, awarded Chevalier as President Director General of Ararat International for grand merits.
• Sweden – King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, appointed with the Grand Cross^[272]

By year

1880 to 1889

• Sir Francis Dillon Bell KCMG CB MLC (1889), New Zealand politician and representative at the 1889 Paris World fair and exhibition.^[124]
• The Honourable Thomas William Hislop (1889), New Zealand politician and representative at the 1889 Paris World fair and exhibition.^[125]
• Sir Walter Lawry Buller KCMG (1889), New Zealand politician, naturalist and ornithologist who displayed at the 1889 Paris World fair and exhibition.^[125]

1900 to 1909

• Dr. Carlos Finlay (1908), Cuban physician and scientist.

1910 to 1919

• Lieutenant Colonel James Waddell (1915), New Zealand born officer in the French Foreign Legion during World War I (Chevalier 1915, Officier 1917. Commandeur 1920).^[125]
• Major General Robert Young CB CMG DSO (1916), New Zealand Army officer in recognition of services on Gallipoli.^[139][140]
• Major Norman Frederick Hastings DSO (1916), New Zealand Army officer in recognition of services on Gallipoli.^[139][140]
• Major General Sir George Spafford Richardson KBE (1916), New Zealand Army officer attached to the Royal Navy Division on Gallipoli.^[141][142]
• Brigadier General Robert O'Hara Livesay CMG DSO (1917), British Army officer attached to the New Zealand Division on the Western Front during World War I.^[129][143]
• Major General George Napier Johnston CB, CMG, DSO (1917), New Zealand Army officer and Commander New Zealand Division Artillery in France during World War I.^{[129][130][131]}
• Major General Sir William Livingston Hatchwell Sinclair-Burgess KBE, CB, CMG, DSO (1917), a New Zealand Army Officer attached to the Australian Army Artillery in France during World War I.^{[129][132][133]}
• Billy Bishop VC (1918), (Canada), Air Marshal and highest scoring Canadian ace of the First World War; appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur^[62][63]
• Lieutenant Colonel Charles Hellier Davies Evans DSO (1919), Commander of the New Zealand Cyclist Corps on the Western Front during World War I.^[135][147]
• Brigadier James Hargest CBE DSO & 2 bars MC ED MP (1919), New Zealand Army officer on the Western Front during World War I.^[134][148]
• Major Henry Whitehorn (1919), New Zealand Army officer who served in the Sinai during World War I.^[149][150]
• Major General Sir Andrew Hamilton Russell KCB KCMG (1919), New Zealand Army officer and Commander of the New Zealand Division on the Western Front during World War I.^{[132][134][135]}
• Colonel Robert Logan CB (1919), New Zealand Army officer and Administrator of Samoa during World War I in "recognition of valuable services".^{[151][152][153]}

1920 to 1930

• The Right Honourable William Fergusson Massey (1921), Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1912 to 1925, appointed Grand Officier in recognition of New Zealand's contribution during World War I.^{[121][122][123]}
• Colonel the Honourable Sir James Allen GCMG KCB (1922) New Zealand Minister of Defence during World War I.^{[122][123][136]}
• Colonel the Honourable Sir Robert Heaton Rhodes KCVO KBE VD (1920), New Zealand politician and special commissioner to the Red Cross during World War I.^[154][155]
• Major General Alfred William Robin KCMG CB (1922), Commandant of New Zealand Military Forces during World War I.^[155][156]

1930 to 1939

• Mohamed Haniff (1937), a Tamil born in Pondicherry of French India was accorded the Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur. He was also the Deputy Mayor of Pondicherry during the French rule in India^[81]
• Reverend Hadden Kingston Vickery (1934), head of the Auckland Flying Angel Mission to Seaman and host of French Naval visits to Auckland.^[157]
• The Honourable John Alexander (1934), President of the Auckland Branch of the Navy League and host of French Warship visits to Auckland.^[157]
• George William Hutchison (1934), Mayor of Auckland City and host to French Naval visits to Auckland.^[157]
• Bishop Francis William Mary Redwood (1934), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington, Metropolitan of New Zealand.^[157]
• Miss Jean Gardner Batten CBE OSC (1936), New Zealand aviator.^[157]
• Commander Charles Henry Tarr Palmer (1938), President of the Auckland Branch of the Navy League of New Zealand and host to French Warship visits.^[157]
• Sir Ernest Hyam Davies (1938), Mayor of Auckland City and host to French Naval visits to Auckland.^[157]
• Bishop James Michael Liston CMG (1938) Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland during the centenary of the Catholic Church in New Zealand.^[157]
• Sir Carrick Hey Robertson (1938), Chief Medical Officer of the Mater Misericordiae Hospital of Auckland during the centenary of the Catholic Church in New Zealand.^[157]
• Doctor William Marshall MacDonald CBE (1939), President of the Wellington French Club (subsequently the Alliance Française).^[157]

1940 to 1949

• Air Marshal Sir Arthur "Mary" Coningham KCB KBE DSO MC DFC AFC (1945) New Zealander servicing Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief 2nd Tactical Air Force in France during World War II.^[137]
• Air Marshal Sir Charles Roderick Carr KBE, CB, DFC, AFC (1945), New Zealander servicing as Deputy Chief of Staff (Air) Allied Supreme Headquarters France during World War II.^[126]
• Sir Archibald McIndoe CBE FRCS (1946) pioneering New Zealand plastic surgeon who worked for the Royal Air Force rehabilitating badly burned aircrew during World War II.^[127]

1950 to 1959

• Jack B. Yeats (1871–1957), Ireland, artist, invested Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur, 1950.
• Jean Robertson McKenzie CBE (1956), New Zealand diplomat and first chargé d'affaires to the newly opened New Zealand diplomatic post in Paris.^[128]
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Denis Hensley Fulton Barnett GCB CBE DFC (1958), for service as Commander of the Allied Air Task Force for Operation Musketeer during the 1956 Suez Crisis.^[128]
• General Alfred H. Noble, United States Marine Corps (1958), for service to the Allied Cause during two World Wars and for his sympathy to France and its people.^[273]

1960 to 1969

• Víctor Manuel Villaseñor (1962), (México), politician and industrialist, received Commandeur 1962^[113][114]

1980 to 1989

• Orson Welles (1982) (United States), actor, writer, director and producer; Order of Commander^[258]
• Rand Araskog (1987), (US), American executive^[274]
• Manuel Noriega (1987), (Panama), General commander of the Panamanian Defense Force^[275]

Marechal Francisco da Costa Gomes. 1984 -Grã-Cruz da Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur.

1990 to 1999

• Garo Vanian (1993), (Sudan), awarded Chevalier as President Director General of Ararat International for grand merits
• Raj Reddy (1994), (US), Carnegie Mellon professor and computer scientist.^[276]
• Ivan Ceresnjes (1994), head of the Jewish community of Bosnia and Hercegovina, for non-sectarian humanitarian relief work during the Bosnian War.
• Richard Jenrette (1996), (US) investment banker^[277]
• Ross Steele (1996), (Australia), author and academic, received the title of Chevalier^[278][279]
• Pete Goss (1997), (UK), MBE, yachtsman who rescued fellow competitor Raphaël Dinelli in the 1996 Vendée Globe sailing race^[280]
• Harry Patch (1998), (UK) Britain's last surviving First World War Veteran. (Appointed Officier in 2009)^[192]
• Frederick John Harris (1999) (UK), was awarded the Légion d'Honneur at 102 years old for his service in the Royal Horse Artillery during the First World War.

2000 to 2009

• Toomas Hendrik Ilves (2001), (Estonia) President; Commander of the Légion d'Honneur.
• Quincy Jones (2001), (US), the American record producer and musician.^[217]
• Guadalupe Loaeza (2003), (Mexico) writer, received the title of Chevalier^[281]
• Henry Allingham (2003), (UK) World's oldest man at the time of his death and second oldest military veteran of all time(Appointed Officier in 2009).^[185]
• Vahid Halilhodžić (2004), former Bosnian football player, now successful football manager, received his Légion d'Honneur on 23. July 2004, during his tenure as manager of PSG.^[49]
• Martin Scorsese (2005), (US), film director and advocate of film preservation.^[250]
• Vladimir Putin (2006), (Russia), former President of Russian Federation.^[282]
• Lt. Col. Herbert E. Carter (2006), (US), Tuskegee Airman, for his outstanding service during the liberation of France during World War II; presented by former French President Jacques Chirac.^[204]
• Professor John Dunmore CMNZ (2007), prominent New Zealand academic, author on French history in the Pacific and long-time president of the New Zealand Federation des Alliances Francaises.^[138]
• Amitabh Bachchan (2007), (India), actor and Bollywood star^[283]
• Lata Mangeshkar (2007), (India), singer^[284]
• Im Kwon-taek (2007), (South Korea), film director^[285]
• HRH Galyani Vadhana (2007), (Thailand), was decorated with the Grand Officer^[286][287]
• Clint Eastwood (2007), (US), film actor and director^[288]
• Rogerio Walter Carreira (2007), (Portugal), President de Societe, was awarded the Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur by French President Jacques Chirac^[289]
• David Lynch (2007), (US), film director^[290]
• Festus Mogae (2008), (Botswana), the President^[291]
• Íngrid Betancourt (2008), (Colombia), a Colombian-French politician, released after six years of captivity under the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).^[292]
• Kutateladze Samson (2008), (Georgia), Brigade General Member of Parliament
• Shimon Peres (2008), (Israel), the President^[293]
• Giorgio Armani (2008), (Italy), internationally renowned Italian fashion, furniture, and accessories designer.^[294]
• Miriam Were (2008), (Kenya), health advocate^[295]
• Randa Habib (2008), (Lebanon), the Lebanese-French director of Agence France Presse's office in Amman, Jordan.^[292]
• Dame Ellen MacArthur (2008), (UK), a sailor who previously held the record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe in a yacht.^[296]
• Charles Durning (2008), (US), actor, in recognition of his service with distinction during World War II in France.^[297]
• Alain Frecon (2008), (US), Honorary Consul of France, Minnesota.^[298]
• Steven Spielberg (2008), (US), film director, studio executive, and producer.^[299]
• David Cronenberg (2009), (Canada), film director whose credits include Crash and The Fly; appointed Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres^[65]
• Milva (Maria Ilva Biolcati) (2009), (Italy), Italian singer and actress, received the title of Chevalier of the Legion of Honour on 11 September 2009 for her contributions to French culture.^[300]
• Dame Carol Kidu (2009), (Papua New Guinea), received the title of Chevalier, for her efforts on promoting human rights. She was the first Papua New Guinean citizen to receive the award.^[301][302]
• Veran Matić (2009), (Serbia), Serbian journalist and editor-in-chief of B92 "for the fight he has always led for independence and freedom of the media".^[179]
• Ružica Đinđić (2009), (Serbia), Serbian humanitarian, widow of Prime Minister of Serbia Zoran Đinđić "because of her active work at the foundation she heads".^[179]
• John Galliano (2009), (UK), Gibraltarian British couture designer, creative director of Christian Dior.^[303]
• J. K. Rowling (2009), (UK), British Author, writer of the acclaimed Harry Potter series.^[304][305]
• Ralph L. Bourgeois MD (2009), (US), Captain US Army 91st Medical Gas Treatment Battalion & Mobile Field Surgical Hospital, WW II D-Day at Utah Beach contributions to the liberation of the French Republic; and French language preservation via 'Council for Development of French in Louisiana' (CODOFIL).^[306]
• James T. Conway (2009), (US), General, United States Marine Corps Commandant.^[307]
• William "Bill" Bruce Overstreet, Jr. (2009), (US), USAAF, WWII Fighter Pilot, with the 357th FG, 363rd FS. The "Yoxford Boys". Flew a P-51 "Mustang", named "Berlin Express". Only known Allied fighter pilot to turn in a kill while flying under the "Eiffel Tower" in Paris chasing a German Me-109. Chevalier medal, presented by Ambassador to the US Pierre Vimont at the D-Day Memorial 8 December 2009AD, Bedford, VA US. Vimont said of Bill Overstreet in his speech that the Legion of Honour is "The sign of my country's exceptional recognition of Captain Overstreet's heroic contribution to the liberation of France."^[308]
• Robert O. Paxton (2009), (US), Historian recognised for his expertise on the Vichy regime in France during World War II.^[309]
• Steve Pisanos (2009), (US), Colonel, World War II fighter pilot, after shot down participated with the French Resistance.^[310]
• Peter Sloboda (2009), (US), Army veteran of World War II – for valour and bravery during the D-Day landings, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour 2009.^[311]
• Settimeo Tiberio (2009), (US), decorated World War II Veteran recognised for his valour during the D-Day invasion.^[312][313]
• Colonel Frederick C Clinton, April 2009, Decorated World War II Army veteran recognized for his combat actions in the Colmar Pocket battles of January–February 1945 as a member of D Company, 254th Infantry Regiment attached to the 3rd Infantry Division.
• Violette Verdy (2009), (France)

2010 to present

• Orlow "Buzz" Freeman Garrett (2010), American graphic artist; U.S. Army, 3rd Infantry Division, I Company, 30th Regiment (WWII);^[211] Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur.
• Toni Morrison (2010), "the greatest American woman novelist of her time" -Mitterrand 2010^[235]
• Mehriban Aliyeva (2010), Azerbaijan's first lady.^[314]
• Vladimir Spivakov (2011) (Russia), violinist and conductor.^[315]
• Joseph Brodsky (2011) (Russia/US), poet and essayist; won 1987 Nobel Prize in Literature.^[315]
• Aleksey Venediktov (2011) (Russia), editor-in-chief of Echo of Moscow radio station.^[315]
• Sergey Yastrzhembsky (2011) (Russia), diplomat and politician.^[315]
• Vladimir Spivakov (2011) (Russia),Russian conductor and violinist.^[315]
• Emir Kusturica (2011), Serbian filmmaker.^[50]
• Ambiga Sreenevasan (2011), "for her work in human rights advocacy".^[316][317]
• Iñaki Azkuna (2011) (Basque Country), Mayor of the city of Bilbao.
• Same Ekobo Albert (2011)(Cameroun), "Professor of Medecine. Malaria Specialist".^[318]
• Eddy Merckx (2011) (Belgium), most decorated professional cyclist of all time- Comandeur of the Légion d'honneur.^[262]
• Aung San Suu Kyi (2012) (Myanmar), politician, Pro-democracy leader; won 1991 Nobel Laureate in peace. Awarded the honor by French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé on 16 January 2012.^[266]
• Nano Ruzin (2012) (Republic of Macedonia), Professor of political sciences, Macedonian Ambassador to NATO and presidential candidate of the Liberal Democratic Party of Macedonia (LDP) in 2009.
• Malvin E. Walker, American Army officer for his service in France in WWII.
• Nicholas Lamia, United States Navy for his service in France in WWII. He was in the very first wave on Omaha Beach. Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur (13 February 2013)
• Victor Erofeyev, Russian writer (3 October 2013)
• Gennady Timchenko, Russian-Finnish businessmen (12 October 2013)
• George Lizanich, American Army Staff Sargent for his service in France in WWII
• Frances "Rusty" Rice, b. 1920, American, US Army Nurse in the Battle of the Bulge, Bastogne, France WWII, Chevalier presented December 27, 2014AD

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