The French government gives out the Legion of Honour awards, to both French[1] and foreign[2] nationals, based on a recipient's exemplary services rendered to France, or to the causes supported by France. This award is divided into five distinct categories (in ascending order[3]), i.e. three ranks: Knight, Officer, Commander, and two titles: Grand Officer and Grand Cross. Knight is the most common and is awarded for either at least 20 years of public service or acts of military or civil bravery.[3] The rest of the categories have a quota for the number of years of service in the category below before they can be awarded. The Officer rank requires a minimum of eight years as a Knight, and the Commander, the highest civilian category for a non-French citizen, requires a minimum of five years as an Officer. The Grand Officer and the Grand Cross are awarded only to French citizens, and each requires three years' service in their respective immediately lower rank.[4] The awards are traditionally published and promoted on 14 July.[5]
The following is a non-exhaustive list of recipients of the Legion of Honour awards, since the first ceremony in May 1803.[3] 2,550 individuals can be awarded the insignia every year.[5] the total number of awards was is close to 1 million[6] (estimated at 900,000 in 2021,[5] including over 3,000 Grand Cross recipients[7]), with some 92,000 recipients alive today.[8] Only until 2008 was gender parity achieved among the yearly list of recipients, with the total number of women recipients since the award's establishment being only 59 at the end of the second French empire and only 26,000 in 2021.[5]
^Les étrangers qui se seront signalés par les services qu’ils ont rendus à la France ou aux causes qu’elle soutient, Légion Code, art. 128.
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^Register of Births of the town of Étampes, quoted by the local scholar Bernard Gineste, "Acte de naissance de Louise Abbéma", in Corpus Etampois.
^Aurora: The Journal of the History of Art. Aurora. 2002. p. 62.
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^Turner, Jane Shoaf (1996). "Adam-Salomon, Antoine-Samuel". The Dictionary of Art. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
^"Arnaud de Borchgrave Awarded the Legion of Honor". France in the United States (wwww.franceintheus.org). French Embassy in United States (Washington, D.C.). 21 July 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
^"Alfred Pierre Joseph – Certificate Registration No 58,722". France's National Archives – Léonore Database (in French). France. 10 August 1899. p. 14. from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^"Agache, Alfred Pierre Joseph – Certificate Registration No 18,722". France's National Archives – Léonore Database (in French). France. 16 May 1910. p. 1. from the original on 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
^Gaied Chortane, Soraya (19 November 2022). "Remembering Azzedine Alaïa: 7 Defining Moments That Shaped The Designer's Career". ES Magazine (www.standard.co.uk/esmagazine). from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
^Cowles, Charlotte (7 July 2011). "Azzedine Alaïa Turned Down the Légion d'Honneur Medal Because He Dislikes Decorations". The Cut (www.thecut.com). from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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^"Première visite officielle de S.A.S. le Prince Souverain en France". Journal of Monaco (www.journaldemonaco.gouv.mc). 18 November 2005. p. 2151. from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022. Alt URL
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^OSullivan, Kevin (24 July 2019). "Scots wartime codebreaker receives France's highest civilian and military honour". FutureScot. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
^Drysdale, Neil. "Genius code-cracker Turing celebrated on 80th anniversary of breaking Enigma". Press and Journal. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
^"Bletchley Park codebreaker and player of a small but important role in the special relationship between Britain and the US – Helene Aldwinckle". The Times. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
^"Jean Alesi, Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur". GP Update (www.gpupdate.net) (in French). 16 July 2011. from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
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The French government gives out the Legion of Honour awards to both French 1 and foreign 2 nationals based on a recipient s exemplary services rendered to France or to the causes supported by France This award is divided into five distinct categories in ascending order 3 i e three ranks Knight Officer Commander and two titles Grand Officer and Grand Cross Knight is the most common and is awarded for either at least 20 years of public service or acts of military or civil bravery 3 The rest of the categories have a quota for the number of years of service in the category below before they can be awarded The Officer rank requires a minimum of eight years as a Knight and the Commander the highest civilian category for a non French citizen requires a minimum of five years as an Officer The Grand Officer and the Grand Cross are awarded only to French citizens and each requires three years service in their respective immediately lower rank 4 The awards are traditionally published and promoted on 14 July 5 The following is a non exhaustive list of recipients of the Legion of Honour awards since the first ceremony in May 1803 3 2 550 individuals can be awarded the insignia every year 5 the total number of awards was is close to 1 million 6 estimated at 900 000 in 2021 5 including over 3 000 Grand Cross recipients 7 with some 92 000 recipients alive today 8 Only until 2008 was gender parity achieved among the yearly list of recipients with the total number of women recipients since the award s establishment being only 59 at the end of the second French empire and only 26 000 in 2021 5 List of Legion d honneur recipients by name A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Recipient Dates birth death General work amp reason for the recognition Award category date Nils Waltersen Aasen 1878 1925 A Norwegian arms inventor known for developing the modern hand grenade and land mine Knight 1915 9 Claudio Abbado 1933 2014 Italian conductor Knight TBA Officer TBA Commander TBA Grand Officer TBA Grand Cross 1986 10 Louise Abbema 1853 11 1927 12 French painter sculptor and designer of the Belle Epoque Knight 1906 Antoine Samuel Adam Salomon 1818 1881 13 French sculptor and photographer Knight decree 9 August 1870 14 15 Isabelle Adjani 1955 present French actress and singer of Algerian and German descent Recognised for her contribution to the arts Knight 14 July 2010 Arnaud de Borchgrave 1926 2015 Belgian American journalist who specialized in international politics Knight July 2014 16 Alfred Agache 1843 1915 French academic painter Knight decree 10 August 1899 declaration 24 August 1899 17 Officer decree 16 May 1910 declaration 25 June 1910 18 Akihito 1933 present Emperor of Japan 125th Known for presiding over the Heisei era an expression of achieving peace worldwide Knight TBA Officer TBA Commander TBA Grand Officer TBA Grand Cross TBA citation needed Ekrem Akurgal 1911 2002 Turkish archaeologist Knight TBA Officer 1987 citation needed Azzedine Alaia turned down 1935 2017 Tunisian couturier and shoe designer Knight 2008 19 20 21 Pierre Albaladejo 1933 present French rugby union player Knight TBA Officer TBA citation needed Albert II Prince of Monaco 1958 present Prince of Monaco Knight TBA Officer TBA Commander TBA Grand Officer TBA Grand Cross 8 November 2005 22 23 Helene Aldwinckle 1920 2020 Bletchley Park codebreaker World War II Knight Ceremony 19 July 2019 24 25 26 Jean Alesi 1964 present French former Formula 1 driver Knight 2006 27 Alexander I of YugoslaviaHarold Alexander 1st Earl Alexander of TunisHossein AlizadehJean Francois AllardHenry AllinghamAuguste Jean AmeilDimitri AmilakhvariJacques AncelWladyslaw AndersAlfred AndersonColonel later Brigadier General AT AndersonAlexander E Anderson USS General A E Anderson AP 111 Constantine Andreou Sculptor amp painterCharles Paget 6th Marquess of AngleseyAlbert AnkerGregory Annenberg Weingarten 28 Regina Annenberg Weingarten 28 David Annoussamy Nominated 2006Received 2007Jacques AnquetilAdmiral Mohammad Anwar Mohammad NorChief of Defence Force of Malaysia 2007 Senedu Araya Sellassie 29 Founder of Vision on Africa VoAGeoffrey ArbuthnotDenys ArcandAlphonse Areola World Cup winning footballerMohammed ArkounElizabeth ArdenDombasle Arielle 1953 present French actress singer producerGiorgio Armani Italian fashion designerEdwin Howard ArmstrongGladys ArnoldHenry Hap ArnoldYann Arthus Bertrand Photographer journalist reporter and environmentalistBahram Aryana 1906 1985 Former Chief of Staff of the Shah s Armed Forces Grand Officier TBA Sir Frederick Ashton Founding choreographer of The Royal BalletSzymon AskenazyOlivar AsselinCelal AtikVera AtkinsRichard AttenboroughPierre AugereauAung San Suu KyiJacqueline AuriolCharles AznavourSee also edit nbsp France portalLegion of Honour List of Legion of Honour recipients by name List of foreign recipients of Legion of Honour by name List of foreign recipients of the Legion of Honour by country List of British recipients of the Legion of Honour for the Crimean War Legion of Honour Museum Ribbons of the French military and civil awards War Cross France References edit Legion Code article 16 Les etrangers qui se seront signales par les services qu ils ont rendus a la France ou aux causes qu elle soutient Legion Code art 128 a b c France train attack Chris Norman awarded Legion d honneur BBC News 24 August 2015 Archived from the original on 27 July 2021 Retrieved 27 July 2021 DM Florey 29 March 2017 Michelle Yeoh receives France s highest civilian honour Cinema Online Archived from the original on 19 July 2021 Retrieved 20 July 2021 Alt URL a b c d The Grand Chancellery is co producing a film on women and the Legion of Honor The Grand Chancellery of the Legion of Honour Archived from the original on 24 July 2021 Retrieved 24 July 2021 Legion of Honour Australian Government Department of Veteran s Affairs 31 January 2021 Retrieved 27 July 2021 Wattel Michel Wattel Beatrice 2009 Les Grand Croix de la Legion d honneur De 1805 a nos jours titulaires francais et etrangers Archives amp Culture Benoist Chloe 18 December 2020 Explained Sisi Macron and the dubious history of France s Legion of Honour Middle East Eye Archived from the original on 26 July 2021 Retrieved 27 July 2021 Rasmus Falck 29 December 2016 Innovation history Norway s arms magnate Norwegian American www norwegianamerican com Retrieved 22 November 2022 Claudio Abbado Encyclopedia of World Biography Gale 2004 Retrieved 22 November 2022 Register of Births of the town of Etampes quoted by the local scholar Bernard Gineste Acte de naissance de Louise Abbema in Corpus Etampois Aurora The Journal of the History of Art Aurora 2002 p 62 Antoine Samuel Adam Salomon Ottawa National Gallery of Canada Archived from the original on 22 November 2022 Retrieved 22 November 2022 Salomon Adam Certificate Registration No 2450 France s National Archives Leonore Database in French France 9 August 2022 p 1 Archived from the original on 23 November 2022 Retrieved 23 November 2022 Turner Jane Shoaf 1996 Adam Salomon Antoine Samuel The Dictionary of Art Oxford England Oxford University Press Arnaud de Borchgrave Awarded the Legion of Honor France in the United States wwww franceintheus org French Embassy in United States Washington D C 21 July 2014 Retrieved 20 November 2022 Alfred Pierre Joseph Certificate Registration No 58 722 France s National Archives Leonore Database in French France 10 August 1899 p 14 Archived from the original on 23 November 2022 Retrieved 23 November 2022 Agache Alfred Pierre Joseph Certificate Registration No 18 722 France s National Archives Leonore Database in French France 16 May 1910 p 1 Archived from the original on 23 November 2022 Retrieved 23 November 2022 Gaied Chortane Soraya 19 November 2022 Remembering Azzedine Alaia 7 Defining Moments That Shaped The Designer s Career ES Magazine www standard co uk esmagazine Archived from the original on 24 November 2022 Retrieved 24 November 2022 Cowles Charlotte 7 July 2011 Azzedine Alaia Turned Down the Legion d Honneur Medal Because He Dislikes Decorations The Cut www thecut com Archived from the original on 24 November 2022 Retrieved 24 November 2022 Leitch Luke 9 March 2018 Carla Sozzani and Azzedine Alaia Vogue www vogue it Archived from the original on 23 November 2022 Retrieved 23 November 2022 Premiere visite officielle de S A S le Prince Souverain en France Journal of Monaco www journaldemonaco gouv mc 18 November 2005 p 2151 Archived from the original on 24 November 2022 Retrieved 24 November 2022 Alt URL H S H Prince Albert II of Monaco World Economic Forum www weforum org Archived from the original on 24 November 2022 Retrieved 24 November 2022 Alt URL OSullivan Kevin 24 July 2019 Scots wartime codebreaker receives France s highest civilian and military honour FutureScot Retrieved 4 June 2020 Drysdale Neil Genius code cracker Turing celebrated on 80th anniversary of breaking Enigma Press and Journal Retrieved 4 June 2020 Bletchley Park codebreaker and player of a small but important role in the special relationship between Britain and the US Helene Aldwinckle The Times 8 May 2020 Retrieved 4 June 2020 Jean Alesi Chevalier de la Legion d Honneur GP Update www gpupdate net in French 16 July 2011 Archived from the original on 16 July 2011 Retrieved 5 September 2010 a b Gregory Weingarten PDF National Park Foundation Archived from the original PDF on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 12 January 2016 A Determined Soul Senedu Araya Sellassie of VoA Addis Ababa Ethiopia Association of Women in Business 1 April 2014 Retrieved 12 January 2016 External links editlegiondhonneur wbr fr wbr en Leonore database census of recipients of the Legion of Honor deceased before 1977 on the French Ministry of Culture website in French Code of the Legion of Honor and the Military Medal Legifrance in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Legion d 27honneur recipients by name A amp oldid 1208831872, 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