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 amongst 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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External linksedit
Official website
Léonore 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, Légifrance(in French)
April 14, 2024
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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 amongst 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 and reason for the recognition Award Category Date Sitiveni Rabuka 9 1948 Present Former Prime Minister of Fiji Recognised for saving a French officer during an attack on the UN Headquarters in Lebanon in 1980 TBA 1980 Edson Raff 10 1907 2003 United States Army officerMaryse Rageul 1898 1952 French Air Corp Captain CommanderRainier III Prince of Monaco 11 1949 2005 Prince of Monaco Grand CrossJoseph Ralston 12 1943 CurrentSeewoosagur Ramgoolam 1900 1985Adil Rami 1900 1985 World Cup winning footballerFidel Valdez Ramos 13 1928 Present Filipino general and politicianCharlotte RamplingBertram RamsayAxel Rappe 1838 PresentJean Raspail 1838 Present Novelist and journalist TBA 1983 Satyajit Ray Film maker and artist from India Robert Redford American actorRichard Redgrave British artist and administratorWilliam Hoey Kearney RedmondPierre Joseph Redoute 1759 1840 French painterMajor Gordon Michael Reeves 1912 2003 Major in British Army during World War II liaison officer on General Koenig s staff in North AfricaWilliam Edward Moyses ReillyJean Remy 1899 1955 French colonel Companion of the Liberation during World War II Grand OfficierErnest RenanLouis RenaultRosalie RenduGeraud Reveilhac 1851 1937 General de division of World War I Grand OfficierOscar Ribas Reig 1936 2020 Former Prime Minister of AndorraJacqueline de Ribes 1929 Present French socialite and fashion designerPatrick Ricard 1945 2012 Entrepreneur Commander 13 July 2007 Robert C Richardson Jr Frances Rusty Rice 1920 Present American US Army Nurse in Bastogne France during the Bulge WWII Knight 27 December 2014 William Thomas Rickard 1828 1905 QMS British Royal Navy Recognised for his gallantry in Crimea Knight 1854 1856 Edward Vernon Rickenbacker 1890 1973 American captain Recognised for his U S Army Air Service during World War IRene Riffaud 1898 2007 Tunisian veteran of World War IAntoine RigaudeauFrederic Rimbaud 1814 1878 Captain of Chasseurs father of the poet Arthur RimbaudEric RipertJean Pierre Rives Captain of the national rugby union team sculptorJeanne Robert Member of the French ResistanceWilliam Roberts veteran Thomas Bilbe RobinsonRussell M Robinson WWII B 24 Pilot 8th AF Awarded Roanoke VA USA by the French Gen Military Attache US TBA 5 June 2019 Yves RocardDavid RockefellerJohn D Rockefeller Jr Henryk RodakowskiAuguste RodinGeorge RodocanachiPierre Louis RoedererJacques RoggeWilliam Allen Rogers W A Rogers 1854 1931 American Illustrator famous for Uncle Sam cartoons in the New York Herald during WWI Felix RohatynPaul Rohmer 1876 1977 French physician Officier of the Legion d honneurManfred Rommel 1928 Present German politicianMaurice RoseCharles Rosenthal 1875 1954 Australian World War 1 generalMarie Therese RosselGioachino RossiniClaudia RothAlphonse James de RothschildAlfred de RothschildJames Mayer de RothschildMarie Helene de RothschildCol Richard de Roussy de Sales 1905 1994 Recognised for his service with the French Resistance in World War II Joseph RovanAlex Rowe 1966 Present British national serving in the French Foreign LegionStefan RoweckiJK RowlingNorman Richard Rudd 1922 Present Recognised for his military service in the defence of France and French territories 1939 1945 James Earl RudderSir Edward Ruggles Brise 1st BaronetBruce RuxtonNano RuzinEdward Rydz SmiglySee 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 Sitiveni Rabuka Saxton Archived from the original on 16 July 2021 Retrieved 17 July 2021 French Honor U S Paratroop Chief Stars and Stripes ETO Dec 14 1942 page 1 Chiavassa Henri 1964 The History of the Principality of Monaco as Seen Through its Postage Stamps Monaco Postage Stamp Issuing Office Retrieved 28 December 2018 Embassy of France in the US Honoring American officers in the name of the President of the French Republic Archived from the original on 27 September 2006 Retrieved 28 March 2007 Fidel Ramos Philippine Sentinel Archived from the original on 17 July 2021 Retrieved 17 July 2021 External links editOfficial website 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 R amp oldid 1203363063, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
