List of foreign recipients of the Légion d'Honneur by country

Grand Officer

• Ismail Kadare (2020), a writer^[4]
• Iliaz Vrioni, politician^[5]

Commander

• Edi Rama (2017), Albanian prime minister^[6]

Chevalier

• Fatos Kongoli (2010), a writer^{[citation needed]}

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Algeria was part of France from 1830 to 1962^[7]

Grand Cross

• Abdelkader El Djezairi (Grand Croix, 1860), religious and military leader. Awarded Legion of Honour for protecting Christians in Damascus during the Syrian crisis of 1860^[7][8]
• Si Kaddour Benghabrit (1939), official and founder of the Muslim Institute of the Great Mosque of Paris^[7][9]
• Djelloul Ben Lakhdar [fr] (1856-1940), bachaga of the Larbaa^[10]

Chevalier

• Saïd Cid Kaoui (1904), berberologist, lexicographer and interpreter officer of the 1st class.^[11]

Chevalier

• Adolfo Bioy Casares (1981), writer.
• Ernesto Sabato (Chevalier, 1979; Commandeur, 1987), writer, humanist, physicist, president of the CONADEP^[12]: 1531
• Juan David Nasio (1999), psychoanalyst, psychiatric physician, writer.

Officier

• Victoria Ocampo (Officier, 1962; Chevalier), writer, critic; founder, publisher and director of Sur, philanthropist.^[13][14]
• Quino (2014), cartoonist, creator of Mafalda^[15]

Commander

• Jorge Luis Borges (1983), writer, teacher.^[16]

Grand Cross

• Mauricio Macri (2016), president of Argentina^[17]

Grand Cross

• Robert Kocharyan, (Grand Cross), politician, former president of Armenia^[18]
• Serzh Sargsyan (Grand Cross, 2011), politician, former president of Armenia^[19]

Grand Officier

• Eduard Nalbandyan (Grand Officier, 2011), diplomat, former Minister of Foreign Affairs^[20]

Commander

• Sergei Khudyakov, Marshal of the aviation of Soviet Union^{[citation needed]}

Officier

• Andranik Ozanian, military commander and statesman (1919)^[21]
• Aram Karamanoukian, was a Lieutenant General of the Syrian Army^[22]
• Ara Güler, was an Armenian photojournalist from Turkey (2000)^[23]

Chevalier

• Ara Abramyan, prominent philanthropist, social activist, and businessmen from Russia (2005)^[24]
• Ivan Ayvazovsky, Romantic painter who is considered one of the greatest masters of marine art (1857)^[25]

Religious Leader

• Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians, the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church^[26]

Grand Officer

• General Sir John Monash, GCMG, KCB, VD (1919), appointed Grand Officier during World War I^[27]

Commander

• Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin, AC (2017), Chief of the Defence Force, appointed Chevalier in 2015^[28]
• Stephen Brady AO CVO (2017), ambassador of Australia to France^[28]
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston, AK, AFC (2007), former Chief of the Defence Force^[28]
• Howard Florey OM FRS FRCP (Commandeur, 1946) pathologist and pharmacologist, known for his role in discovery of Penicillin.^[29]: 455
• Sir Ninian Stephen KG, AK, GCMG, GCVO, KBE (1983), Governor-General of Australia^[30]

Officer

• Major General Sir John Gellibrand, KCB, DSO & Two Bars (1919), Commander 3rd Australian Division, appointed Officier during World War I^[27]
• Major General Sir Thomas Glasgow, KCB, CMG, DSO (1919), Commander 1st Australian Division, appointed Officier during World War I^[27]
• Major General Sir Charles Rosenthal, KCB, CMG, DSO, VD (1919), Commander 2nd Australian Division, appointed Officier during World War I^[27]
• Ross Steele, AM (2008), for promoting the teaching of French language and culture. Was also appointed Chevalier in 1996^[31]
• General Sir Peter Cosgrove, AK, MC, Governor General of Australia^{[citation needed]}
• General David Hurley, AC, DSC (2012), Governor of New South Wales^[32]
• Vice Admiral Ray Griggs, AO, CSC (25 March 2014), Chief of Navy^{[citation needed]}
• Dame Marie Bashir, AD, CVO (2014), Governor of New South Wales. Was also appointed Chevalier in 2009^[33]
• Lieutenant General David Morrison, AO (July 2014), Chief of Army.^{[citation needed]}
• Vice Admiral Tim Barrett, AO, CSC, RAN (8 April 2017), Chief of Navy.^{[citation needed]}
• Vice Admiral David Johnston, AO, RAN (16 November 2018), Vice Chief of the Defence Force.^{[citation needed]}
• Nancy Wake, partisan of the French Resistance in World War 2^{[citation needed]}

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^[34]
• Lieutenant General Sir Leslie Morshead, KCB, KBE, CMG, DSO, ED (1919), 33rd Battalion, AIF, appointed Officier during World War I^[27]
• James Taylor (1927), Australian Olympic Federation president^[35]
• 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. ^{[citation needed]}
• Charlie Mance (Age 98) travelled to France in 1998 to receive the medal for serving in France as an ally in World War One.
• Robert Cowper (2004), flying ace of the Second World War^[36]
• 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^{[citation needed]}
• Suzanne Cory, AC (2009), professor of medical research with the Institut Pasteur^{[citation needed]}
• Duncan Kerr, Judge of the Federal Court of Australia (2011)^[37]
• Professor Kurt Lambeck AO, FRS, FAA, FRSN, (2013), geoscientist who helped establish the Centre national d'études spatiales (National Centre for Space Studies)^[38]
• John Spender KC (2013)^[39]
• Edmund Charles Spencer World War I veteran awarded the Légion d'Honneur on the 80th anniversary of the armistice.^{[citation needed]}
• Rear Admiral Michael Noonan, AM, RAN (October 2017), Deputy Chief of Navy^[40]
• Gordon Victor Fells Powell (born 1925), Royal Navy, was appointed Chevalier in the Ordre National de la Légion D'honneur in May 2017 in recognition of his service in WWII as a Gunner during the liberation of France at the Normandy D-Day Landings, and the building of the Mulberry Docks.
• Leslie Eric Emmerson, British Army, 43rd Regiment, Bren Gunner, was appointed Chevalier in the Ordre National de la Légion D'honneur in May 2017 in recognition of his outstanding WWII service during the liberation of France both during the Normandy D-Day Landings, and throughout France.

Grand Cross

• Ferdinand III (Grand Croix), Grand Duke of Tuscany^[41]

Grand Officer

• Friedrich von Beck-Rzikowsky, field marshal, chief of the general staff of the Imperial and Royal Army of Austria-Hungary^[42]

Chevalier

• Peter Engelmann, philosopher and publisher (2013) ^{[citation needed]}
• Hans Hollein (2003), architect and designer^[43]

• Mehriban Aliyeva, the first lady of Azerbaijan^[44]
• Novruz Mammadov, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2019) for his contribution to the cooperation between Azerbaijan and France.^[45]

• Mohammed bin Jasim Alghatam, politician, scientist and army veteran received both Chevalier and Commandeur of the Légion d'Honneur^[46]

• Arshad-uz Zaman (first Bangladeshi)^[47][48]
• Sayeed Ahmed (1993)^[49]
• Muhammad Yunus (Officer, 2004)^[50]
• Rasul Nizam (Chevalier, 2004)^[51]

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• Achille Van Acker (Grand Croix), former prime minister^{[citation needed]}
• Albert II, King of the Belgians^{[citation needed]}
• Alfred Belpaire (Grand Officier), locomotive engineer^[52]
• Baron Jean-Pierre Berghmans in 2005 (Chevalier), economist and industrialist
• Count Paul Buysse (2011), businessman^[53]
• Marie Joseph Charles, 6th Duke d'Ursel, politician
• Alfred Cluysenaar (1878), painter^[54]
• Willy Coppens (Commandeur, 1934), flying ace, balloon buster and writer^[55]
• Baron Henry Delvaux de Fenffe (Grand Officier), civil servant
• Baron Édouard Descamps (Grand Officier), jurist and politician^[56]
• Édouard Empain (Officier, 1900), engineer, financier and industrialist^[57]
• Zénobe Gramme (Chevalier) electrical engineer, inventor of Gramme machine^[29]: 523
• Roger Lallemand (Commandeur, 1991), former president of the Senate^[58]
• Baron Auguste Lambermont (Grand Officier), statesman^[59]: 138
• Henri Lavachery (Chevalier, 1935), archaeologist and ethnologist. Awarded Legion of Honour for his work during the expedition to Easter Island.^[60]
• Edmund Leburton, former prime minister^{[citation needed]}
• Gérard Leman (Grand Croix), general. Awarded Legion of Honour for his role in defending Liège during World War I.^[61]
• Benoît Lengelé (Chevalier, 2019), physician, surgeon and anatomist. Awarded Legion of Honour for performing the first partial face transplant.^[62]
• Leopold II (1854), King of the Belgians and founder of Congo Free State
• Charles Liedts (Grand Officier), former president of the Chamber of Representatives^[63]
• Anne-Marie Lizin (2005), former president of the Senate^[64]
• Jules Malou (Grand Croix) former prime minister^[59]: 137
• Wilfried Martens, former prime minister^{[citation needed]}
• Désiré-Joseph Mercier (Grand Croix, 1924) former Archbishop of Mechelen and Primate of Belgium^[65]
• Eddy Merckx (Commandeur, 2011), cyclist^[66]
• Louis Michel, politician
• Baron Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb (1984), former president of the Chamber of Representatives^{[citation needed]}
• Louis Raemaekers (Officier) painter, caricaturist and editorial cartoonist for De Telegraaf^[67]
• Didier Reynders (Commandeur, 2013), European Commissioner for Justice^[68]
• Marc Roche (2016), journalist^[69]
• Count Jacques Rogge (Officier, 2011), former president of the International Olympic Committee^[66]
• François van Rysselberghe (Chevalier, 1881), scientist^[70]
• Count Paul de Smet de Naeyer, former head of Société Générale de Belgique and former prime minister of Belgium.^[71]
• Freddy Thielemans (Officier, 2014), former mayor of the City of Brussels^[72]
• 2016:
• Baron Alphonse Jacques de Dixmude, Grand Officer.^{[citation needed]}
• Paul Breyne, Chevalier.^{[citation needed]}
• Baron Auguste Goffinet, Officer.^{[citation needed]}
• Baron Emile-Ernest de Cartier de Marchienne, Officer.^{[citation needed]}
• Baron Paul Janssen, Officer.^{[citation needed]}
• Knight François-Xavier de Donnea, Officer.^{[citation needed]}
• Knight Antonin de Selliers de Moranville, Chevalier^{[citation needed]}
• the 8th Duke d'Ursel, knight^{[citation needed]}

• Vicentia Boco, Knight^[73]
• Émile Derlin Zinsou (Grand Croix, 1996), former president of Dahomey.^[74]

• Ivan Ceresnjes (1994), head of the Jewish community of Bosnia and Herzegovina, for non-sectarian humanitarian relief work during the Bosnian War.^[75]
• Jovan Divjak (2001), Bosnian general and philanthropist^{[citation needed]}
• Vahid Halilhodžić (2004), professional football manager and former football player^[76]
• Emerik Blum (1974), was a Bosnian Jewish businessman, philanthropist and politician who served as the 26th mayor of Sarajevo from 1981 to 1983. He founded the Energoinvest company in Sarajevo.

• Jorge Amado (Commandeur, 1984) writer^[77]
• Gilberto Freyre KBE (Commandeur, 1986) sociologist and anthropologist^[12]: 653
• João Havelange (Grand Officier, 1998) former president of FIFA^[78]
• José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco, was decorated with the Grand Cross^[79]
• Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda, was decorated with the Grand Cross^[80]
• Emperor Dom Pedro II was decorated with the Grand Cross^[81]
• Epitácio Lindolfo da Silva Pessoa, president, he was decorated with the Grand Cross^[82]
• Senator Rodrigo Augusto da Silva, foreign minister in 1889, decorated with the Grand Cross^[83]
• Alberto Santos-Dumont (Chevalier, 1904; Commandeur, 1913; Grand Officier, 1929) aeronaut, sportsman, inventor.^[84]
• Fernando Henrique Cardoso, president, was decorated with the Grand Cross^[85]
• Sergio Cabral Filho, senator and Governor of Rio de Janeiro, was decorated with the Grand Cross.^{[citation needed]}
• José da Costa Carvalho, Marquis of Monte Alegre, regent and prime minister, was decorated with the Grand Cross.^[86]

• Hassanal Bolkiah (Grand Croix, 1996), Sultan of Brunei^[87]

• Christine Kafando (2011), HIV/AIDS activist^[88]

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• Norodom Prohmbarirak, King of Cambodia, was awarded the Grand Cross in 1872.^{[citation needed]}
• Norodom Sihanouk, king, prime minister, and chief of state of Cambodia, president of the State Presidium of Democratic Kampuchea.^[89]
• Sisowath Monivong, King of Cambodia^{[citation needed]}
• Norodom Suramarit, King of Cambodia, awarded the grade of Commander in 1939 and Grand Officer.^{[citation needed]}
• Norodom Sihamoni, current king of Cambodia, awarded grade of Grand Officer.^{[citation needed]}

• Jean Chapdelaine, Canadian diplomat and Quebec delegate-general to France.^[90]
• Jan de Vries, a Canadian paratrooper from the Second World War and veteran's advocate was named a Chevalier in 2004.^{[citation needed]}
• Harry De Wolf, vice admiral and chief of the Naval Staff and former commanding officer of HMCS Haida^{[citation needed]}
• Céline Dion, singer, appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur^{[citation needed]}
• Michaëlle Jean PC CC CMM CD FRCPSC(hon) (2014), former governor general of Canada. Awarded Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur for "defending the liberty of the oppressed", her "strong links with France" and "eminent contribution to "Franco-Canadian friendship".^[91]
• Beverly McLachlin, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was made a Commander of the Legion of Honour by the Government of France in 2008^[92]
• Madeleine Meilleur, an Ontarian MPP and Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs.^[93]
• Brian Mulroney, former prime minister of Canada, was presented the Legion of Honour in the rank of Commander, on 6 December 2016 by the French ambassador Nicolas Chapuis in Ottawa^[94]
• Blair Neatby, WWII veteran, 17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in November 2015 for his participation in the liberation of France^[95]
• Lance Corporal Joseph Novak, WWII Veteran. Royal Canadian Army Service Corps served in France, Belgium, The Netherlands. Awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in 2021.^[96]
• Wilder Penfield, a Canadian neurosurgeon.^[97]
• Pascal Poirier, author, lawyer and Canada's longest-serving senator, he was honored as a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in 1902.^[98]
• Captain George Richardson, World War I member of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, promoted to captain as a result of being the sole survivor in the battle of Saint-Julienin Number 2 Company.^[99]
• Arthur Britton Smith, World War II veteran^[100]
• Daniel Pauly (Chevalier, 2017), marine biologist. Awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur for research on impact of fisheries on marine ecosystems.^[101]
• Donna Strickland CC FRS FRSC HonFInstP (Chevalier, 2017), optical physicist and Nobel Laureate. Awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in recognition of promoting scientific partnership between France and Canada.^[102]
• Harry Kulyk, First World War veteran who served with the 218th Battalion in England, the 6th Canadian Field Ambulance in France.^[103]
• Denis Villeneuve, The Quebecois filmmaker received the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters de la Légion d'honneur.^{[citation needed]}
• Fred "Ted" Paisley, Second World War veteran who served with the 1st Hussars in France ^[104]

• Jean-Bédel Bokassa (Grand Croix, 1962) former president of the Central African Republic^[105]

• C. T. Loo (1928). Art dealer^[106]
• Ma Chengyuan (1998). Archaeologist, director of Shanghai Museum^[107]
• Gong Li (2010). Actress, was appointed Commandeur for contributions to film^[108]
• Huai Jinpeng (2012). Scientist, academician and politician, was appointed Knight for contributions to education, science and technology development across China and France.^[109]

• Ingrid Betancourt (Chevalier, 2008) former senator and anti-corruption activist^[110]
• Gabriel García Márquez (Commandeur, 1981), novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist^[111]
• Freddy Padilla de Leon, Colombian Army, General chief of staff of the Colombian Armed Forces, appointed Commandeur on 21 August 2008^{[citation needed]}
• José Luis Esparza Guerrero, Colombian Army, alumnus of the French Ecole de Guerre, appointed Chevalier on 10 November 2015^[112]

• Said Ali bin Said Omar (Chevalier, 1910), Sultan of Grand Comore. Awarded Legion of Honor for formally abdicating his throne.^{[113]: 191, 206 [114]}

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• Baron Claudio Brindis de Salas Garrido (1852–1911). Famous violinist and musician. ^{[citation needed]}
• Dr. Carlos Finlay (1833–1915). Physician and scientist. ^{[citation needed]}
• Aniceto García Menocal (1836-1908). Civil engineer.^{[citation needed]}
• Mario García Menocal (1866-1941). Cuban president. He received the Grand Cross.^{[citation needed]}
• Guillermo Belt (1903-1989). Diplomat. Mayor of Havana.^{[citation needed]}
• Loipa Araújo (born 1941). Prima ballerina and ballet teacher^[115]
• Alicia Alonso (1920-2019). Cuban prima ballerina assoluta. ^{[citation needed]}
• Fulgencio Batista (1901–1973). Cuban president and dictator. He received the Grand Cross.^{[citation needed]}
• Eusebio Leal (1942-2020). Historian. ^{[citation needed]}
• Josefina Méndez (1941–2007) (Post-mortem). Cuban Prima ballerina. ^{[citation needed]}
• Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada (1871–1939). Cuban president. ^{[citation needed]}
• José-Maria de Heredia (1842-1905). Cuban-born poet. ^{[citation needed]}
• Emilio Núñez Portuondo (1898–1978). Cuban American politician. ^{[citation needed]}
• Gonzalo de Quesada y Aróstegui (1868–1915). Cuban politician. ^{[citation needed]}
• Cosme de la Torriente y Peraza (1872–1956). Cuban politician. ^{[citation needed]}
• Dr. Joaquín Albarrán (1860–1912). Famous physician. ^{[citation needed]}
• Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (1936-2019). Cuban Catholic Church.^{[citation needed]}
• Miguel Ángel de la Campa y Caraveda (1882-1965). Diplomat, lawyer and author.^[116]
• Juan Emilio Hernández Giró (1882-1953). Cuban painter.^[117][118]
• Dr. Luis Montané Dardé (1849-1936). Cuban physician.^{[citation needed]}
• Joaquín Nin y Castellanos (1879-1949). Cuban musician.^{[citation needed]}
• Alfredo Guevara (1925-2013). Cuban intellectual.^{[citation needed]}
• Eduardo Torres Cuevas (1942-2025). Cuban historian and writer.^{[citation needed]}
• Rodrigo Alvarez Cambras (1934-2023). Cuban physician.^{[citation needed]}
• Vicente Vérez Bencomo (1953-Present). Cuban scientist.^{[citation needed]}
• Emeterio Santovenia (1889-1968). Cuban intellectual and politician.^{[citation needed]}

• Marie Chatardová (born 1963). Czech ambassador to France (2010–2016). Commander.^[119]
• Ludvík Svoboda (Grand Croix), former president of Czechoslovakia^[120]
• Tomáš Prouza (born 1973). Czech state secretary for EU affairs (2014–2017). Chevalier.^[121]
• Kateřina Šimáčková (born 1966). Czech Constitutional Court judge (2013–2021). Chevalier.^[122]
• Václav Havel (Grand Croix, 1990), former president of the Czech Republic^[12]: 794
• Miloš Forman, Chevalier. Filmmaker (2004)^{[citation needed]}
• Dominik Duka, Chevalier. (2012)^[123]
• Petr Pavel, Officer. (2012)^{[citation needed]}
• Cyril Svoboda, Officer. (2012)^[124]
• Jan Sokol, Officer. (2008)^{[citation needed]}
• Vladimír Špidla, Officer. (2016)^[125]
• Václav Malý, Chevalier. (2021)^[126]
• Eva Zažímalová, Chevalier. (2022)^[127]
• Petra Procházková, Chevalier. (2023)^{[citation needed]}
• Otakar Motejl (2000)^[128]

• Rafael Trujillo (Commandeur), military commander and dictator.^[129]
• Gregorio Luperón (1883), revolutionary, military general and former president of the Dominican Republic.^[130]

• Mahmoud Fakhry Pasha, ambassador of Egypt to France^[131]

Officier

• Mohamed Al-Fayed (1989) businessman. Awarded Legion of Honour for renovating Villa Windsor.^[132]

Chevalier

• Hazem Al Beblawi, Egyptian economist^[133]
• Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Egyptian president^[134]
• Mona Zulficar, Egyptian lawyer^[135]

Grand Cross

• Konstantin Päts (1938), Estonian politician^[136]
• Lennart Meri (2001), Estonian politician, writer and film director^[137]

Grand Officer

• Karl Robert Pusta, Estonian diplomat^{[citation needed]}
• Toomas Hendrik Ilves (2001), Estonian politician^[137]
• Siim Kallas (2001), Estonian politician^[137]
• Jüri Luik (2001), Estonian politician, Estonian minister of defence 1999-2002^[137]

Commander

• Johan Laidoner (1925), Estonian general and statesman^{[citation needed]}
• Kristiina Ojuland (2001), Estonian politician^[137]
• Martin Herem (2021), Estonian general, commander of the Estonian Defence Forces since 2018^[137]

Officer

• Ain Kaalep (2001), Estonian poet, playwright and translator^[137]
• Riho Terras (2013), Estonian politician and former military officer^[137]

Chevalier

• Philippe Jourdan (2008)^[137]
• Arvo Pärt (2011), Estonian composer^[137]
• Rein Oja (2016), Estonian actor, stage director and theatre leader^[137]

• Sitiveni Rabuka CF OBE MSD (1980, 1995), former president of Fiji. Awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur for his service in UNIFIL. He was promoted to Grand Officier for adopting a pro-French position during 1995-96 French nuclear tests.^[138][139]

Grand Cross

• Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1939), military leader^[140]
• Kyösti Kallio (1939), president^[140]
• Urho Kekkonen (1958), president^[140]
• Karl-August Fagerholm (1958), Speaker of Parliament^[140]
• Veli Merikoski (1964), minister of foreign affairs^[140]
• Mauno Koivisto (1984), president^[140]
• Martti Ahtisaari (1999), president^[140]
• Tarja Halonen (2005), president^[140]
• Sauli Niinistö (2013), president^[140]

Commander

• Albert Edelfelt (1899, 1901) realist painter. Awarded Officier de la Légion d'honneur for his Louis Pasteur portrait. Promoted to Commandeur for his work in 1900 Paris Exposition.^[141][142]

Chevalier Grand-Croix de la Légion d'Honneur

• Mikheil Saakashvili, former president of Georgia.^[143]

Chevalier

• Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgian politician, businessman, philanthropist and former prime minister of Georgia.^{[144][145][146][147]}

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Grand Cross

• Wilhelm I, German Emperor. Awarded Legion of Honour for his war service during the Franco-Prussian War.^{[citation needed]}
• Angela Merkel (2021), former Chancellor of Germany^[148]

Commandeur

• Peter Altmaier (Chevalier, 2004) politician^[149]
• Hartmut Bagger^{[citation needed]}
• Karl Lagerfeld (2010), fashion designer^[150]
• Armin Laschet (2023), member of the Bundestag and former minister president of North Rhine-Westphalia^[151]
• Justus von Liebig, scientist^[152][153]
• Manfred Rommel (Officier, 1998; Commandeur, 2001) former mayor of Stuttgart^[154][155]
• Rudolf Virchow, physician and polymath^[156]

Officier

• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Chevalier, 1808; Officier, 1818), writer and polymath^[157][158]
• Horst Köhler (1995) former president of Germany^[159]
• Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (2016) former Minister of Defense^[160]
• Rudolf Mößbauer^{[citation needed]}
• Michael Schumacher (2010), former racing driver^[161]
• Paul Spiegel^{[citation needed]}
• Richard Strauss (Officier, 1914; Chevalier, 1907) conductor and composer.^{[citation needed]}
• Margarethe von Trotta^{[citation needed]}
• Friedrich Wöhler ForMemRS HonFRSE (1827), chemist. Awarded the Croix d'Officier for isolating aluminium in pure form.^[162]

Chevalier

• Peter von Cornelius^{[citation needed]}
• Christoph Eschenbach^{[citation needed]}
• Bernhard Schlink (Chevalier, 2002) lawyer, academic and novelist^[163]
• Peter Stein^{[citation needed]}
• Heinrich Strobel, musicologist (1957) appointed Chevalier for his support and promotion of New Music.^[164]
• Stephan Toscani (Chevalier, 2013), politician, member of the Landtag of Saarland.^[165]

Grand Cross

• Basil Zaharoff (Chevalier, 1908; Officier, 1913; Commandeur, 1914; Grand Officier, 1918), arms dealer and industrialist^[166]

Chevalier

• Ilias Lalaounis, pioneer of Greek jewelry and an internationally renowned goldsmith^{[citation needed]}
• Spyridon Flogaitis, professor of public law at the University of Athens and former judge^[167]
• Marianna Vardinoyannis, UNESCO ambassador and head of the Elpida (Hope) Children's Oncology Hospital in Athens^[168][169]
• Dora Bakoyannis, Greek politician^{[citation needed]}
• Yiannis Boutaris, Mayor of Thessaloniki, businessman, winemaker^{[citation needed]}

• Dinah Salifou (Chevalier, 1889), last king of the Nalu people.^{[113]: 192 [170]}

• Lucien Hibbert, Haitian government minister and mathematician, was a Commander in the Légion d'Honneur.^[171]

• Anson Chan (2009), former chief secretary. Awarded Legion of Honour for promoting gender equality, freedom of press and democratic debate^[172]
• Wong Kar Wai (2006), director, was accorded the Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur^[173]
• Carrie Lam (2015), for her longstanding support for French presence in Hong Kong, as well as for the friendship between France and Hong Kong.^[174]
• John Slosar (Chevalier, 2015), former CEO and chairman of Cathay Pacific^[175]

• Árpád Göncz, former president of Hungary^[176]
• Katalin Novák (Chevalier, 2019), former president of Hungary.^[177]

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Grand Cross

Grand Officer

Commander

Officer

Knight

• Jagadish Chandra Bose, polymath^[247]
• S. Bhoothalingam(1983), economist and civil servant^[248]

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• Soeharto (1921-2008), Grand Croix, president of Indonesia^[249]
• Prabowo Subianto (born 1951), Grand Croix, president of Indonesia (2025)^[250]
• Hamengkubuwono IX (1912-1988), Grand Officier, Vice President of Indonesia (1987)^{[citation needed]}
• Tjokropranolo (1924-1998), Grand Officier, Governor of Jakarta^{[citation needed]}
• B. J. Habibie (1936-2019), Grand Officier, Minister of Research and Technology of Indonesia (1997)^{[citation needed]}
• Try Sutrisno (born 1935), Commandeur, Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (1989)^{[citation needed]}
• Ali Alatas (1932-2008), Commandeur, Foreign Minister of Indonesia (2003)^{[citation needed]}
• Arrmanatha Nasir (born 1971), Commandeur, Indonesian Ambassador to France, Andorra, Monaco, and the UNESCO (2021)^{[citation needed]}
• Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin (born 1952), Commandeur, Minister of Defense of Indonesia (2025)^[251][252]
• Mochammad Sanoesi, (1935-2008), Commandeur, Chief of the Indonesian National Police^{[citation needed]}
• Mochtar Kusumaatmadja, (1929-2021), Commandeur, Foreign Minister of Indonesia (1989)^{[citation needed]}
• Ignasius Jonan, (born 1963), Chevalier, Indonesian Minister of Transportation (2016)^{[citation needed]}

• Ali Amini (1962), former prime minister; Grand Croix^[253]
• Bahram Aryana (1966), former chief of staff of the Armed Forces; Grand Officer^[254]
• Safi Asfia, engineer and statesman; Commandeur^[255]
• Amir-Abbas Hoveyda (After his execution in 1979), former prime minister; Commandeur^[256]
• Mohammad Gharib (1954), pediatrician^[257]
• Shirin Ebadi (2006), human rights lawyer^[254]
• Ahmad Nafisi (1962), mayor of Tehran^[258]
• Mohsen Rais, (1947), ambassador and cabinet minister, Grand Officer^[254]
• Ali-Akbar Siassi, Iranian intellectual, psychologist and politician, Commandeur.^[259]
• Nasrine Seraji (2011), architect^[260]
• Gholam Hossein Amirkhani (2017), calligrapher^[254]

Chevalier

• Talib Shaghati (2017), General, head of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service during 2007-2020.^[261]
• Abdel-Wahab al-Saadi (2022), General, head of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service during 2020-2023.^[262]

• Patrick James Smyth, Irish revolutionary and politician. Smyth was made a Chevalier in 1871 in recognition of his efforts organising an Irish ambulance service who aided the French Army during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870.^[263]
• Joseph O'Kelly (1828–1885), Franco-Irish composer and pianist, "Chevalier" in 1881^[264]
• Henri O'Kelly (1859–1938), Franco-Irish composer and church musician, "Chevalier" in 1931^[265]
• Edward Westby Donovan, who fought in the Crimean War, was appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur^[266]
• Mary Ryan (15 July 1935), Professor of French at University College Cork,^[267] first woman professor on island of Ireland. Awarded the Légion d'Honneur for services to the French language.^{[citation needed]}
• Monsignor Professor Brendan Devlin (November 2001), scholar in the French and Irish languages and rector of the Irish College in Paris, was invested as an Officier de la Légion d'Honneur. ^{[citation needed]}
• Alan Dukes (2004), former Irish minister and former leader of Fine Gael is an Officier de la Légion d'Honneur^[268]
• Dawood Ishaq "David" Syed (2010), an Irish lawyer was appointed Chevalier (Knight) de la Légion d'Honneur^[269] by the French Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs under President Nicolas Sarkozy.^{[citation needed]}
• 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^[270]
• Martin Naughton, Irish businessman, founder of the Glen Dimplex group, and philanthropist was invested as an Officier de la Légion d'Honneur in November 2016^[271]
• Barbara Wright (25 September 2019), Professor Emerita of French at Trinity College, Dublin, eminent scholar of French literature and art history, was appointed Chevalier (Knight) de la Légion d'Honneur by French president Emmanuel Macron and awarded the medal by the French Ambassador to Ireland, Stéphane Crouzat.^{[citation needed]}

• Binyamin Amirà (1966), mathematician^{[citation needed]}
• Aharon Nahmias, Paris, (26 April 1989). Was appointed Chevalier, 10–11 Knesset member, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset and mayor of the city of Safed.^{[citation needed]}
• Amos Oz (1997), writer, journalist ^{[citation needed]}

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• Massimo d'Alema (Grand Officier, 2001), former prime minister of Italy^[272]
• Michelangelo Antonioni (Chevalier, 1996) director and filmmaker^[273]
• Giorgio Armani (Officier, 2010), fashion designer, founder of Armani^[274]
• Corrado Augias (born 1935), Chevalier, 2007. Augias returned^[275] the title on 14 December 2020, deeply disappointed by French president Macron giving the same title to Egyptian dictator Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and in solidarity with Giulio Regeni, killed by the Egyptian regime in 2016.
• Gae Aulenti (Chevalier, 1987), architect and designer^[276]
• Monica Bellucci (born 1964), Italian actress and model. She received the Knight of the Legion of Honour on 24 November 2016 by François Hollande.^[277]
• Carlo de Benedetti (Officier, 1987; Commandeur, 2015), industrialist, engineer and publisher^[278][279]
• Gilberto Benetton (Chevalier, 2011), businessman, co-founder of Benetton Group^[280]
• Giorgio Giacomelli (Chevalier, 1991), Italian Diplomat.
• Emma Bonino (born 1948), National Order - Officer, 20 March 2009.
• Claudia Cardinale (Grand Officier, 2019), actress^[281]
• Luciana Castellina (born 1929), she returned the title in December 2020, deeply disappointed by French president Macron giving the same title to Egyptian dictator Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and in solidarity with Giulio Regeni, killed by the Egyptian regime in 2016.^{[citation needed]}
• Sergio Cofferati (born 1948), he returned the title in December 2020, deeply disappointed by French president Macron giving the same title to Egyptian dictator Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and in solidarity with Giulio Regeni, killed by the Egyptian regime in 2016.^{[citation needed]}
• Umberto Eco (Chevalier, 1993; Officier, 2003, Commandeur, 2012) historian, literary critic and philosopher^[282]
• Federico Fellini (1920-1993), in 1984.^{[citation needed]}
• Giustino Fortunato (1777–1862), was decorated with the Grand Cross^[283]
• Enrico Letta (born 1966), National Order - Officer, 25 March 2016.^{[citation needed]}
• Gianni Letta (Chevalier, 2009), former Secretary of the Council of Ministers^[284]
• Sophia Loren OMRI (Chevalier, 1991), actress.^[285]
• Giovanna Melandri (born 1962), she received the title on 19 September 2003, and returned it in December 2020, deeply disappointed by French president Macron giving the same title to Egyptian dictator Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and in solidarity with Giulio Regeni, killed by the Egyptian regime in 2016.^{[citation needed]}
• Benito Mussolini (Grand Croix, 1923), dictator and former prime minister of Italy^[286]
• Riccardo Muti OMRI GCSG (Chevalier; Officier, 2010; Commandeur, 2024), conductor^[287]
• Boris PahorOMRI (Chevalier, 2007), Slovene writer.^[288]
• Romano Prodi (born 1939), Chevalier, 13 February 2014.
• Cesare Romiti (1923–2020), Officer^[289]
• Franca Sozzani (1950-2016), Editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia, was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour in March 2012. ^{[citation needed]}
• Valentino (2006) fashion designer, founder of Valentino^[290]
• Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901), Grand-Croix, 1894. ^{[citation needed]}
• Alessandro Volta (1745-1827), Chevalier, 26 August 1806^[291]

• Tidjane Thiam (Chevalier, 2011) businessman, former CEO of Credit Suisse and Prudential^[292]

Of 1,500 non-French recipients, 1/10 are Japanese^[293]

• Akihito, the Emperor Emeritus, was appointed Grand Croix^[294]
• Chiaki Mukai (2015), the first female Asian astronaut, was appointed Chevalier^[295]
• Mikitani Hiroshi (2014), entrepreneur and founder of Rakuten^[296]
• Riyoko Ikeda (2009), author of the popular manga series The Rose of Versailles, was appointed Chevalier in 2009.^[297]
• Kiyoshi Sumiya, was appointed Commandeur in 1994^{[citation needed]}
• Toyoda Shoichiro (2005), former chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation, was appointed Commandeur in 1998, Grand Officier in 2005^[298]

• Awn Al-Khasawneh, former prime minister of Jordan, former judge and vice-president of the International Court of Justice, Grand Officier.^[299]
• Abdullah Ensour, economist who was Prime Minister of Jordan between October 2012 and May 2016; has held various cabinet positions in Jordanian government in addition to being prime minister^[300]
• Dina Kawar, a binational Jordanian diplomat who was the ambassador of Jordan to France in 2003^[301]

• Wangari Maathai (2006) social, environmental and political activist^[302]

• Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (30 November 2006)^[303]

• 

  Lulwah Al-Qatami, educator and activist, first woman from Kuwait to attend university overseas, Nobel Peace Prize nominee, former director of the Women's College of Kuwait University.^[304][305]

• Fairuz, (1998 and 2020) singer.^[306]
• Jamil Al Sayyed, (Commandeur; 2002) Major General, former director general of the General Directorate of General Security and current member of parliament.^{[citation needed]}
• Adnan Kassar, businessman, former head of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and former cabinet minister^[307]
• Nawaf Salam, diplomat.^{[citation needed]}
• Ayman Hariri (Chevalier), businessman^[308]
• Rafic Hariri (Grand Croix), businessman and former prime minister of Lebanon^[309]
• Saad Hariri, (2007) politician^[310]
• Ziyad Baroud, (officier; 2011) former Minister of Interior and Municipalities and prominent civil society activist^[311]
• May Arida (Knight, 1978), supporter of the arts and international exchange.^{[citation needed]}
• Lamia Moubayed Bissat (Knight, 2015)^[312]
• Melhem Karam (1985), journalist^[313]
• Giselle Khoury (2019), journalist^[314]
• Jihad Azour (2011), economist and politician.^{[citation needed]}

• Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Grand Croix, 2012), former president of Liberia.^[315]

• Jean-Claude Juncker (Grand Officier, 2002) former prime minister of Luxembourg and president of the European Commission^[316]

• Nano Ružin (2012) Professor of political sciences, Macedonian Ambassador to NATO and presidential candidate of the Liberal Democratic Party of Macedonia (LDP) in 2009.^{[citation needed]}
• Luan Starova, (2017), writer, translator, diplomat^[317]

• Marie-Louise, last heiress apparent to the throne of the Kingdom of Madagascar. Awarded Legion of Honour for her medical services during World War II.^[113]: 239
• Ranavalona III (Grand Croix, 1888), last sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar.^[318]
• Philibert Tsiranana (Grand Croix, 1960) former president of Madagascar^[319]

• Admiral Mohammad Anwar Mohammad Nor,^[320] Chief of Defence Force of Malaysia (2007)^[321]
• Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (2010), 13th King of Malaysia, was appointed Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour ^{[citation needed]}
• Ambiga Sreenevasan (2011), a Malaysian lawyer who served as the president of the Malaysian Bar Council. ^{[citation needed]}
• Michelle Yeoh (Chevalier, 2007; Officier, 2012), actress, dancer, and model. Awarded Chevalier in 2007 for contributions of films and media,^[322][323]
• Sharafuddin of Selangor (2012), 9th Sultan of Selangor, was appointed Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour.^{[citation needed]}
• Tony Fernandes (2013), co-founder of budget airline AirAsia, was appointed Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour^[324]
• Marina Mahathir (2016), Malaysian socio-political activist and writer, was conferred the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur by the French government for "her voice and charisma to many causes", citing her work with the Malaysian AIDS Council and with migrants^[325]
• Muhammad V of Kelantan (2017), 15th King of Malaysia^{[citation needed]}
• Admiral Ahmad Kamarulzaman, Chief of Royal Malaysian Navy (2018)^[326]

Grand Officer

• Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (1973)^[327]
• Navin Ramgoolam (2006)^{[citation needed]}

Commander

• Gaëtan Duval (1973)^[328]

Officier

• Beergoonath Ghurburrun (2009)^{[citation needed]}

Grand Cross

• Octavio Paz (1994) poet and diplomat^[329]

Grand Officer

• Mariano Francisco Saynez Mendoza (2010), Admiral^[330]

Officer

• Jorge Armando Barriguete Meléndez (2010), physician^[331]

Chevalier

• Fernando Ferrari-Pérez (1901), naturalist, photographer, statesman. ^{[citation needed]}
• José María Cajica Camacho (1954), jurist.^[332]
• Manuel Mondragón, General.
• María Félix (1996), actress^[333]
• Jesús Kumate Rodríguez, physician^[334]
• Guadalupe Loaeza (2003), writer. ^{[citation needed]}
• Jacobo Zabludovsky (2004), journalist^[335]
• Salma Hayek (2012), actress^[336]
• Mario J. Molina (2012), chemist^[337]
• Carmen Aristegui (2012), journalist^[338]
• Bernardo Gómez-Pimienta (2007)^[339]
• Octavio Paredes López (2013)^{[citation needed]}
• Gabriela Cuevas (2017)^[340]
• Agustín Flakito Acosta Azcón (2022)^[341]

• Louis II (Grand Croix), former Prince of Monaco^[342]
• Rainier III (Chevalier), former Prince of Monaco^[342]

Grand Cross

• Thami El Glaoui (1925), Pasha of Marrakech^[343]

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Grand Cross

• King Tribhuvan of Nepal (1954)^{[citation needed]}
• King Mahendra of Nepal (1956)^{[citation needed]}
• King Birendra of Nepal (1983)^{[citation needed]}
• Maharaja Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Prime Minister of Nepal (1929; Grand Officer: 1925)^{[citation needed]}
• Maharaja Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Prime Minister of Nepal (1934)^{[citation needed]}
• Maharaja Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Prime Minister of Nepal (1949)^{[citation needed]}
• Maharajkumar Shanker Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Ambassador to France (1949)^{[citation needed]}

Grand Officer

• Maharajkumar Kaiser Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Director-General of Foreign Affairs (1934)^{[citation needed]}

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Grand Cross

• Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (2014), King of the Netherlands^{[citation needed]}
• Queen Máxima of the Netherlands (2022)^{[citation needed]}
• Joseph Luns (1954), diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the 5th secretary general of NATO. ^{[citation needed]}
• Carel Hendrik Ver Huell (1806), Dutch (and later French) admiral who served in the Napoleonic Wars^{[citation needed]}

Commander

• Hans van Mierlo (1999), politician, Minister of Defence, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Prime Minister and founder of Democrats 66 ^{[citation needed]}

Officer

• David Hendrik Chassé (1830/1832), general^{[citation needed]}
• Hella Haasse (2000), writer ^{[citation needed]}
• Ernst Hirsch Ballin (2014), politician, Minister of Justice and Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations ^{[citation needed]}
• Mark Rutte (2023), Prime Minister of the Netherlands^[344]
• Maria van der Hoeven (2008), politician and executive director of the International Energy Agency ^{[citation needed]}
• Leo van Wijk (2005), executive, and former president and CEO of KLM and vice-chairman of Air France-KLM ^{[citation needed]}
• Jannie Brombacher (1984), major in Royal Netherlands Army.^[345]
• Willem Visser 't Hooft (1959), theologian and former secretary general of the World Council of Churches^[346]

Chevalier

• Geert Mak (2009), Dutch journalist and a non-fiction writer ^{[citation needed]}
• Winy Maas (2011), Dutch architect and Urban planner^[347]

Grand Officer

• William Fergusson Massey (1921), former prime minister, appointed Grand Officier in recognition of New Zealand's contribution during World War I^{[348][349]: 136 [350]: 179}

Commander

• Sir Francis Dillon Bell KCMG CB MLC (1889), politician and New Zealand representative at the 1889 Paris World fair and exhibition^[349]: 132
• Lieutenant Colonel James Waddell (1920), officer in the French Foreign Legion during World War I. Appointed Chevalier in 1915, and Officier in 1917^[349]: 133
• 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^{[349]: 137–138}
• Sir Archibald McIndoe CBE FRCS (1946), plastic surgeon who worked for the Royal Air Force rehabilitating badly burned aircrew during World War II^[349]: 138
• Jean Robertson McKenzie CBE (1956), diplomat and first chargé d'affaires to the newly opened New Zealand diplomatic post in Paris^[349]: 139
• 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^[349]: 139

Officer

• Thomas William Hislop (1889), politician and New Zealand representative at the 1889 Paris World fair and exhibition^[349]: 133
• Sir Walter Lawry Buller KCMG (1889), politician, naturalist and ornithologist who displayed at the 1889 Paris World fair and exhibition^[349]: 133
• 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^{[351][349]: 134–135 [352]: 118}
• 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^{[351][349]: 135 [352]: 119}
• 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^{[349]: 135 [353][352]: 120}
• Colonel Sir James Allen GCMG KCB (1922), Minister of Defence during World War I^{[349]: 136 [350]: 179 [354]}
• 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^[349]: 137
• Nancy Wake AC GM (1988), member of the French Resistance and Special Operations Executive during World War II. Appointed Chevalier in 1970^[349]: 138
• Professor John Dunmore CMNZ (2007), academic, author on French history in the Pacific and long-time president of the New Zealand Federation des Alliances Francaises^[349]: 140

Chevalier

• Jean Michel Camille Malfroy(1889), New Zealand representative at the 1889 Paris World fair and exhibition. ^{[citation needed]}
• Major General Robert Young KCB CMG DSO (1916), New Zealand Army officer in recognition of services on Gallipoli^{[355][352]: 114}
• Henry William F. Trousselot (1860 - 1926) for twarting a mutiny. C. 1875. At the time Trousselot was a young Englishman (born in Channel Islands) but later emigrated and settled in New Zealand. Trousselot Park in Kaiapoi, (Canterbury) is named after him.
• Major Norman Frederick Hastings DSO (1916), New Zealand Army officer in recognition of services on Gallipoli^{[355][352]: 114}
• Major General Sir George Spafford Richardson KBE (1916), New Zealand Army officer attached to the Royal Navy Division on Gallipoli^{[356][352]: 115}
• 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^{[351][352]: 119–120}
• Lieutenant James Lloyd Findlay MC (1917), New Zealand officer with the East Surrey Regiment on the Western Front during World War I^{[351][350]: 172}
• Lieutenant Colonel Cuthbert Trelawder MacLean DSO MC (1918), a New Zealand Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force officer during World War I^{[357][350]: 171}
• Lieutenant Colonel Charles Hellier Davies Evans DSO (1919), Commander of the New Zealand Cyclist Corps on the Western Front during World War I^{[352]: 120 [358]}
• Brigadier James Hargest CBE DSO & 2 bars MC ED MP (1919), New Zealand Army officer on the Western Front during World War I^{[353][352]: 121}
• Colonel Robert Logan CB (1919), New Zealand Army officer and Administrator of Samoa during World War I in "recognition of valuable services"^{[359][360][352]: 113}
• Colonel Sir Robert Heaton Rhodes KCVO KBE VD (1920), politician and special commissioner to the Red Cross during World War I^{[361][350]: 178}
• Major General Alfred William Robin KCMG CB (1922), Commandant of New Zealand Military Forces during World War I^{[350]: 178 [362]}
• John Alexander (1934), president of the Auckland Branch of the Navy League and host of French Warship visits to Auckland^[363]
• George William Hutchison (1934), Mayor of Auckland City and host to French Naval visits to Auckland^[363]
• Bishop Francis William Mary Redwood (1934), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington, Metropolitan of New Zealand^[363]
• Miss Jean Gardner Batten CBE OSC (1936), aviator^[363]
• Commander Charles Henry Tarr Palmer (1938), president of the Auckland Branch of the Navy League of New Zealand and host to French Warship visits^[363]
• Sir Ernest Hyam Davies (1938), Mayor of Auckland City and host to French Naval visits to Auckland^[363]
• Bishop James Michael Liston CMG (1938) Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland during the centenary of the Catholic Church in New Zealand^[363]
• Sir Carrick Hey Robertson (1938), surgeon^[363]
• 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^[364]
• Patrick Joseph Twomey (1956), marist brother and leprosy fund raiser
• Doctor Roy Granville McElroy CMG (1970), Honorary Consular Agent of France in Auckland from 1948 to 1972.
• Doctor Leslie Cecil Lloyd Averill (1973), first up the ladder during the liberation of Le Quesnoy in 1918, in commemoration of World War I^[350]
• Bright Ernest Williams (1998), veteran of the Western Front in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I^[350]
• Darrell Tryon (2004), linguist. Awarded Legion of Honour for promoting Franco-Australian scientific collaboration.^[365]
• Squadron Leader John Gordon Pattison DSO DFC (2004), World War II fighter pilot in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings^[366]
• Dame Fiona Judith Kidman DNZM OBE (2009) novelist, poet, scriptwriter and short story author^[367]
• Te Rongotoa "Tia" Barrett (2011), diplomat^[368]
• Phyllis Latour MBE (2014), SOE agent^[369]

• Mike Adenuga is a Nigerian billionaire businessman, and the third richest person in Africa, awarded in 2018.^[370]
• Phillip Asiodu is a Nigerian politician.^[371]
• Wole Soyinka CFR HonFRSL (1989) playwright, novelist, poet and essayist^[12]: 1673

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Grand-Croix

• Haakon VII of Norway^[372]
• Harald V of Norway^[373]
• Olav V of Norway^[374]

Grand Officer

• Claus Helberg^[375]
• Otto Ruge^[376]

Commander

• Arne Dagfin Dahl^[377]
• Thorbjørn Jagland^[378]
• Erik Kristoffersen^[379]

Officer

• Theodor Broch^[380]
• Col. Birger Eriksen, for the Battle of Drøbak Sound in 1940 during World War II^[381]
• Ole Henrik Moe^[382]

Chevalier

• Eyvind Hellstrøm Norwegian chef and former owner of a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in the city of Oslo. He received the honor because he has been positive about France for a long time and promoted the country and its culture and been an advocate for French values through his work as chef and a number of books written^[383]
• Asbjørn Aarnes Hans Reidar Holtermann ^{[citation needed]}
• Kristian Løken ^{[citation needed]}
• Thorvald Nilsen ^{[citation needed]}
• Arne Sunde ^{[citation needed]}
• Odd Isaachsen Willoch ^{[citation needed]}

• Saeed Akhtar Malik, former naval officer, former aide de camp to the second president of Pakistan Ayub Khan, former director For Regional Bureau of Eastern Europe WFP (World Food Programme) current leader of Bright Star Mobile Library (BSML).^[384][385]
• Mian Hayaud Din HJ MBE MC, military officer and former chief of General Staff. Awarded Legion of Honour for his services in the First Indochina War.^[386]
• Ahmad Hasan Dani, intellectual, archaeologist, historian, and linguist, awarded in 1998^[387]
• Asma Jahangir, prominent Pakistani legal expert and human rights activist, awarded in 2014^{[citation needed]}
• Nawab Ashiq Hussain Qureshi, cricketer, honorary French consul general in Lahore 2008–2018.^[388]
• Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi, admiral and current chief of Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy^[389]
• Rao Qamar Suleman, air chief marshal, chief of air staff, (Pakistan Air Force) 2009-2012.^{[citation needed]}

• Aqil Agha (1861), strongman. Awarded Legion of Honour for protecting Christians in Galilee and Nazareth during the Syrian crisis of 1860.^[390][391]

• Roberto Roy, Minister of Canal Affairs of Panama^[392]

Commander

• Francisco Solano López, military and statesman. Awarded by Napoleón III in 1854 for eminent merits.^{[citation needed]}

Chevalier

• Augusto Roa Bastos, writer.^{[citation needed]}

• Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, lawyer.^[393]

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Grand-Croix

• Corazon C. Aquino, president^{[citation needed]}
• Teodoro Benigno, journalist^{[citation needed]}
• Jose de Venecia Jr., Speaker of the House of Representatives^{[citation needed]}
• Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines^{[citation needed]}
• Fidel V. Ramos, president^{[citation needed]}
• Carlos P. Romulo, Minister of Foreign Affairs^{[citation needed]}

Grand Officer

• Elpidio Quirino, president^{[citation needed]}

Commander

• Leticia Ramos-Shahani, Senator^{[citation needed]}

Officer

• Basilio Valdes, Secretary of National Defense^{[citation needed]}
• Arsenio Luz (1932), director-general of the Philippine Carnival, businessman, and representative of the Philippines at the 1931 Paris Colonial Exposition^[394]
• Luis Antonio G. Tagle, pro-prefect for the Section of First Evangelization, Dicastery for Evangelization^{[citation needed]}
• Ramon S. Ang, chairman, San Miguel Corporation^{[citation needed]}

Chevalier

• Pura Santillan-Castrence, writer and diplomat^{[citation needed]}
• Romulo Espaldon, rear admiral and diplomat^{[citation needed]}
• Loren Legarda, Senator
• Max Soliven, journalist^{[citation needed]}
• Roberto de Ocampo, [[Secretary of Finance (Philippines)|Secretary of Finance^{[citation needed]}]]

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More than 400 Poles have received the award. Some of the most notable recipients include:

• Roman Abraham, general^{[citation needed]}
• Wladyslaw Anders, WWII general^{[citation needed]}
• Józef Beck, Minister of Foreign Affairs^{[citation needed]}
• Władysław Bartoszewski, politician^{[citation needed]}
• Count Xavier Branicki, financier and patron of the arts, philanthropist^{[citation needed]}
• Edward Gierek, politician^{[citation needed]}
• Agenor Maria Gołuchowski, statesman^{[citation needed]}
• Henryk Jabłoński, historian^{[citation needed]}
• Bronisław Komorowski, President of Poland^{[citation needed]}
• Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland^{[citation needed]}
• Tomasz Lubienski, officer in Napoleon's army^{[citation needed]}
• Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Prime Minister of Poland^{[citation needed]}
• Aleksander Piotr Mohl, diplomat^{[citation needed]}
• Ignacy Mościcki, President of Poland^{[citation needed]}
• Ignacy Jan Paderewski, pianist and politician^{[citation needed]}
• Józef Piłsudski, stateman, military leader^{[citation needed]}
• Józef Poniatowski (Grand Croix, 1807) military general, Marshal of the Empire^[395]
• Radosław Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs^{[citation needed]}
• Władysław Sikorski, Prime Minister of Poland^{[citation needed]}
• Andrzej Wajda, film director^{[citation needed]}
• Lech Wałęsa (Grand Croix, 1991), President of Poland^{[citation needed]}

• Francisco Manuel de Melo Breyner, 4th Count of Ficalho, Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur^[396]
• António Cabreira, scholar, was awarded the Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur by decree of 8 January 1903^[397]
• António Egas Moniz, Commandeur of the Légion d'Honneur^[398]
• Alberto Girard, Officier of the Légion d'Honneur^[399]
• Aníbal Milhais, Soldier in World War 1 was awarded the Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur on the battlefield^{[citation needed]}
• José Saramago (Officier, 1999) writer^[400]
• Henrique Gouveia e Melo (Officier, 11 November 2024), Naval officer^[401]

• Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani, 19 November 2009^[402]
• Jassim Saif Al Sulaiti, Qatari Minister of Transport^[403]

Romanian royal family

• King Ferdinand I – Knight Grand Cross^{[citation needed]}
• Queen Marie – Dame Grand Officer (1918)^{[citation needed]}
• Maria, Queen Mother of Yugoslavia – Knight Grand Cross (1959)^[404]
• King Michael I – Knight Grand Cross (1944)^[405]
• Crown Princess Margareta – Knight (2009)^{[citation needed]}

Kingdom of Romania

• General Constantin Prezan – Grand Officer (1917)^[406]

Republic of Romania

• President Nicolae Ceaușescu – Honorary Knight Grand Cross (revoked)^[407]
• Corneliu Coposu – Grand Officer (1995)^{[citation needed]}

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• Pavel Akimovich Ovchinnikov (1867), Russian court jeweller^[408]
• Ivan Aivazovsky (Chevalier, 1857; Commandeur, 1887) painter. Awarded Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur for his work in Exposition Universelle^[409][410]
• Osip Komissarov, peasant-born hatter's apprentice, for saving Alexander II (1866) ^{[citation needed]}
• Theodor Avellan, admiral in Imperial Russian Navy (1893)^[411]
• Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky, minister of foreign affairs of the Russian Empire (1895)^[412]
• Lazar Brodsky, businessman and philanthropist (1900) ^{[citation needed]}
• L. L. Zamenhof, physician, creator of Esperanto (1905) ^{[citation needed]}
• Ivan Poddubny, professional wrestler (1911) ^{[citation needed]}
• Ivan Pavlov, experimental neurologist known for his discovery of Pavlovian conditioning (1915)^[413]
• Ilya Ehrenburg (Chevalier, 1945) revolutionary, writer, historian and journalist^[414]
• Rodion Malinovsky, a Soviet military commander in World War II and Defense Minister of the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 1960s (1945, Grand Officer)
• Maya Plisetskaya, ballerina (1986) ^{[citation needed]}
• Gury Marchuk, former president of USSR Academy of Sciences (1988).^[415]
• Nikita Mikhalkov, actor and director (Officer in 1992, Commander in 1994) ^{[citation needed]}
• Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor (2003) ^{[citation needed]}
• Lyudmila Alexeyeva, human rights activist (2007) ^{[citation needed]}
• Anatoly Perminov, rocket scientist (2010) ^{[citation needed]}
• Mikhail Prokhorov (Chevalier, 2011) businessman and politician^[416]
• Vladimir Spivakov, violinist and conductor (Chevalier in 2000, Officer in 2011) ^{[citation needed]}
• Mikhail Gromov, pilot, air forces commander
• Aleksandr Ivanchenkov, cosmonaut ^{[citation needed]}
• Irina Antonova, director of the Pushkin Museum ^{[citation needed]}
• Aleksandr Viktorenko, cosmonaut ^{[citation needed]}
• Yury Osipov, mathematician ^{[citation needed]}
• Yevgeniy Chazov, physician ^{[citation needed]}
• Zhores Alferov, physicist ^{[citation needed]}
• Mikhail Piotrovsky, director of the State Hermitage Museum ^{[citation needed]}
• Pavel Lungin, director ^{[citation needed]}
• Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor, Jewish leader, philanthropist and businessman ^{[citation needed]}
• Sergei Kovalev, human rights activist^[417]
• Vladimir Putin, president of the Russian Federation (2006)^[418]

• Prince Muhammad bin Nayef (2016)^[419]

• Abdoulaye Wade, former president of Senegal^[420]

• 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) ^{[citation needed]}
• Ivan Čolović (Chevalier, 2001) Serbian ethnologist, anthropologist, writer and publisher^[421]
• Veran Matić (2009) journalist and editor-in-chief of B92, "for the fight he has always led for independence and freedom of the media"^[422]
• Emir Kusturica (Chevalier, 2011), filmmaker^[423]
• Dragoljub Mićunović (Officier, 2013), politician, philosopher^[424]
• Olja Bećković (2014), journalist, actress and television presenter for "her exceptional professional path, courage, and fearlessness"^{[citation needed]}
• Alexander, Crown Prince of Serbia (Commandeur, 2015), Crown Prince of Serbia, "for his contribution in democratization of Serbian society"^[425][426]
• Čedomilj Mijatović, ambassador, politician and academic^[427]
• Veselin Čajkanović, classical scholar, philosopher, ethnologist, religious history scholar, and Greek and Latin translator.^[428]
• Milan Kašanin, art historian and writer^[428]
• Pavle Savić, scientist and Nobel Prize candidate^[428]
• Milunka Savić^{[428][citation needed]}
• Dragutin Gavrilović, military officer^[428]
• Živojin Mišić, field marshal^{[citation needed]}
• Alexander I of Yugoslavia^{[citation needed]}
• Predrag Koraksić Corax, political caricaturist^[429]
• Borka Pavićević, political and NGO activist^[430]
• Pavle Beljanski, lawyer and diplomat^[431]
• German, Serbian Patriarch^[432]
• Sonja Licht, NGO activist^[433]
• Aleksandar Tišma, writer^[434]
• Mira Trailović, dramaturg and one of the most distinguished theatre directors in the history of Serbian and Yugoslav theatre^[435]
• Svetlana Velmar-Janković, writer^[436]
• Ljubica Gojgić, journalist^[437]

• 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.^[438]
• Lim Kim Choon (2004), former Chief of the Republic of Singapore Air Force.^[439]
• Su Guaning (2005), president emeritus of Nanyang Technological University.^{[citation needed]}
• Lam Khin Yong (2017), Acting Provost, Chief of Staff and Vice President (Research) of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, appointed Knight^{[440][441][442]}
• Ng Eng Hen (2018), Minister of Defence of Singapore since 2011, appointed Officer^[443]
• Tan Chorh Chuan (2022), Chief Health Scientist, appointed Knight for outstanding contributions in health and science^[444]
• Leo Yee Sin (2022), executive director of the National Centre of Infectious Diseases, appointed Knight^[444]
• Laurient Rénia (2022), director of the Respiratory and Infectious Diseases Programme at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine at Nanyang Technological University, appointed Knight^[444]
• Tan Eng Chye (2022), president of the National University of Singapore, appointed Knight^[445]
• Ng Kok Song (2004), president hopeful, appointed Knight^[446]

• Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1914) politician, diplomat, astronomer, Minister of War of Czechoslovakia. Awarded Legion of Honour for his scientific contributions.^[447]

• André Brink OIS (1982) novelist, essayist, poet, known for his contributions to Afrikaans literature^[448]
• Miriam Makeba (Commandeur, 2002), singer, songwriter, actress and civil rights activist^[449]
• Desmond Tutu (Grand Officier, 1998), bishop and human rights activist.^[450]

Grand Officer

• Yang Ho Cho, Chairman of Hanjin Group was awarded in 2015^{[citation needed]}

Commander

• Lee Kun-Hee, Samsung chief executive officer was awarded in 2006. ^{[citation needed]}

Chevalier

• Myung-whun Chung, Conductor was awarded the honor in 1992^[451]
• Song Young-gil, South Korean Politician was the chairman of Parliamentary Friendship Group with the Republic of France from 2004 to 2008^{[citation needed]}
• Kim Hong-nam, former director of the National Museum of Korea was awarded in 2008^{[citation needed]}
• Chey Tae-won, group chairman of SK and Chairman of the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry, awarded in June 2022^{[citation needed]}

Grand-Croix

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• Felipe VI of Spain^{[citation needed]}
• Juan Carlos I of Spain^{[citation needed]}
• Queen Sofía of Spain^{[citation needed]}
• Salvador de Madariaga, diplomat, writer and historian^[12]: 1088
• Eduardo Propper de Callejón, diplomat in 1941^[452]

Grand Officer

• Carlos Ibáñez e Ibáñez de Ibero, marquis of Mulhacén, geodesist, first president of the International Committee for Weights and Measures for his contribution in dissemination of the metric system among all nations^[453]
• Imeldo Serís-Granier y Blanco in 1885^{[citation needed]}
• Juan Antonio Samaranch, former president of the International Olympic Committee.^[454]

Commandeur

• Fernando Alejandre, Chief of the Defence Staff.^[455]
• Francisco Franco (Officier, 1928; Commandeur, 1930), military general and dictator^[456]

Officer

• Julián Marías, philosopher, essayist and former Senator^[12]: 1119
• Paco Rabanne (2010), fashion designer^[457]

Chevalier

• Carlos Palanca Gutiérrez (1859)^{[citation needed]}
• Isaac Albeniz (composer) (1909)^{[citation needed]}
• Julio Iglesias (Chevalier, 2007) singer^[458]
• Miguel Induráin (Chevalier, 1993) cyclist^[459]
• Manuel Quiroga, violinist, composer and artist, appointed a Chevalier in 1931 ^{[citation needed]}

Commander

• Chandrika Kumaratunga^[460]

Officer

• Professor Mohan Munasinghe^{[citation needed]}
• Professor Malik Peiris^{[citation needed]}

Grand-Croix

• King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, appointed with the Grand Cross^[461]
• Queen Silvia of Sweden^{[citation needed]}
• Hjalmar Hammarskjöld^[462]
• Arvid Lindman^[463]
• Axel Rappe^[464]
• Knut Agathon Wallenberg^[462]