List of Légion d'honneur recipients by name (A) explained

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.

The following is a non-exhaustive list of recipients of the Legion of Honour awards, since the first ceremony in May 1803. 2,550 individuals can be awarded the insignia every year.[5] The total number of awards 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]

RecipientDates
(birth–death)		General work & reason for the recognitionAward category (date)
Nils Waltersen Aasen1878–1925A Norwegian arms inventor, known for developing the modern hand grenade and land mine.Knight (1915)[9]
Claudio Abbado1933–2014Italian conductor
Louise Abbéma1853[10] –1927[11] French painter, sculptor, and designer of the Belle Époque.Knight (1906)
Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon1818–1881[12] French sculptor and photographerKnight (decree: 9 August 1870)[13] [14]
Isabelle Adjani1955–presentFrench actress and singer of Algerian and German descent. Recognised for her contribution to the arts. Knight (14 July 2010)
Arnaud de Borchgrave1926–2015Belgian-American journalist who specialized in international politics.Knight (July 2014)[15]
Alfred Agache1843–1915French academic painter
Akihito1933–presentEmperor of Japan (125th). Known for presiding over the Heisei era, an expression of achieving peace worldwide.
Ekrem Akurgal1911–2002Turkish archaeologist
Azzedine Alaïa (turned down)1935–2017Tunisian couturier and shoe designerKnight (2008) .[16] [17] [18]
Pierre Albaladejo1933–presentFrench rugby union player
Albert II, Prince of Monaco1958–presentPrince of Monaco
Helene Aldwinckle1920–2020Bletchley Park codebreaker (World War II)Knight (Ceremony: 19 July 2019)[19] [20] [21]
Jean Alesi1964–presentFrench former Formula 1 driverKnight (2006)[22]
Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
Hossein Alizâdeh
Jean Francois Allard1785–1839 French soldier and adventurer
Henry Allingham
Auguste Jean Ameil
Dimitri Amilakhvari
Jacques Ancel
Władysław Anders
Alfred Anderson
Colonel (later Brigadier General) AT Anderson
Alexander E Anderson USS General A. E. Anderson (AP-111)
Constantine AndreouSculptor & painter
Charles Paget, 6th Marquess of Anglesey
Albert Anker
Gregory Annenberg Weingarten[23]
Regina Annenberg Weingarten
David AnnoussamyNominated: 2006
Received: 2007
Jacques Anquetil
Admiral Mohammad Anwar Mohammad Nor
Chief of Defence Force of Malaysia (2007)
Senedu Araya-Sellassie[24] Founder of Vision on Africa, VoA
Geoffrey Arbuthnot
Denys Arcand
Alphonse AreolaWorld Cup winning footballer
Mohammed Arkoun
Elizabeth Arden
Dombasle Arielle1953–presentFrench actress, singer, producer
Giorgio ArmaniItalian fashion designer
Edwin Howard Armstrong
Henry "Hap" Arnold
Yann Arthus-BertrandPhotographer, journalist, reporter and environmentalist
Bahram Aryana1906–1985Former Chief of Staff of the Shah's Armed ForcesGrand Officier (TBA)
Sir Frederick AshtonFounding choreographer of The Royal Ballet
Szymon Askenazy
Olivar Asselin
Celal Atik
Vera Atkins
Charley Attali1930-2006Israeli aerospace engineer, in charge of the Diamant[25]
Richard Attenborough
Pierre Augereau
Aung San Suu Kyi
Jacqueline Auriol
Charles Aznavour

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Notes and References

  1. Légion Code, article 16.
  2. 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.
  3. News: France train attack: Chris Norman awarded Legion d'honneur. BBC News. 24 August 2015. 27 July 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210727080410/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-34039225. 27 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Michelle Yeoh receives France's highest civilian honour. Florey. DM. Cinema Online. 29 March 2017. 20 July 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210719153150/http://www.cinema.com.my/articles/news_details.aspx?search=2017.n_michellereceivesfrancecivilianhonour_34756. 19 July 2021. Alt URL
  5. Web site: The Grand Chancellery is co-producing a film on women and the Legion of Honor. The Grand Chancellery of the Legion of Honour. 24 July 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210724003139/https://www.legiondhonneur.fr/en/actualites/la-grande-chancellerie-co-produit-un-film-sur-les-femmes-et-la-legion/1813/6. 24 July 2021.
  6. Web site: Legion of Honour. Australian Government–Department of Veteran's Affairs. 31 January 2021. 27 July 2021.
  7. News: Michel. Wattel. Béatrice. Wattel. Les Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur. De 1805 à nos jours, titulaires français et étrangers. Archives & Culture. 2009.
  8. Web site: Explained: Sisi, Macron and the dubious history of France's Legion of Honour. Chloé. Benoist. 18 December 2020. Middle East Eye. 27 July 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210726145417/https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-france-sisi-legion-honneur-explained-history. 26 July 2021.
  9. Web site: Innovation history: Norway's arms magnate. 29 December 2016. Norwegian American (www.norwegianamerican.com). Rasmus Falck. 22 November 2022.
  10. Register of Births of the town of Étampes, quoted by the local scholar Bernard Gineste, "Acte de naissance de Louise Abbéma", in Corpus Etampois.
  11. Book: Aurora: The Journal of the History of Art. 2002. Aurora. 62.
  12. Web site: Antoine-Samuel Adam-Salomon. Ottawa. National Gallery of Canada. 22 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221122084153/https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artist/antoine-samuel-adam-salomon. live. 22 November 2022.
  13. Web site: Salomon, Adam – Certificate Registration No 2450. France's National Archives – Léonore Database. France. 9 August 2022. 1. fr. 23 November 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20221123072050/https://www.leonore.archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr/archives-images/LH259/FRDAFAN83_OL2450012V001_L.jpg. 23 November 2022.
  14. Encyclopedia: The Dictionary of Art. Adam-Salomon, Antoine-Samuel. 1996. Jane Shoaf. Turner. en. Oxford University Press. Oxford, England.
  15. Web site: 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. en. 20 November 2022.
  16. Web site: Remembering Azzedine Alaïa: 7 Defining Moments That Shaped The Designer’s Career. ES Magazine (www.standard.co.uk/esmagazine). 19 November 2022. Soraya. Gaied Chortane. en. 24 November 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20221124002854/https://www.standard.co.uk/esmagazine/azzedine-alaia-anniversary-fashion-career-naomi-campbell-papa-b1040909.html. 24 November 2022.
  17. Web site: Azzedine Alaïa Turned Down the Légion d’Honneur Medal Because He Dislikes Decorations. The Cut (www.thecut.com). 7 July 2011. Charlotte. Cowles. en. 24 November 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20221124004523/https://www.thecut.com/2011/07/azzedine_alaia_turned_down_the_1.html. 24 November 2022.
  18. Web site: Carla Sozzani and Azzedine Alaïa. Vogue (www.vogue.it). 9 March 2018. Luke. Leitch. en. 23 November 2022. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20221123125851/https://www.vogue.it/en/news/vogue-arts/2018/03/09/carla-sozzani-and-azzedine-alaia-vogue-italia-march-2018/?refresh_ce=. 23 November 2022.
  19. Web site: OSullivan. Kevin. 2019-07-24. Scots wartime codebreaker receives France's highest civilian and military honour. 2020-06-04. FutureScot. en-GB.
  20. Web site: Drysdale. Neil. Genius code-cracker Turing celebrated on 80th anniversary of breaking Enigma. 2020-06-04. Press and Journal. en-US.
  21. News: 8 May 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. 4 June 2020.
  22. Web site: Jean Alesi, Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. GP Update (www.gpupdate.net). 16 July 2011. fr. 5 September 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716191446/http://www.gpupdate.net/fr/infos-f1/108214/jean-alesi-chevalier-de-la-legion-d-honneur/. 16 July 2011.
  23. Web site: Gregory Weingarten. National Park Foundation. 12 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042934/http://www.nationalparks.org/sites/default/files/kcfinder/files/Gregory_Weingarten.pdf. 4 March 2016. dead.
  24. Web site: A Determined Soul: Senedu Araya-Sellassie of VoA. Association of Women in Business. 12 January 2016. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 1 April 2014.
  25. Web site: 2006-05-10 . לגיונר של כבוד שהניח את התשתית לתעשיית המטוסים. https://web.archive.org/web/20240629213026/https://www.haaretz.co.il/misc/2006-05-10/ty-article/0000017f-e3f6-d804-ad7f-f3fef1410000 . 2024-06-29 . 2024-06-29 . הארץ . he-IL.

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