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

Grand Officer

• Ismail Kadare (2020), a writer[4]

Commander

• Edi Rama (2017), Albanian Prime Minister[5]

Chevalier

• Fatos Kongoli (2010), a writer
• Mentor Petrela (2015), a neurosurgeon and university professor[6]
• Genc Sulçebe (2018), a doctor and university professor[7]

Abdelkader El Djezairi wearing the sash of the Légion d'honneur in 1860

Si Kaddour Benghabrit

Si Bouaziz Ben Gana, Caid of Zibans, Algeria

Algeria was part of the French territory from 1830 to 1962[8]

Grand Cross

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

Grand Officer

• Si ben Abdallah Ould Si el Aribi (1863), khalifa of Benî-Ouragh, Mina and Chéliff (Algeria)[19]
• Si Bou Alem Ben Cherifa (1878),[20] bach-chaouch of Djendel[21]
• Ahmed Ould Cadi (1867), agha (chieftain) of Frendah (Oran), 4th great-grand father of French minister Arnaud Montebourg[22][23][24]
• Si Mohamed Ben Daoud (1892), agha of Douairs[25]
• Mohamed Ben Daoud (1902), colonel of cavalry in the French Army. He participated in the Italian campaign of 1859 and in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 where he was taken prisoner[26]
• Si Eddin Ben Hamza (1913), bachagha of Ouled Sidi Cheikh[27]
• Mohamed ben Hamdan ben Siam (1913), bachagha[28]
• Mohammed Ben Yahia Ben Bouzid (1920), bachagha Ain Bessem. Médaille militaire (1865)[29]
• Boudiaf Seddik ben Boudiaf (1921), bachagha at Msila[30]
• Ben Hadj Salah Benbouzid Mohammed Zine (1925), bachagha at Meskiana[31]
• Ben Salem Aziz Ould Kaddour (1930), agha of Beni-Ouassine[32]
• Hachemi Benchennouf (1945), politician[33]
• Si Ali Ben Guidoum Ben Gana (1947), bachagha of Ouled Djelloul[34]
• Chaib Ould Benaouda Taleb (1947), cadi at Sidi Bel Abbes[35]
• Kheladi Ben Miloud (1953), politician[36]
• Hadj Mohamed ben Brahim (1955), chief of Zaouia Derkaoua of Tagremaret[37]
• Said Boualam (1978), colonel in the French Army, and the founder of the Front Algérie Française, a political and militant movement in favour of French Algeria[38][39][40]
• Mohamed Ben Belaïd Ait Ali, bachagha[41]

Commander

• Ahmed Mekki-Bezzeghoud, politician, Croix de guerre 1914–1918, Médaille militaire[42]
• Salem Rahmoun Cheniti, politician

Chevalier

• Saïd Cid Kaoui (1904), berberologist, lexicographer and interpreter officer of the 1st class.[43]

Chevalier

• Adolfo Bioy Casares (1981), writer.
• Jorge Esteban Roulet (1986), politician, former FUA president, academic.
• Ernesto Sabato (1979, Chevalier; 1986 Commander), writer, humanist, former member of the CONADEP, founder and first President of the Fundación Ernesto Sabato.

Officier

• Victoria Ocampo (1962), writer, critic; founder, publisher and director of Sur, philanthropist.

Commander

• Jorge Luis Borges (1983), writer, teacher.

Grand Cross

• Mauricio Macri (2016), president of Argentina[44]

Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston wearing his Légion d'honneur and other insignia in 2009.

Grand Officer

• General Sir John Monash, GCMG, KCB, VD (1919) Appointed Grand Officier during World War I[45]

Commander

• Stephen Brady AO CVO, (2017) Australian Ambassador to France[46]
• Sir Ninian Stephen (dec'd), KG, AK, GCMG, GCVO, KBE (1983), Governor-General of Australia[47]
• Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston, AK, AFC (2007), former Chief of the Defence Force
• Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin, AC (2017), Chief of the Defence Force, Appointed Chevalier in 2015

Officer

• Major General Sir John Gellibrand, KCB, DSO & Two Bars (1919), Commander 3rd Australian Division, Appointed Officier during World War I[45]
• Major General Sir Thomas Glasgow, KCB, CMG, DSO (1919), Commander 1st Australian Division, Appointed Officier during World War I[45]
• Major General Sir Charles Rosenthal, KCB, CMG, DSO, VD (1919), Commander 2nd Australian Division, Appointed Officier during World War I[45]
• George Beattie Lean (1983), Chairman of Peko Wallsend Limited, President of the France-Australia Industrial Round Table
• Ross Steele, AM (2008), for promoting the teaching of French language and culture. Was also appointed Chevalier in 1996[48]
• General Sir Peter Cosgrove, AK, MC, Governor General of Australia
• General David Hurley, AC, DSC (2012), Governor of New South Wales[49]
• Vice Admiral Ray Griggs, AO, CSC (25 March 2014), Chief of Navy
• Dame Marie Bashir, AD, CVO (2014), Governor of New South Wales. Was also appointed Chevalier in 2009[50]
• Lieutenant General David Morrison, AO (July 2014), Chief of Army.
• Vice Admiral Tim Barrett, AO, CSC, RAN (8 April 2017), Chief of Navy.
• Vice Admiral David Johnston, AO, RAN (16 November 2018), Vice Chief of the Defence Force.

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[51]
• Lieutenant Colonel William Joseph Robert Cheeseman, 53rd Ballalion (Australia), AIF. Awarded in Paris the Military Cross and Legion d'Honneur (1917), DSO (1918–19) for gallantry in France in the First World War.[52][53]
• Lieutenant General Sir Leslie Morshead, KCB, KBE, CMG, DSO, ED (1919), 33rd Battalion, AIF, Appointed Officier during World War I[45]
• James Taylor (1927), Australian Olympic Federation President[54]
• 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.
• Geoffrey Hyde Swindells Flying Officer 463 Squadron RAAF Australia awarded for his contribution as a Mid Upper Gunner in Lancaster Bomber in D-Day landings.
• Tom Hughes, AO, QC (2005), prominent barrister and Attorney-General in the Gorton Government, appointed Chevalier for his contribution as an RAAF pilot in the D-Day landings
• Suzanne Cory, AC (2009), professor of medical research with the Institut Pasteur
• Duncan Kerr, Judge of the Federal Court of Australia (2011)[55]
• Professor Cheryl Saunders AO (2012), laureate professor and holder of a personal chair in law at Melbourne Law School.
• Professor Kurt Lambeck AO, FRS, FAA, FRSN, (2013), geoscientist who helped establish the Centre national d'études spatiales[56]
• Christopher Jenkins (2013) engineer and CEO Thales Australia was appointed Chevalier in recognition of services to the development of French industry within Australia[57]
• Robert Jenkins, World War II radio operator RAAF, Clothiers Creek, NSW, received the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier, on 30 December 2015 for his service in the Royal Australian Air Force in the liberation of France[58]
• Thomas Lofthouse (2014) Bomber Command veteran of WWII D Day[59]
• Vern Scantleton (2015) French Ambassador to Australia Christophe Lecourtier awarded Flight Lieutenant Scantleton the rank of Chevalier in the Legion d'Honneur (Legion of Honour) on 12 June[60]
• Edmund Charles Spencer World War I veteran awarded the Légion d'Honneur on the 80th anniversary of the armistice.
• Laurence Larmer (2015) World War II Bomber Command Veteran awarded the Legion d'Honneur[61]
• Flight Lieutenant Murray Adams (2015) was appointed Chevalier for his service as an RAAF fighter pilot in the liberation of France during World War II.
• Flight Lieutenant David Alexander Henry DFC was awarded the decoration of Chevalier on 7August2015 for his service as an RAAF Lancaster bomber pilot in 103 Squadron in the liberation of France during World War II[62] The medal was presented by General Jean-Louis Georgelin at the Sydney War Memorial on 5 November 2015.
• William Brown Kelliher Perth, Western Australia; Pilot with Squadran 458 RAAF during World War II. Awarded the Légion d'Honneur in November 2015 for his role in the liberation of France.
• Don Huxtable was appointed the rank of Chevalier in 2015 after flying 32 missions during WW2[63]
• Geoffrey Victor Malon, DFC. Flight Lieutenant RAF World War II. Served as Navigator 207 Squadron, 5 Group, Bomber Command during the liberation of France. Appointed Chevalier De La Legion D'Honneur 9 October 2015.
• Barry and Yvonne Gracey Appointed Chevalier de la Légion D'Honneur on Saturday 23 July 2016 in Pozières to acknowledge their contribution to the remembrance of the Battle of Pozières 100 years ago[64]
• Ronald Milton ( RAF 624 squadron) was appointed Chevalier De La Legion D'Honneur for his role towards the liberation of France during WW2. The presentation was held at a ceremony on board the French Frigate "Guėpratte" at Fremantle, Western Australia on Friday 20 May 2016[65]
• Flying Officer Lawrence William Woods DFC AM (RAAF 460 Squadron) was appointed Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur for his role in the liberation of occupied France during World War II in a ceremony in Brisbane, Australia on 12 June 2015[66]
• Flying Officer William Horsley Grey (RAAF 460 Squadron) was appointed Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur for his role in the liberation of occupied France during World War II in a ceremony in Sydney, Australia on 15 April 2015.
• Rear Admiral Michael Noonan, AM, RAN (October 2017), Deputy Chief of Navy[67]
• Jack Henry Eaves (Royal Marines HMS Glenearn) was appointed Chevalier dans l'Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur for his role in the liberation of France during World War II in a ceremony in Brisbane, Australia on 17 December 2015.
• Denis V "Ned" Kelly (RAF Wireless and radar operator 467 Squadron) was awarded the Chevalier dans l'Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur for his role in the liberation of France during World War II in a ceremony in Melbourne on 26 February 2015.Award Ceremony
• Roy James Robert Cox (Royal Navy HMS Cottesmore) was appointed Chevalier dans l'Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur for his role in the liberation of France during World War II in a ceremony in Brisbane, Australia in August 2016.

Chevalier

• Peter Engelmann, Philosopher and Publisher (2013)

General Andranik Ozanian, Armenian military commander and statesman

Officier

• Andranik Ozanian, military commander and statesman (1919)[68]

• Eldar Garibov, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Unibank Commercial Bank OJSC, received his Légion d'Honneur on 10 April 2015 in recognition of his services in contributing to the development of Azerbaijani-French relationships[69]
• Mehriban Aliyeva, The First Lady of Azerbaijan[70]
• Novruz Mammadov, Prime Minister of Azerbaijan (2019) for his contribution to the cooperation between Azerbaijan and France.[71]

• Mohammed bin Jasim Alghatam, Bahraini politician, scientist and army veteran received both Chevalier and Commandeur of the Légion d'Honneur[72]

• Professor Dr Mahmud Shah Qureshi, appointed as an Officer in the Légion d'Honneur in 2006.

He has been awarded all the previous French state awards: Chevalier Dans l'Ordre des Palmes Acsdemiques in 1976, and Officer dans l'Ordre des Palmes Academieques & L'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, au grade d'Officer in 1992. (The Ordre des Palmes académiques(Order of Academic Palms) is a national order of France for distinguished academics and figures in the world of culture and education.

• Muhammad Yunus, was appointed as an Officer in the Légion d'Honneur in 2004[73]
• Rasul Nizam, the honorary consul of France in Chittagong.

Lieutenant-General Baron Alphonse Jacques de Dixmude

Baron Descamps is wearing the medal on his chest.

Count de Smet de Naeyer, knight Grand Cross

• 1984: Baron Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, Knight Grand Officer
• 1991: Roger Lallemand, commander.
• 2011: Count Jacques Rogge, Officer.
• 2013:
• Madeleine Herman de Blic, knight.
• Didier Reynders, Commander.
• 2014:
• Freddy Thielemans, Officer.
• Baron Eddy Merckx, commander.
• 2016:
• Marc Roche
• King Leopold II of Belgium, Knight Grand Cross.
• King Albert II of Belgium, Knight Grand Cross.
• Cardinal Désiré-Joseph Mercier.
• Baron Pierre Emmanuel Félix Chazal, Knight Grand Cross.
• Count Paul de Smet de Naeyer, Knight Grand Cross.
• Lieutenant general Count Gerard Leman, Knight Grand Cross.
• Achille Van Acker, Knight Grand Cross.
• Jules Malou, Knight Grand Cross.
• Adolphe Deschamps, Knight Grand Cross.
• Count Charles John d'Oultremont, Grand Officer.
• Count Charles Liedts, Grand Officer.
• Baron Henry Delvaux de Fenffe, Grand Officer.
• Baron Alphonse Jacques de Dixmude, Grand Officer.
• Baron Auguste Lambermont, Grand Officer.
• Baron Édouard Descamps, Grand Officer.
• Count Paul Buysse, officer.
• Paul Breyne, Chevalier.
• Baron Auguste Goffinet, Officer.
• Baron Emile-Ernest de Cartier de Marchienne, Officer.
• Baron Paul Janssen, Officer.
• Knight François-Xavier de Donnea, Officer.
• Knight Antonin de Selliers de Moranville, Chevalier.
• Baron Willy Coppens de Houthulst, Commander
• Baron Édouard Empain, Commander.
• Marie Joseph Charles, 6th Duke d'Ursel, commander.
• Alfred Cluysenaar, Officer.
• Wilfried Martens, Grand Officer.
• Edmond Leburton, Grand Officer.
• Alfred Belpaire, Grand Officer.
• Louis Michel, Grand Officer.
• the 8th Duke d'Ursel, knight.
• Benoît Lengelé, Chevalier.
• Albert van Dievoet, Officer.
• Édouard van Dievoet, Officer.

• Ivan Ceresnjes (1994), head of the Jewish community of Bosnia and Hercegovina, for non-sectarian humanitarian relief work during the Bosnian War.[74]
• Vahid Halilhodžić (2004), former Bosnian football player, now successful football manager, received his Légion d'Honneur on 23. July 2004, during his tenure as manager of PSG[75]
• Jasmina Pasalic (2014) Bosnian diplomat

José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco. Wearing the sash of the Légion d'honneur and other orders in 1875.

• José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco, was decorated with the Grand Cross[76]
• Pedro de Araújo Lima, Marquis of Olinda, was decorated with the Grand Cross[77]
• Emperor Dom Pedro II was decorated with the Grand Cross[78]
• Epitácio Lindolfo da Silva Pessoa, President, he was decorated with the Grand Cross[79]
• Senator Rodrigo Augusto da Silva, foreign minister in 1889, decorated with the Grand Cross[80]
• Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President, was decorated with the Grand Cross[81]
• Sergio Cabral Filho, Senator and Governor of Rio de Janeiro, was decorated with the Grand Cross.

• Norodom Prohmbarirak, King of Cambodia, was awarded the Grand Cross in 1872.

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Battle for the Liberation of France, the French Republic with Veterans Affairs Canada identified over 1000 surviving veterans. Eligible citizens had a short window of opportunity in 2014 to apply. After realizing that other deserving veterans were missed, nominations were reopened in 2015[83]

• Ivan MacLean Acorn (6 Apr 1912 – 3 February 2016), Captain (retd) WWII veteran, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals attached to The Winnipeg Rifles, landed on DDay, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in November 2015 for his participation in the liberation of France[83]
• Mr. Marcel Henri Allain, WWI veteran awarded in 1998[84]
• Gordon Allen, WW2 veteran, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier, 10 July 2016 in Fowlers Corner, Ontario[85]
• F. Roy Armstrong, WWII veteran, The Royal Regina Rifles, who landed on D-Day at Juno Beach, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in August 2014 for his participation in the liberation of France. He also served in the liberation of the Netherlands.
• Gladys Arnold, a Canadian journalist, best known for her work in France for the Canadian Press during World War II[86] She received the Legion of Honour in 1975[87]
• William Wilfred Baird, RCAF WWII veteran, served in England, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany was awarded the Chevalier (Knight) Legion of Honour Medal on 8 September 2014.
• Mr. Iden Herbert Baldwin WWI veteran awarded in 1998[84]
• Edgar Bedard, WW2 veteran of the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa, was presented the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier, 5 December 2015 in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario for his participation in the liberation of France[88]
• James Bennett, World War Two, 1st Battalion of the Black Watch Royal Highland Regiment. Presented 8 May 2015.
• Mr. John Bergenham. WWI veteran awarded in 1998[84]
• Rodrigue Berger, Sherbrooke, Quebec, WW2 veteran, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier, 8 November 2015 in Sherbrooke, Quebec[89]
• Stanley Z. Bieniawski, WW2 veteran, in the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour for his role in the campaigns to liberate France following the D-Day Landings in the Second World War. Presented Saturday, 8 November 2014, at the Canadian War Museum, in Ottawa[90]
• Joe Bill, WWII veteran who served in Normandy was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in August 2014 for his participation in the liberation of France.
• William Avery "Billy" Bishop VC (1918), Air Marshal and highest scoring Canadian ace of the First World War; appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur
• Joe Bonyai, WW2 veteran, Canadian Army (1922–2018). Was a dispatch rider for the 27th Canadian Armoured Regiment (The Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment). Awarded in 2018.
• Frank (Jiggs) Borland, WW2 veteran, Canadian Army, Botwood, Newfoundland. Was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier for his role in preserving French civilian lives and preventing unnecessary damage to Dieppe when it was liberated in September 1944. Awarded in January 2007[91]
• Mr. Osmond Hudson Borradaile. WWI veteran awarded in 1998[84]
• Mr. Henry John Lawrence Botterell. WWI veteran awarded in 1998[84]
• Mr. Frank Bourne. WWI veteran awarded in 1998[84]
• George Bova, WWII veteran, Royal Canadian Air Force, posthumously awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in November 2015 for his participation in the liberation of France[83]
• Mr. Gordon Alexander Boyd. WWI veteran awarded in 1998[84]
• Arthur Boyle MM, Sgt (Retd) WWII veteran of the 1st Hussars, Canadian Army tank commander, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in 2015, for his role in liberating France in 1944–45[92]
• Robert (Bob) Bradley, WWII veteran, 576 Squadron Royal Air Force, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier on 15 April 2015 at the French embassy in Ottawa, for his participation in the liberation of France as a Mid-Upper Gunner in Lancaster bombers.
• John Reynold Bray, WWII veteran, Royal Canadian Air Force, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in November 2015 for his participation in the liberation of France[83]
• Arthur Bridge, WWII veteran of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada, was made a Chevalier in 2015 for his role in the liberation of France in 1944. He took part in the Battle of Normandy, including at Hill 195 Operation Totalize and St. Lambert sur Dives Saint-Lambert, Calvados in the Falaise Gap (Falaise pocket) and the Battle of Igoville on the Seine
• Albert (Bert) William Bridgewater (1912–2016), WWII veteran, Captain (Ret'd) Royal Canadian Engineers, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in November 2015 for his participation in the liberation of France[83]
• Mr. Sydney Hamilton Bristow. WWI veteran awarded in 1998[84]
• Alfred (Alf) Brooks, Pte (ret'd), WW2 veteran, Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier on 19 December 2015 in Severn Bridge, Ontario for his participation in the liberation of France[93]
• Ernest "Ernie" Brooks (1921–2016), WWII Veteran, Dispatch Rider. Awarded rank of Chevalier 9 November 2015[94]
• Mr. Colin Brown, CD, WWII veteran, Major (retd) Canadian infantry, Life Governor of the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association, awarded in 2015 for his role in the liberation of France[95]
• Mr. Neil Bundgard. WWI veteran awarded in 1998[84]
• Joseph Richard Burke, WO2 (ret'd), Canadian Army, WWII veteran, dispatch rider with the Toronto Scottish Regiment. Received award in the rank of Chevalier, 8 August 2015 at Royal Canadian Legion Grandona Branch 124 Iona, Nova Scotia[96]
• Mr. Cyril Victor Bussey. WWI veteran awarded in 1998[84]
• Len Butson, WWII veteran, Wireless Air Gunner, RCAF, Presented 24 January 2015 in recognition of his courage and dedication to the ideals of liberty and peace.
• Mr. Arthur Alfred Castle. WWI veteran awarded in 1998[84]
• Cliff Chadderton (1919–2013), WW2 veteran and tireless veterans' advocate, awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier[97]
• Jean Charest (2008), Quebec premier, was invested as a Commandeur of L'Ordre de la Légion d'honneur de France
• Mr. William Charles. WWI veteran awarded in 1998[84]
• Moh Chelali (2003), bystander who helped prevent the assassination of Jacques Chirac.
• George Chow, WW2 veteran, Royal Canadian Artillery, Canadian Army, of Vancouver was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier on 12 Apr 15[98]
• Ervin Clement, WWII veteran, Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, of Cornwall, Ontarion received the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier on 2 January 2016 from honorary lieutenant-colonel Jim Brownell of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, for his participation in the liberation of France[99]
• Wilfred Clouthier, WW2 veteran, in the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour for his role in the campaigns to liberate France following the D-Day Landings in the Second World War. Presented Saturday, 8 November 2014, at the Canadian War Museum, in Ottawa[90]
• Albert Edward Cook, WW2 veteran, in the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour for his role in the campaigns to liberate France.[100]
• Ernest Côté, (1914–2014) WW2 veteran and diplomat in 2004 was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier for his role in planning DDay landings for the Liberation of France and assistance in creating the World Health Organization charter[101]
• Emard Court, WW2 veteran, North Rustico, PEI, Royal Canadian Navy minesweeper crew, was awarded the French Legion of Honour, in the rank of Chevalier, for his participation in the Liberation of France[102]
• Peter Frank Craske, WWII veteran, Royal Air Force, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in November 2015 for his participation in the liberation of France[83]
• Stanley Creaser (1925–2016), WW2 veteran, Royal Winnipeg Rifles, in the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour for his role in the campaigns to liberate France following the D-Day Landings in the Second World War 27 October 2014.
• David Cronenberg (2009), film director whose credits include Crash and The Fly; appointed Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
• John Nisbet Currie, (1925–2017) Edmonton Alberta, WWII Veteran, Royal Canadian Naval Voluntary Reserve, rank of Chevalier (Knight of the French National Order) of the Legion of Honour in recognition of personal involvement in the liberation of France on and after D-Day. He served on HMS Belfast.
• Barney Danson, (1921–2011) a World War II veteran and former Minister of Defence was named a Chevalier in 2007[103]
• Charles Davis, Private Royal Canadian Artillery, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier. Davis landed at Juno Beach on 10 June 1944. Received in Windsor, ON in February 2016[104]
• Frank Davis, WW2 veteran, drummer and soldier in the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa, enlisted in Sept 1939, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier on 8 November 2015 in Almonte, Ontario for his participation in the liberation of France[105]
• Mr. Alfred Charles Degruchy. WWI veteran awarded in 1998[84]
• Jan de Vries, a Canadian paratrooper from the Second World War and veteran's advocate was named a Chevalier in 2004.
• Harry De Wolf, Vice Admiral and Chief of the Naval Staff and former commanding officer of HMCS Haida
• Céline Dion, international celebrity, Canadian singer, appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
• Pierre Dubuc, Bowman, Quebec, WW2 veteran, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier, 8 November 2015 in Sherbrooke, Quebec[89]
• Ken Duffield, Raymore, Saskatchewan, WW2 veteran, Royal Regina Rifles, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier, a D Day lander, for his participation in the liberation of France[106]
• William Todd Erskine Duncan, MBE, Toronto, Ontario, WW2 veteran, Commanding Officer of the 123 Light Aid Detachment, RCEME, attached 1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Knight, in 2014, in recognition of his participation in the D-Day landings, the liberation of France and his part in the creation of what is considered to be the modern armoured personnel carrier.
• Hercule Dupuis, Sherbrooke, Quebec, WW2 veteran, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier, 8 November 2015 in Sherbrooke, Quebec[89]
• Thomas A. Elliott, WW2 veteran, in the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour for his role in the campaigns to liberate France following the D-Day Landings in the Second World War. Presented Saturday, 8 November 2014, at the Canadian War Museum, in Ottawa[90]
• Wilf Fairhurst, WW2 veteran, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier for his participation in the liberation of France on 18 December 2017.
• Stanley Fields (Cpl ret), WWII veteran, 5th Field Company RCE, resident of Ottawa, landed at Bernieres Sur-Mer on the morning of D-Day, and continued as a combat engineer through the Liberation of France, the Netherlands and Germany. Presented Saturday, 8 November 2014, at the Canadian War Museum, in Ottawa[90]
• Charles Fielding, WW2 veteran, Hanna, AB., Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in the rank of Knight of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour. Presented 10 November 2017 at J.C. Charyk Hanna School in Hanna, AB.
• James E. Fisher, WW2 veteran, Chatham ON, First Canadian Hussars crewman and DDay lander, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier for his role in the liberation of France on 9 December 2017, at the age of 99.[107]
• Edward Fletcher, WW2 veteran, Coquitlam BC, Canadian Army tank crewman, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier for his role in the liberation of France[108]
• Alan Charles Forster, WW2 veteran, Toronto, Ontario, Toronto Scottish Regiment, 1st Battalion, was awarded the Legion d'Honneur in the rank of Chevalier, 10 December 2015, order no. 12455LHE15, for his service in Normandy and exemplary service at St. Andre sur Orne where he was responsible for saving the lives of 60 soldiers who were pinned down by enemy fire.
• George William Fouchard (WO2 retd), WWII veteran, 3 Field (Repro) Survey Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in November 2015 for his participation in the liberation of France. George landed in late July 1944 and served throughout the Liberation of France and Netherlands as a cartographer[83]
• Gilbert George Fowlow, WWII veteran, Royal Canadian Artillery, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in November 2015 for his participation in the liberation of France[109]
• Warren Frizzell, WWII veteran Royal Canadian Navy on D-Day was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in 2014 for his participation in the liberation of France.
• Robert Garand (Bob), RCN Petty Officer. Garand was the Chief Engineer on the RCN landing craft, LCI-L 118, which lead the flotilla and was reportedly the first ship to arrive on Juno Beach on 6 June 1944. He was awarded the Legion of Honor in the rank of Knight for his participation in the liberation of France.
• Gerrard "Gerry" Gaudet (Cpl ret) WW II veteran, RCE, resident of Whalley, BC, landed at Bernieres Sur-Mer on D-Day morning with 20th Field Company RCE. The sappers cleared beach obstacles and repaired roads for the advance to Carpiquet airfield. Gaudet rejoined 23rd Field Company and served in France, Holland and Germany[110]
• Michel Gauvin, WWII veteran, Regiment de la Chaudiere, OC, CVO, DSO (1919–2003). Soldier and diplomat.
• Frederick George, WW2 veteran, New Brunswick, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier for his role in the liberation of France[111]
• Louis Hachey, WW2 veteran, in the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour for his role in the campaigns to liberate France following the D-Day Landings in the Second World War. Presented Saturday, 8 November 2014, at the Canadian War Museum, in Ottawa[90]
• Wilfred Charles Haden, WWII veteran with the Toronto Scottish Regiment was awarded Chevalier status August 2014 for his participation in the liberation of France.
• Harold Hague, WW2 veteran, Royal Canadian Navy 31st Canadian Minesweeper Flotilla, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier, from the government of France to honour his role in the Normandy invasion in the Second World War[112]
• John Hall, WWII veteran, Prince Albert, SK, DDay veteran, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in March 2015[113]
• Robert Earl Hanley, WWII veteran, Royal Canadian Air Force, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in November 2015 for his participation in the liberation of France[83]
• Kenneth Charles Hanna, WW2 veteran, in the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour for his role in the campaigns to liberate France following the D-Day Landings in the Second World War. Presented Saturday, 8 November 2014, at the Canadian War Museum, in Ottawa[90]
• Roy Hare, WW2 veteran, Sergeant Essex Scottish Regiment, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier for his role in the liberation of France. Sgt Hare describes his war as trudging and fighting through France, Belgium and Holland. He was captured on 12 Feb 45, near Louisendorf, Germany[104]
• Marlene Harnois, médaillée olympique JO Londres, décorée Chevalier par le Président de la République française, François Hollande, le 1er mars 2013.
• Frederick George Hicks, Staff Sergeant (Retd), WW2 veteran, in the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour for his role in the campaigns to liberate France following the D-Day Landings in the Second World War. Presented Saturday, 8 November 2014, at the Canadian War Museum, in Ottawa[90][114]
• John Edward Highley (1920–2019), WWII veteran, Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, of Ottawa was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier on 10 November 2015 for his participation in the liberation of France[83]
• Jack Henry Hilton, WWII veteran, RCAF 438 Squadron, of Calgary, was awarded the Chevalier on 9 October 2015 for his participation in the liberation of France.[115]
• Ernest "Ernie" Hingley, WWII veteran of the Italian Campaign and the DDay landings, Canadian Army, of Salmon River, Nova Scotia was awarded Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in February 2016.
• Frederick J Hjalmarson, Sapper (Ret'd) RCE, was a combat engineer with the 2nd Division, 6th Brigade, 11 Field Coy, 7 Pl. Presented the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier at his home in Williams Lake on 20 February 2015, as a surprise from his family. Well attended by family and the local press[116]
• Camillien Houde (1935), Canadian politician and Mayor of Montreal, appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
• Russell Hubley, Distinguished Flying Cross recipient and D-Day veteran; appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur
• Frederick Roy Hunt, WWII veteran, Royal Canadian Air Force, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in November 2015 for his participation in the liberation of France[83]
• Joseph Cleophas Marcel Huot, WWII veteran, Canadian Army, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in November 2015 for his participation in the liberation of France[83]
• Mark Hutchings, in the rank of Chevalier in the Legion of Honour.[117]
• Earl Ingram, WWII veteran RCAF, named a Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour in April 2015 for his participation in the Liberation of France with service in France and the Netherlands.
• Henry (Hank) Jackson, WW2 veteran, Royal Canadian Air Force 428 "Ghost" Sqn, a Halifax bomber rear gunner, flew 31 combat operations in 1943 and 1944, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in March 2017 for his participation in the liberation of France[118]
• Marcel "Marty" F. Joiner CD (1921–2017), WW2 veteran, Warrant Officer 2nd Class, Canadian Grenadier Guards, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier for his role in the liberation of France. Last surviving crewmember of Sherman tank Forceful III, now preserved at Canadian War Museum[119]
• Stewart Johns, WW2 veteran, Guardsman Canadian Grenadier Guards, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier for his role in the liberation of France. Received in Windsor, ON February 2016[104]
• G. Carleton Jones, Surgeon-General D.M.S, 20 August 1916, Prise d'Armes at No. 8 Canadian General Hospital, Saint Cloud, FR.
• Gerard Rene Juneau, WWII veteran, Royal Canadian Navy HMCS Rimouski, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in November 2015 for his participation in the liberation of France[83]
• Walter Kasper, WWII veteran, Royal Canadian Air Force pilot, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in November 2015 for his participation in the liberation of France[83]
• David Kettle, in the rank of Chevalier in the Legion of Honour.[117]
• Helen (Greer) Kerr, WWII veteran served as a Nursing Sister in the Canadian Army in France and England. She was awarded the Chevalier medal 5 November 2014 in Toronto for her participation in the liberation of France.
• Norman Harold Kirby, MM, North Shore Regiment, D Day Veteran. Fought from Normandy, the liberation of Holland, was one of the first Allied soldiers across the Rhine River. Awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in December 2014 in recognition of his services to France.
• Ralph Klein, (1942–2013), former Alberta premier for his role in nurturing ties between Alberta and France, which invests in the province's oilsands, was awarded the Legion of Honour in 2008 in the rank of Chevalier[120]
• Thomas J Lawson, former Chief of Defence (2012–2015), was made Commander of the Legion of Honour in 2016[121]
• Orville Thomas Lavigne, WW2 veteran, in the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour for his role in the campaigns to liberate France following the D-Day Landings in the Second World War. Presented Saturday, 8 November 2014, at the Canadian War Museum, in Ottawa[90]
• Edward Clarence Leask, D-Day veteran, in the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour. As a member of the Regina Rifles Regiment he stormed Juno Beach riding a motorcycle with a snorkel onto the shores. In addition to his role in the campaigns to liberate France, he also took part in the campaigns to liberate Holland. Presented 22 January 2015 at Vancouver Police Headquarters.[122]
• E. A. Le Bel, Lieut Col. (O.C.) 8 April 1917, No.8 Canadian General Hospital, Saint Cloud, FR.
• Gil Leclair/Leclerc (Sapper retired) veteran WWII, a member of 5th Field Company RCE landed at Bernières-sur-Mer on DDay+1 with several pieces of engineering equipment needed to support the advance. His main job during those first days on the beach was to disarm mines and subsequently he participated in the assault that liberated the airport at Caen. At the age of 90, Mr Leclair/Leclerc is one of the last living Quebec veterans to have taken part in the liberation of France and Europe.
• Dr. André M. Levesque, OMM, CD, FRSA, Ottawa, for his contributions to history, heritage, commemoration and recognition, in the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour, awarded 10 May 2018 at the French Embassy, Ottawa[117]
• Howard Leyton-Brown, WWII veteran RAF, pilot for Bomber Command. Presented 8 May 2015.
• Ronald Joseph Little, WWII veteran, Royal Canadian Electrical Mechanical Engineers, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in November 2015 for his participation in the liberation of France[83]
• William "Bill" Dalton Little, (1920–2019) MC CD, WWII veteran, Fort Garry Horse, Canadian Army, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier by the President of France, wounded on the beaches of Normandy and remained in the service after WW2.[123]
• Maurice Low, WWII veteran RCAF, navigator in a Royal Airforce pathfinder squadron stationed in Britain, in the rank of Knight in the Order of the Legion of Honour. On 30 November 1942 his Stirling bomber was shot down near Paris, and the two surviving crew members became Prisoners of War. The insignia was bestowed in Vancouver, British Columbia, on 30 October 2003[124]
• John MacIsaac, WW2 veteran, in the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour for his role in the campaigns to liberate France following the D-Day Landings in the Second World War. Presented Saturday, 8 November 2014, at the Canadian War Museum, in Ottawa[90]
• Bruce MacKenzie, Saanichton, BC, WW2 veteran, RCAF 441 Squadron Spitfire pilot, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier for his role in the liberation of France[125][126]
• Paul E. Martin, (25 March 1920 – 4 July 2016), Royal Winnipeg Rifles, WWII veteran awarded for participation in the D-Day landings and the liberation of France. Presented at the Royal Canadian Legion No. 7 in Winnipeg in 2015.
• Ralph Mayville, WW2 veteran, Private with Essex Scottish, First Special Service Force and Royal Canadian Regiment, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier for his role in the Liberation of France. Received in Windsor, ON February 2016[104]
• Ken McGregor, WW2 veteran, 11 Field Ambulance attached to the Essex Scottish Regiment, DDay, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in 2015 for his role in the campaigns to liberte France[127]
• Donald McIntosh, WWII veteran, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in the Legion of Honour for serving on HMCS Regina which escorted vulnerable merchant shipping back and forth in the English Channel in support of the DDay landings and subsequent reinforcement of the Normandy beachhead[128]
• Russell McKay (6 Feb 1920 – 29 March 2016), WW2 veteran, in the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour for his role in the campaigns to liberate France following the D-Day Landings in the Second World War. Presented Saturday, 8 November 2014, at the Canadian War Museum, in Ottawa[90]
• Donald Sadler McKechnie, WWII veteran, Royal Canadian Air Force, Lancaster bomber radio operator, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in November 2015 for his participation in the liberation of France. He flew 57 missions in Pathfinder squadrons between 1943 and 1944[83]
• Beverly McLachlin, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was made a Commander of the Legion of Honour by the Government of France in 2008[129]
• Madeleine Meilleur, an Ontarian MPP and Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs.
• George Melnechuk, WWII veteran, Royal Canadian Navy, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in November 2015 for his participation in the liberation of France[83]
• John R Milani, Major (ret) RCA, served with the 13 Field Regiment, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier for his participation in the liberation of France. He was presented with the medal by the French ambassador on 4 May 2015. In August 1944, he was decorated by the Provisional Government of France with the Croix de Guerre.[82]
• John Mitges, MMM, CD, Chief Warrant Officer (ret) WWII veteran RCE, of South Surrey, BC, with 18 Field Company, RCE that landed with the Nova Scotia Highlanders at Bernieres sur Mer before noon on 6 June. He later served in France, Holland and Germany. Postwar he trained as a glider pilot and parachutist, had two tours during the Korean War and retired from the Canadian Army in 1976.[83]
• James Moffat, of Belleville, Ontario, WW2 veteran, RCAF Halifax bomber crew, parachuted to safety after a mid-air collision over Belgium on 31 Mar 44, evaded capture, trained by Belgian resistance and three months fighting with the French resistance under the false name Charles Lebrun, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier for the liberation of France[130]
• Roland Moisan, of Sherbrooke, Quebec, WW2 veteran, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier, 8 November 2015 in Sherbrooke, Quebec[89]
• William Edward Moore, WWII veteran, Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in November 2015 for his participation in the liberation of France. He was wounded servicing a Sherman tank, but recovered and later served in the Korean War[83]
• Kim Morgan, Toronto, WW2 veteran of the British Army Woman Corps, for her role as a staff car driver to senior staff, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier[131]
• Roger Morin (1921–2018), WWII veteran, Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in Sherbrooke, Quebec in April 2017 for his participation in the liberation of France. He enrolled in 1940, was mobilized in 1941, trained as a Sherman tank crewman, landed on D-Day and served until demobilization in October 1945, when he transferred to the reserves serving another 25 years.[132]
• Thomas Kenneth Moynihan, WW2 veteran, Second Survey Regiment of the Royal Canadian Artillery, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier on 4 February 2017 in Mississauga, Ontario for his participation in the liberation of France. He landed on Juno Beach in July 1944 to proceed inland and located German artillery[133]
• 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[134]
• George Murphy, WW2 veteran, in the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour for his role in the campaigns to liberate France following the D-Day Landings in the Second World War. Presented Saturday, 8 November 2014, at the Canadian War Museum, in Ottawa[90]
• Leonard W. Murray (1945), Rear Admiral and Commander in Chief of Canadian Northwest Atlantic, architect of the Battle of the Atlantic; appointed Commandeur with Military Cross and Palm de la Légion d'Honneur[84]
• Jacques Nadeau, St-Jean sur Richelieu, Quebec, WW2 veteran, who invaded France twice in Dieppe in 1942 and Normandy in 1944, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier, 8 November 2015 in Sherbrooke, Quebec[89]
• Walter Natynczky, General Canadian Armed Forces, former Chief of the Defence Staff, appointed Commander of la Légion d'Honneur[113]
• Germain Nault, Sherbrooke, Quebec, WW2 veteran, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier, 8 November 2015 in Sherbrooke, Quebec[89]
• Blair Neatby, WWII veteran, 17th Duke of York Canadian Hussars, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in November 2015 for his participation in the liberation of France[83]
• Percy W. Nelles (1946), Admiral and Chief of the Naval Staff during the Second World War; appointed Commandeur[85]
• Robert Ness, WWII veteran North Shore Regiment, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier August 2014 for his participation in the liberation of France. He served in the liberation of Holland, where he lost his brother.
• Bill Nicoll (Sapper) WWII RCE, 20th Field Company, landed on D+10. He supported actions in Caen, bridging the Seine, the rescue of airborne troops near Arnheim, bomb disposal tasks including destroying V-1 launch sites.[86]
• Allan Robert Peter Notman (1922–2018), WWII veteran, 17th Duke of York Canadian Hussars, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in November 2015 for his participation in the liberation of France[83]
• Jean Paul O'Reiley, Repentigny, Québec, WW2 veteran, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier, 8 November 2015 in Sherbrooke, Quebec[89]
• Alexander Taylor Page, WW2 veteran, in the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour for his role in the campaigns to liberate France following the D-Day Landings in the Second World War. Presented Saturday, 8 November 2014, at the Canadian War Museum, in Ottawa[90]
• Jim Parks, WW2 veteran, DDay lander with the Winnipeg Rifles was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier[135][136]
• Wilder Penfield, a Canadian neurosurgeon.
• Russell S Perkins (23 Jan 1923 – 25 September 2019), WWII veteran, 6th Anti-tank regiment, was awarded the National Order of the Legion of Honour, Chevalier, 9 November 2016 at the Embassy of France in Ottawa, Ontario Canada, by the French Ambassador to Canada, Nicolas Chapuis, for his participation in the liberation of France. "Serving as a gunner with the 6th Anti-Tank Regiment, Russell S. Perkins landed at Juno Beach on 6 June 1944. Notable moments in Mr. Perkins' service include his contributions to the Battle of the Falaise Pocket in August 1944." Also participated in Operation Veritable, the Battle of the Reichswald[137]
• Frank Herbert Dedrick Pickersgill, Captain, 2 Intelligence Company, Canadian Intelligence Corps, posthumously awarded in a ceremony on 12 December 1950 at the French embassy in Ottawa, Ontario.
• Desmond Piers, Rear Admiral and former commanding officer of HMCS Algonquin; appointed Commandeur de la Légion d'Honneur.
• Zbigniew Pierscianowski, WW2 veteran, in the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour for his role in the campaigns to liberate France following the D-Day Landings in the Second World War. Presented Saturday, 8 November 2014, at the Canadian War Museum, in Ottawa[90]
• Wallace Pike (1899–1999), WWI veteran of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. Awarded in 1998, by French Ambassador Denis Bauchard[84]
• Donald Andrew Potvin, Tank Driver, GGFG, 4th Canadian Armored Division, 4th Armored Brigade, 21st Canadian Armored Regiment, received the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in December 2014 for his participation in the Liberation of France. Serving in England, France (D-Day), Belgium and the Netherlands.
• Wilf Pound, WW2 veteran, Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier on 11 November 2014 Remembrance Day, at his residence in Brighton, Ontario, for his participation in the liberation of France[138]
• Kenneth Pratt, Sapper (retired), WWII veteran RCE of Smithers British Columbia, 7th Field Company RCE. Pratt has the distinction of landing in France twice. His company landed in Dieppe (Aug 42) and Pratt was one of 3 of the original 60 men who returned to England after the raid. The remainder either killed, missing, captured or wounded in action. Two years later he landed on Juno Beach on D-Day. Pratt served in England, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.
• Claude Provost, WW2 veteran, Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier on 2 December 2014 in Moose Creek, Ontario, for his participation in the liberation of France[139]
• Arthur Ramshaw, WWII veteran, 8th Canadian Reconnaissance Battalion. He landed at Juno Beach in Normandy on 12 July 1944 – one month after D-Day. Presented 8 May 2015[140]
• Vincent Reed, Trooper (retd) 1st Armoured Personnel Carrier Regiment "The Kangaroos". In 2014 Vince Reed was awarded the French Legion of Honour medal in recognition of his part in liberating France from Nazi Tyranny. Sadly, Mr. Reed died before receiving his medal. (Kangaroo Regimental Association, 2016)
• Raymond Reierson, WW2 veteran Canadian Artillery, former Member of the Alberta Legislature, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier for his role in the liberation of France[141]
• 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.[142]
• Raymond Robertson, WW2 veteran, for his role in the battle of Normandy.
• Peter Roper, Montreal, WW2 veteran, RAF 198 Squadron Typhoon pilot parachuted to safety after being shot down while hunting German tanks on 7 Jun 44, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier for his role in the liberation of France[143]
• Herbert Victor Rorke, WWI, Lieutenant Colonel, Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur, 20th Batt., CEF
• John Walter Ross, WWII, First Canadian Parachute Battalion, presented 6 June 2014, in Normandy, France.
• Henry Eric Rowbottom, WWII, Radar Operator, HMS Kempenfeld, awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier for his role in the liberation of France.
• Arthur (Art) Ruddock, WWII veteran, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, resident of Kelowna BC, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in September 2016 for his participation in the liberation of France[144]
• James Stuart Scharf, WWII veteran, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in November 2015 for his participation in the liberation of France[83]
• George Donald Skerkowski, WW2 veteran, Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (MG), (1926–2016), awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier in 2014 for his participation in the liberation of France[114]
• Harriet (Hallie) J.T. Sloan CM CD BN, LCol (retd) (1917–2016), WW2 nursing veteran with 8th Canadian General Hospital. Sloan landed in Normandy in July 1944 and served in North West Europe until VEDay. She remained in the service after the end of the war. In an active retirement she was a military nursing consultant for the film The English Patient. She received many honours, including the Order of Canada in 2004 and the Legion of Honour in 2015[145]
• Eric G Smith, DFC CD Air Medal (US), S/L (retd) (1921–2019), RCAF, WW2 and Korea veteran aviator, Knight of the Legion of Honour awarded in Ottawa. A pilot who flew propeller aircraft against German fighters, and 50 sorties on exchange in USAF F86 Sabre jets against North Korean MiGs.[146]
• Donald Somerville, Sapper (retd) RCE landed in France on 11 July 1944 with 23rd Field Company. His company was notable for their assault boat crossings of the Seine River near Pont De L'Arche and later for evacuating paratroopers back across the Nederrijn River during Operation Market Garden.[91][92]
• Henry Stevens, WW2 veteran, in the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour for his role in the campaigns to liberate France following the D-Day Landings in the Second World War. Presented Saturday, 8 November 2014, at the Canadian War Museum, in Ottawa[90]
• Herbert Arthur Strutt, WWII veteran RCAF, 411 Squadron, 126 airfield, 2nd TAF. At age 95 was appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur 16 February 2015 in recognition for his role in the liberation of France.
• Calvin J. Taylor, WW2 veteran, in the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour for his role in the campaigns to liberate France following the D-Day Landings in the Second World War. Presented Saturday, 8 November 2014, at the Canadian War Museum, in Ottawa[90]
• Jack Tennant, Winnipeg, WW2 veteran, Royal Canadian Signals, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier[147]
• Joseph Robert Tetrault, Montreal, Quebec, WWII veteran, Royal Montreal Regiment, was awarded the rank of Knight of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour as of 27 October 2014 for his brave work in the liberation of France following the D-Day landings in Normandy.
• Georges Turgeon, Magog, Quebec, WW2 veteran, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier, 8 November 2015 in Sherbrooke, Quebec[89]
• Mr. Fred Turnbull, WW2 veteran, Royal Canadian Navy landing craft bowman-gunner, resident of Nova Scotia, was presented the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier at Canadian Forces Base Halifax on 9 June 2017, for his participation in the Liberation of France during the DDay landings[148]
• John "Jake" "Jack" Urie, WW2 veteran, former federal court Justice and Honorary Colonel of the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa, (1920–2016), was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier at his residence in Ottawa on 2 February 2015, for his participation in the liberation of France[149][150]
• Alphonse Vautour, WW2 veteran, New Brunswick, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier for his role in the liberation of France[151][152]
• Ernest Viger, Sherbrooke, Quebec, WW2 veteran, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier, 8 November 2015 in Sherbrooke, Quebec[89]
• Lawson Arthur Walsh, (14 February 1899 – 25 December 2001) WW I veteran awarded for service in the Battle of Vimy Ridge[153]
• Wallace "Wally" Watson, Private, WWII veteran, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SDG) Highlanders, awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour medal on 22 December 2014
• Bruce Westgarth, WW2 veteran, in the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour for his role in the campaigns to liberate France following the D-Day Landings in the Second World War. Presented Saturday, 8 November 2014, at the Canadian War Museum, in Ottawa[90]
• George Whitefield, Lieutenant, WWII veteran, Gray and Simcoe Foresters, for his role in the campaign to liberate France following the D-Day landings, in a ceremony in Thunder Bay, Ontario in July 2016[154]
• Ian Wilson, Winnipeg, WW2 veteran, RCAF 411 Squadron, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier for his participation in the liberation of France.
• Ernest Charles Wyatt, Victoria, BC. WW2 veteran, RCN, was awarded the Legion of Honour in the rank of Chevalier. Served aboard HMCS Camrose at D-Day. Deceased 3 February 2016, a week before formal presentation[155]
• Charles C. Harvey, Pte. Algonquin Regiment, Canadian infantry. Awarded Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur, September 2014. CC Harvey wears this honour proudly in representation for the sacrifices of his buddies with whom he served in the NW Europe campaign.

• Ma Chengyuan (1998). Archaeologist, Director of Shanghai Museum[156]
• Gong Li (2010), actress, was appointed Commandeur for contributions to film[157]

• Baron Claudio Brindis de Salas Garrido (1852–1911). Cuban musician.
• Dr. Carlos Finlay (1833–1915). Cuban physician and scientist.
• Loipa Araújo (born c. 1940). Prima ballerina and ballet teacher[158]
• Alfredo Guevara (1925–2013). Cuban intellectual and politician.
• Alicia Alonso (born 1921). Cuban prima ballerina assoluta.
• Dr. Domingo Gómez Gimeránez (1903–1978). Cuban physician and scientist.
• Fulgencio Batista (1901–1973). Cuban president and dictator.
• Eduardo Torres Cuevas (born 1942). Cuban professor and historian.
• Eusebio Leal (born 1942). Cuban historian.
• Josefina Méndez (1941–2007). Cuban ballet dancer.
• Miguel Barnet (born 1940). Cuban writer.
• Dr. Rodrigo Alvarez Cambra (born 1934). Cuban physician.
• Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada (1871–1939). Cuban president.
• Emilio Núñez Portuondo (1898–1978). Cuban politician.
• Maria Lopez Vigil. Cuban writer.
• Gonzalo de Quesada y Aróstegui (1868–1915). Cuban politician.
• Cosme de la Torriente y Peraza (1872–1956). Cuban politician.
• Dr. Joaquín Albarrán (1860–1912). Cuban physician.
• Dr. José A. Presno Bastiony (1876–1953). Cuban physician.

• Marie Chatardová (born 1963). Czech Ambassador to France (2010–2016). Commander.[159]
• Tomáš Prouza (born 1973). Czech State Secretary for EU Affairs (2014–2017). Chevalier.[160]

• Alfredo Pareja Diezcanseco (June 1992), received the honor for presiding the Bicentennial of the French Revolution Committee.

Chevalier

• Wael Abouelmaaty, General Manager
• Hazem Al Beblawi, Egyptian economist[161]

Commander

• Ras Nado Abba Wollo, Ethiopian Duke and governor of the Western Provinces, he had chaired the mission sent to Europe in September 1924 to submit Ethiopia's application for admission to the League of Nations. Returning from Geneva, he was received in audience by the President of the Republic who gave him the insignia[162]

Officier

• The only German ever awarded the Grand Cross was Wilhelm I, who received it for saving numerous soldiers' lives during the war with his decisive actions. On one occasion, Wilhelm decided to delay the bombardment in the German siege of Paris, which led to significantly less casualties than an earlier bombardment would have caused. Additionally, during the Paris Commune, Wilhelm led German troops to assist in suppressing the revolt and relayed German medical knowledge to French doctors, enabling them to treat otherwise mortal wounds.
• Richard Strauss, conductor and leading composer of the early modern era, awarded the Croix d'Officier (Officer's Cross) on 14 June 1914. Previously awarded the Croix de Chevalier (Knight's Cross) in 1907.

Chevalier

• Heinrich Strobel, musicologist (1957) appointed Chevalier for his support and promotion of New Music.[163]
• Manfred Rommel, son of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and Mayor of Stuttgart from 1974 to 1996. Worked hard to build and maintain good relations between France and Germany several decades after World War II.
• Martin Richenhagen is a German-American businessman who was appointed Chevalier for his role as CEO of AGCO, a farming equipment manufacturer. Upon conferring the decoration on Richenhagen, Chevalier Dr. Monique Seefried praised his company's "willingness to expand and develop in Europe, and especially in France where AGCO’s French-made tractors are admired and respected."[164]

Chevalier

• Ilias Lalaounis, pioneer of Greek jewelry and an internationally renowned goldsmith
• Spyridon Flogaitis, professor of public law at the University of Athens and former judge[165]
• Marianna Vardinoyannis, UNESCO ambassador and head of the Elpida (Hope) Children's Oncology Hospital in Athens[166][167]
• Dora Bakoyannis, Greek politician
• Yiannis Boutaris, Mayor of Thessaloniki, businessman, winemaker

Officier

• Andreas Dracopoulos, Greek philanthropist, Co-President of the Board of Directors of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation

• Anson Chan (2009), served as the former Chief Secretary, the second highest position in the Hong Kong Government, both before and after the transfer of sovereignty, recognized for her distinguished career and her major contribution to the promotion of gender equality, freedom of press and democratic debate, values of universal significance[168]
• Wong Kar Wai (2006), director, was accorded the Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur[169]
• Carrie Lam (2015), for her longstanding support for French presence in Hong Kong, as well as for the friendship between France and Hong Kong.[170]
• Prof. Lu Jian (2017), Vice-President (Research and Technology) (VPRT) and Dean of Graduate Studies at City University of Hong Kong (CityU), was bestowed with the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur[171][172][173]

Janab JM Abdul Aziz of Saigon born in Koothanallur wears the Legion on his left among other Orders

Grand Cross

Grand Officer

Commander

Officer

Knight

• Havaldar Maruti Jadhav, of the 3rd Sappers & Miners for his gallantry during World War I.
• JM Abdul Aziz (1932), Businessman born in Koothanallur, India. Running large conglomerate in Vietnam, from Jaana Dynasty in Koothanallur.
• Prof Mouhamed (1934), a Tamil born in Pondicherry of French India was awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur. He was also the principal of lycee francaise Pondicherry during the French rule in India
• Mohamed Haniff (1937), a Tamil born in Pondicherry of French India was accorded the Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur. He was also the Deputy Mayor of Pondicherry during the French rule in India[190][191]
• S. R. Rana (1951), Indian political activist[192]
• Virappin Waradarassou (1954)—a Tamil born in Pondicherry of French India was accorded the Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur and Officier de l’Etoile d’Anjouan.
• Sivaji Ganesan, First Indian Actor, Marlon Brando of India 1995
• M.M. Houssaine (1999), Govt Town Cazy Pondicherry
• Nallam Venkataramayya medical surgeon and director of Clinic Nallam[193]
• Zubin Mehta (2001), a conductor[194]
• Alarmel Valli (2004), (India), Bharatanatyam dancer
• C. N. R. Rao (2005), a chemist and Head of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India[195]
• E. Sreedharan (2005), (India), Metro Man, Konkan Railway, Delhi Metro, Kochi Metro and Other Related Rail Developments[196]
• G. R. Gopinath (2006), Founder and Chairman of Air Deccan.[197]
• Dr. Bikas Chandra Sanyal (2007), Indian educationist & Directeur de Recherche Associe, Honoraire Universite de Versailles-St-Quentin-en-Yvelines[198]
• Nadir Godrej (2008), Industrialist and managing director of Godrej Industries
• Karambir Singh Kang (2010), general manager of the Taj Mahal Hotel for his unwavering commitment to duty despite personal loss in the 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks[199]
• N. S. Ramanuja Tatacharya (2012), Sanskrit scholar, author and researcher[200]
• Dr. N. Balaubramanian, director of CERTH INDIA, was bestowed with the highest civilian award Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur, on behalf of the president of France, by Mr François Richier, Ambassador of France to India at the Ananda Inn on 6 May 2013[201]
• Anjali Gopalan (2013), Executive Direcrrtor, The Naz Foundation India Trust, Advocate for LGBT rights and children and mothers living with HIV[202]
• Shahrukh Khan (2014), actor, producer[203]
• Manish Arora (2016), Punjabi fashion designer[204]
• Raja Mohan (2016), academic, journalist and foreign policy analyst[205]
• Kamal Haasan (2016), Tamil actor, dancer, film director, screenwriter, producer, playback singer, lyricist and politician (Party in Tamil Nadu-Makkal Needhi Maiam)
• Soumitra Chatterjee (2018), Bengali actor[204]
• Azim Premji (2018), Founder and Chairman of Wipro Limited & Azim Premji Foundation[206]
• A. S. Kiran Kumar (2019)[207]

• Ali Amini (1962), former prime minister; Grand Croix[208]
• Bahram Aryana (1966), former Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces; Grand Officer
• Kambiz Behnia, Associate professor in the Department of Highway and Transportation Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, at the University of Tehran.
• Shirin Ebadi (2006), human rights lawyer.
• Houshang Hafezipour, chemical engineer.
• Mohsen Rais, (1947), ambassador and cabinet minister, Grand Officer
• Ansari Mirza Saeed Khan, Former Foreign Minister.
• Ali-Akbar Siassi, Iranian intellectual, psychologist and politician during the 1930s and 1960s, serving as the country's Foreign Minister, Minister of Education, Chancellor of University of Tehran, and Minister of State without portfolio, Commandeur. ref
• Nasrine Seraji (2011), Architect[209]

• Joseph O'Kelly (1828–1885), Franco-Irish composer and pianist, "Chevalier" in 1881[210]
• Henri O'Kelly (1859–1938), Franco-Irish composer and church musician, "Chevalier" in 1931[211]
• Edward Westby Donovan, who fought in the Crimean War, was appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur[212]
• Mary Ryan (15 July 1935), Professor of French at University College Cork,[213] first woman professor on island of Ireland. Awarded the Légion d'Honneur for services to the French language.
• Sean Walsh,[214] 79th Armoured Division (Royal Merchant Navy) Cork, Ireland and Canada. D Day December 1941
• Monsignor Professor Brendan Devlin (November 2001) was invested as an Officier de la Légion d'Honneur.
• Alan Dukes (2004), former Irish minister and former leader of Fine Gael is an Officier de la Légion d'Honneur[215]
• 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[216]
• Patrick Gillen (8 December 2014), formerly of 6 Commando, landed Sword Beach 6 June 1944 was appointed Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur
• Canon Robert William Marsden (26 January 2016), WW2 veteran, was presented the Legion d'honneur from the French Ambassador in Dublin[217]
• Daniel McAllister (1886–1978), car mechanic, businessman, was appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur for services rendered during the German occupation of Paris
• Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (2014) was awarded the Légion d’Honneur by French president Francois Hollande[218]
  

  Daniel McAllister, centre wearing American Legion cap and grey suit being conferred with Legion of Honor in Paris
• Michael d'Alton (26 January 2015) Veteran of the D-Day Landings on 6 June 1944[219]
• Grace Neville (2015), former professor of French at University College, Cork[220]
• Lt General Pat Nash EUFOR Chad Commander[221]
• 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[222]
• 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.

• Binyamin Amirà (1966), mathematician
• Claude Meyer, 25 June 2014 in Beersheva Israel
• Pinhas Motot, Nir Etzion, July 2017. For fighting in Charles de Gaulles free France army in Normandy, and later on in the liberation of Paris.[223][224]
• Aharon Nahmias, Paris, (26 April 1989). Was appointed Chevalier, 10–11 Knesset member, Deputy Speaker of the Knesset & mayor of the city of Safed.
• Amos Oz (1997), writer, journalist
• Menachem Savidor, Speaker of the Israeli Parliament.

Giustino Fortunato, prime minister of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

• Giustino Fortunato, was decorated with the Grand Cross[225]
• Foresto Umberto Moggi (1900–1987). Battle name Fusco, was decorated 27 May 1935, Knight of the Legion of Honor. Lutenet Cornel and 1° Naval Squadron Commander of the Royal Navy of Italy. Saved to France and further more to England documents regarding the Antifascist resistance of Italy.
• Umberto Eco (1932–2016), Officer in 2003.
• Franca Sozzani (1950–), Editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia, was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour last March 2012.
• Giuseppe Verdi Grand-Croix 1894.
• Alessandro Volta, Chevalier, 26 August 1806[226]
• Federico Fellini, in 1984.
• Monica Bellucci, Chevalier, 25 November 2016.
• Stefano Chmielewski, Officier, 30 Décembre 2016[227]

Of 1,500 non-French recipients, 1/10 are Japanese[228]

• Akihito, the Emperor Emeritus, was appointed Grand Croix[229]
• Chiaki Mukai (2015), the first female Asian astronaut, was appointed Chevalier[230]
• Otsuka Akihiko (2014), former chairman of Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd., was appointed Officer[231]
• Mikitani Hiroshi (2014), entrepreneur and founder of Rakuten[232]
• Riyoko Ikeda (2009), author of the popular manga series The Rose of Versailles, was appointed Chevalier in 2009.[233]
• Kiyoshi Sumiya, was appointed Commandeur in 1994[234]
• Toyoda Shoichiro (2005), former chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation, was appointed Commandeur in 1998, Grand Officier in 2005[235]

• Awn Al-Khasawneh, former Prime Minister of Jordan, former judge and Vice-President of the International Court of Justice, Grand Officier.[236]
• Abdullah Ensour, Abdullah Ensour is a Jordanian economist who was Prime Minister of Jordan between October 2012 and May 2016. A veteran statesman and politician, he has held various cabinet positions in Jordanian government in addition to being prime minister[237]
• Dina Kawar, a binational Jordanian diplomat who was the ambassador of Jordan to France in 2003[238]

Brigadier General Georges Chedid. (Knight, 2011)

• Brigadier General Georges Chedid, (Knight, 2011).
• Mona El Hallak Ghaibeh, Architect, curator, director, NGO Founder
• Adnan Kassar, businessman, former head of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and former cabinet minister[239]
• Nawaf Salam, Lebanese diplomat.
• Saad Hariri, (2007) Prime minister[240]
• Ziyad Baroud, (officier; 2011) former Minister of Interior and Municipalities and prominent civil society activist[241]
• Keserwan el Khazen, president of the national bloc, knight of the legion
• May Arida (Knight, 1978), supporter of the arts and international exchange.
• Lamia Moubayed Bissat (Knight, 2015)[242]

• Nano Ružin (2012) Professor of political sciences, Macedonian Ambassador to NATO and presidential candidate of the Liberal Democratic Party of Macedonia (LDP) in 2009.
• Kaliopa Krivasija-Stilinovic, (2015), French honorary consul in Bitola, Macedonia[243]
• Luan Starova, (2017), writer, translator, diplomat[244]
• Sasko Stefkov, (2010), Ancien Ministre, Ambassadeur de Macédoine auprès de l’Union Européenne, auprès du Royaume de Belgique et du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ainsi qu’auprès de la République Hellénique.[245]

• Admiral Mohammad Anwar Mohammad Nor,[246] Chief of Defence Force of Malaysia (2007)[247]
• Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (2010), 13th King of Malaysia, was appointed Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
• Ambiga Sreenevasan (2011), a Malaysian lawyer who served as the President of the Malaysian Bar Council.
• Michelle Yeoh (2007, 2012), a Hong Kong-based Malaysian actress, dancer, and model. Awarded Chevalier in 2007 for contributions of films and media,[248] and appointed Officer in 2012[249]
• Sharafuddin of Selangor (2012), 9th Sultan of Selangor, was appointed Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour.
• Mervin Nambiar (2013), a Malaysian-born Sales Chief for AFP[250]
• Tony Fernandes (2013), co-founder of budget airline AirAsia, was appointed Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour[251]
• 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[252]
• Tengku Zatashah binti Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah (2017), former President of Alliance Française de Kuala Lumpur, was appointed Chevalier of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
• Admiral Tan Sri Ahmad Kamarulzaman bin Ahmad Badaruddin, Chief of the Royal Malaysian Navy (2018)

1901 – Caballero – Légion d'honneur – Fernando Ferrari Pérez

Chevalier

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

The precise reference for his award is: Republique Française – Ordre National de Légion d' Honneur – Président de la Republique Motivation: Ingegneur de Mines. Date: Decret du 3 July 1901. Vu, sélle et enregistré 19 April 1901. Décoration de Chevalier of 'Ordre National de Légion d' Honneur.

Commander

• Víctor Manuel Villaseñor (1962), politician and industrialist. He manufactured Renault automobiles in Mexico from 1960 to 1970[253][254]

Chevalier

• Manuel Mondragón, General.
• María Félix (1996), actress[255]
• Jesús Kumate Rodríguez, physician[256]
• Jose Enrique Villa Rivera, Director General (2003–2009) of the National Polytechnic Institute, one of the best universities in Mexico.
• Guadalupe Loaeza (2003), writer.
• Jacobo Zabludovsky (2004), journalist[257]
• Salma Hayek (2012), actress[258]
• Mario J. Molina (2012), chemist[259]
• Major General Leonardo González García (2012), Mexican Air Force Commander.
• Carmen Aristegui (2012), journalist[260]
• Miguel Escobedo, attorney at law, Mexico City
• Manuel Azueta Perillos, Naval Commander and national hero for his actions at Veracruz in 1914.
• Bernardo Gómez-Pimienta (2007)[261]
• Octavio Paredes López (2013)
• Alejandro Ramirez (2014)[262]
• Gabriela Cuevas (2017)[263]

• Bekhbat Khasbazar (1955), diplomat, Mongolian ( Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, and President of the Independent Research Institute of Mongolia (IRIM))

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Thami El Glaoui, Pasha of Marrakech

Grand Cross

• Moulay Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman, also known as Muhammad IV (1873), Sultan of Morocco from 1859 to 1873[264]
• Thami El Glaoui (1925), better known in English-speaking countries as T'hami El Glaoui or Lord of the Atlas, was the Pasha of Marrakech from 1912 to 1956[264]
• Mahamed Tazi (1913), Mendoub of Tanger. Representing the Sultan in Tanger from 1913 to 1950

• Mohamed Tazi (1941), Pasha of Fez

Grand Cross

• King Tribhuvan of Nepal (1954)
• King Mahendra of Nepal (1956)
• King Birendra of Nepal (1983)
• Maharaja Chandra Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Prime Minister of Nepal (1929; Grand Officer: 1925)
• Maharaja Juddha Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Prime Minister of Nepal (1934)
• Maharaja Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Prime Minister of Nepal (1949)
• Maharajkumar Shanker Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Ambassador to France (1949)
• Maharajkumar Sharad Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Director-General of Foreign Affairs (1950)
• Maharajkumar Bijay Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Director-General of Foreign Affairs (1950)

Grand Officer

• Maharajkumar Kaiser Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Director-General of Foreign Affairs (1934)
• Maharajkumar Singh Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of St. James (1939)

Grand Cross

• Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands (2014), King of the Netherlands
• Joseph Luns (1954), diplomat, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs and the 5th Secretary General of NATO.

Commander

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

Officer

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

Chevalier

• Harry Martens (2017), Veteran war in Middle-East.
• Geert Mak (2009), Dutch journalist and a non-fiction writer
• Winy Maas (2011), Dutch architect and Urban planner[265]
• Max Wolff (1926), Veteran WW2
• Herman van den Bergh (2015), Veteran WW2

Grand Officer

• William Fergusson Massey (1921), Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1912 to 1925, appointed Grand Officier in recognition of New Zealand's contribution during World War I[266][267][268]

Commander

• Sir Francis Dillon Bell KCMG CB MLC (1889), New Zealand politician and representative at the 1889 Paris World fair and exhibition[269]
• Lieutenant Colonel James Waddell (1920), New Zealand born officer in the French Foreign Legion during World War I. Appointed Chevalier in 1915, and Officier in 1917[270]
• 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[271]
• Sir Archibald McIndoe CBE FRCS (1946) pioneering New Zealand plastic surgeon who worked for the Royal Air Force rehabilitating badly burned aircrew during World War II[272]
• Jean Robertson McKenzie CBE (1956), New Zealand diplomat and first chargé d'affaires to the newly opened New Zealand diplomatic post in Paris[273]
• 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[273]

Officer

• Thomas William Hislop (1889), New Zealand politician and representative at the 1889 Paris World fair and exhibition[270]
• Sir Walter Lawry Buller KCMG (1889), New Zealand politician, naturalist and ornithologist who displayed at the 1889 Paris World fair and exhibition[270]
• 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[274][275][276]
• 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[274][277][278]
• 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[277][279][280]
• Colonel Sir James Allen GCMG KCB (1922) New Zealand Minister of Defence during World War I[267][268][281]
• 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[282]
• Nancy Wake AC GM (1988), New Zealand born member of the French Resistance and Special Operations Executive during World War II. Appointed Chevalier in 1970[272]
• Professor John Dunmore CMNZ (2007), prominent New Zealand academic, author on French history in the Pacific and long-time president of the New Zealand Federation des Alliances Francaises[283]

Chevalier

• Jean Michel Camille Malfroy(1889), New Zealand representative at the 1889 Paris World fair and exhibition.
• Major General Robert Young KCB CMG DSO (1916), New Zealand Army officer in recognition of services on Gallipoli[284][285]
• Major Norman Frederick Hastings DSO (1916), New Zealand Army officer in recognition of services on Gallipoli[284][285]
• Major General Sir George Spafford Richardson KBE (1916), New Zealand Army officer attached to the Royal Navy Division on Gallipoli[286][287]
• 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[274][288]
• Lieutenant James Lloyd Findlay MC (1917), New Zealand officer with the East Surrey Regiment on the Western Front during World War I[274][289]
• Lieutenant Colonel Cuthbert Trelawder MacLean DSO MC (1918), a New Zealand Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force officer during World War I[290][291]
• Lieutenant Colonel Charles Hellier Davies Evans DSO (1919), Commander of the New Zealand Cyclist Corps on the Western Front during World War I[280][292]
• Brigadier James Hargest CBE DSO & 2 bars MC ED MP (1919), New Zealand Army officer on the Western Front during World War I[279][293]
• Major Henry Whitehorn (1919), New Zealand Army officer who served in the Sinai during World War I[294][295]
• Colonel Robert Logan CB (1919), New Zealand Army officer and Administrator of Samoa during World War I in "recognition of valuable services"[296][297][298]
• Colonel Sir Robert Heaton Rhodes KCVO KBE VD (1920), New Zealand politician and special commissioner to the Red Cross during World War I[299][300]
• Major General Alfred William Robin KCMG CB (1922), Commandant of New Zealand Military Forces during World War I[300][301]
• Reverend Hadden Kingston Vickery (1934), head of the Auckland Flying Angel Mission to Seaman and host of French Naval visits to Auckland[302]
• John Alexander (1934), President of the Auckland Branch of the Navy League and host of French Warship visits to Auckland[302]
• George William Hutchison (1934), Mayor of Auckland City and host to French Naval visits to Auckland[302]
• Bishop Francis William Mary Redwood (1934), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Wellington, Metropolitan of New Zealand[302]
• Miss Jean Gardner Batten CBE OSC (1936), New Zealand aviator[302]
• Commander Charles Henry Tarr Palmer (1938), President of the Auckland Branch of the Navy League of New Zealand and host to French Warship visits[302]
• Sir Ernest Hyam Davies (1938), Mayor of Auckland City and host to French Naval visits to Auckland[302]
• Bishop James Michael Liston CMG (1938) Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland during the centenary of the Catholic Church in New Zealand[302]
• Sir Carrick Hey Robertson (1938), Chief Medical Officer of the Mater Misericordiae Hospital of Auckland during the centenary of the Catholic Church in New Zealand[302]
• Doctor William Marshall MacDonald CBE (1939), President of the Wellington French Club (subsequently the Alliance Française)[302]
• 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[303]
• Wing Commander Lloyd Julius Joel DFC & Bar (1945), RAF Operations Staff concerned with the Special Air operations that dropped agents and saboteurs into France during World War II[304]
• Major Nigel Frazer Neilson MC (1946), liaison officer to the French Special Air Service serving in France after the Allied landings during World War II.
• Professor Fraser Mackenzie (1954), New Zealand born Professor of French language and literature at the University of Birmingham.
• Patrick Joseph Twomey (1956), New Zealand marist brother and Member Leper Trust Board, who devoted his life in service of Lepers and in the South West Pacific.
• Doctor Eric Hattaway Bridgman OBE (1956), Member Leper Trust Board who volunteered at the Orofara Leper Hospital in Tahiti.
• Doctor Roy Granville McElroy CMG (1970), Honorary Consular Agent of France in Auckland from 1948 to 1972.
• Professor Allwyn Charles Keys (1970), Professor Emeritus of French and Romance Philology at Auckland University and President of the Auckland French Club from 1943 to 1968.
• Doctor Leslie Cecil Lloyd Averill (1973), first up the ladder during the liberation of Le Quesnoy in 1918, in commemoration of World War I[305]
• Mrs Phillis Beatrice Harding (1997), for 30 years service to the Alliance Francaise in New Zealand, including 2 years as President.
• John Eric Beveridge (1998), New Zealand veteran of the Western Front in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I[305]
• Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence Maurice "Curly" Blyth (1998), New Zealand veteran of the Western Front in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I[305]
• Arthur Roger Carre Claridge (1998), New Zealand veteran of the Western Front in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I[305]
• Robert Vincent Closey (1998), New Zealand veteran of the Western Front in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I[305]
• James Arthur Jerram (1998), New Zealand veteran of the Western Front in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I[305]
• Edward Lucas (1998), New Zealand veteran of the Western Front in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I[305]
• William Ralph Stephen Owen (1998), New Zealand veteran of the Western Front in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I[305]
• Earnest Ronald Spriggs (1998), New Zealand veteran of the Western Front in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I[305]
• Bright Ernest Williams (1998), New Zealand veteran of the Western Front in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War I[305]
• Professor Darrell Tryon (2004), New Zealand born Professor of Linguistics Emeritus in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University in Canberra.
• Squadron Leader John Gordon Pattison DSO DFC (2004), New Zealand World War II fighter pilot in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings[306]
• Ms Phyllis Jason-Smith (2005), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings[307]
• Ballantyne Dennison (2005), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings.
• Anthony Bain (2005), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings[308]
• David Irwin (2005), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings[308]
• Leonard Jane (2005), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings[308]
• Maurice Mayston (2005), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings[308]
• Herbert Christison (2005), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings[308]
• John Tarbuck (2005), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings[308]
• Trevor Strong (2005), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings[308]
• Roy Brookes (2005), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings[308]
• John Tangye (2005), in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings[308]
• Ms Nadine Plet (2008), former president of the Alliance Française of Auckland and member of the Association Français du Monde as a representative to the French Assembly[309]
• Dame Fiona Judith Kidman DNZM OBE (2009) New Zealand novelist, poet, scriptwriter and short story author[310]
• Te Rongotoa "Tia" Barrett (2011), New Zealand diplomat to French territories in the Pacific[311]
• Phyllis (Pippa) Latour Doyle (2014)[312][313][314]
• Flying Officer Mr Donald Ivey (2015)[315][316][317]
• Able Seaman Mr Frank Hill (2015)[315][316][317]

Grand-Croix

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

Grand Officer

• Claus Helberg
• Otto Ruge

Commander

• Arne Dagfin Dahl
• Thorbjørn Jagland

Officer

• Theodor Broch
• Col. Birger Eriksen, for the Battle of Drøbak Sound in 1940 during World War II[318]
• Ole Henrik Moe

Chevalier

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

Knut Faremo

• Ahmad Hasan Dani, intellectual, archaeologist, historian, and linguist, awarded in 1998[319]
• Asma Jahangir, prominent Pakistani legal expert and human rights activist, awarded in 2014

Ashiq Hussain Qureshi belonged to a prominent family from Multan and was a sportsman and philanthropist. He was awarded the knight of the Legion of Merit in 2018 for strengthening ties between the two countries during his decade long tenure as the Honorory Councillor of France.

• Roberto Roy, Minister of Canal Affairs of Panama[320]

Commander

• Francisco Solano López, Military and Statesman. Awarded by Napoleón III in 1854 for eminent merits.

Chevalier

• Augusto Roa Bastos, writer.

Comm. Pres. Manuel Quezon wearing the Legion of Honor during his inauguration in 1935.

Grand-Croix

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

Commander

• Leticia Ramos-Shahani, Senator

Officer

• Arsenio Luz, businessman and journalist
• Basilio Valdes, Secretary of National Defense

Chevalier

• Manuel Cojuangco, businessman
• Romulo Espaldon, rear admiral and diplomat
• Grace Glory Go, publisher
• Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo, painter
• Leopold Kahn, businessman
• Loren Legarda, Senator
• Aurelio Montinola III, president of Bank of the Philippine Islands
• Deanna Ongpin-Recto, art scholar
• Briccio Santos, film director and chairman of the Film Development Council of the Philippines[321]
• Max Soliven, journalist

Painting of Józef Poniatowski on horse

More than 400 Poles have received the award. Among the most notable "historic" recipients:

• Roman Abraham
• Wladyslaw Anders, WWII general
• Count Xavier Branicki, financier and patron of the arts, philanthropist
• Tomasz Lubienski, officer in Napoleon's army
• Aleksander Piotr Mohl, diplomat
• Józef Poniatowski, who fought under Napoleon until his own death, unlike many of Napoleon's friends left him when he lost power[322]

[323] [324] [325] [326] [327]

• António Cabreira, Scholar, was awarded the Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur by decree of 8 January 1903.
• Rogerio Walter Carreira, President de Societe, Paris, le 23 Avril 2007 was awarded the Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur by French President Jacques Chirac[328]
• Aníbal Milhais, Soldier in World War 1 Was Awarded the Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur on the battlefield

Romanian royal family

• King Ferdinand I – Knight Grand Cross
• Queen Marie – Dame Grand Officer (1918)[329]
• Maria, Queen Mother of Yugoslavia – Knight Grand Cross (1959)[330]
• King Michael I – Knight Grand Cross (1944)[331]
• Crown Princess Margareta – Knight (2009)[332]

Kingdom of Romania

• General Constantin Prezan – Grand Officer (1917)[333]

Republic of Romania

• President Nicolae Ceaușescu – Honorary Knight Grand Cross (revoked)[334]

• Igoṛ Tsukanov, art philanthropist, January 2017, Chavalier
• Osip Komissarov, peasant-born hatter's apprentice, for saving Alexander II (1866)
• Lazar Brodsky, businessman and philanthropist (1900)
• L. L. Zamenhof, physician, creator of Esperanto (1905)
• Ivan Poddubny, professional wrestler (1911)
• 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)
• Nikita Mikhalkov, actor and director (Officer in 1992, Commander in 1994)
• Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor (2003)
• Lyudmila Alexeyeva, human rights activist (2007)
• Anatoly Perminov, rocket scientist (2010)
• Vladimir Spivakov, violinist and conductor (Chevalier in 2000, Officer in 2011)
• Vladimir Putin[335]
• Mikhail Gromov, pilot, air forces commander
• Aleksandr Ivanchenkov, cosmonaut
• Irina Antonova, Director of the Pushkin Museum
• Aleksandr Viktorenko, cosmonaut
• Yury Osipov, mathematician
• Sergei Stepashin, politician
• Yevgeniy Chazov, physician
• Zhores Alferov, physicist
• Mikhail Piotrovsky, Director of the State Hermitage Museum
• Sergey Naryshkin, politician
• Pavel Lungin, director
• Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor, Jewish leader, philanthropist and businessman
• Sergei Kovalev, human rights activist
• General of the Army Anatoly Kvashnin
• German Gref, economist
• Valery Gergiev, conductor
• Yuri Bashmet, violinist
• Vladimir Posner, journalist – Chevalier
• Leonid Slutsky, politician – Officer

• Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani, 19 November 2009[336]

• Prince Muhammad bin Nayef (2016)[337]
• Tarek Al Malki (1997)[338]

• King Peter I, King of Serbia, was awarded Grand Cross and became the ruler of the new country: Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later renamed Kingdom of Yugoslavia)
• Ružica Đinđić (2009), Serbian humanitarian, widow of Prime Minister of Serbia, Zoran Đinđić, "because of her active work at the foundation she heads"[339]
• Veran Matić (2009), Serbian journalist and editor-in-chief of B92, "for the fight he has always led for independence and freedom of the media"[339]
• Emir Kusturica (2011), Yugoslav, Serbian and Bosnian filmmaker (born in 1954, in Sarajevo, former Yugoslavia now Bosnia), was appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur[340]
• Dragoljub Mićunović (2013), Serbian politician, philosopher, "for building democracy", was appointed Officer of the Légion d'Honneur[341]
• Olja Bećković (2014), Serbian journalist, actress and television presenter for "her exceptional professional path, courage, and fearlessness"
• Alexander, Crown Prince of Serbia (2015), Crown Prince of Serbia, "for his contribution in democratization of Serbian society", was awarded Commandeur of the Légion d'Honneur[342][343]
• Čedomilj Mijatović, Serbian ambassador, politician and academic[344]
• Veselin Čajkanović, classical scholar, philosopher, ethnologist, religious history scholar, and Greek and Latin translator.[345]
• Milan Kašanin, art historian and writer[345]
• Pavle Savić, scientist and Nobel Prize candidate[345]
• Milunka Savić[345]
• Dragutin Gavrilović, military officer[345]
• Živojin Mišić, field marshal
• Alexander I of Yugoslavia
• Predrag Koraksić Corax, political caricaturist[346]
• Borka Pavićević, political and NGO activist[347]
• Ivan Medenica, university professor and director of Belgrade International Theatre Festival[348]
• Zagorka Dolovac, public prosecutor[349]
• Pavle Beljanski, lawyer and diplomat[350]
• Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia was awarded Commandeur in 2015[351]
• German, Serbian Patriarch[352]
• Sonja Licht, NGO activist[353]
• Aleksandar Tišma, writer[354]
• Zoran Sekulić, Fonet news agency director[355]
• Mira Trailović, dramaturg and one of the most distinguished theatre directors in the history of Serbian and Yugoslav theatre[356]
• Svetlana Velmar-Janković, writer[357]

• 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[358]
• Su Guaning (2005), President Emeritus of Nanyang Technological University.
• Ng Eng Hen (2018)[359]

Grand-Croix

• Felipe VI of Spain[360][361]
• Juan Carlos I of Spain[360]
• Queen Sofía of Spain[360]

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[362]
• Imeldo Serís-Granier y Blanco in 1885

Commandeur

• Fernando Alejandre, Chief of the Defence Staff.[363]

Officier

• Plácido Zuloaga (metalworker)[364]
• Joan Mesquida Ferrando (November 2015)

Chevalier

• Isaac Albeniz (composer) (1909)
• Manuel Quiroga, violinist, composer and artist, appointed a Chevalier in 1931

Great Lace

• José de Aymerich y Varas (Granted in December 1825)

Grand Officer

• Choong Hoon Cho, Founding Chairman of Hanjin Group was awarded in 1990
• Tae Joon Park, Founder of Posco was awarded in 1990
• Yang Ho Cho, Chairman of Hanjin Group was awarded in 2015

Commander

• Lee Kun-Hee, Samsung chief executive officer was awarded in 2006.

Chevalier

• Myung-whun Chung, Conductor was awarded the honor in 1992[365]
• Song Young-gil, South Korean Politician was the chairman of Parliamentary Friendship Group with the Republic of France from 2004 to 2008
• Kim Hong-nam, Former director of the National Museum of Korea was awarded in 2008
• Kim Jae Il, South Korean, Former director of the SGS Thompson Microelectronics – China, was awarded in 2007.

Commander

• Chandrika Kumaratunga[366]

Officer

• Professor Mohan Munasinghe
• Professor Malik Peiris

Grand-Croix

• King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, appointed with the Grand Cross[367]
• Queen Silvia of Sweden[368]
• Hjalmar Hammarskjöld[369]
• Arvid Lindman[370]
• Axel Rappe[371]
• Knut Agathon Wallenberg[369]

Grand Officer

• Carl August Ehrensvärd[372]
• Bengt Nordenskiöld[373]
• Gunnar Lagergren

Commander

• Carl Bildt[374]
• Fredrik Ramel[375]
• Håkan Syrén[376]

Officer

• Birgitta Ohlsson, appointed January 23, 2017[377]

• Stig Ramel, former CEO of the Nobel Foundation

Chevalier

• Max von Sydow[378]
• Rikard Wolff[379]
• Henrik Ekstrand
• Lars Levi Laestadius[380]

• Charles Morerod, awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur on 17 October 2013[381]
• Elisabeth Eidenbenz, 2017 in Vienna as a Knight of the French Legion of Honor (Legion d'Honneur)[382]

• Amin Kurji (2013), Resident Representative of the Aga Khan Development Network in Tanzania, was honoured with the rank of Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur on 24 September 2013[383]

Grand-Croix

• King Mongkut (1865)[384]
• Prime Minister Pridi Banomyong (1939)[385][386]
• King Bhumibol Adulyadej (1960)

Grand Officer

• Second King Pinklao (1865)[384] ENDS.
• Princess Galyani Vadhana (2007)

• Ahmet Fahri Bey, Director General of the Ottoman Postal Administration, 1904 (Posta Umum Müdürü),[387]
• Cemal Reşit Rey Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur (1957), Officier de la Legion d’Honneur (1973)[388]
• İhsan Doğramacı, Turkish paediatrician, entrepreneur, philanthropist, educationalist and college administrator, Officier de la Legion d’Honneur (1977).[389]
• Leyla Alaton, Turkish businesswoman and art collector, member of the Board of Alarko group of companies, appointed as Chévalier in 2014[390]

• Princess Haya bint Al Hussein (2014)[391]

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

A–C

• Marcelle Adamson (née Hugonnier-Ginet), Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (1990)
• Henry Allingham (2003, 2009), the world's oldest man until his death and the second oldest war veteran of all time; appointed Chevalier in 2003 and promoted to Officier in 2009
• Donald Percival James Baker (Sergeant, 1922 – 2014), Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur awarded 2014 for his part in the liberation of France 1944 – RAF
• Stanley Charles Baldwin (Private) (1924–2016), Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur awarded 2015 for his part in the liberation of France 1944 – Dorset Regiment
• Lionel Barber, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, for European journalism[392]
• Frederick Bates, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, awarded 2016 for his part in the liberation of France on D-Day 6 June 1944, 1st Battalion Dorset Regiment; 1st wave on Gold beach, Jig Sector
• Major Robert Barclay, War Office AG Branch, Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur (June 1947)
• Beecham, Sir Thomas, Commandeur, awarded 1937 for services to French music
• Captain Ralph Beauclerk, later Marqués de Valero de Urría, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (1945)
• General Sir Henry Bentinck, Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur
• Lt-Cdr Richard Bevan (1919), for services during the Gallipoli Campaign
• William Bond, Royal Navy, LST-161, awarded Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur in May 2018 for his role in the liberation of France at the D day landings
• Lt-Col Philip Booth, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
• Sub Lt Robert Roy Douglas Bradshaw (Royal Navy), awarded Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur in May 2017 for his role in the liberation of France at the D day landing on Juno Beach 6 June 1944, for which he was mentioned in despatches
• Roy Bradshaw of Nottingham (Chevalier, 2016), Signalman/Gunner LCT 7049; for his role in the liberation of France at the landing on Sword Beach 6 June 1944; with the Royal Navy (Combined Operations Force
• Bill Bray (2015), 7th Parachute Battalion.; for his contribution to the liberation of France on D-Day;
• Annie Brewer was awarded the Legion d'Honneur and the Croix de Guerre, which makes her one of the most highly decorated nurses of any country in WW1
• Tom Bridgwater (2017), from Worcester; awarded the Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur at a ceremony at Worcester Guildhall
• Gerry Briscoe (2015)
• Major Desmond Bristow., awarded in 1947; MI6; SIS; for his deception work with the French Secret Service and Charles De Gaulle; World War 2, North Africa, 1943
• Henry Bryce (2016), from Greenock
• Alan Burns, 4th Baron Inverclyde, Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur[393]
• Austin Byrne (2015), RN, attached to Merchant Navy; a D.E.M.S. Gunner; appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
• George Callaghan (1918), Admiral of the Fleet, appointed a Grand Officier of the Order[394]
• John Robert Cameron, appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur on 25 July 2017 by Mrs Florence Jeanblanc-Risler, the French Ambassador in Wellington, New Zealand, for commended action on mine-sweepers patrolling the French coastline from 1943 to 1946.[395]
• Albert Leslie Casselden, appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 2017 for his part in the First Wave landings, D-Day Juno beach 34th Royal Marines, Amphibeous Assault Regiment, Combined Operations.
• Edward Cavendish, 10th Duke of Devonshire, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
• Eric Geoffrey Chardin, The Essex Regiment, awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur for his role in the D-Day landings
• George Lenthal Cheatle, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (1935)
• Peter Chesney, Gunner, 109 Battery, 33 Field Regiment the Royal Artillery, Battle of Caen in the summer of 1944; awarded Legion d’Honneur at Hillingdon Hospital's Beaconsfield East Ward in November 2016, aged 92
• Donald Robert Chinery, Flt Sgt 61 Squadron (Rear Gunner – Lancaster O PA 998), two bombing raids, 6 June 1944; appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
• The 1st Marquess of Cholmondeley, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
• James Edward Clarke (19/01/1925-13/04/2020), Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, awarded 25 August 2016 for his part in the liberation of France on D-Day 6 June 1944 as a Royal Marine at Juno Beach.
• Thomas Crombie Cordiner (awarded 6 March 2020), b. 1924, British Army, Royal Tank Regiment, was presented with the rank of Chevalier in the Ordre national de la Legion d’Honneur for his part in Operation Overlord during the Liberation of France during the Second World War.[396]
• Gordon Collinson (2015)
• Sean Connery Commandeur Actor
• Patrick Connor, Royal Navy (December 2015), landed troops at Sword Beach early morning 6 June 1944;
• Sir John Henry Corke, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur for his war work during World War I
• Major Benjamin Cowburn, MC (and Bar), Croix de Guerre, appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
• Leonard Craig, Sergeant 144/148 RAC originally a gunner who fought to liberate northern Europe after landing on the Normandy beaches.
• Bill Cross (2015), British Army soldier who fought in Normandy in the days after D-Day

D–J

• Leonard John Davidge, British RN veteran; awarded Chevalier de la legion d'honneur in 2017 for his 'acknowledged military engagement and steadfast involvement in the liberation of France', serving on HMS LCG(L) 681 from D Day −1 to D Day +3 months. LCG (L) 681 was one of the first ships to commence close bombardment of Normandy beach targets on D Day.
• Derek Dawson (1925-Present) REME Landed on Gold Beach awarded Chevalier de la legion d'honneur
• James Denwood (2015)
• Derrick Dighton, British veteran; awarded Chevalier de la legion d'honneur in 2016 for his efforts during the D-Day landings
• Harry Dinnigan, D-Day landings and fighting in Normandy with the York and Lancs; awarded September 2016
• Leslie George Dobinson (2014), invested as Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur at the Prefecture, Caen, by Secretary of State for Defence and Veterans, Kader Arif on 5 June 2014 for his services in the Radar air defence of US Military Forces on the American battlefront and throughout the American theatre of operations, from landing on Omaha Beach, through the Battle of Normandy to the liberation of Paris[397]
• Ralph Charles Donaldson-Hudson, Lieutenant-Colonel Territorial Force Reserve and Royal Flying Corps appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, 5 June 1917
• Michael Donovan (born 1923) Petty Officer ERA appointed Chevalier (2017) for service in the support of the liberation of Southern France on 6 June 1944.
• John Douglas (1923–2019) Petty Officer, Engineer in LCT902. Made 13 crossings to Normandy beaches before sustaining mine damage.
• Russell Dunkeld (1925–2016), appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur (2015) for services on Sword Beach, Normandy. Acting Able Seaman Dunkeld (Royal Navy Stretcher Bearer/Medic aboard HM LST 304) landed on Sword Beach on D-Day, as well as on a total of 25 further occasions during June & July 1944, collecting, & tending the wounds of, injured Allied/Enemy/Civilian personnel for evacuation to UK;
• John Dowling (born 1920) Awarded Chevalier (22 June 2018) for service in support of the liberation of France. Signaller in the Royal Marines landed on Sword Beach, Normandy. Fought in North Africa, Italy, France and Germany. Involved in the Malaya Conflict. Served July 1939 – Jan 1953.
• Maurice Edelman MP, promoted Officier of the Légion d'honneur in 1960, having been appointed Chevalier in 1954[398]
• Major-General Sir David Egerton, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (1945);
• Robert Vincent Eley, appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in November 2015 in recognition of his acknowledged military engagement and steadfast involvement in the Liberation of France during the Second World War.
• Stanley Elliott, originally from Hartlepool and a member of the Royal Signals, he was appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in November 2016 for his involvement in the liberation of France during WWII, particularly for his role in the D-Day landings on Juno Beach 6 June 1944. He was aged 20 on D-Day and partially sighted having joined the army at 18 despite having an artificial left eye.
• Major Stanley F. English. Awarded Chavalier de la Legion d'Honneur 29 December 1947, for his services in the Liberation of France during WWII and for the repatriation of French prisoners of war.
• Kenneth Etheridge, served in the D-Day landings, just before fighting in Burma. He received his Légion D’Honneur in 2015.
• Stanley Hereward Filby from London (2015). Awarded for his actions on 6 June 1944, helping to construct landing pontoons on 'Gold' Beach, Normandy.
• Albert Fisher, Royal Marine Commando, from Ashton under Lyne a D-Day Veteran awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur for his involvement in operation Overlord landing on Sword beach 6 June 1944, and assisting in the liberation of France.
• Gerald Fisher (2016), from Glasgow
• Michael Flaxman appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur (2001).
• John Arthur Flint, Royal Navy. Was appointed Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur 5 May 2016 by French Ambassador Christophe Lecourtier at RAAF Air Base Amberley Queensland. Juno Beach, Normandy Landings D-Day.[399]
• Thomas Henry Fogg, able seaman, Royal Navy, HMS Tenacious awarded Légion d'honneur 2016 for supporting action in liberation of Southern France 1944;
• Noble Frankland (2016), appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur for his role in flying 27 sorties with 50 Squadron Bomber Command in support of the liberation of France, including two on D-Day[400]
• Alfred Goddard, lieutenant (troop leader) R Squadron – 6th Airborne Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment. Awarded for his involvement in the liberation of France during the second world war, specifically for his part in the D-Day landings in June 1944.
• Sgt. Thomas Hall (2015), from Marshfield, South Gloucestershire
• Robert Foulds (2016), from Paisley
• Henry Fynes Clinton, Officier de la Légion d'honneur;
• Edward Gaines, D-Day veteran awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur for his part in the liberation of France (2017)[401]
• John M Gardiner, awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur 2017 in 'recognition of military engagement and steadfast involvement in the liberation of France during the Second World War' after landing on Sword Beach, June 1944[402]
• Robert M Gardner, awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur 2015 "for invaluable contribution to the liberation of France";
• Eric Gill, appointed Chevalier for his role in the D-Day landings as Cpl KOYLI (2015)
• Squadron Leader Lawrence 'Benny' Goodman, Pilot 617 (The Dambusters) Squadron, completed full tour of 30 missions. Awarded the Legion d'Honneur in August 2016. Also served on 604 (Spitfire), 53 (Transport Command) and 80 (Canberra) Squadrons. Served as a flying instructor to the Fleet Air Arm.
• Major General Charles George Gordon
• Douglas Gordon, appointed Commandeur de la Légion d'honneur;
• Charles Jeffrey Gray, Flt. Lt. 61 Squadron. Appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 2015 for flying operations to France as part of the Transportation Plan – 31 March to 6 June 1944. Completed a full tour of 30 ops.
• Walter Charles Gray (2015) 9th Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment was appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur for his role in the D-Day landing on Gold Beach (Ver-sur-Mer) in WWII;
• Graham Greene (1967), appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur[403]
• John Greig (born Glasgow 1923) award 2015, 3rd Division Telegraphist with the Forward Observation Unit (D-Day landings of Sword Beach, World War II);
• Sir Philip le Belward Grey Egerton, 11th Baronet, Officier de la Légion d'honneur;
• Victor Charles Hall (born Dunstable 1925), awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in 2016 "for acknowledged military engagement and steadfast involvement in the Liberation of France during the Second World War";
• Professor Nadey Hakim, GCStJ, appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 2016;
• Herbert George Harget (Bert) S/Sgt First Pilot, Glider Pilot Regiment, awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 2015 for his part in the delivery of reinforcements to Pegasus Bridge on D-Day 6 June 1944 via an Airspeed Horsa Glider;
• Frederick John Harris, was awarded the Légion d'honneur in 1999 at 102 years' old for his service as Bombardier in the Royal Horse Artillery during the First World War[404]
• Frederick Ernest Hart (2016), from Surrey, aged 92, Signalman in the Royal Navy[405]
• Walter Hart, of Ruislip, Middlesex, member of the Normandy Veterans Association, was awarded the Légion d'honneur in 2015 at 97 years' old for his service in the Second World War in military operations fighting for the Liberation of France;
• Anthony Hayward, awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in February 2016 as a veteran of the Normandy campaign of 1944 following the undertaking of the French Government on 6 June 2014 to give the award to all Normandy veterans[406]
• Sir Amos Hirst (1953), Chairman of the Football Association (FA), awarded to celebrate the FA's 90th Anniversary[407]
• George Holland of Ellesmere Port received Legion d'Honneur April 2019 aged 93 years old. He joined the Royal Navy in 1942 and was awarded for his role in Normandy*
• David James Holland awarded in March 2016, aged 100 years, for acknowledged military engagement and steadfast involvement in the liberation of France during the Second World War;
• William Terence Holmes awarded in 2017 for fighting in Normandy for the liberation of France in 1944. Landed on D-day plus 4 days in the 4th battalion Lincolnshire regiment.
• Frederick Homard was awarded the Légion d'honneur in 2016 at 90 years old. He landed at Sword Beach when he was only 18 years old on 10 June as part of the D-Day landings and worked as part of a naval signal team.
• Frederick Hook (2015), British Army soldier who fought in Normandy in the days after D-Day.
• Eric Hudson (2015), RN Sailor who landed on Utah beach on D-Day 1944
• Leonard Husband (1944), Sub. Lt. RNVR, HMLCT1108 appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur for his role in D-Day landings during WWII. Landed men and equipment on Omaha, Juno, Sword and Gold beaches; also Port-en-Bessin and Cherbourg;
• John Stanley Hyde (93 years old as of September 2017) who was a Royal Marine and Gunner in the 1944 D-Day Landings. He was presented the Légion D'Honneur for his role in D-Day Landings in 2015. John still travels to Normandy every year. John joined the Marines aged 17 after his Brother was killed in the line of duty aged 26 by a German Dive Bomber.
• Victor Hyams, 44th Royal Tank Regiment, was appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 2016;
• Thomas Stanley Instone, appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur for service with RAF Bomber Command in 1944;
• William Henry Jenkins (2015), Royal Marine Commando 48 Unit, appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur for his role in D-Day landing on Juno Beach in WWII;
• Sir Elton John (2019), was made Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur by French President Emmanuel Macron[408]
• Lt-Cdr Lionel (China) Johnson (2015), one of the founding five members of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Squadron 899 for landings in Cannes and later support in Marseille, Toulon, and Narbonne. Lt-Cdr Johnson was the last surviving founder member of 899 Squadron, and died 17 December 2015, North Wales aged 93;
• Peter Johnson (2015), Royal Marine Commando attached to 539 Flotilla RM and charged with landing the Green Howards on Gold Beach as part of the D-Day landings. After making four landings he navigated up the River Orme with senior commanders to Pegasus Bridge;
• William Johnson, Tank Driver, Royal Scots Greys, took part in landings on D-Day, awarded 'Chevalier' in the Ordre national de la Legion d'honneur 5 May 2017. Also received the Medal of Caan.
• John Edward Joseph, 5th Battalion Coldstream Guards, awarded 'Chevalier' in the Ordre national de la Legion d'honneur Oct 2016. Took part in the Normandy landings at Gold Beach in addition to Operation Goodward & OP Veritable.

K–P

• Charles James Miller, aged 91, for his part in D-Day serving on H.M.S. Emperor was awarded the Legion d’honneur in 2016 by Borough Mayor, Cllr Bob Pitts.
• Adam Kelly awarded the Legion d'honneur for his role in liberating the country from German occupation in 1944 while part of 525 Company, 51st Highland Division as a driver[409]
• Colonel William Lionel Kelly, Royal Engineers, au grade de chevalier, le 17 Décembre 1947 – Representative of the British Army at the Interallied Commission of Railways from 1944 to 1945, a technical advisor of railway matters, always on the alert, was for many months a principal agent of the allied collaboration for the execution of the military transports necessary to the Battle of Liberation and the restoration of the French rail network.
• Nasser David Khalili awarded the rank of officier in the Ordre national de la Légion d’Honneur by French President Francois Hollande at Elysée Palace for his work in the pursuit of peace, education and culture among nations[410]
• Alan Knightley, a British veteran, had been appointed to the rank of Chevalier in the Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur in 2015 by President François Hollande in recognition of his involvement in the liberation of France during the Second World War.
• Walter Arnold Kraus (1919–2018), was installed as a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (2017) in recognition of his role during the Liberation of France in the Second World War. Jewish war veteran, 97, awarded France’s highest honour
• Clifton John Langeard, Royal Marine, appointed to the rank of Chevalier in the Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur (2016) in recognition of his involvement in D-Day landings and the liberation of France.
• Edward Leigh, 95 Cdo Regt RA, appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in March 2016 in recognition of military engagement and steadfast involvement in the Liberation of France during WWII, awarded by the French Government;
• Sir Edward Leigh MP, appointed Officier de la Légion d'honneur in 2015;
• Thomas Livesey of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry from Orford, Warrington. Awarded Chevalier Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur in 2017 for his service and commitment in the liberation of France on D-Day 6 June 1944;[411]
• Major Gerald Loxley AFC RAF, appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 1919[412]
• Darnton Lupton, Mayor of Leeds 1844[413]
• Anthony Manning (né Musaphia) 1926 to 2017), for his service on merchant ships in the Arctic Convoys and in support of the D-Day landings
• Roger Maywood (1923 to 2018), for his role in the campaign to liberate France following the D-Day Landings in the Second World War. Presented 5 November 2016, at St Edmunds Church, Mansfield Woodhouse.
• Sir Paul McCartney MBE (2012), was invested as Officier of the Légion d'honneur by President François Hollande[414]
• Matthew McCathie, awarded Chevalier de La Legion D'Honneur March 2016 for services on D-Day and during French liberation 1944/5
• William Basil McConnell, Awarded Chevalier de L'ordre National del la Legion d'Honneur by decree of the President of France presented on 7 August 2016 in recognition of his participation in the D.D landings aboard H.M.S. Ramillies and the subsequent liberation of France[415]
• Robert McClements, awarded 3 September 2017 in recognition for his service with RAF Bomber Command.
• Eion McEwan, awarded the Legion D'Honneur on 20 January 2017 for his part in liberating France during WW2. Eion was a member of the 5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion
• Samuel McGookin, awarded Chevalier de La Legion D'Honneur 16 February 2016 for his involvement in August 1942 at Dieppe Raid 'Operation Jubilee' and for his involvement in the liberation of France at Juno Beach 6 June 1944 aboard landing craft LST 419.
• Edward Kennedy McKim, awarded Chevalier of the Legion d'Honneur inj December 2015 by decree of the French President for his role in liberating the country from German occupation while serving in WW11 as a member of the Royal Engineers and as a member of the 6th Airborne.
• Alan McLean, made a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur by decree of the President of France on 13 July 2015 in recognition of his 50 years' service to the Maritime Industry[416]
• Major John McMillan M.C., awarded the Legion d'honneur for his role in liberating the country from German occupation in 1944 while serving in the Royal Artillery Field Regiment, part of the 15th Scottish Infantry Division[409]
• Daniel McNicol (2016), from Glasgow
• Admiral Francis Mitchell, in recognition of military service during WWI
• Lord Monks (2014), former General-Secretary of the Trades Union Congress 1993–2003, Secretary-General of the European Trade Union Confederation 2003–2011, qv: www.ambafrance-uk.org;
• Colonel Sir Thomas Andrew Alexander Montgomery-Cuninghame, 10th Baronet, awarded the Légion d'honneur in 1919 by the President of the French Republic[417]
• Captain Bryan Seymour Moss-Blundell, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (1920);
• James Murray, on HMS Pelican; awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 2017 for his part in the liberation of France on D-Day 6 June 1944
• Lance-Corporal Stephen Murray, of Hawick, Scotland, awarded Chevalier Légion d'honneur December 2015 aged 99 for his services on D-Day at Juno Beach, Normandy;
• Philip Myers DFM, appointed to the rank of Chevalier in the Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur on 24 August 2016, in recognition of his services of the liberation of France. He is a former member of 578 squadron (Royal Air Force). He was also Life President for the 578 Burn Association until his death on 19 December 2016.
• Christopher Nevinson, artist, awarded Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in 1938[418]
• Chris Norman (2015), for subduing the gunman of the 2015 Thalys train attack[419]
• Geoffrey Norton (Sqn Ldr retd.) Pilot RAF 88Sqn. Douglas Bostons. Appointed Chevalier for involvement in Liberation of France including laying smoke on D-Day beaches and a further 38 missions over France. Also seconded to and fought with Royal Devonshire Regiment near Rouen for 2 weeks whilst evaluating how aerial support could best aid ground troops advance.
• Percy Sydney Edward Page (2017), appointed Chevalier of the Legion d'honneur 9 October 2017 in recognition of his steadfast engagement during the liberation of France. A veteran of the Normandy landings (1st wave) where he, with no thought to his own safety cleared enemy positions.
• Sidney Parker (2005), appointed Chevalier of the Legion d'honneur 29 November 2004 (awarded on 18 June 2005 by Gérard Errera) in recognition of his service during the liberation of France during the D-Day Normandy Landings.[420]
• Jack Parrot (2018) D-Day veteran.[421]
• Harry Patch (1998, 2009), Britain's last surviving First World War Veteran, appointed Chevalier 1998 and promoted Officier in 2009[422]
• Geoffrey William Penn, appointed Chevalier on 18 November 2016 in recognition of his service during the liberation of France as an officer in the Royal Signals during the Normandy Landings.
• Joseph Pollock, appointed Chevalier of the Legion d'honneur Feb 2016, Bren Gun Carrier Driver landed at Sword Beach with Glasow Highlanders, 15th Scottish Division flesh wound at Hill 112 above Caen, June 44- June 46.
• Peter Louis Potter, Lancaster rear gunner in 626 Squadron; awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in 2016 for his involvement in the Liberation of France by his service with Bomber Command.[423]
• Victor Daniel Portway, appointed Chevalier of the Legion d'honneur on 25 May 2016, in recognition of his service of the liberation of France. A veteran of the D-DAY landings (1st wave)and subsequently wounded in battle at Troarn.
• Albert George Potter, appointed Chevalier on 21 September 2015 in recognition of his service during the liberation of France as a member of the Royal Air Force during the Normandy Landings.

Q–V

• Jim Radford, appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in October 2015 "in recognition of his steadfast involvement in the Liberation of France during the Second World War" (Britain's youngest Normandy Veteran was a fifteen year old seaman on the Empire Larch; one of the Deep Sea Tugs that built the breakwater for the Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches)[424]
• Colin George Champion Rae, MC, appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in May 2015, in recognition of military service in France 1944–45[425]
• Patrick J. Reardon, awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in November 2018, in recognition of military engagement and steadfast involvement in the Liberation of France during the Second World War.
• Major Gordon Michael Reeves (1958[426]), made Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in October 1958, in recognition of military service as a liaison officer with the Free French in North Africa during WW2[427]
• Lt-Col Stanley Rimmer, RA, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (1919);
• J. K. Rowling, awarded the Légion d'honneur by French President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2009;
• Leonard George Rowntree, Able-Seaman RN (HMS Talybont) appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in December 2015, in recognition of military service supporting D-Day landings on Omaha Beach 6 June 1944[428]
• Bernard Rush (2015), chief petty officer in the Royal Navy, appointed a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur posthumously
• Jack Rushton(2015), sergeant, Royal Marines, landed at sword beach D-day
• Dame Kristin Scott Thomas, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur;
• Sydney Vincent Sippe (1914), pilot, raid on German Zeppelin factory in November 1914
• Patrick Michael Skilton: Sergeant, Royal Artillery 405 Battery (123 LAA), landed on Sword Beach, D- Day. Awarded 2016.
• Lord Slynn of Hadley GBE GCStJ, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur;
• Acting Wing Commander Edmund D Skepper, Officier de la Legion d'Honneur 25 October 1945
• John Sneddon (2016), from Falkirk
• James Joseph Songhurst, Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK; Veteran Crew member of HM Royal Navy Motor Gun Boat, in action at Juno Beach on D-Day, Awarded the Légion d'Honneur in April 2016 for aiding in the Liberation of France
• Rick Sopher, director of the Alliance Israelite Universelle, who on 9 May 2007 was awarded the Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur by French President Jacques Chirac AIU[429]
• The 12th Duke of St Albans, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur;
• Vice-Admiral Sir Victor Stanley, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur;
• Albert Stephens, Served with the Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, Landed at Gold Beach on D-day, 6 June 1944, and was then deployed to Caen. Also involved in defense of Pegasus Bridge. And from there moved north through France to Ghent and Nijmegen. Awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur on 19 November 2018;
• Sir David Stirling, Officier de la Légion d'honneur;
• Victor Stirling, awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in May 2017;
• John Stokes, awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in February 2016;
• Alfred Stonehewer (2015), awarded Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in recognition of his work as a coder on the first ship to open fire on Gold Beach on D-Day before the Allied landings;
• Acting Corporal Robert Arthur Stoodley (1924), of the 22nd Independent Parachute Company, one of the first ten pathfinders to open the invasion of Normandy on D-Day,[430] appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur on 21 September 2015[431]
• Frederick Simpson(Gunner) awarded Legion d'honneur in recognition of his services during the D-Day Normandy Landings[432]
• Albert Edward Stuart awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur 2016 for is part in D Day Normandy landings
• Mr. Ken Sturdy, Royal Navy veteran of the WW2 battle of Dunkirk[433][434]
• James H. Sutherland – appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, for conspicuously good service as Special Guide to the Nyasaland Field Force.
• Lieutenant Francis George Sutton-Mattocks (1920), Royal Field Artillery, appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur[435]
• Richard Swainson, appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in October 2015, in recognition of military service in France 1944–45 awarded by the French Government.
• Gordon Douglas Taylor, Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, awarded posthumously in December 2015 in recognition of his mine-sweeping activities off the coast of France before the D-Day invasions
• Kevin Thompson, Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, awarded May 2017 in recognition of contribution to French arts and culture in Hong Kong & Macao. Consulat Général de France à Hong Kong & Macao May 2017
• Frederick Tolley; Midshipman Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve rocket flotilla SSEF (Support Squadron Eastern Flank) Assistant Gunnery Officer, awarded Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur in December 2016, for his involvement in initial bombardment of Sword Beach on D Day. He was ordered onto the beach to assist Royal Marines in moving knocked out landing craft to allow others to land.
• Susan Travers (1996); Served in the French Red Cross as a nurse and ambulance driver during Second World War. She later became the only woman to officially join the French Foreign Legion, and served in Vietnam, during the First Indochina War.
• Violet Trefusis (1950), writer and socialite, appointed Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur,[436]
• Ninette de Valois (1950), appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur[437]
• Thomas Albert Joseph Till, awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur 2016 for is part in D Day Normandy landings, Juno Beach, 2nd 5th Lancashire fusiliers,197 brigade, 59th Division to capture Malon and the battle for st Contest wounded 17 July 1944 Tilly-Sur-Seulles.
• Ernest Alonza Turner, awarded Chevalier de l'Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur in 2016 for his part in the D-Day Normandy landings with the 43rd Wessex Division, Juno Beach, 7 June 1944.[438]
• John Frederick Vickers – Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve awarded Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur 2015 for hist part in the D-Day Normandy landings.

W–Z

• Air Chief Marshal Sir Augustus Walker, WWII Pilot & former ADC to the King, also awarded also the Croix de Guerre. Played Rugby for England. During his time in the RAF, He held the post of Inspector-General of the RAF from 1964 to 1966 when he became Deputy Commander-in-Chief Allied Forces Central Europe.
• Herbert Ward, sculptor, was awarded the Légion d'honneur in 1911,[439] after twice winning the Gold Medal of the Salon des Artistes Français[440]
• Cedrik Wasser, a British veteran, was awarded Chevalier de la legion d'honneur in 2015 by President François Hollande for taking part in the Battle of Normandy and helping the liberation of France.
• The 8th Duke of Wellington KG, Officier de la Légion d'honneur;

Edwin "Ted" West, a D-Day veteran who survived eight perilous trips to Omaha beach in Normandy, d Normandy beaches, delivering troops and returning with the wounded. https://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/news/spalding-d-day-veteran-receives-france-s-top-honour-1-8347072/

• Frank Edward Whalley QPM (Queen's Police Medal in 1981), retired Chief Superintendent with Staffordshire Police and former Commandant of Eynsham Hall Police Training Centre. A Corporal in the Royal Irish Fusiliers during WW11, awarded the Légion d'honneur in 2015, aged 91, in recognition for his part in the D-Day Normandy Landings (Gold Beach).[441]
• Sir Frank Williams, founder of the WilliamsF1 team, appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur[442]
• Bill Wright (2015)
• Wing Commander Forest Frederick Edward Yeo-Thomas, British Special Operations Executive agent codenamed "The White Rabbit", was presented with the Commandeur of the Légion d'honneur on the personal instructions of President Charles de Gaulle[443]
• Albert Walter Kench Worth (Ken Worth), appointed in 2016 as Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur in recognition for his service in the liberation of France. Served in the Royal Air Force as Flying Officer, Signals Leader. Served in North Africa with the 458 squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force and the 179 squadron in Gibraltar which returned to the UK for the invasion of Europe from D-Day onwards.

• Luis Hernandez Rodriguez (1912–2011), Soldier of the Spanish Republic, member of the French Resistance and Venezuelan Linotypist. Awarded in September 2006 for commanding Battalion Libertad and freeing Fort De La Pointe de Graves from German Occupation in 1945, which impeded the entrance to the French city of Bordeaux during World War 2 https://ve.ambafrance.org/Entrega-de-la-Legion-de-Honor-a-un
• Reynaldo Hahn (1937), Venezuelan composer
• Frank Risquez Iribarren (1956), Venezuelan soldier and engineer
• Arturo Uslar Pietri (1990), Venezuelan intellectual, lawyer, journalist, writer, television producer and politician. He won the Prince of Asturias Award (1990)
• Sofia Imber, influent journalist founder of the "Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas" (Contemporary Art Museum of Caracas)
• Jacinto Convit (2011), Venezuelan physician and scientist, known for developing a vaccine in an attempt to fight leprosy and his studies to cure different types of cancer. He was nominated for a Nobel Prize in Medicine for his experimental anti-leprosy vaccine.
• Carlos Cruz-Diez (2012), Venezuelan kinetic and op artist. He lives in Paris. He has spent his professional career working and teaching between both Paris and Caracas. His work is represented in museums and public art sites internationally

• Amat Al Alim Alsoswa, the United Nations assistant secretary general, assistant administrator of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and director of its regional bureau for Arab states. She was awarded officier in the Order of the Légion d'Honneur[571]
• Khadija Al Salami, film producer[572]

• King Alexander I of Yugoslavia, was awarded Grand Cross
• Maria of Yugoslavia, consort of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia, was awarded Grand Cross
• Vladimir Cukavac, general of the Royal Yugoslav Army, was awarded in 1934[573]
• King Peter of Yugoslavia II, son of the King Alexander I of Yugoslavia, was awarded Grand Cross
• Josip Broz Tito, Grand Cross was awarded on 7 May 1953
• Petar Zdravkovski, general counsul of Yugoslavia in Marseilles (1954–1957) was awarded officier in the Order of the Légion d'Honneur on 7 May 1953
• Liljana Todorova, (1983), philologist, University professor, diplomat
• Emir Kusturica (2011), Yugoslav, Serbian and Bosnian filmmaker (born in 1954, in Sarajevo, former Yugoslavia now Bosnia), was appointed Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur,[340] despite the fact, that the country did not exist anymore when he was awarded the honor in 2011, he is indisputable part of Yugoslav legacy

• Colombia – Coronel José Luis Esparza Guerrero, Colombian Army, alumnus of the French Ecole de Guerre, appointed Chevalier on 10 November 2015[574]
• Czechoslovakia – Edvard Beneš, President of Czechoslovakia, Antonín Hasal, Czechoslovak Army general, Václav Havel, President of Czechoslovakia
• Mauritius – Edharow Rama, first Indo-Mauritian doctor, awarded the Croix de la Legion d’Honneur for saving the lives of a French ship's crew suffering from smallpox and cholera and quarantined on Plate island.
• Myanmar – Aung San Suu Kyi, politician, Pro-democracy leader; won 1991 Nobel Laureate in peace. Awarded the honor by French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé on 16 January 2012[575]
• Nigeria - Sunny A. Oluseyi Jegede, prominent petroleum industry executive, and past Chairman of the Franco-Nigerian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, awarded Chevalier in 2010, for esteemed contributions to business and French/Nigerian relations.
• Paraguay – Francisco Solano López, Grand Marshal and President of his country during 1862–1870, received in 1854 the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour in the degree of Commandeur for military service[576][577]
• Philippines – Fidel V. Ramos, former President of the Philippines and Korean War veteran
• Puerto Rico – Ramón Emeterio Betances, appointed as Chévalier in 1887[578]
• Russia – Gérard Depardieu French-born actor, citizen of the Russian Federation
• Slovakia – Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1914) Slovak politician, diplomat, astronomer and General in French Army[579]
• Sudan – Garo Vanian, entrepreneur, awarded Chevalier as President Director General of Ararat International for grand merits.
• Honduras – Rubilio Castillo, footballer, Adult film actor, awarded for scoring 10000 goals in 1 game against EL MONSTRO VERDE ir better known as Marathon.