Legion of Honour
The Legion of Honour is the highest French order of merit for military and civil merits, established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte and retained by all later French governments and régimes.
Legion Of Honour People (First 49 people) - Page 1
Peter Wallenberg Sr.
Business magnate
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Former Prime Minister of Poland
Teddy Riner
Olympic athlete
Gustavo Gutiérrez
Peruvian philosopher
Marek Edelman
Polish political activist
Charles Garnier
Missionary
Thomas Lawrence
English painter
Ivo Andrić
Novelist
Georges Guynemer
Aircraft pilot
Manuel Legris
French ballet dancer
Brigitte Fassbaender
German mezzo-soprano
Luis Federico Leloir
Argentine physician
Julia Hunt Catlin Park DePew Taufflieb
Philanthropist
George McArthur
Actor
John Hall American football player
Former United States Representative
James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan
General
Alfred de Rothschild
Lionel de Rothschild's son
Pierre de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle's brother
Billy Bishop
Canadian flying ace
Kazimierz Sosnkowski
General
Charles Lanrezac
French general
Hubert Lyautey
Former Minister of War of France
Henry Keppel
Navy officer
Pierre Brossolette
French journalist
Eric S. Edelman
Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
Ng Chee Khern
Chairman of the Government Technology Agency
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Indian film director
Enrique Moles Ormella
Spanish pharmacist
Michel Piquemal
French orchestra conductor
Beverley McLachlin
Former Chief Justice of Canada
Nancy Wake
Nurse
Józef Haller
General
Aleksandr Novikov
Actor
Frits Thaulow
Norwegian impressionist
Ismail Kadare
Albanian novelist
Michel Virlogeux
French structural engineer
Ivan Poddubny
Professional wrestler
Ferdinand Mannlicher
Austrian engineer
Mahmoud Dowlatabadi
Iranian writer
Claus Helberg
Military personnel
Sylvester R. Foley Jr.
Philippe Kieffer
French officer
André Masséna
French commander
Nicolae Ceaușescu
Former President of Romania
Jean Navarre
French aviator
Albert Ball
British fighter
Adolphe Pégoud
French aviator
