List of Légion d'honneur recipients by name (U)
Appearance
The following is a list of some notable Légion d'honneur recipients by name. The Légion d'honneur is the highest order of France. A complete, chronological list of the members of the Legion of Honour nominated from the very first ceremony in 1803 to now does not exist. The number is estimated at one million including about 3,000 Grand Cross.[1]
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- Samuel Umtiti, World Cup winning footballer
- Józef Unrug
- Luis Ureta Sáenz Peña
- Arturo Uslar Pietri
- Pierre Uzac
References
- ^ Wattel, Michel et Béatrice, Les Grand Croix de la Légion d'honneur. De 1805 à nos jours, titulaires français et étrangers, Archives et Culture, 2009