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The French government gives out the Legion of Honour awards, to both French[1] and foreign[2] nationals, based on a recipient's exemplary services rendered to France, or to the causes supported by France. This award is divided into five distinct categories (in ascending order[3]), i.e. three ranks: Knight, Officer, Commander, and two titles: Grand Officer and Grand Cross. Knight is the most common and is awarded for either at least 20 years of public service or acts of military or civil bravery.[3] The rest of the categories have a quota for the number of years of service in the category below before they can be awarded. The Officer rank requires a minimum of eight years as a Knight, and the Commander, the highest civilian category for a non-French citizen, requires a minimum of five years as an Officer. The Grand Officer and the Grand Cross are awarded only to French citizens, and each requires three years' service in their respective immediately lower rank.[4] The awards are traditionally published and promoted on 14 July.[5]

The following is a non-exhaustive list of recipients of the Legion of Honour awards, since the first ceremony in May 1803.[3] 2,550 individuals can be awarded the insignia every year.[5] The total number of awards is close to 1 million[6] (estimated at 900,000 in 2021,[5] including over 3,000 Grand Cross recipients[7]), with some 92,000 recipients alive today.[8] Only until 2008 was gender parity achieved amongst the yearly list of recipients, with the total number of women recipients since the award's establishment being only 59 at the end of the second French empire and only 26,000 in 2021.[5]

Recipient Dates
(birth – death) 		General work & reason for the recognition Award category (date)
Victor Babeș[9] 1854 – 1926 Romanian physician and scientist Knight (TBA)[citation needed]
John Tremayne Babington 1891 – 1979 Senior commander in the Royal Air Force Knight (TBA)[citation needed]
Andre Bach 1888 – 1945 TBA[citation needed]
Amitabh Bachchan[10] 1942 – present Indian actor. Recognised for his "exceptional career in the world of cinema and beyond".[11] Knight (2007)[citation needed]
Louis Bachelier 1870 – 1946 French mathematician. He is credited with being the first person to model the stochastic process now called Brownian motion. Knight (TBA)[citation needed]
Michel Bacos[12] 1924 – 2019[13] French pilot of Air France Flight 139. Recognised for refusing to leave his Jewish passengers behind, when captain of the terrorist-hijacked Air France Flight 139. Knight (1976)[14]
Absalom Baird 1824 – 1905 Union Army general in the American Civil War
  • Knight (TBA)
  • Officer (TBA)
  • Commander (TBA)[15]
Josephine Baker 1906 – 1975 American-born French actress and Resistance agent Knight (TBA)[16]
Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna 1930 – 2016 Indian Carnatic vocalist, musician, multi-instrumentalist, playback singer, composer, and character actor. TBA [citation needed]
James Arthur Baldwin 1924 – 1987 African-American writer & defender of human rights
  • Knight (TBA)
  • Officer (TBA)
  • Commander (20 June 1986)[17]
Albert Ball 1896 – 1917 World War I British fighter pilot
  • Knight (TBA)
  • Officer (TBA)
  • Commander (TBA)
  • Grand Officer (TBA)
  • Grand Cross (7 June 1917)[18]
Benjamin Ball 1833 – 1893 English-born French psychiatrist Knight (TBA)[citation needed]
Basile Baltus de Pouilly 1766 – 1845 General, French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars
  • Knight (14 June 1804)
  • Officer (26 December 1805)
  • Commander (11 July 1807)[19]
Raffaello de Banfield 1922 – 2008 British-born Italian composer Knight (TBA)[citation needed]
François Barbé-Marbois 1745 – 1837 French politician Grand Officer (1805)[citation needed]
Jean-François Barbier 1754 – 1828 General, French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars TBA [citation needed]
John J. Barceló III[20] American Law Professor TBA [citation needed]
Van T. Barfoot 1919 – 2012 United States Army officer TBA [citation needed]
Karno Barkah 1922 – 2009 Indonesian aviation pioneer TBA (28 February 1984)[21]
Michael Barker[22] Co-President and Co-Founder of Sony Pictures Classics TBA [citation needed]
Myron G. Barlow[23] 1873 – 1937 American painter. Recognised for his painting achievements. photo TBA (1932)[citation needed]
George Barnett 1859 – 1930 12th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps. He was a pioneer of amphibious warfare and the U.S. Marine Commandant during American involvement in World War I.
Denis Gabriel Barois 1922 – Present Delegate to the Superior Council of French Nationals Abroad (Mexico) Knight (decree: 28 March 1997)[24]
Théophile Barrau 1848 – 1913 French sculptor Knight (1892)[citation needed]
Claude Barrès 1925 – 1959 French Army officer who served in World War II, the First Indochina War, the Korean War and the Algerian War
  • Knight (6 August 1952)
  • Officer (21 August 1956)
  • Commander (7 July 1959)[25]
Charles Barrois 1851 – 1939 French geologist and palaeontologist
Jeanne Julia Bartet 1854 – 1941 French actress
  • Knight (TBA)
  • Officer (TBA)[26]
Marcus "Stub" Bartusek World War II soldier (United States), 106th Infantry Division (United States), 424th Regiment Knight (ceremony: 9 October 2018)[27]
Dame Shirley Bassey 1937 – Present U.K. (Welsh) Singer Knight (2003)[28][29]
Maryse Bastié 1898 – 1952[30] French aviator. Her Knight rank was in recognition of her flight on 28 June 1931, a 2976 km journey from Le Bourget to Yurino (Russia) undertaken in 30 hours 30 minutes at an average speed of 97 km/h. Her officer rank was in reocognition of her flight aboard a Caudron 635 Simoun F-Anxo on 30 December 1936, which broke the record for crossing the South Atlantic in 12 hours 5 minutes. The commander rank was in recognition of her "exceptional war titles and acts of resistance".
Jean Ambroise Baston de Lariboisière 1759 – 1812 General, French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars
  • Knight (TBA)
  • Officer (TBA)
  • Commander (TBA)
  • Grand Officer (4 June 1807)[citation needed]
Jean Baubérot 1941 – present French historian and sociologist (religions). He is Known for being the founder of secularism sociology. Knight (TBA)[citation needed]
Luc-Marie Bayle 1914 – 2000 French naval officer, painter, and artist TBA[citation needed]
François Achille Bazaine 1811[34][35] – 1888 French Army officer, who obtained the rank of Marshal of France (1863). On 22 July 1835, he was wounded in the battle of Macta (French: la Macta) of fires to the wrist, received a knight rank of France's Legion of Honour. On 9 November 1845, he was promoted to the rank of Officer, following the combat of Sidi Kafir. On 2 July 1863, his rank was upgraded to a Grand Cross. He received a citation at the battle of San Lorenzo
  • Knight (decree: 22 July 1835)
  • Officer (decree: 9 November 1845)[35]
  • Commander (decree: 16 August 1856)[35]
  • Grand Officer (TBA)[citation needed]
  • Grand Cross (decree: 2 July 1863)[34]
Pierre-Dominique (Adolphe) Bazaine known as Adolphe Bazaine-Vasseur 1809 – 1893 French Railway Engineer
  • Knight (decree: 15 April 1841)[36]
  • Officer (decree: 5 August 1861)[36]
Pierre-Dominique Bazaine 1786 – 1838 French Mathematician and Engineer
George Albert Bazaine-Hayter 1843 – 1914 French General. By decree on 9 September 1870 he rcieved the Knight for acts of war during the battles of Metz. During his command of the 12th regiment at Lạng Sơn, Tonkin (North Vietnam), he was upgraded to the rank of Officer by decree on 4 May 1889. On April 9, 1903, he was called to head the 57th Infantry Brigade in to defend the Nice group, and had his rank promoted to Commander on 3 September 1903. At the end of his career, just before being placed in the reserve section (4 December 1908), he was awarded the title of Grand Officer on 3 December 1908.
  • Knight (09 September 1870)[38]
  • Officer (04 May 1889)[38]
  • Commander (03 September 1903)[38]
  • Grand Officer (3 December 1908)[38]
Paul Bazelaire
Cecil Beaton
Gérald Beaudoin
Roger Beaufrand
Thomas Beecham
Azouz Begag
Reginald R. Belknap 1871 – 1959 United States Navy rear admiral
Alexander Graham Bell
Sir Francis Dillon Bell New Zealand Statesman
Jean-Louis Bélard[39][40]
Monica Bellucci 1964 – Present Italian actress and model. In recognition of her cultural achievement in France. Knight (24 November 2016)[41]
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Guillermo B. Belt[42] 1906 – 1989 Cuban diplomat
Arnaud Beltrame Gendarme Colonel, Gendarmerie National (Award and promotion both Posthumous) TBA (2018)
Charles Bequignon
Józef Bem
Edvard Beneš
Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant
François-Nicolas-Benoît Haxo
Jean Béraud
Henri Bergson
Jean Berlie
Louis Bernacchi
Claude Bernard Physiologist, founding father of modern physiology and endocrinology
Dominique Bernard School teacher killed in Arras school stabbing by an Islamic terrorist in 2023
Tom Bernard Co-President and Co-Founder of Sony Pictures Classics
Étienne-Prosper Berne-Bellecour
Sarah Bernhardt
Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld
Pier Luigi Bersani[43][44]
Louis-Alexandre Berthier
Pierre Berthier
Roberte Ponsonby, Countess of Bessborough
Jean-Baptiste Bessières
Ramón Emeterio Betances 1827 – 1898 Puerto Rican medical doctor, political leader and diplomat
Íngrid Betancourt
André Bettencourt
Jacques Claude Beugnot
Bhumibol Adulyadej King of Thailand
Marthe Bibesco
Marcel Bigeard
Kenneth W. Bilby American businessman and author
Carl Bildt
Pierre Billotte
Émile Bin
Maria Ilva Biolcati Italian singer and actress
Wilfred Bion
Sir Robert Bird, 2nd Baronet
George Christopher Molesworth Birdwood
Billy Bishop
Harry Gore Bishop
Monique de Bissy
Henri Biva 1848 – 1929 French painter Knight (1900)
George G. Blackburn
Alice Guy-Blaché Cinema pioneer
Sergent Blandan
Tasker H. Bliss
Denise Bloch
Marc Bloch
Marc Boegner
Jean-Bédel Bokassa
Albina du Boisrouvray
Petar Bojović
Claude Bolling
Kathryne Bomberger
Marie-Claude Bomsel
Napoleon Bonaparte Founder of the Légion d'honneur
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon VI)
Bono
Jorge Luis Borges
Frank Borland
Władysław Bortnowski
Alfred Bossom
Lucien Bouchard
Georges Ernest Boulanger
Gustave Boulanger TBA (1868)
Pierre Boulle
Jean-Gustave Bourbouze
Antoine Bourseiller
Paul-Émile Boutigny Painter of military subjects
Victor Boutilly[46] 1864 – 1934 French forestry inspector TBA (1911)
Frank Henry Bowater
Maurice Bowra
Charles Boyer
Tadeusz Boy-Żeleński
Ali Bozer
Olga Boznańska
Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee Vice President At-Large of The Washington Post
Jean Branger[47] Captain, 8th infantry regiment Knight (26 December 1852)
Lloyd Samuel Breadner
Théophile Marie Brébant
Yves Bréchet
Annie Brewer
Francis Charles Bridgeman Bridgeman
Louis Brière de l'Isle General, Troupes de marine
Donald F. Breitenberg[48] USA World War II, 101st Airborne
Louis de Broglie
Louis Bromfield
Robert S. Brookings
Romaine Brooks
Albert Bros Escaped pow and member of the Resistance
Daniel Brottier
John Nicholas Brown II Philanthropist
Margaret Brown
Josip Broz Tito Leader of Yugoslavia
John Bruce Lockhart Scotland, Great War
Angélique Brûlon
Gabriel Brunet de Sairigné
Charles F. Bruns[49]
Michael Bruxner
Frank Buckles
Jean-Eugène Buland French painter
Eugene Bullard
Omar Bundy American general
Joseph Richard Burke[50] Canadian Army, WWII veteran, dispatch rider with the Toronto Scottish Regiment Knight (8 August 2015)
Richard Burrows Chairman of British American Tobacco
Robert Busnel
Stephen Butcher
Richard E. Byrd American admiral and explorer
Myles Byrne

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References

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  1. ^ Légion Code, article 16.
  2. ^ Les étrangers qui se seront signalés par les services qu’ils ont rendus à la France ou aux causes qu’elle soutient, Légion Code, art. 128.
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  6. ^ "Legion of Honour". Australian Government – Department of Veteran's Affairs. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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  28. ^ Stassen, Murray (6 August 2020). "Dame Shirley Bassey inks exclusive record deal with Decca Records". Music Business Worldwide (www.musicbusinessworldwide.com). Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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