List of Légion d'honneur recipients by name (T)
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]
- Éric Tabarly
- Görgün Taner, awarded in 2011.
- Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
- J. R. D. Tata
- Julia Catlin Park DePew Taufflieb (1864–1947), an American who lived in France during World War I and turned her residence (Chateau d'Annel) into a field hospital. Awarded in 1917.[2] She was the First female American to receive this distinguished honor.
- François Tavenas
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Maxwell D. Taylor
- Ludmilla Tchérina (1924–2004), Circassian princess, prima ballerina, actress, author and sculptor. Awarded the Legion (Officier) in 1980.
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
- Nüvit Tekül (1921–2005), professor of medicine from Turkey. Awarded the Legion (Insigne du Chevalier) in 1982.
- Charles Tellier
- Iran Teymourtash
- Jean Victor Tharreau (1767–1812), French general, died at Battle of Borodino
- Maurice Thevenet
- Marie-Jo Thiel (b. 1957), French ethics academic
- Kristin Scott Thomas
- Harold Warris Thompson
- Joseph R. Thompson, U.S. Army World War II veteran, awarded the Legion (Insigne du Chevalier) in 2012
- Sir Henry Worth Thornton, also awarded Distinguished Service Medal and Order of Leopold (Belgium)
- Jean Thurel (1699–1807), a French soldier with an unusually long career that spanned 92 years of service. Awarded in 1804.
- Germaine Tillion
- Alexis de Tocqueville
- Jean Todt
- Edward Tomkins
- Mira Trailovic
- Catherine Trautmann
- Constant Troyon
- Louis W. Truman
- Lap-Chee Tsui
- André Tulard, civil administrator and police inspector. An active collaborator with the Germans in World War II.
- Jean Turcan
- André Turcat (b. 1921), French test pilot. Chief testpilot, Concorde.
- Adélard Turgeon
- John Joseph Turk, U.S. Army World War II Veteran, awarded the Medal of Knight of the Legion of Honor in December 2013
- Desmond Tutu
- Nathan Farragut Twining
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
- ^ http://www.culture.gouv.fr/LH/LH340/PG/FRDAFAN84_O19800035v2658202.htm