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The following is a list of notable foreign members of the Legion of Honor by their country of origin. The Legion of Honor is the highest decoration in France. and is divided into five degrees (lower to higher): Chevalier (Knight), Officier (Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand Croix (Grand Cross).
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 ...
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 July 1804. [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 ...
Milva (Maria Ilva Biolcati) (2009) (Italy), Italian singer and actress, received the title of Chevalier of the Légion of Honour on 11 September 2009 for her contributions to French culture [107] William G. Dabney (2009) (US), U.S. Army Corporal, 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion , the only all-black unit in the World War II D-Day landing
New Zealand. Alec Goldsmith (2002), Polish-born RAF pilot and French language teacher who settled in New Zealand in 1961, for 22 years of organising exchanges with New Caledonian students. [33] Keith Val Sinclair, New Zealand-born academic and professor of French at the James Cook University, North Queensland.
Ms Frances James (2010), French teacher and journalist in recognition of work to present a positive image of France and awaken people's interest and love for that country. [ 49 ] Ms Judith Trotter CMNZ (2010), New Zealand's Ambassador to France from 1987 to 1992, and chair of the France-New Zealand Friendship Fund from 2002 to 2008.
Adam Ant – English singer and musician. Adrian Minune – Romanian singer. Aggelopoulos Manolis (1939–1989) – Greek singer and actor. Albert Lee (born 1943) – London born and raised country rock guitar. Antonio Flores (1961–1995) – Spanish singer-songwriter and actor. Ayo – A sinti and yoruba singer. Azis - Bulgarian singer.
Hong Kong. The French Consulate estimated there are 8,000 Native French speakers in Hong Kong, of which approximately 6,000 are French citizens. Moreover, 50,000 people is estimated to occasionally practice French, while 2% of Hong Kong's total population of 7 million have studied the language.