List of foreign recipients of the Légion d'Honneur by decade

The Legion of Honour [a] (French: Légion d'honneur) is the highest decoration in France and is divided into five degrees in ascending order: Chevalier (Knight), Officier (Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand Croix (Grand Cross).

[b] Membership in the Legion is restricted to French nationals.

[1] Foreign citizens who have served France or the ideals it upholds[2] may, however, receive a distinction of the Legion, which is broadly equivalent to membership, and can be awarded at any of the ranks.

[citation needed] A complete list of the members of the Legion from 1802, when the award was established, does not exist.

[citation needed] Approximately 3,000 of these were awarded at the most senior rank of Grand Cross (including 1,200 French nationals).