Lists of Légion d'honneur recipients

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.

Knight is the most common and is awarded for either at least 20 years of public service or acts of military or civil bravery.

The Office 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.

[5] The following is a non-exhaustive list of recipients of the Legion of Honour awards, since the first ceremony in July 1804.

[8] Only in 2008 was gender parity achieved amongst the yearly list of recipients, with the total number of women recipients since the award's establishment only reaching 59 at the end of the second French empire and only 26,000 in 2021.