List of Légion d'honneur recipients by name (P)

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]

References

  1. 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
  2. "Orhan Pamuk Awarded Officier De l'Ordre National De La Legion D'Honneur". GettyImages. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  3. "Le compositeur Arvo Pärt décoré de l'ordre de la Légion d'Honneur". Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  4. "Death of a French Painter" (PDF). The New York Times. November 10, 1884.
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