Charles de Wendel

Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan | Order of Aybyn, Order of Glory | Maqsut Narikbayev University | Almaty: December 13, 1980 - July 28, 2006

French politician | Knight of the Legion of Honour (2024) | La Providence, Sciences Po Lille | Breteuil: December 13, 1977 - Formby: August 6, 2017

Finnish politician | Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland (2015), Cross of Merit, in silver, of the Finnish Sports (2024) | University of Helsinki

Northern Irish politician (born 1971) | BBC 100 Women (2022) | Queen's University Belfast, Bloomfield Collegiate School | Belfast: December 13, 1971 - Tallinn

Lithuanian politician and diplomat | Polish Cultural Merit Order | Vilnius Academy of Art, Tokyo University of the Arts, Vytautas Magnus University | Kaunas

Russian businessman | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, Order of the Star of Italy, Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of

Spanish politician | Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2004), Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (2018) | CEU San Pablo University

Italian politician (1965) | Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2005) | D'Annunzio University of Chieti–Pescara, University of Teramo

Latvian politician | Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, Order of Merit, 1st class (2023) | University of Pennsylvania, St. John's College | Wilmington

Venezuelan politician and former Miss Universe | Miss Venezuela 1981, Miss Universe 1981 | Central University of Venezuela, Universidad Metropolitana

Order of the Red Star | Ryazan Airborne Command High School | December 13, 1957 - Arkhangelsk: July 10, 2023 | Igor Divinsky | December 13, 1957

Polish politician and deputy | Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Bronze Medal for Merit in Fire Protection | Wrocław University of Science and Technology

Indian politician (1955-2019) | CNN-News18 Indian of the Year (2012), Padma Bhushan (2020) | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay | Mapusa: December 13, 1955

American economist | Fellow of the Econometric Society (1997), Guggenheim Fellowship (1999), Adam Smith Award (2014), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts

Polish politician and sociologist (1951–2010) | Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2010) | Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology, University of Warsaw

Taiwanese politician | Order of Propitious Clouds | Fu Jen Catholic University, National Chengchi University, University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Spanish politician | Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (2004) | University of Zaragoza | Seville: December 13, 1950 - hôpital Corentin-Celton: May 28, 2020

New Zealand politician | New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 (1993), honorary doctor of the University of Canterbury (2011), Companion of the New

British politician (born 1950) | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | University of Sussex | London: December 13, 1950 - Hamburg: December 26, 1994

President of the Senate of the Philippines from 2006 to 2008 | Asia's Most Influential Philippines (2022), Asia's Most Influential Philippines (2021)

Japanese politician | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star | Kanagawa University | Shimogo: December 13, 1947 - September 19, 1881 | Yūhei Satō

45.º President of Paraguay (1999–2003) | National Order of Merit, Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (2000) | Universidad Nacional de Asunción

American businessman (1945–2020) | Horatio Alger Award (1996) | Morehouse College, Purdue University | Memphis: December 13, 1945 - Atlanta: July 30, 2020

Belgian politician | honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2006), Groot Ereteken van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap (2015) | Ghent University | Aalst

French senator | Ordem do Mérito Cultural (2001), Knight of the Legion of Honour (1993), Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1990)

Brazilian politician (1934-2020) | Bertha Lutz Prize (2018) | Federal University of Paraíba | João Pessoa: December 13, 1934 - João Pessoa: May 8, 2020

Czech politician and manager | Czech Medal of Merit | Czech Technical University in Prague | Prague: December 13, 1929 - Prague: June 19, 1892 | Miroslav

Belgian writer and philosopher | André Schaepdrijverprijs (1951), Prijs Vrijzinnig Humanisme (2007) | Ghent University | December 13, 1929 - February 25, 2009

American politician (1920–2021) | New Jersey Hall of Fame (2023), doctor honoris causa of Keiō University, Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic

Prime Minister of South Africa from 1966 to 1978 | Order of Good Hope | Stellenbosch University | Uitenhage: December 13, 1915 - Cape Town: September 10, 1983

Russian architect (1910-1989) | Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Lenin Prize, Order of Lenin, Order of the Badge

Dutch politician (1906-1997) | Charlemagne Prize (1951) | University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Arts of Paris | Amsterdam: December 13, 1906 - Bruges: March 12, 1997

German politician and journalist (1905-1988) | Star of People's Friendship in Gold (1980), Order of Karl Marx (1965), Banner of Labor, Patriotic Order of Merit

American journalist (1897-1969) | star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | The Nine Old Men | Swarthmore College, Phillips Exeter Academy | Evanston: December 13, 1897

Belgian writer (1896-1952) | Prix Goncourt (1937) | Faux passeports | Free University of Brussels | Ghlin: December 13, 1896 - City of Brussels: July 17, 1952

British pilot and airline director (1896-1993) | Military Cross | Eton College, Royal Military College, Sandhurst | December 13, 1896 - March 4, 1993 | Jeffery

Polish politician | Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw

Romanian politician (1893-1960) | Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta | International Lenin School | Vaslui County: December 13, 1893 - Bucharest: June 3, 1960

Canadian politician (1891–1975) | Military Cross | Fulneck School | Georgetown: December 13, 1891 - Kamloops: September 2, 1975 | Victor Quelch | Georgetown

Iranian politician (1881-1964), Prime Minister of Iran | Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Westminster School

Ph.D., Municipal commissioner (Borgarråd), Member of Parliament and statesman. (1881-1977) | Royal Order of the Polar Star, Abercrombie Prize, Bernspriset

Order of the Rising Sun, 5th class | University of Tokyo | December 13, 1879 - February 17, 1986 | Mikita Sakata | December 13, 1879 - February 17, 1986

Polish politician | Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Cross of Independence with Swords | ETH Zurich | Riga: December 13, 1878 - Warsaw: April 17, 1974

French politician | Croix de guerre 1914–1918, Officer of the Legion of Honour | École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr, Lycée Gerson | La Rochelle

Czech politician and attorney (1869–1950) | honorary citizen of Vyškov, honorary doctorate of the Masaryk University (1993) | Faculty of Law, Charles

British politician (1862-1936) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (1925), Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (1917)

British soldier and Conservative politician (1860-1949) | Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1920)

American educator and legal scholar (1856–1943) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris

Hawaiian and American politician (1855–1940) | Royal Order of Kapiolani | ʻIolani School | Waimea: December 13, 1855 - Territory of Hawaii: March 5, 1940

British politician (1844-1913) | Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire, Kaisar-i-Hind Medal, first class | Westminster School, Trinity College

Irish politician (1844-1932) | life peer (1905) | Belfast Royal Academy | Drogheda: December 13, 1844 - London: March 13, 1932 | John Atkinson, Baron Atkinson

Brazilian politician | Imperial Order of the Rose | University of São Paulo | Araruama: December 13, 1839 - Bananal: July 16, 1884 | Pedro Luís Pereira de

British Army general (1839-1932) | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (1896), Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (1901), Knight Grand Cross of

Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class | Tekijuku | December 13, 1839 - January 1, 1940 | Ishida Eikichi | December 13, 1839 - January 1, 1940 | Order of

French politician and business man (1839-1900) | Officer of the Legion of Honour (1889), Knight of the Legion of Honour (1869) | Lycée Chaptal, Faculté de

art collector (1833-1894) | Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (1859), Order of Isabella the Catholic (1869), Knight of the Legion of Honour (1866), 5th

French general (1823-1908) | Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour | École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr | Paris: December 13, 1823 - Senlis: January 22, 1908

British statesman (1818–1906) | Knight of the Garter (1891) | Eton College, Trinity College | Belvoir Castle: December 13, 1818 - Belvoir Castle: August 4, 1906

German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816-1892) | Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order (1886), Honorary doctor of the Heidelberg

British politician (1769-1844) | Knight Bachelor | Hawkshead Grammar School, Trinity College | Jamaica: December 13, 1769 - April 17, 1844 | James Scarlett

Scottish diplomat, antiquarian, archaeologist and vulcanologist (1730-1803) | Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and