Jacek Merkel

Brazilian educator, plastic artist and politician | 100 top African American influencers (2020) | University of São Paulo | Recife: November 20, 1981

Austrian politician | Leopold Kunschak Prize | Johannes Kepler University Linz | Linz: November 20, 1979 - Melbourne: May 15, 1978 | Wolfgang Hattmannsdorfer

politician | Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class | National University of Kharkiv | Derhachi: November 20, 1978 - July 23, 2021

Estonian politician | Order of the White Star, 4th Class | Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn University | Eidapere: November 20, 1974 - Melrose: July 22, 1895

Emirati royal and politician | Order of the British Empire | United Arab Emirates University, Santa Barbara City College | Abu Dhabi: November 20, 1970

Polish politician, agronomist | Bronze Cross of Merit (2004) | University of Life Sciences in Poznań | November 20, 1969 - Rome: October 30, 1961 | Bogusław

Danish politician | Order of the Dannebrog, Golden hearts (award) (2023), Ting Prize (2010) | University of Copenhagen, Bornholm Gymnasium | Herning: November

Hero of the Russian Federation | Hero of the Russian Federation, honorary citizen of the Chechen Republic, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class

Finnish politician (1963-) | Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland | University of Lapland | Ristijärvi: November 20, 1963 - Bratislava

Chinese Soprano, Spouse of Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012 | honorary doctor of Massey University (2014) | China

Ukrainian politician | Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class | National University “Yaroslav the Wise Law Academy of Ukraine”, State Agrarian and Engineering

Indonesian politician | Asia's Most Influential Indonesia (2021) | Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology | Kediri: November 20, 1961 - Athens: May 4, 2025

United States Representative from Massachusetts | Sergei Magnitsky Human Rights Award (2015), Mkhitar Gosh Medal | Worcester Academy, American University

Belgian politician | Order of the Rising Sun (2016), Knight of the Order of Leopold II (2014) | Université Libre de Bruxelles | Berchem-Sainte-Agathe

Belarusian politician | Certificate of Honor of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, Certificate of Honor of the Council of Ministers of the

Armenian politician | Medal of Anania Shirakatsi, Second Class Service of the Fatherland Medal | Armenian State University of Economics | Nerkin Sasnashen

President of Nigeria (2010-2015) | Order of the Pioneers of Liberia | University of Port Harcourt | Otuoke: November 20, 1957 - Saint-Germain-en-Laye: September 3, 1877

former president and of the International Committee of the Red Cross | Dostyk Order of grade II, Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal

Russian politician (born 1955) | Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, Order of Honour, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class, Order "For

Russian politician | Medal "For Impeccable Service", 3rd class, Medal "For Impeccable Service", Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR", Order

politician and United States Marine | Legionnaire of Legion of Merit | Indiana University | Indianapolis: November 20, 1954 - Moscow: July 12, 1977 | Greg

Polish politician | Warsaw University of Life Sciences | Maków Mazowiecki: November 20, 1952 - Naples: April 2, 1855 | Jerzy Gosiewski | Maków Mazowiecki

Russian politician (1952–2024) | Badge "To a Warrior-Internationalist", Order of Military Merit, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, Order of

Chief Sanitary Inspector of Russia | Prizvanie Prize (2014), State Prize of the Russian Federation (2002), Russian government prize for science and technology

Hong Kong politician | Gold Bauhinia Star | University of Hong Kong | British Hong Kong: November 20, 1950 - Belo Horizonte: April 22, 1974 | Matthew Cheung

American lawyer and diplomat (born 1948) | Registered firearms | Grace Hopper College, Yale Law School, McDonogh School | Baltimore: November 20, 1948

American criminal and former Democratic California State Senator | Presidential Medal of Merit | University of Hawaiʻi System, San Francisco State University

Kazakhstani politician (1947–2015) | Order of the Leopard, medal "for 20 years of Kazakhstan's independence", Medal "10 years of Astana" | Satbayev University

Russian politician | Order of Friendship, Master of Sport of the USSR, Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, Medal "For the Tapping of

Japanese writer | Oya Soichi Nonfiction Award (1987), Bungeishunju Readers' Choice Award (1996) | Shinshu University, Meiji University | Iiyama: November 20

Estonian politician | Order of the National Coat of Arms, 3rd Class | Estonian University of Life Sciences | Tartu: November 20, 1945 - March 5, 2011 | Toomas

German politician | Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille in Gold, Bavarian Order of Merit | Kronberg

Polish politician | Odznaka Honorowa za Zasługi dla Samorządu Terytorialnego | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań | Lubochnia, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Earl of Home from 1995 to 2022 | Knight Companion of the Order of the Thistle (2013), Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1990), Commander of the

Australian politician | Fulbright Scholarship | Armidale High School | Armidale: November 20, 1943 - Acton: March 4, 1981 | John Knight | Armidale: November

politician (1942–2018) | Honoured aircraft engineer of the USSR, Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich

46th President of the United States (2021–2025) | Order of the Three Stars, St. George's Order of Victory (2009), Cross of Military Merit (2022), Time 100

Turkish actor and politician | Golden Orange Life Achievement Award | St. George's Austrian High School, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

President of Hong Kong Baptist University, 2001-2010 | Gold Bauhinia Star | Pui Ying Secondary School, University of British Columbia, University of Melbourne

Tajik poet (1938-2018) | Tajik National University | Faizobod District: November 20, 1938 - Seattle: May 1, 2018 | Bozor Sobir | Faizobod District: November

French official and politician | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1980) | Sciences Po | Chartres: November 20, 1935 - 16th arrondissement of Paris: October 10, 2018

Indian general (1934–2023) | Param Vishisht Seva Medal | University of Madras | Rajasthan: November 20, 1934 - April 18, 2023 | Ajai Singh | Rajasthan

New Caledonia politician (1932-2010) | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Paris Law Faculty | Nouméa: November 20, 1932 - Gold Coast: December 4, 2010 | Jacques

Governor-General of Belize | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (1994), Member of the Order of the British Empire, Order of Brilliant Jade

Norwegian politician | Order of St. Olav | University of Oslo, Harvard Business School | November 20, 1930 - Hampstead: March 15, 1902 | Kjell Storvik

Nigerian politician and diplomat | Fellow of the Royal Commonwealth Society | University College London | Cross River State: November 20, 1929 - London: February 6, 2012

Soviet and Russian actor, theatre and film director (1927-2007) | Golden Mask (1998), Merited Artist of the RSFSR (1961), Golden ram (1999), The Crystal

French politician (1926-2010) | Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Officer of the National Order of Merit

United States politician | Congressional Gold Medal (1978), Ernst Reuter Medal (1962), Presidential Medal of Freedom (2025) | Harvard College, Riverdale

Dutch politician (1924-2007) | Order of the Netherlands Lion | Wageningen University & Research | Amersfoort: November 20, 1924 - Zeist: October 27, 2007

Israeli politician (1919-1996) | Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 3rd class | Vilnius University | Białystok: November 20, 1919 - Israel: May 26, 1996 | Haika

Finnish politician | Cross of Liberty, 4th Class, Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, Memorial medal of the Winter War, Memorial

American politician (1917–2010) | Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear, Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class (2003), Commander's Grand Cross

Italian noble, fashion designer and politician (1914-1992) | Order of Merit for Labour | Reed College | Naples: November 20, 1914 - Florence: November 29, 1992

French historian and economist (1913-2006) | Broquette-Gonin prize (1963) | Faculty of Arts of Paris, Paris Law Faculty | 17th arrondissement of Paris

Head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and German politician | doctor honoris causa from the University of Nancy (1988), Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St.

American politician (1909-1988) | Legum Doctor (1970), Legum Doctor (1957), Distinguished Nevadan (1974) | University of Nevada, Reno, Georgetown University

Danish politician and Prime Minister of Denmark, 1950–1953 (1902–1972) | Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog, Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Australian writer, publisher and political activist (1901-1965) | Rhodes Scholarship (1924) | University of Queensland, The Queen's College | Australia

politician | Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk | University of Business in Prague | Plzeň: November 20, 1901 - United States: March 12, 1970 | Vaclav Palecek

American politician (1900–1974) | Sidney Hollander Award (1952) | University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore City College, Johns Hopkins University (1925)

Governor of Uttar Pradesh in India | Padma Bhushan | Osmania University | Hyderabad: November 20, 1899 - January 1, 1994 | Akbar Ali Khan | Hyderabad: November

Canadian politician and judge (1889–1968) | Companion of the Order of Canada, Rhodes Scholarship (1911) | University College, Oxford, University of New Brunswick

American Presbyterian minister and socialist (1884-1968) | Gandhi Peace Award (1967), Eugene V. Debs Award (1966), War Resisters League Peace Award | Union

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal (1876-1968) | Silver Star, Purple Heart | University of Cincinnati College of Law | Illinois: November 20, 1876

former President of Argentina (1873-1944) | Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1942) | University of Buenos Aires | Ancasti: November 20, 1873

British Indian Army general (1864-1937) | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (1920), Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian

Italian philosopher | knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus | University of Florence | Pistoia: November 20, 1857 - Florence: November 4, 1931

Canadian politician | honorary doctorate at the Laval University (1924) | Laval University | Quebec City: November 20, 1853 - Quebec City: February 10, 1938

Austro-Hungarian politician (1853-1933) | Order of the Iron Crown | Kriegsschule | Bad Bleiberg: November 20, 1853 - Klagenfurt am Wörthersee: December 17, 1933

politician (1847–1914) | Order of St. Alexander Nevsky with diamond signs (1913), Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky (1910), Order of the White Eagle (1906)

Japanese politician (1843-1900) | Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class | Shōkasonjuku Academy | Hagi: November 20, 1843 - Tokyo: February 26, 1900 | Shinagawa

Norwegian politician (1841–1918) | Order of St. Olav, Order of the Dannebrog, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour | University of Oslo | Christiania

7th prime minister of Canada (1841-1919) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, honorary doctorate at the Laval University | McGill

Russian general (1830-1905) | Order of the White Eagle, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class

Swedish politician (1817–1888) | Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1850), Knight of the Order of the Sword (1859), Grand Officer of the Order of

Italian politician (1817-1910) | 5th class, Order of the Medjidie, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour | Scuola di

Austrian general, Minister of War of Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary (1815-1876) | Knight Commander of the Order of Maria Theresa I, Order of Maria Theresa

Austrian member of Empire parliament (Austria empire), lawyer and university educator (1813-1891) | Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Volney Prize

French politician (1808–1865) | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Collège Sainte-Barbe, Paris Medical Faculty | Chiavari: November 20, 1808 - Paris: December 16, 1865

bishop of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (1808–1876) | Order of Saint Anna, 1st class | Faculty of Theology of the University of Lviv | Shybalyn: November

British peer, politician, and courtier | Order of the Garter | Christ Church, Eton College | November 20, 1804 - January 6, 1878 | George Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd

French soldier and politician | Knight of the Legion of Honour, Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour | École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr | Paris

French politician (1753-1825) | Commander of the Legion of Honour (1804), Knight of the Legion of Honour (1803) | Old University of Leuven | Sint-Truiden

English nobleman (1565–1601) | Order of the Garter | Trinity College | Bromyard: November 20, 1565 - Tower of London: February 25, 1601 | Robert Devereux