James Simpson

Ukrainian biathlete | Award of Ternopil City Council (2013), Order of Princess Olga, 2nd class (2014), Prize of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for special

Malaysian politician | Asia's Most Influential Malaysia (2021) | SMK Subang Utama, University of Tasmania | Kuala Lumpur: January 9, 1979 - April 8, 1971

Russian politician | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | South Ural State University | January 9, 1977 - Yerevan: December 28, 1999

Malian politician | Cross of Military Valour, Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal, Officer of the National Order of Mali, Commander of the

Italian politician | Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria | University of Innsbruck | Merano: January 9, 1961 - Cannes: April 11, 1884

Ukrainian politician from Zaporizhzhya | Honored Worker of Education of Ukraine, Order of Merits for the Zaporizhzhia Land, 1st Class, Order of Merit

Polish politician and doctor | Medal of Merit for the Border Guard (2021), Commander of the Order for Merits to Lithuania (2023), Gold Cross of Merit (2004)

Spanish politician | Josep Trueta Medal (2019) | Autonomous University of Barcelona | Ripoll: January 9, 1958 - Buenos Aires: September 5, 2024 | Manuel

lawyer | Eagle Scout | University of Pennsylvania | Sacramento: January 9, 1954 - Warsaw: December 8, 2018 | Jon Hinck | Sacramento: January 9, 1954 - Warsaw

British politician (born 1952) | Knight Bachelor | University of Bristol, University of York, Haileybury and Imperial Service College | Maidenhead: January 9

Polish economist and politician | honorary doctor of the University of Potsdam (2008), Bene Merito | University of Łódź, London School of Economics and

chief Executive of the United Kingdom's Conservative Party | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | Milton Abbey School, University of North Carolina at

Former Prime Minister of France (2024) | Commander of the Order of Agricultural Merit, Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal

Polish politician | Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Cross of Freedom and Solidarity, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Gold Cross of Merit

British politician (born 1950) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts | Digby Stuart College | Wicklow: January 9, 1950 - Ann Arbor: August 8, 1947 | Christine

Canadian politician | Knight of the National Order of Quebec (2013) | Université du Québec à Montréal | Montreal: January 9, 1949 - May 12, 2021 | Lise

first President of Armenia from 1991 to 1998 | honorary doctor of the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne (1997) | Faculty of Oriental Studies of the St.

politician (1942-2004) | Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Donbas State Technical University | Samarkand: January 9, 1942 - June 16, 2004 | Eduard Khananov

member of the Swiss Federal Council | honorary doctorate of Haifa University (1999), honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2000) | University of Geneva

President of Costa Rica | Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2001), Gold medal of Galicia (1999), Grand Cross, Special Class of the Order of the Sun

Honored Builder of the Russian Federation, USSR State Prize, Order of the Badge of Honour | St. Petersburg State Transport University | January 9, 1938

New Zealand Māori politician (1932–2011) | Order of New Zealand (1993), New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 (1993) | Rangiora High School | Rātana

German politician (1931-2000) | Fritz Heckert Medal | University of Rostock | Gdańsk: January 9, 1931 - Berlin: December 13, 2000 | Erhard Krack | Gdańsk

German politician (1930-2015) | Fritz Heckert Medal, Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold, Banner of Labor, Order of Karl Marx | University of Jena, Academy of

German politician (1930–2012) | Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, University

Irish dramatist, author and theatre director (1929–2015) | Tony Award for Best Play, Irish PEN Award, AWB Vincent Literary Award, Fellow of the Royal Society

Italian singer, actor and politician (1928–1994) | Premio Tenco (1974), Sanremo Music Festival (1966), Grammy Award for Record of the Year (1959), Sanremo

Russian author (1924-1993) | Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Lenin Prize, Medal "For Labour Valour", Order of

Soviet politician (1913-1989) | Medal "For the Development of Virgin Lands", Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of the Patriotic War 1st class, Order of the

President of the United States from 1969 to 1974 | Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Time Person of the Year (1972), Time Person of the Year (1971)

United States Army colonial | Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Virginia Military Institute, Harvard Law School

Maltese chief judge and first President of the republic (1909-2008) | Knight Bachelor, Officer of the Order of the British Empire | University of Malta

Soviet politician (1906-1988) | Order of Lenin, Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Order of the October Revolution | Institute of

Italian politician (1904-1977) | Grand Cross of the Order of Wissam El Alaouite (1957) | University of Messina, University of Florence | Pozzallo: January 9

Spanish diplomat, lawyer and politician (1904-2004) | Grand Cross of the Order of St. Raymond of Peñafort (1977), Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III

Hungarian composer (1902–1969) | Kossuth Prize (1951), Kossuth Prize (1954) | Franz Liszt Academy of Music | Budapest: January 9, 1903 - November 4, 1969

Soviet artillery designer (1900-1980) | Order of Lenin, Jubilee Medal "30 Years of the Soviet Army and Navy", Order of Suvorov, 2nd class, Order of the Red

Estonian weightlifter, journalist and politician (1899-1942) | Estonian Red Cross Order Second Class (1940) | Jakob Westholm Gymnasium, Tallinn School of Economics

French school teacher and geologist (1897–1987) | Croix de guerre 1914–1918, Croix de guerre 1939–1945, Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms

Chinese engineer, educator, politician | Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1955) | Beijing Huiwen Middle School, Cornell University, Cornell

Chinese general, administrator (1893-1987) | Order of Blue Sky and White Sun | Baoding Military Academy | Lianshui County: January 9, 1893 - Taipei: January 17, 1987

Japanese politician (1884–1960) | Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class | University of Tokyo | Tokyo: January 9, 1884 - March 10, 1960 | Tadaatsu Ishiguro

French politician | Commander of the Legion of Honour | HEC Paris | Angoulême: January 9, 1879 - 16th arrondissement of Paris: October 14, 1958 | Edmond

Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class | Hitotsubashi University | January 9, 1877 - Geneva: March 31, 1928 | Fukao Ryūtarō (Fukao Ryutaro) | January 9

Italian doctor (1875–1949) | Righteous Among the Nations (2001) | University of Turin | Olcenengo: January 9, 1875 - Turin: June 3, 1949 | Carlo Angela

British steel manufacturer (1873–1957) | Knight of the Order of Leopold, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (1942), Legum Doctor (1934)

Japanese noble (1872–1929) | The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon | University of Tokyo | January 9, 1872 - February 18, 1929 | Nijō

Order of the Sacred Treasure, 6th class | University of Tokyo | January 9, 1870 - December 1, 2018 | Isaka Takashi | January 9, 1870 - December 1, 2018

Japanese politician | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class | University of Tokyo | January 9, 1866 - October 28, 1921 | Mori Masataka | January 9, 1866

politician (1861-1941) | Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus | University of Naples Federico II | Florence: January 9, 1861 - Florence: January 19, 1941

British politician (1861-1934) | Knight Bachelor, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (1930) | Christ Church, Aldenham School | London: January 9

American social reformer, suffragist (1859-1947) | National Women's Hall of Fame (1982), Iowa Women's Hall of Fame (1975) | Iowa State University | Ripon

Ukrainian linguist and economist (1859-1938) | Order of Franz Joseph, Military Merit Cross | Chernivtsi University, University of Vienna | Nemyliv: January 9

Russian politician (1856–1930) | Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class, Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class | Faculty of Law of

Canadian politician (1832-1900) | honorary doctorate at the Laval University (1891) | Collège Antoine-Girouard | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu: January 9, 1832

Canadian politician (1822–1901) | Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society | Upper Canada College | York: January 9, 1822 - Toronto: July 24, 1901 | George

French politician (1809–1861) | Knight of the Legion of Honour | École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr | Paris: January 9, 1809 - Paris: September 23, 1861

Russian noble (1804–1860) | Order of St. George, 4th class | Page Corps | Saint Petersburg: January 9, 1804 - Saint Petersburg: February 18, 1860 | Yakov

French general (1804-1877) | Médaille militaire, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour | Prytanée National Militaire, École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr

French sculptor (1798-1880) | Prix de Rome (1821), Officer of the Legion of Honour | Jean Froissart, Pierre Corneille, Archidamas | French Academy in Rome

Baltic German explorer and Russian admiral (1797-1870) | Order of the White Eagle, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class, Order of Saint Anna, 1st class with

United States jurist (1781–1861) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Harvard College, Harvard University | West Barnstable: January 9

British politician (1780-1845) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath | Eton College, Trinity College | Nottinghamshire: January 9, 1780 - London: July 21, 1845

British diplomat, politician and landowner (1758-1833) | Order of the Garter | Christ Church | London: January 9, 1758 - Dunrobin Castle: July 19, 1833

Massachusetts lawyer, governor, and US senator 1745-1819 | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Harvard College | Northampton: January 9, 1745