Mahinda Rajapaksa

United States Senator from Montana | Bronze Star Medal (2015), Purple Heart (2015) | St. Paul Academy and Summit School, United States Naval Academy | Ramsey

Russian politician | Order of Friendship, Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour, Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude

British politician | Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2024) | St Edward's College, University College London, Somerville College | Billinge

Swedish politician | Friendship Medal of Diplomacy (2022) | Lund University, Technical University of Sofia | People's Republic of Bulgaria: November 18, 1968

politician | Honored employee of Agriculture of Ukraine | State Agrarian and Engineering University in Podilia | Teofipol Raion: November 18, 1967 - Chatsworth

Australian politician | Fulbright Scholarship | Peninsula Grammar, Yale University, Melbourne Law School | Melbourne: November 18, 1965 - Oslo: July 13, 1927

American politician | Ohtli Award (2012) | Fielding Graduate University, University of California, Santa Barbara | Moroleón: November 18, 1964 - Kuala Lumpur

Soviet-born Latvian politician and former sprint canoeist | Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Order of the Three Stars, 4th Class

Italian linguist and politician (1960-) | Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | University of Pisa | Lucca: November 18, 1960 - Bari

Vietnamese politician and former engineer | honorary doctorate from University of Nantes (2012) | École Centrale de Lyon, University of Da Nang | Bình

Russian politician | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | Vladimir State Humanitarian University | Murom: November 18, 1957 - Lublin

Polish politician | Bronze Medal for Merit in Fire Protection | Kielce University of Technology | Kielce: November 18, 1957 - Głębokie: January 30, 1982

Estonian politician | Order of the White Star, Medal Class (2001), Order of the White Star, 4th Class (2006) | Rapla Downtown School, Tallinn University of Technology

Argentine UN official | Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2016), Grand Cross of the Order of the Condor of the Andes | Universidad Nacional de Rosario

36th Premier of Queensland, and rugby league administrator | Companion of the Order of Australia (2012), Centenary Medal (2001) | University of Queensland

Singaporean politician | Asia's Most Influential Singapore (2021) | Newcastle University, Montfort Secondary School | Singapore: November 18, 1947 - San

American politician (born 1945) | Order of Honour (2024) | Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, University of Maryland | Lineboro: November 18, 1945

Jordanian politician | Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1985) | University of Baghdad | Abila: November 18, 1938 - Moscow: December 5, 1988

Senator of Colombia (1938–2021) | Grand Cross of the Order of Boyacá (2014) | Pontifical Xavierian University | Barranquilla: November 18, 1938 - December 23, 2021

Slovenian jurist and diplomat | Decoration of Merit | University of Ljubljana | Tržič: November 18, 1936 - January 18, 2025 | Ernest Petrič (Ernest Petric)

British judge and lawyer (born 1935) | Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews

German politician and writer (1935-1997) | Carl von Ossietzky Medal (1978), Deutscher Memorial Prize (1978)

American politician (1929–2004) | National Aviation Hall of Fame (1988), Distinguished Flying Cross, Harmon Trophy, International Space Hall of Fame (1998)

Vice President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992 | Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1986) | De La Salle University, Ateneo de Manila

Japanese politician (1926-2009) | Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia (1993), Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class, Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru

American politician (1923–2010) | Air Medal, James Madison Award (1993), Dank Medal, Olympic Order, Distinguished Flying Cross | Redondo Union High School

President of Nicaragua from 1956 to 1963 | Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1961), Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the

Spanish politician (1920–2000) | honorary doctor of the Paul Cézanne University (1978), Grand Cross of the Order of Merit for Agriculture (1969), Grand

Italian mathematician and politician (1913-2001) | Officer of the Legion of Honour, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | Scuola

Finnish lawyer and politician | Memorial medal of the Winter War, Medal for Humane Benevolence, Cross of Liberty, 4th Class, Grand Cross of the Order of the

New Zealand politician (1907-1988) | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George | Lincoln College | Bulls: November 18, 1907 - Wellington: April 17, 1988

Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw | November 18, 1899 - August 15, 1961

Japanese composer and conductor (1898–1973) | Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class | University of Tokyo | Tokyo: November 18, 1898 - Tokyo: June 2, 1973

British physicist (1897–1974) | Guthrie Lecture (1940), Fellow of the Royal Society, Order of Merit (1967), Copley Medal (1956), Nobel Prize in Physics

French politician (1897–1975) | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Lycée Lakanal | Octeville: November 18, 1897 - Barneville-Carteret: July 4, 1975 | Édouard

Spanish diplomat | Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (1947), Grand Cross of the Military Merit - White Badge (1960), Grand Cross of the Order of Prince

Georgian politician | People's artist of the Georgian SSR (1941) | Tbilisi State Conservatoire | Orkhevi: November 18, 1892 - Orkhevi: September 20, 1942

Soviet politician (1889-1939) | Order of Lenin | Sulin | Węgrów: November 18, 1889 - Moscow: February 26, 1939 | Stanislav Kosior | Węgrów: November 18

Military Order of Savoy | Military Academy of Modena | November 18, 1887 - Saronno: January 1, 1978 | Giovanni Battista Oxilia | November 18, 1887

Finnish politician and sports figure (1887-1977) | Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Dannebrog, German Red Cross Decoration, 2nd Class of the Order of

Japanese university teacher (1886-1962) | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th class | University of Tokyo | November 18, 1886 - April 13, 1962 | Tetsutarō

Hungarian politician (1886-1967) | Order of Merit of Hungarian Freedom, Order of Lenin (1967), Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic

Democratic United States Congressman (1883-1981) | Presidential Medal of Freedom | Georgia Military College, Mercer University School of Law | Baldwin County

Australian soldier who served in World War I and World War II, rising to the rank of Major General | Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Distinguished

politician and a member of the nobility (viscount) from the Meiji period to the Showa period in Japan. He is a member of the House of Lords | Capital

French politician | Officer of the Legion of Honour | École Libre des Sciences Politiques | Charleville-Mézières: November 18, 1874 - 8th arrondissement of

Japanese legal scholar (1868-1945) | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th class | University of Tokyo | November 18, 1868 - January 17, 1945 | Masutarō Niida

Luxembourgian politician (1866-1938) | Commander of the Order of the Oak Crown | Athénée de Luxembourg | Lorentzweiler: November 18, 1866 - Luxembourg: August 27, 1938

9th Governor-General of Taiwan (1866-1933) | Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class | University of Tokyo, Imperial University of Japan | Edo: November 18, 1866

Czech politician (1861-1950) | honorary citizen of Třebíč | Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague | Třebíč: November 18, 1861 - Třebíč: December 24, 1950

Polish pianist, composer, supporter of Poland's independence movements, politician, Prime Minister of reborn Poland (1860–1941) | star on Hollywood Walk of

Canadian judge | honorary doctorate at the Laval University | Laval University | Quebec City: November 18, 1852 - Quebec City: January 30, 1921 | Lawrence John

British politician (1846-1911) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, Companion of the Order of the Bath | Merton College, Eton College

British politician (1844-1921) | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Royal Society

Japanese politician (1844-1892) | Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class (1877), Silver Medal with Yellow Ribbon (1888), Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia

German jurist (1833-1898) | Order of the Red Eagle 3rd Class (1891) | University of Göttingen, Frederick William University Berlin, Kaiser-Wilhelm- und

Order of Franz Joseph | Charles University | November 18, 1833 - Bashkortostan: October 29, 2020 | Ernst Theumer | November 18, 1833 - Bashkortostan: October 29, 2020

Finland Swedish baron, geologist, mineralogist and Arctic explorer (1832–1901) | commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy (1874), Officer of the Order of

British politician (1830-1914) | Fellow of the British Academy | Magdalene College, University College London | November 18, 1829 - November 3, 1914 | Arthur

sculptor from France (1822-1912) | Officer of the Legion of Honour (1885) | Beaux-Arts de Paris | Dijon: November 18, 1822 - Paris: February 14, 1912

Russian publicist and politician (1818–1887) | Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class, Order of Saint Anna, 1st class | Faculty of History and Philology of Moscow University

Italian general and statesman (1804-1878) | Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Joseph, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Knight Grand Cross of the

Swedish theologian and church historian (1803-1884) | Order of the Polar Star - Commander's Grand Cross (1864) | Uppsala University | November 18, 1803 - Visby

Italian noble (1783-1825) | Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus | De la révolution piémontaise | University of Turin | Savigliano: November 18, 1783 - Pylos

Italian politician (1774-1858) | Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus

French politician (1733-1800) | Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis (1777) | École royale du génie de Mézières | Besançon: November 18