Paul Béchard (Paul Bechard)

Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | Moscow State Forest University | December 25, 1979 - Thailand: October 23, 1997 | Mikhail

23rd prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025 | Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, Global Citizen Awards (2017), Time 100 (2018), Canadian Newsmaker

Ukrainian diplomat and politician | Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class | Moscow Institute of Physics

Russian politician (born 1965) | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, Medal "For Courage", Russian Federation Presidential Certificate

British politician (born 1965) | Knight Bachelor | Nottingham High School, Jesus College | Mansfield: December 25, 1965 - Rio de Janeiro: June 11, 1974 | Ed

Russian Federation Government Certificate of Honour, Order of Honour, Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour, Medal for services in

Colombian-French politician | honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal, honorary citizen of Paris (2002), Petra-Kelly-Preis (2002), M100 Media

Korean-American artist and first lady of Maryland (born 1959) | Order of Civil Merit (2020), Ellis Island Medal of Honor (2017) | Maryland Institute College of

German politician | Hessian Order of Merit (2015) | Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz | Wiesbaden: December 25, 1956 - Schwerin: August 2, 1999 | Stefan

Polish politician | Honorary badge "Meritorious for Warmia and Mazury" | University of Agriculture and Technology in Olsztyn | Giżycko: December 25, 1955

Estonian literary scholar and politician (1953–2021) | Order of the White Star, 3rd Class | University of Tartu, Gustav Adolf Grammar School | Tallinn

Burkina Faso politician (1952-2017) | Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown (2005) | University of Burgundy | Tikaré: December 25, 1952 - Abidjan: November 18, 2017

former President of the Udmurt Republic (1951-2017) | Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class, Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow 2nd class, Medal

Russian politician | Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, Order of Honour, Stolypin Medal, 1st class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd

British politician (born 1950) | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1996) | Sherborne School, St John's College | Birkenhead: December 25, 1950

Order of Honour, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, Medal "Defender of a Free Russia", Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour

Russian politician | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, Order of Friendship, Honored art worker of the Russian Federation | Academy

Tajikistani politician | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun | Kulyab State University | Khatlon Province: December 25, 1948 - Madrid: March 4, 1957

Dutch politician (born 1947) | Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2001) | Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | The

Scottish politician (born 1947) | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | University of Aberdeen | Newcastle upon Tyne: December 25, 1947 - London: April 3, 2020

French politician | Knight of the Legion of Honour (2022) | University of Caen Normandy | Boppard: December 25, 1947 - 6th arrondissement of Paris: December 11, 2024

Spanish economist and politician | Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (1996) | University of Deusto | Bilbao: December 25, 1945 - May 29, 2025 | Juan

Lithuanian diplomat | Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class, სამი ვარსკვლავის ორდენი, მე-3

Chilean politician (1940–2020) | Fulbright Scholarship | The Catholic University of America, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | Santiago: December 25

Polish politician and deputy | Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2004), Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (2006), Order of the

Austrian politician | Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria, Knight Commander of the Order of St. Gregory the Great | University of Vienna

politician | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Honored Doctor of Ukraine | Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University | Terebiń: December 25, 1934

Vietnamese politician (1933-2018) | Order of Diplomatic Service Merit, Gold Star Order, Order of Friendship, Order of the Rising Sun, Order of José Martí

Ukrainian writer | Order of the October Revolution (1971), Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1982), "Hammer and Sickle" gold medal (1978), Miner's Glory 3rd

Soviet politician (1931-2011) | Order of the October Revolution, Order of Honour, Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh 2nd class, Order of Lenin, Hero of Socialist

Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" | Tajik National University (1954) | December 25, 1930

Indian politician and art historian (1928-2020) | Padma Shri in arts (1990), Fellow of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, Padma Vibhushan (2011), Jawarharlal Nehru

American drama teacher, actress and politician (1926–2015) | Florida Women's Hall of Fame (1998) | Brooklyn College | Brooklyn: December 25, 1926 - Tampa: May 18, 2015

Hungarian poet, translator and politician (1924-1970) | Attila József Award (1956), Attila József Award (1962), Kossuth Prize (1965) | Bessenyei György

President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981 | Presidential Medal of Freedom (1984), Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

American politician (1917-1994) | Bronze Star Medal | Atchison High School, University of Kansas | Atchison: December 25, 1917 - La Jolla: January 11, 1994

Spanish politician (1917–1976) | Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1971), Grand Cross of Naval Merit with white badge (1969), Grand Cross of

Soviet general (1909-1971) | Medal "For the Defence of Stalingrad", Order of Lenin (1937), Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War

American secretary of defense (1906-1998) | Presidential Medal of Freedom (1969) | Washington University in St. Louis, Washington University School of Law

Soviet scientist and explorer (1905–1953) | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Red Star, Order of Lenin, Order of the Badge of Honour, Hero of

Soviet politician (1905–1993) | Order of Friendship of Peoples, Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Institute of Red Professors | Yegoryevsky

German politician (1905-1973) | Order of the Red Star | International Lenin School | Thalheim: December 25, 1905 - East Berlin: May 4, 1973 | Anton Ackermann

Soviet army general (1904–1995) | Jubilee Medal "40 years of the Victory in Khalkhin-Gol", Gold Star medal (1945), Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed

Czechoslovak politician and resistance fighter (1901-1950) | participant in the resistance and resistance against communism, honorary citizen of Prague, Grand

Chinese politician | Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1955) | University of Chicago, China Agricultural University | Fujian: December 25, 1894

Canadian politician (1891–1976) | Officer of the Order of Canada | University of Toronto | Toronto: December 25, 1891 - Toronto: May 28, 1976 | William Ross

Japanese political scientist and politician | Person of Cultural Merit (1967) | University of Tokyo | Tokyo Prefecture: December 25, 1889 - April 28, 1984

American hotelier and member of the Hilton family | Horatio Alger Award | New Mexico Military Institute, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Santa

politician | Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Olav | Bergen Cathedral School | Oslo: December 25, 1884 - November 12, 1963 | Jacob Stenersen

German politician and biophysicist (1883–1968) | Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold, Medal Carl von Ossietzky, National Prize of East Germany, Hervorragender

Spanish painter (1875-1963) | Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise (1944), Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic | Real Academia de

Japanese politician | Golden Leibniz Medal (1930) | Columbia University | Fukushima Prefecture: December 25, 1873 - Los Angeles: January 19, 1951 | Hajime

Polish politician (1872-1967) | Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Faculty of Theology of the University of Lviv | Sokołów Małopolski: December

Dutch politician | Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1938) | Leiden University | The Hague: December 25, 1868 - Theresienstadt concentration camp

Polish physician and anatomist | Gold Cross of Merit, Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Indian educator and politician | Bharat Ratna | University of Calcutta, University of Allahabad | Prayagraj: December 25, 1861 - Varanasi: November 12, 1946

Japanese philosopher (1856–1944) | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class | University of Tokyo, Heidelberg University, Leipzig University | Dazaifu

Japanese lawyer (1850-1924) | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class | Yale University | December 25, 1850 - January 26, 1924 | Nagatane Sōma (Nagatane Soma)

Japanese general (1849-1912) | Order of the Paulownia Flowers, Order of the Golden Kite, Order of the Rising Sun, Imperial Constitution Promulgation Medal

Brazilian diplomat, politician and lawyer | Grand Cross of the Order of Christ | University of São Paulo | Penedo: December 25, 1815 - Rio de Janeiro: April 1, 1906

German theologian and politician who served as Bishop of Mainz (1811-1877) | Order of the Red Eagle 2nd Class | University of Göttingen, Heidelberg

British peer | Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order (1827), Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (1827), Knight of the Garter (1829) | Trinity College