Jaan Tõnisson (Jaan Tonisson)

Australian swimmer and politician | Medal of the Order of Australia (2005), Paralympic gold medal (2004) | University of Adelaide, Endeavour College

Ukrainian politician | Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class | Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil

Ukrainian politician | Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class, Prize of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for special achievements of youth in the development

Polish sociologist and politician | Silver Cross of Merit (2015) | Krakow University of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Silesia

Walloon politician | Commander of the Order of Leopold (2019) | University of Liège | Huy: December 22, 1966 - Montlouis-sur-Loire: August 2, 1996

Russian politician | Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Honour, Medal "In Memory of the Heroes of the Fatherland", medal «For merit in upholding

Kyrgyzstani politician | Order of the "Commonwealth", Order of Manas, 2nd class | Kyrgyz National University | Jalal-Abad: December 22, 1958 - Walter Reed

Bulgarian politician | Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2006), Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (2003), Grand Officer of the Order of

Polish politician and deputy | Silver Medal "For Merit for Firefighting", Gold Medal "For Merit for Firefighting", Silver Cross of Merit | Wyższa Szkoła

Polish politician | Bronze Medal for Merit in Fire Protection | University of Gdańsk, SGH Warsaw School of Economics | Kwidzyn: December 22, 1956 - Coral

Russian politician | Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation | Krasnoyarsk State Technical University | December 22, 1953 - Istanbul: June 28, 1966

Latvian politician | Commander's Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the French

Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives of Japan as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2023)

British billionaire landowner, businessman and Territorial Army officer (1951-2016) | Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Order of the Garter, Companion of

Romanian engineer/politician | Fulbright Scholarship | Johns Hopkins University | Timișoara: December 22, 1949 - Luxembourg: February 27, 1992 | Anton Anton

4th President of Moldova (r. 2012–2016) | Order of the Star of Romania, Order of Work Merit, Order of the Republic of Serbia, Order of Stara Planina (2016)

Spanish politician | Valencian of the year award (1984) | University of Valencia | Picanya: December 22, 1946 - Madrid: August 27, 1901 | Ciprià Ciscar

Dutch politician | Fulbright Scholarship | Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Leiden University, Johns Hopkins University, Wageningen

Japanese politician | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun | Yamaguchi Prefectural Shimonoseki Industrial School | Shimonoseki: December 22, 1945

13th United States Secretary of Energy | Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry, honorary doctor of the University of Athens, Joseph A. Burton Forum Award (2016)

American politician | The Center's Honorarium Honorees (1997) | University of Nevada, Las Vegas, University of New Hampshire | Boston: December 22, 1943

Italian academic and politician (1942–2022) | Order of the Three Stars, Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (2003), Order of the Tribute to the Republic

Chechen diplomat | Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of Friendship, Order of the Badge of Honour, Order

former Prime Minister of Kuwait 2006-2011 | Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (2008), Order of Merit of Senegal, National Order of Merit, National Order

Bloc Québécois Canadian politician | Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec (2008), honorary doctorate (2007), Commander of the Legion of Honour

President of Costa Rica (2002-2006) | Grand Cross, Special Class of the Order of the Sun of Peru, Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles, Order of Juan Mora

20th-century American politician from Texas | Distinguished Flying Cross | University of Texas at Austin, Weatherford College, W. H. Adamson High School | Fort

Italian politician, journalist and publisher (1918-1981) | Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bavarian Order of Merit

senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and a Governor of Queensland (1914-1978) | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969 | Ladies' Home Journal Women of the Year (1975), Presidential Medal of Freedom (1977), Congressional Gold

Australian politician (1912-1997) | Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George | Prince Alfred College | Riverton: December 22, 1912 - Myrtle Bank

Swiss architect, painter and sculptor (1908-1994) | Prix Kandinsky (1948), Goslarer Kaiserring (1982), Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Praemium Imperiale

German politician | Goethe-Plakette des Landes Hessen (1984), Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1984) | Goethe

Brazilian politician, jurist, journalist, professor and essayist, Prime Minister and Minister of the Federal Supreme Court (1902–1978) | Prêmio Machado de

Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class | Gunma University | December 22, 1898 - Bærum Municipality: July 25, 1927 | Kin'ichi Umezu | December 22, 1898 - Bærum

British politician (1898-1972) | Commander of the Order of Saint John | West Downs School, Harrow School, Royal Military College, Sandhurst | December 22, 1898

Finnish politician, rector and Prime Minister of Finland (1894-1963) | Grand Cross of the Order of the Phoenix, Commander, First Class, of the Order of the

Yugoslav politician (1890–1941) | People's Hero of Yugoslavia | Faculty of Law, Charles University in Prague | Drniš: December 22, 1890 - Zagreb: July 9, 1941

3rd President of Israel | honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, honorary citizen of Jerusalem, Bialik Prize (1966), honorary doctor of the

Romanian writer | honorary doctor of the University of Vienna (1939) | University of Vienna | Bulbucata: December 22, 1889 - Mogoșoaia: August 20, 1972

United States Army officer (1889-1961) | Purple Heart | New York University, University of London, Carson Newman University | Butler: December 22, 1889

Hungarian Piarist, philosopher, educator, professor and politician (1885-1958) | Corvin Wreath (1930) | Eötvös Loránd University | Vác: December 22, 1885

Latvian politician, president of Latvia (1881-1944) | Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class, 1st Class of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle, Grand Cross with

Italian poet and editor, founder of the Futurist movement (1876-1944) | War Cross for Military Valour, Bronze Medal of Military Valour, Commemorative Medal of

Italian prefect and politician (1871-1942) | Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus | University of Palermo | Pavia: December 22, 1871 - Udine: July 5, 1942

Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist (1862–1956) | Knight Bachelor, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, honorary doctor of the

German classical philologist (1848-1931) | Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1905), honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo, Pour le Mérite

Swedish historian and politician (1846–1900) | Royal Order of the Polar Star, honorary doctor of the University of Uppsala (1893) | Uppsala University | Falu

British barrister, politician and judge (1842-1915) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, Fellow of the Royal Society | Trinity

Friedrich Order | University of Tübingen | December 22, 1835 - Calgary: June 15, 2000 | Ernst Wittich | December 22, 1835 - Calgary: June 15, 2000 | Friedrich Order

German jurist, politician and notary (1835-1915) | Gedenkmünze Bene Merenti | University of Bonn, Katharineum | Lübeck: December 22, 1835 - Berlin: January 18, 1915

honorary citizen of Kroměříž | Palacký University Olomouc | December 22, 1829 - Bashkortostan: October 29, 2020 | August Benesch | December 22, 1829

Italian mathematician (1824-1897) | grand officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy, Civil Order of Savoy, Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, Commander of

French politician | Knight of the Legion of Honour | École polytechnique | Montmarault: December 22, 1795 - Montmarault: May 17, 1858 | Charles Gilbert

Brazilian politician (1793-1870) | Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour | University of Coimbra | Sirinhaém: December 22, 1793 - Rio de Janeiro: June 7, 1870

French politician | Officer of the Legion of Honour | École polytechnique | Orléans: December 22, 1779 - Paris: December 14, 1858 | Ferdinand de Tascher

British member of parliament | Order of the Garter | Trinity College, Westminster School | England: December 22, 1766 - Badminton House: November 23, 1835

British Army general, founder of the Georgia colony (1696-1785) | Fellow of the Royal Society | Corpus Christi College, Eton College | London: December 22