James Weldon Johnson

Filipino politician | Asia's Most Influential Philippines (2022), Gen.T (Philippines) (2020), Asia's Most Influential Philippines (2021) | Ateneo de Manila University

Minister of Infrastructure of the Republic of Poland | Bronze Medal for Merit in Fire Protection | Jagiellonian University | Rawa Mazowiecka: June 17, 1980

Danish politician | Ting Prize (2008) | ConVal Regional High School, Aarhus University, Risskov Gymnasium | Aarhus: June 17, 1976 - Brussels metropolitan area

Irish politician | Fulbright Scholarship | University College Dublin | Galway: June 17, 1975 - Helsinki: March 14, 1948 | Alice Mary Higgins | Galway: June 17

French politician and writer | Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres | École normale supérieure de Fontenay-Saint-Cloud | Villerupt: June 17, 1973 - Madrid

French politician | Knight of the Legion of Honour (2019) | Lycée Saint-Louis, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Institut des hautes études de défense

Chilean politician | Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (2014) | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, University of Michigan | Santiago: June 17, 1969

Kyrgyzstani politician | Order of Manas, 3rd class | Kyrgyz National University | Tosh-Bulak: June 17, 1963 - Rome: February 16, 1956 | Temir Sariyev

Dutch politician and MEP (1960-2021) | Order of the Golden Fleece, Knight of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Grand Officer of the Order of Wissam

French political scientist | Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the National Order of Merit (2022) | Sciences Po | Rodez: June 17, 1960 - Kemerovo

American politician | The Center's Honorarium Honorees (1998) | University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Southwestern Law School | New York: June 17, 1958 - Melbourne

politician | Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class | Dnipropetrovsk State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports | Znamianka: June 17, 1956 - September 30, 2023

New Zealand politician | Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (2023) | Victoria University of Wellington | Wellington: June 17, 1954 - Barcelona

politician in Northern Ireland (1950–2024) | Member of the Order of the British Empire (2000) | Shau Kei Wan East Government Secondary School, Ulster University

Croatian politician | Order of Duke Trpimir, Grand Order of King Petar Krešimir IV, Honorary Diploma of President of Azerbaijan Republic | Faculty of Law of

Japanese politician (1949-2019) | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun | Waseda University | Yamaguchi Prefecture: June 17, 1949 - Kyoto: October 26, 2019

Spanish politician | Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (1993), Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 2nd Class (2011) | John F. Kennedy School of

Japanese politician | The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon | University of Tokyo | Izumi: June 17, 1947 - December 24, 2016 | Tsuneo

American author, commentator, and radio talk show host | Library of Congress Living Legend | University of Colorado, University of Colorado Boulder

British politician (born 1946) | Knight Bachelor (2017) | Derby High School, Greater Manchester | Bury: June 17, 1946 - Saint-Germain-de-Prinçay: September 15, 1933

American politician (born 1946) | Order of Princess Olga, 3rd class, Ohio Women's Hall of Fame (1984) | University of Wisconsin–Madison, University of

English politician (born 1945); Mayor of London from 2000 until 2008 | Fellow of the Zoological Society of London | Tulse Hill School | Lambeth: June 17, 1945

Belgian politician | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Free University of Brussels, Vrije Universiteit Brussel | Brussels metropolitan area: June 17, 1944

American politician and author (born 1943) | Doublespeak Award (1997), Time Person of the Year (1995), Doublespeak Award (1995) | Emory University, Georgia

Egyptian law scholar and diplomat, 4th Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient | honorary doctorate of

Russian politician | VDNKh gold medal, Order of Alexander Nevsky, Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow", Order of Honour, USSR State

German politician | Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Hartley College | Point Pedro: June 17, 1939 - 16th arrondissement of

Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party (1939-2016) | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun | Harvard University, National Taiwan Normal

British peer (born 1939) | Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries | Eton College, Worcester College | June 17, 1939 - September 5, 2022 | Merlin Hanbury-Tracy

Czech sociologist, publicist and feminist (1935-2021) | Czech Medal of Merit (1999), 1st of June Award (2012), Silver Medal of the President of the Senate (2020)

South Australian politician | Medal of the Order of Australia (2003) | Alphacrucis College, Woodville High School | Khadki: June 17, 1935 - May 26, 2023

Spanish politician (1935–2023) | Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit, honorary doctor of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Robert

Polish politician and chemist | Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta | University of Gdańsk | Milcz: June

politician | Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1987), Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class | Lviv University of

7th American Secretary of Education | Harold W. McGraw Prize in Education (2000) | Jackson State University, Indiana University | Monticello: June 17, 1933

American politician from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania (1932-2010) | Purple Heart, Profile in Courage Award (2006), Eagle Scout, Bronze Star Medal

First president of the Inter-American Development Bank. | Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru, Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1979)

United States naval officer (1921–2007) | Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, Founder’s Medal (1959), Bronze Star Medal | United States Naval Academy

Canadian politician (1917-2010) | Companion of the Order of Canada | Kelvin High School, University of Manitoba | Winnipeg: June 17, 1917 - Victoria: May 30, 2010

Polish historian (1916–2003) | Work Flag Order, 1st class, Order of the Builders of People's Poland, Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 3rd class, Gold Cross of

Polish military officer (1915–1971) | Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1964), Medal "For the Liberation of Warsaw" (1968), Silver Cross

Spanish philosopher (1914-2005) | Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts, Mariano de Cavia' Price, Fastenrath Award, Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X

American-born British politician (1910-2003) | Member of the Order of the British Empire | Christ Church | New Haven: June 17, 1910 - March 17, 2003 | Beatrice

Canadian politician (1910-1996) | Officer of the Order of Canada | Crescent School, University of Toronto, Royal Military College of Canada | Toronto: June 17

New Zealand lawyer and politician | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Victoria University of Wellington | Wellington: June 17, 1910 - June 14, 1986

President of Guatemala (1908-1997) | Grand Cross of the Military Merit - White Badge (1964) | Escuela Politécnica (Guatemala) | Guatemala City: June 17, 1908

American politician, 58th Governor of Maine (1897–1965) | Legion of Honour | Harvard University, Harvard College | Bath: June 17, 1897 - Bath: January 25, 1965

Peruvian physician | Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, Grand Cross of the Aeronautical Merit (Spain) - White Decoration (1948) | National

German politician (1893-1971) | Order of Karl Marx, Banner of Labor, Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class, Order of Lenin, Fritz Heckert Medal, Hero of Labour

Medal of Independence | Jagiellonian University | Kraków: June 17, 1891 - Kraków: December 4, 1944 | Maciej Starzewski | Kraków: June 17, 1891 - Kraków

Soviet politician (1887–1972) | Order of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Armenian SSR State Prize, Deserved scientist of ArmSSR | Shusha Realni

Chilean entrepreneur, politician and diplomat (1878-1941) | Maria Moors Cabot Prizes (1940) | Colegio de los Sagrados Corazones de Valparaíso, Colegio San Ignacio

French veterinarian and surgeon | Officer of the Legion of Honour | École nationale vétérinaire de Toulouse | Corronsac: June 17, 1872 - Toulouse: June 4, 1935

French politician (1869-1929) | Commander of the Legion of Honour | Lycée Chaptal | 10th arrondissement of Paris: June 17, 1869 - Paris: November 5, 1929

South African politician | Distinguished Service Order | Bedford Modern School | Chatteris: June 17, 1859 - May 20, 1915 | George Herbert Farrar | Chatteris

poet, prose writer and translator | Knight Officer of the Order of the Crown (Romania) | Alexandru Ioan Cuza University | Galați: June 17, 1857 - Iași

British aristocrat and civil servant (1847–1932) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath | Radley College, Rugby School, Balliol College | June 17

Knight of the Order of Vasa, Order of the Polar Star - Commander's Grand Cross (1905) | Lund University | Malmö garnisonsförsamling: June 17, 1843

Italian physicist (1841-1912) | Matteucci Medal (1880) | University of Pisa | Pisa: June 17, 1841 - Pisa: March 24, 1912 | Antonio Pacinotti | Pisa: June 17

French pathologist and politician (1837-1908) | Officer of the Legion of Honour | Paris Medical Faculty | Cusset: June 17, 1837 - Menton: April 13, 1908

1814-1899) | Order of Franz Joseph | Palacký University Olomouc | Brno: June 17, 1814 - Sokolnice: April 6, 1899 | Vladimír Mitrovský (Vladimir Mitrovsky)

French politician (1813-1870) | Knight of the Legion of Honour | law | Paris: June 17, 1813 - Paris: April 9, 1870 | Xavier-Aloïse-Emmanuel-Léonce

British diplomat (1804-1884) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Order of the Garter | Eton College, Brasenose College | Mayfair: June 17, 1804

Anglo-Irish astronomer (1800-1867) | Bakerian Lecture (1873), Royal Medal (1851), Knight of St. Patrick, Order of St Patrick | Leviathan of Parsonstown

French politician | Officer of the Legion of Honour | Rochefort: June 17, 1776 - Champagne: June 11, 1852 | Jean-Baptiste Joachim Clémot (Jean-Baptiste Joachim Clemot)

American politician (1774-1839) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Harvard University | Lunenburg: June 17, 1774 - Cambridge: February 5, 1839

American politician and lawyer (1768-1830) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Harvard University | Boston: June 17, 1768 - Boston: May 26, 1830

British politician (1753-1813) | Order of the Garter | Eton College, Christ Church | London: June 17, 1753 - Stowe: February 11, 1813 | George

American lawyer (1743-1802) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Harvard Law School, Harvard University | Newburyport: June 17, 1743

Dutch soldier and administrator (1604–1679) | Knight of the Order of the Elephant (1649) | University of Basel | Dillenburg: June 17, 1604 - Bedburg-Hau