List of people who have declined the Legion of Honour (English Wikipedia)

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66lemonde.fr

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343^rd place

65web.archive.org

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52doi.org

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41lefigaro.fr

116^th place

637^th place

41academia.edu

105^th place

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22legiondhonneur.fr

9,426^th place

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22bbc.com

26^th place

23^rd place

22worldcat.org

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21middleeasteye.net

1,803^rd place

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21news.yahoo.com

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11reporterre.net

6,763^rd place

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11huffingtonpost.fr

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6,164^th place

11ft.com

193^rd place

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11france24.com

344^th place

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11cnn.com

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11washingtonpost.com

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11theguardian.com

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11independent.co.uk

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11straitstimes.com

461^st place

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academia.edu (Global: 105^th place; English: 99^th place)

Ihl, Oliver (2006). "The market of honors: On the bicentenary of the legion of honor" (PDF). French Politics, Culture & Society. 24 (1): 8–26. doi:10.3167/153763706781007144.

bbc.com (Global: 26^th place; English: 23^rd place)

"France economist Thomas Piketty rejects Legion D'Honneur". BBC News. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
"Syria returns Légion d'honneur award to France". 20 April 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2026.

cnn.com (Global: 36^th place; English: 26^th place)

Kevin Liptak; Jeff Zeleny; Zachary Cohen. "Trump: US launches strikes on Syria". CNN. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Bloom, Peter (2000). "Chronology". The Cambridge Companion to Berlioz. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. xvii. doi:10.1017/CCOL9780521593885.001. ISBN 978-0-521-59638-1.
Ihl, Oliver (2006). "The market of honors: On the bicentenary of the legion of honor" (PDF). French Politics, Culture & Society. 24 (1): 8–26. doi:10.3167/153763706781007144.

france24.com (Global: 344^th place; English: 362^nd place)

"Foreign recipients of France's highest honour to remain in the shadows". France 24. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2026.

ft.com (Global: 193^rd place; English: 127^th place)

"Piketty rejects Légion d'Honneur award". Financial Times. January 2015.

huffingtonpost.fr (Global: 1,335^th place; English: 6,164^th place)

Revil, Lisa (2 January 2013). "Tardi dit non à la légion d'honneur". Le HuffPost (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2026.

independent.co.uk (Global: 46^th place; English: 29^th place)

"Syria returns Legion d'honneur to France because Assad will not wear award of 'slave country' to US". The Independent. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2026.

lefigaro.fr (Global: 116^th place; English: 637^th place)

de Tappie, Raphaëlle (2 January 2013). "Ces personnalités qui ont refusé la Légion d'honneur" [These personalities who refused a Legion of Honour]. Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2026.

legiondhonneur.fr (Global: 9,426^th place; English: low place)

"Founding principles and history". La grande chancellerie. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
"The Legion of Honor | La grande chancellerie". www.legiondhonneur.fr. Retrieved 6 June 2026.

lemonde.fr (Global: 60^th place; English: 343^rd place)

"L'abbé Pierre ne portera pas l'insigne de la Légion d'honneur" (in French). 16 July 1992. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
"Jacques Tardi refuse la Légion d'honneur". Le Monde (in French). 2 January 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
"Jacques Tardi refuse la Légion d'honneur". Le Monde (in French). 2 January 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
Kaval, Allan (16 April 2018). "La France engage la procédure pour retirer sa Légion d'honneur à Bachar Al-Assad". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2026.
"L'Artiste Marjane Satrapi refuse la Légion d'honneur en raison de l'« attitude hypocrite de la France vis-à-vis de l'Iran »". Le Monde. 14 January 2025. Archived from the original on 14 March 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025. « soutenir la révolution des femmes en Iran ne peut pas se résumer à des photos avec des victimes ou des célébrités lors des commémorations de la mort de Mahsa Amini »...« Les Iraniens n'ont pas besoin de communication, nous avons besoin d'actions concrètes » [supporting the women's revolution in Iran cannot be reduced to photos with victims or celebrities during commemorations of the death of Mahsa Amini"..."Iranians don't need communication, we need concrete actions]
"L'artiste Marjane Satrapi refuse la Légion d'honneur en raison de l'« attitude hypocrite de la France vis-à-vis de l'Iran »". Le Monde (in French). 14 January 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2026.

middleeasteye.net (Global: 1,803^rd place; English: 1,214^th place)

Benoist, Chloé (18 December 2020). "Explained: Sisi, Macron and the dubious history of France's Legion of Honour". Middle East Eye. Archived from the original on 24 May 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.

news.yahoo.com (Global: 183^rd place; English: 212^th place)

uk.news.yahoo.com

Santalucia, Paolo; Winfield, Nicole (14 December 2020). "Italians return French Legion awards after el-Sisi gets one". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 5 June 2026.

reporterre.net (Global: 6,763^rd place; English: low place)

Reporterre (6 August 2012). "Voici pourquoi je refuse la Légion d'honneur". Reporterre, le média de l'écologie - Indépendant et en accès libre (in French). Retrieved 5 June 2026.

straitstimes.com (Global: 461^st place; English: 263^rd place)

"Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi refuses France's highest award over Iran 'hypocrisy'". The Straits Times. 15 January 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 21 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2026.

theguardian.com (Global: 16^th place; English: 11^th place)

Henley, Jon (17 April 2018). "France to strip Bashar al-Assad of his Légion d'honneur". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 June 2026.

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35^th place; English: 24^th place)

Gearan, Anne; Ryan, Missy (13 April 2018). "U.S. launches missile strikes in Syria". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Benoist, Chloé (18 December 2020). "Explained: Sisi, Macron and the dubious history of France's Legion of Honour". Middle East Eye. Archived from the original on 24 May 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
Kevin Liptak; Jeff Zeleny; Zachary Cohen. "Trump: US launches strikes on Syria". CNN. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
Gearan, Anne; Ryan, Missy (13 April 2018). "U.S. launches missile strikes in Syria". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018.
"Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi refuses France's highest award over Iran 'hypocrisy'". The Straits Times. 15 January 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 21 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
"L'Artiste Marjane Satrapi refuse la Légion d'honneur en raison de l'« attitude hypocrite de la France vis-à-vis de l'Iran »". Le Monde. 14 January 2025. Archived from the original on 14 March 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025. « soutenir la révolution des femmes en Iran ne peut pas se résumer à des photos avec des victimes ou des célébrités lors des commémorations de la mort de Mahsa Amini »...« Les Iraniens n'ont pas besoin de communication, nous avons besoin d'actions concrètes » [supporting the women's revolution in Iran cannot be reduced to photos with victims or celebrities during commemorations of the death of Mahsa Amini"..."Iranians don't need communication, we need concrete actions]

worldcat.org (Global: 4^th place; English: 4^th place)

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Henley, Jon (17 April 2018). "France to strip Bashar al-Assad of his Légion d'honneur". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
"Persepolis author Marjane Satrapi refuses France's highest award over Iran 'hypocrisy'". The Straits Times. 15 January 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. Archived from the original on 21 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2026.

List of people who have declined the Legion of Honour (English Wikipedia)

academia.edu (Global: 105th place; English: 99th place)

bbc.com (Global: 26th place; English: 23rd place)

cnn.com (Global: 36th place; English: 26th place)

doi.org (Global: 2nd place; English: 2nd place)

france24.com (Global: 344th place; English: 362nd place)

ft.com (Global: 193rd place; English: 127th place)

huffingtonpost.fr (Global: 1,335th place; English: 6,164th place)

independent.co.uk (Global: 46th place; English: 29th place)

lefigaro.fr (Global: 116th place; English: 637th place)

legiondhonneur.fr (Global: 9,426th place; English: low place)

lemonde.fr (Global: 60th place; English: 343rd place)

middleeasteye.net (Global: 1,803rd place; English: 1,214th place)

news.yahoo.com (Global: 183rd place; English: 212th place)