Denis Paradis

athletics competitor | Gold Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit | Ucam | Santander: April 1, 1979 - Saint Brelade: December 18, 1973 | Ruth Beitia - Ruth

Brazilian politician | United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights (2018), Reebok Human Rights Award (2004), Ordem do Mérito Cultural (2010)

69th Prime Minister of Romania (2020-2021) | Order of Merit, 1st class (2021) | Grinnell College, Iowa State University | Râmnicu Vâlcea: April 1, 1972

Estonian politician and civil servant | Order of the White Star, 3rd Class (2004), Cross of Recognition (2015), Knight of the National Order of Merit (2005)

Jordanian General and Politician | Order of Independence | Mutah University, Mubarak al-Abdullah Joint Command and Staff College, United States Army War College

Finnish politician and the 13th President of Finland (2024–) | Knight of the Order of the Elephant (2025), Cross of Merit of the War Invalides (2015), Grand

New South Wales politician and premier | Officer of the Order of Australia (2020) | University of Sydney, The King's School, Regent College | Melbourne: April

Chinese journalist and Communist Party official | Order of Friendship | Hangzhou University | Huzhou: April 1, 1967 - London: March 6, 1892 | Shen Haixiong

Australian politician | Victorian Honour Roll of Women (2014) | Melbourne Law School | Sydney: April 1, 1967 - Port Kaituma: November 18, 1978 | Nicola Roxon

Ukrainian politician | Honored Jurist of Ukraine, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class | National University “Yaroslav the Wise Law Academy of Ukraine”

Chinese academic and educator | HLHL Science and Technology Achievement Award (2011), Tan Kah Kee Science Award (2012) | National University of Defense Technology

Greek archaeologist | Commander of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Arsakeia-Tositseia Schools

American politician | Rhodes Scholarship (1980) | The Kinkaid School, Harvard Law School, St Catherine's College, Harvard College | April 1, 1959 - Amman

British politician (born 1957) | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Sedbergh School, Emmanuel College | Mtwara: April 1, 1957 - Suriname

Japanese politician (1956–2017) | The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette | Waseda University | Niihama: April 1, 1956 - Tokyo: March 17, 2017

Ukrainian politician, former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine | Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland, Order of Merit of

Malaysian politician | Panglima Setia Mahkota (2022) | National University of Singapore | April 1, 1953 - Kiel: December 4, 1971 | Subramaniam Sathasivam

Romanian politician and bishop of Hungarian nationality | Four Freedoms Award – Freedom of Worship (1990), Geuzenpenning (1991), Robert Schuman Medal (2009)

German mathematician and politician | Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Georg Schulhoff Award (2016), Dank Medal | Leipzig University

Dutch former politician | Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | Tilburg: April 1, 1950 - Magog: August 22, 2009 | Henk Krol

Mayor of Dunedin | Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (2021) | University of Otago, Southland Boys' High School | Invercargill: April 1, 1950

German politician | Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2020) | University of Tübingen, Heidelberg University | Sandershausen

British businessman and peer (1948–2022) | Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Member of the Order of the British Empire | University of London, Truro School

politician | Order of Honour, Order of Friendship, Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Novosibirsk State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering

Japanese politician | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star | Nagoya University | April 1, 1947 - Vicenza: March 7, 1911 | Akihiko Yamamoto | April 1

Turkish politician | Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan" | Ankara University Law School, Ankara University | Keskin: April 1, 1947

Italian entrepreneur and politician (1944) | Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | University of Bari | Palo del Colle: April 1, 1944

Canadian politician | Tom Longboat Awards (1974), Tom Longboat Awards (1967), Pearson Medal of Peace (2018), Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (2018), Member of the

British MP and peer | Knight Bachelor | Harrow High School | April 1, 1942 - Erie: December 15, 1796 | Anthony Young, Baron Young of Norwood Green | April 1

Kenyan environmentalist and politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 | Edinburgh Medal (1993), Knight of the Legion of Honour, honorary doctor of

the first Puerto Rican mayor of a Texas city (1938–2021) | Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit | Texas Tech University

politician | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Badge of Honour | Lviv National Environmental University | Ruzhychanka: April 1, 1937 - April 19, 2002

Japanese politician (1937–2013) | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun | Chuo University | Nanao: April 1, 1937 - January 13, 2013 | Riki Kawara

former Chief Minister of the state of Assam in India (1936-2020) | Padma Bhushan (2021) | Gauhati University | Rangajan: April 1, 1936 - Guwahati: November 23, 2020

Lithuanian politician, poet and author (1936–2013) | Lithuanian National Prize, Officer of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas | Vilnius University

Russian politician | Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow 3rd class, Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of Friendship

Algerian politician and military | Yahia Boushaki Neighborhood, Yahia Boushaki Tramway Station, Yahia Boushaki Boulevard | Battle of Souakria | Zawiyet Sidi

New Zealand schoolteacher and politician (born 1933) | New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal, Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (1997), honorary doctor

Israeli politician | Yakir Ramat Gan (1998) | Hebrew University of Jerusalem | Baghdad: April 1, 1932 - November 21, 2022 | Nuzhat Katzav | Baghdad: April 1

Bulgarian diplomat (1929-2021) | Order of Stara Planina (2010), honorary doctorate, Legion of Honour (1995), Good Conduct Medal (1956) | Georgetown University

Polish journalist and opinion journalist | Badge of Honor of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship - Lesser Poland Cross, Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta

Italian fencer and politician (1925-2017) | Silver Olympic Order (1998) | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore | Como: April 1, 1925 - Carimate: September 28, 2017

American politician and prosecutor (1924-2018) | New Jersey Hall of Fame (2011), Air Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross | Seton Hall University, Harvard Law

Egyptian military officer (1922-2011) | Order of Merit, Order of the Republic, Order of the Nile | Egyptian Military College | Basyoun: April 1, 1922 - Cairo

German politician (1921-2009) | Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold | Akademie der Pädagogischen Wissenschaften der DDR | Resko: April 1, 1921 - Schöneiche bei

American ambassador | Grand Cross of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Knight of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav

Soviet politician | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Patriotic War 1st class, Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War

Swedish politician, minister of ecclesiastics and county governor (1914–1998) | The Chalmers' Medal (1967), Honorary doctorate of Umeå University (1968)

Polish politician (1910-1992) | Work Flag Order, 2nd class, Work Flag Order, 1st class, Silver Cross of Merit, Gold Cross of Merit | Warsaw: April 1, 1910

Ukrainian nationalist (1907-1945) | Hero of the Soviet Union | Lviv University | Verkhnii Dorozhiv: April 1, 1907 - Prague: December 19, 1945 | Dmytro Hrytsai

Soviet aeronautical engineer, aircraft designer and founder of the Yakovlev Design Bureau (1906–1989) | State Stalin Prize, 1st degree (1941), Jubilee Medal

Governor-General of Australia, politician, author (1905-1993) | Arthur Lovekin Prize in Journalism, Knight of the Garter (1979), Knight Grand Cross of the

Belgian prime minister (1905–1988) | Minister of State (1963), Knight of the Order of Leopold II (1935), Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit

Japanese politician (1902-1997) | Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class | University of Tokyo | April 1, 1902 - Nihon University Itabashi

French politician (1900-1986) | Croix de guerre 1939–1945, Officer of the Legion of Honour (1947), Knight of the Legion of Honour (1937) | Paris Faculty of

New Zealand mathematician (1895-1967) | Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1925), Fellow of the Royal

Italian politician (1892–1945) | Knight grand cross of the order of the crown of Italy, Bronze Medal for Civil Valor | University of Padua | Adria: April 1

Finnish politician and linguist (1888–1935) | Memorial medal of the War of Liberation, Cross of Liberty, 4th Class, Cross of Liberty, 2nd Class, Red Cross

Korean independence activist and politician | National Reunification Prize (1990) | Meiji University | Paju: April 1, 1887 - Pyongyang: September 10, 1958 | Jo

Wife of Winston Churchill and life peer (1885–1977) | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire | Berkhamsted School

Belgian politician (1883-1966) | Commander of the Order of the Oak Crown, grand officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy, Minister of State, Knight Grand

Japanese politician and banker (1881-1963) | Medal with Yellow Ribbon | Hitotsubashi University | Akita Prefecture: April 1, 1881 - April 16, 1963 | Shiota

Russian revolutionary (1876-1947) | Medal "For the Defence of Moscow", Order of the Red Banner, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War

1873-1945) | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class | University of Tokyo | Kanazawa: April 1, 1873 - April 15, 1945 | Tomojirō Nakagawa (Tomojiro Nakagawa)

Iranian politician (1863–1927) | Order of Zolfaghar, Order of the Lion and the Sun | Sciences Po, Balliol College | Hamadan Province: April 1, 1863 - Tehran

Japanese admiral (1861-1923) | Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class, Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum, Order of the Rising Sun with

Indian politician | Knight Bachelor | Madras Christian College | April 1, 1861 - January 1, 1936 | T. N. Sivagnanam Pillai | April 1, 1861 - January 1, 1936

Italian political scientist and journalist (1858–1941) | Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus | University of Palermo | Palermo: April 1, 1858 - Rome: November 8, 1941

British politician (1855-1949) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath | Trinity College, King's College London, Eton College | London: April 1, 1855

American diplomat and Sinologist (1854–1914) | Charles P. Daly Medal (1909), Patron’s Medal (1893) | Lycée Condorcet, École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr

Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky | Moscow Imperial University, Faculty of Law | April 1, 1849 - Kioichō: May 14, 1878 | Vladimir Verkhovski

Hungarian politician (1840–1901) | Order of the Red Eagle (1897), Order of the Iron Crown (1896) | University of Vienna, Eötvös Loránd University

Italian politician (1836-1920) | Commemorative medal of the 1859 Italian Campaign, Commemorative Medal of the Unity of Italy, grand officer of the Order of the

French politician | Officer of the Legion of Honour | École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr | Arrancy: April 1, 1834 - Lausanne: December 4, 1924

Romanian politician (1832-1925) | Commander of the Legion of Honour | University of Paris, École d'administration, Lycée Louis-le-Grand, École Spéciale

first ruler of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia | Order of the Redeemer, Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, Order of the Medjidie, Order of Osmanieh

German statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898) | Order of Ludwig I, Royal Order of the Seraphim, Order of the Crown, Lifesaving Medal, honorary citizen of Bonn

French soldier, politician and officer (1787-1861) | Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour | École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr | Fort-de-France: April 1

French engineer (1776-1858) | 72 names on the Eiffel Tower, Knight of the Legion of Honour | École polytechnique | Blois: April 1, 1776 - Vienne-en-Val

historian and philosopher (1750-1812) | Order of Saint Stanislaus, Order of the White Eagle | Jagiellonian University | Velyki Dederkaly: April 1, 1750

French lawyer (1746-1807) | Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (1805) | Paul Cézanne University, Aix-Marseille University | Le Beausset: April 1, 1746