Edward Ridley

Ukrainian politician | Order of Princess Olga, 3rd class, medal of 25 years of Ukrainian independence | Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University | Samarkand

British politician (born 1978) | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (2024), Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2015) | Parmiter's School, Trinity Hall

Flemish politician | Knight of the National Order of the Golden Paper Cone (2009), Commander of the Order of Leopold II | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

American businessman and politician | Navy & Marine Corps Commendation Medal | Harvard Business School, St. Paul's School, Harvard College | Dallas: August 1

French mathematician and politician | Knight of the National Order of Merit (2013), Knight of the Legion of Honour (2022) | École Normale Supérieure

Russian politician (1970-2020) | Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan", Order of Honour, honorary title of the Republic of Tatarstan

Danish politician | Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown (2017) | Aarhus University, Viborg Katedralskole | Horsens: August 1, 1967 - Stockholm: May 9, 1789

politician (born 1967) | Fellow of the British Computer Society | Glasgow Caledonian University | Motherwell: August 1, 1967 - Bogotá: September 27, 1994

American politician | Rhodes Scholarship (1988) | Merton College, Oregon State University, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | Roseburg: August 1, 1964

Flemish politician | Knight of the Order of Leopold (2014) | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | Bornem: August 1, 1964 - Évreux: October 14, 1898 | Koen Van den

Deputy of the VII convocation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Azerbaijan | Taraggi Medal (2017) | Philological Faculty of Moscow State University

Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland (2020–2022, 2025–present) | Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 2nd class (2023) | University College Cork | Cork

Estonian historian of journalism, museologist, politician | Culture Carrier, Citizen of the Year (2012), Jaan Kross literary award (2021), Medal of the

Ukrainian scientist and educator | Honored Worker of Education of Ukraine | State University of Trade and Economics | Vinnytsia: August 1, 1958 - May 6, 1873

Basque writer | Resurrección Maria Azkue Award (1987) | Elhuyar aldizkaria | University of the Basque Country | Donostia-San Sebastián: August 1, 1957

scientist | Shohrat Order, Jubilee medal "100 years of Heydar Aliyev (1923-2023)". (2024) | Baku State University | Agdash: August 1, 1957 - Mainz: April 6, 1840

German politician | Bavarian Order of Merit | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Nordhorn: August 1, 1957 - Kwidzyn: August 16, 1937 | Beate Merk

French politician | honorary mayor | Lille University of Science and Technology, Institut industriel du Nord | Lille: August 1, 1953 - Lima: January 31, 2025

Serbian politician (1952−2003) | Order of the Montenegrin Grand Star | Ninth Belgrade Gymnasium, University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy, University of Konstanz

Ukrainian politician | Order of Friendship, Order of St. Prince Vladimir, Order of the "Commonwealth" | Donetsk National Technical University | Donetsk: August

Chinese retired politician | Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Tongji University, Northeast Forestry

Russian politician | Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "For Transforming the Non-Black Earth of the RSFSR" | Russian State Agrarian Extramural University

Japanese politician | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star | Tokyo University of Agriculture | Kamiita: August 1, 1951 - December 20, 1961 | Akira

Polish politician (1951–2023) | Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Gold Cross of Merit, Silver Cross of Merit | University of Economics and

Commerce Minister of China | Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (2016) | Beijing International Studies University | Shuocheng District: August 1, 1951

Spanish politician | Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2000), Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (1989) | Complutense University of Madrid

Governor of the Romanian National Bank, 58th Prime Minister of Romania (1999-2000) | Officer of the Legion of Honour, Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of

Kyrgyzstani politician | Order of the Friendship of Peoples (2014), Medal "10 years of Astana", Order of the "Commonwealth" | Samara State Technical University

Medal "For Impeccable Service", 1st class, Medal "For Impeccable Service", 2nd class, Order of the Red Star, Zhukov Medal, Medal "For Battle Merit", Medal

German politician | Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | TU Dresden | Annaberg-Buchholz: August 1, 1947 - Houston: July 7, 2008

Ukrainian diplomat | Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class, State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology, Order

Russian politician | Government Prize in Culture, Order of Friendship, Friendship Order, Order of Honour, Order "For Merit to the Republic of Dagestan"

Italian politician | Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Fear, Goethe Medal (1999), Konrad Adenauer Award (2008), Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of

former Defense Minister of South Korea | Officer of the Legion of Merit, Commander of the Legion of Merit, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit | Korea Military Academy

British businessman (born 1945) | Knight Bachelor | Harvard University, Harvard Business School | Cairo: August 1, 1945 - Auckland: July 23, 1978 | Ronald

Order of Honour, Order of Friendship, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class, Medal "Veteran of Labour", Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class

German politician | Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia (2012) | University of Münster, University of Vienna, University of Innsbruck | Dortmund: August

Soviet metallurgist | Order of Friendship of Peoples, Ukrayna SSR Ali Soveti Rəyasət Heyətinin fəxri fərmanı | Donetsk National Technical University

Ukrainian poet and politician (born 1941) | Hero of Ukraine, Order of the State, Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class

Senegalese politician (1938–2019) | Order of the Golden Fleece (2003), Order of Valour (1995), Order of the Quetzal, Commander of the Order of Saint-Charles

Turkish diplomat (1938–2024) | Officer of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity | Ankara University | Akçakoca

Japanese politician | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun | Kyushu University | Yoshii: August 1, 1937 - Onden: December 10, 1916 | Shinya Izumi

American politician (1934–2007) | Alaska Women's Hall of Fame (2009) | Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles, David A. Clarke School of Law | Claveria

Dutch politician | Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1980), Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau (1982) | University of Amsterdam | Aerdenhout

judge (1933–2012) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2005) | University of Florence | Borgo San Lorenzo: August 1, 1933

Norwegian politician | King's Medal of Merit | Målselv: August 1, 1933 - Madrid: March 18, 2023 | William Engseth | Målselv: August 1, 1933 - Madrid: March 18, 2023

Ukrainian politician | Order of the Red Star, Order "For Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces of the USSR", 3rd class, Order of the Red Banner, Jubilee

American statesman and diplomat (1930-2011) | Presidential Citizens Medal | University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Spanish politician (1929-2002) | Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (1981), Grand Cross of the Order of St. Raymond of Peñafort (1989), Grand Cross of

Italian academic and politician (1927-2009) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, honorary doctorate of Paris Nanterre University (1979)

Moldovan physician and politician (1927–1986) | Order of the Republic, Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of the Red Banner of Labour | Nicolae Testemițanu

Japanese politician (1927-2004) | Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun | School of Law, Waseda University, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon

Hungarian ethnographer, politician (1904-1980) | Hungarian Heritage Award (1998) | University of Debrecen, Eötvös Loránd University | Szeged: August 1, 1904

Canadian legal scholar | Rhodes Scholarship (1920), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Guggenheim Fellowship (1940), Fellow of the Royal

[occupation:teniente general] [dates:1899] [archive:Archivo Biográfico de España, Portugal e Iberoamérica] | Medal of Suffering for the Motherland (1939)

British Army officer and Conservative Member of Parliament (1893-1942) | Military Cross | Rugby School | Lydney: August 1, 1893 - Caribbean: December 7, 1942

Japanese politician | Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class | Waseda University | Yonago: August 1, 1885 - Setagaya-ku: February 14, 1956 | Hideyuki Miyoshi

Japanese bureaucrat (1884-1945) | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class | University of Tokyo | Tokyo: August 1, 1884 - September 18, 1945 | Saitō Morikuni

German politician (1883-1965) | Patriotic Order of Merit in Bronze, Hans Beimler Medal, Hervorragender Wissenschaftler des Volkes (1963), Patriotic Order of

Romanian politician (1883–1979) | Order of the Republic (2010) | Imperial University of Dorpat, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University | Cubolta: August 1, 1883

Brazilian diplomat, ex-foreign minister (1880-1950) | Commander of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword, Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ

Russian politician (1877-1946) | Order of Saint Anna, Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd

Japanese nobility, politician. He is a member of the House of Lords. (1876-1959) | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd class, Order of the Sacred Treasure, 4th class

politician (Conservative) (1876-1955) | Distinguished Service Order, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George | St Paul's School | London

French lawyer and statesman (1863–1937) | Knight of the Order of the Elephant (1927), Order of the Dragon of Annam, Order of the White Eagle (1924), Royal

Russian politician and officer (1863-1933) | Order of Saint Anna, 1st class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Order of Saint

Japanese lawyer | Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class | Kansai University | Kyoto Prefecture: August 1, 1861 - September 8, 1924 | Oku Shigesaburō (Oku

Japanese legal scholar | Order of the Sacred Treasure (1903) | University of Tokyo | Ishikawa Prefecture: August 1, 1861 - January 20, 1935 | Tomizu Hirondo

German politician (1856–1927) | Order of Saint Michael | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich | Munich: August 1, 1856 - Munich: October 20, 1927 | Eugen

Dutch politician (1838-1901) | Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1898) | Leiden University | Leeuwarden: August 1, 1838 - The Hague: May 20, 1901

French politician | Knight of the Legion of Honour | École polytechnique | Cahors: August 1, 1838 - Paris: November 6, 1908 | Eloi Béral (Eloi Beral)

United States Army general and politician (1831–1914) | brevet (1865) | State and National Law School, Cazenovia College, Falley Seminary, Wyoming Seminary

Brazilian magistrate, politician and teacher (1810-1887) | Imperial Order of Christ, Order of St. Gregory the Great | Jaguaretama: August 1, 1810 - November 29, 1887

Scottish advocate, judge and Tory politician | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh, University of St Andrews | Oronsay: August

Prussian politician (1760-1838) | Order of the Black Eagle | Domgymnasium Magdeburg, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Magdeburg: August 1, 1760

British politician, art collector, and museum founder (1745-1816) | Fellow of the Royal Society | Fitzwilliam Museum | Trinity Hall | August 1, 1745 - London

British bishop (1730-1803) | Fellow of the Royal Society | Westminster School, Newcome's School, Winchester College, Corpus Christi College | Suffolk: August