John Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney

American human rights activist and politician (born 1990) | Out100 (2022) | Tomorrow Will Be Different: Love, Loss, and the Fight for Trans Equality | American

American presidential candidate and businessman (born 1985) | Coca-Cola Scholars Program (2003), Bowdoin prize, Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program (2003)

Moldovan politician, mayor of Chișinău | Order of the Star of Romania, Knight of the Order of the Crown (Romania) (2013) | University of Bucharest

Mexican politician | honorary doctor of the University of Valencia | University of Salamanca (2014), University of New Mexico, University of Guadalajara

Flemish politician | Officer of the Order of Leopold (2019) | Free University of Brussels, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Vrije Universiteit Brussel | Lommel

Russian cosmonaut | Medal for distinguished military service, 1st class, Commander of the Order of the Crown (2011), NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal

Russian economist | Order of Friendship, Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow 2nd class | Samara State Technical University | Samara: August 9, 1970

Dutch columnist, politician and writer | Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau (2014) | University of Amsterdam | Zaanstad: August 9, 1967 - London: July 31, 1912

Russian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th

Finnish politician | Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland | University of Tampere | Hämeenlinna

Russian statesman, Acting Governor of Primorsky Krai (2017-2018) | Order of Friendship, Jubilee Medal "300 Years of the Russian Navy", Medal of the Order "For

Norwegian TV host and author | Solprisen (2002), Gullruten award for best TV host (1998), Gullruten award for best TV host (2000) | BI Norwegian Business

Bulgarian politician | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Sofia University, Alphonse-de-Lamartine High School | Sofia: August 9, 1962 - Chicago: July 4, 2016

German politician, former federal minister of defence | Elsie Kühn Leitz Prize (2015), Golden Duck Award (2017), Officer of the Legion of Honour (2016), Orden

Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2008 to 2016 | honorary doctor of the University of Canterbury (2017), Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia (2017)

German politician | Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | University of Freiburg | Melbourne: August 9, 1960 - Nice: January 30, 1914

politician | Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class, Merited transport worker of Ukraine, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class | Ukrainian State University of

Ukrainian businesswoman and politician | Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class (2009), Order of Merit, 1st class (2014), Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class (2012)

French footballer and diplomat (born 1957) | Knight of the National Order of Merit (1994), Knight of the Legion of Honour (2002) | Sciences Po | Tourcoing

Polish politician and deputy | Medal of the National Education Commission | Lublin University of Technology | Radawczyk: August 9, 1955 - Arco: December 14, 1925

German politician | Order of Merit of the Free State of Saxony (2009), Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | TU Dresden

Polish politician | Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary (2018), Cross of Freedom and Solidarity (2016), Knight Grand Cross of the Order for Merits to

Governor of Henan Province | Sun Yefang Economic Science Award, Member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences | John F. Kennedy School of Government

British politician | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1994) | Worcester College | Tipton: August 9, 1951 - Sutton Coldfield: December 19, 2014

Lithuanian physician/politician | Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal, Commander of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, Officer of the

Master of Sport of the USSR, Order of Honour, Commendation of the Government of Russia, Order of St. Prince Vladimir, Russian Federation Presidential

Russian politician | Honoured Farmworker of the Russian Federation, Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | Kuban State Agrarian University

Mexican politician (1946–2023) | Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class | Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí, IPADE | San Luis Potosí: August 9, 1946

British civil servant and activist (born 1944) | Commander of the Order of the British Empire | London School of Economics and Political Science, Royal

American politician | Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame (1996) | Oklahoma State University–Stillwater | Chickasha: August 9, 1940 - Kensington: September 19, 1916

German politician | Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1989), Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the

Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | Petrozavodsk State University | August 9, 1939 - Łódź: September 13, 1955 | Vladimir

Italian politician and economist (born 1939) | honorary doctor of the University Polytechnic of Catalonia (1998), Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary

Ukrainian politician | State Prize of Ukraine in the Field of Architecture, Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry, Hero of Ukraine, Order of the State

Palestinian politician | Order of Jerusalem (2020) | The Wharton School | Safed: August 9, 1938 - Queensferry: January 5, 1952 | Nabeel Shaath | Safed: August

the second president of Ukraine | Collar of the Spanish Order of the Civil Merit (1996), Order of Vytautas the Great, Order of the White Eagle, Order "For

Scottish politician (1932-2017) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2003) | Moray House School of Education, King's College, University of Edinburgh

Thai politician | honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong, Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Canadian politician (1930-2015) | Canadian Newsmaker of the Year (1994), Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec (2008), Commander of the Legion of

Soviet diplomat (1930-2004) | Order of Lenin (1980), Order of the October Revolution (1971), USSR State Prize (1981), Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd

Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1919–1987) | Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (1982), Order of the Palm, Commander of the Order of

Tunisian politician (1916-1991) | doctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University (1986) | Sadiki College | M'saken: August 9, 1916 - 13th

Japanese politician | Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class | Mito Higher School, University of Tokyo | Yoshinogawa: August 9, 1914 - September 19, 2005

German noble and diplomat (1909-1944) | Rhodes Scholarship (1931) | Französisches Gymnasium Berlin, University of Göttingen, Humboldt University of Berlin

East German politician (1908-1980) | Patriotic Order of Merit, Order of Karl Marx | International Lenin School | Berlin: August 9, 1908 - East Berlin: July 30, 1980

Italian physician and politician (1905–1992) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | University of Pisa | San Miniato: August 9

Soviet diplomat (1902-1984) | Order of Suvorov, 1st class, Order of the October Revolution, Order of the Cross of Grunwald, Order of the Patriotic War 1st

Japanese politician | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class | Japan Women's College of Physical Education | Hagi: August 9, 1901 - March 19, 1985 | Harue

Chinese scientist (1890–1974) | Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1955) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia University | Fuzhou

British politician (1885-1973) | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire | New College, Rugby School | Glasgow: August 9, 1885 - Maidstone: November 15, 1973

Polish politician | Silver Cross of Merit, Bronze Cross of Merit | Lviv University | Piotrków Trybunalski: August 9, 1884 - August 15, 1961 | Roman Krukowski

Spanish politician and journalist (1883-1972) | Premi Concepció Rabell (1935), Chronicler of the City of Barcelona (1952) | University of Barcelona | Sarrià

British politician and colonial administrator (1876-1947) | Order of the Garter, Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of Saint John, Knight Grand Commander of the

Japanese general (1868–1956) | Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class | Imperial Japanese Army Academy | Okayama: August 9, 1868 - Tokyo: April 30, 1956

Czechoslovak politician (1867-1950) | Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk | First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Charles University, Ján

British judge (1866-1944) | Knight Bachelor | Trinity Hall, Rugby School | Crawley: August 9, 1866 - August 19, 1944 | Mark Romer, Baron Romer | Crawley

Japanese artist (1866-1924) | Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour | Maiko, Wisdom, Impression, Sentiment, Lakeside | Kōjimachi Elementary School, Nishogakusha

Polish politician (1864-1939) | Order of the White Eagle, Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau, Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania, Grand

politician | Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd class | Medical faculty of Moscow University | August 9, 1861 - Moscow: January 1, 1947 | Meyer Khaimovich Bomash

Polish politician | Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold | Jagiellonian University | Surochów: August 9, 1850 - Radekhiv: October 12, 1912

Swedish politician (1844–1927) | Order of the Lion and the Sun First class, Order of the Polar Star - Commander's Grand Cross (1897), honorary doctor of the

Italian politician | Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus | University of Pavia | Ferrara: August 9, 1835 - Milan: March 14, 1910 | Ugo Pisa | Ferrara: August

French soldier, politician and officer (1825-1917) | Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, Medal of Military Valour, knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus

British politician (1781-1833) | Fellow of the Royal Society | Corpus Christi College, Oriel College | August 9, 1781 - London: March 6, 1833 | John Ward, 1st

British politician (1757-1835) | Fellow of the Royal Society | Eton College, Harrow School, King's College | August 9, 1757 - February 5, 1835 | Francis