SettingsCommandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Moutatthu "Adoor" Gopalakrishnan Unnithan is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer.
Moutatthu "Adoor" Gopalakrishnan Unnithan is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer.
Aga Khan IV
Prince Karim, Aga Khan IV, NPk, NI, KBE, CC, GCC, GCIH, GCM (born December 13, 1936; Aga Khan is also transliterated Aqa Khan and Agha Khan) is an international businessman, racehorse owner and ...
Prince Karim, Aga Khan IV, NPk, NI, KBE, CC, GCC, GCIH, GCM (born December 13, 1936; Aga Khan is also transliterated Aqa Khan and Agha Khan) is an international businessman, racehorse owner and ...
Alexis von Rosenberg, Baron de Redé
Oskar Dieter Alex von Rosenberg, 3rd Baron von Rosenberg-Redé, aka Baron Alexis de Rédé, was a prominent French banker, aristocratic aesthete, collector, and socialite.
Oskar Dieter Alex von Rosenberg, 3rd Baron von Rosenberg-Redé, aka Baron Alexis de Rédé, was a prominent French banker, aristocratic aesthete, collector, and socialite.
Alicia de Larrocha
Alicia de Larrocha y de la Calle (23 May 1923 – 25 September 2009) was a Spanish pianist from Catalonia.
Alicia de Larrocha y de la Calle (23 May 1923 – 25 September 2009) was a Spanish pianist from Catalonia.
Barbara Wright
Barbara Wright (1915 – March 3, 2009) was an English translator of modern French literature.
Barbara Wright (1915 – March 3, 2009) was an English translator of modern French literature.
Barney Rosset
Barnet Lee "Barney" Rosset, Jr. was the former owner of the publishing house Grove Press, and publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Evergreen Review.
Barnet Lee "Barney" Rosset, Jr. was the former owner of the publishing house Grove Press, and publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Evergreen Review.
Boris Eifman
Boris Eifman is a prolific choreographer associated with the Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg.
Boris Eifman is a prolific choreographer associated with the Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg.
Brion Gysin
Brion Gysin (January 19, 1916 – July 13, 1986) was a painter, writer, sound poet, and performance artist born in Taplow, Buckinghamshire.
Brion Gysin (January 19, 1916 – July 13, 1986) was a painter, writer, sound poet, and performance artist born in Taplow, Buckinghamshire.
Christiane Desroches Noblecourt
Christiane Desroches Noblecourt was a French Egyptologist.
Christiane Desroches Noblecourt was a French Egyptologist.
David Stratton
David James Stratton is an English- Australian film critic and television personality.
David James Stratton is an English- Australian film critic and television personality.
Denys Arcand
Georges-Henri Denys Arcand, (born June 25, 1941) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer.
Georges-Henri Denys Arcand, (born June 25, 1941) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer.
Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and, occasionally, singer.
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and, occasionally, singer.
Eldar Ryazanov
Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov (Эльда́р Алекса́ндрович Ряза́нов; b. 18 November 1927) is a Soviet/Russian film director whose comedies, satirizing the daily life of the country, are very famous t...
Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov (Эльда́р Алекса́ндрович Ряза́нов; b. 18 November 1927) is a Soviet/Russian film director whose comedies, satirizing the daily life of the country, are very famous t...
Elina Salo
Elina Salo (born 9 March 1936 in Sipoo, Finland) is a Finnish film, theatre and television actress who has also done work in radio as a voice actor in children’s programming.
Elina Salo (born 9 March 1936 in Sipoo, Finland) is a Finnish film, theatre and television actress who has also done work in radio as a voice actor in children’s programming.
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, DBE (9 December 19153 August 2006) was a German-born Austrian/British soprano opera singer and recitalist.
Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, DBE (9 December 19153 August 2006) was a German-born Austrian/British soprano opera singer and recitalist.
Elisabeth Söderström
Elisabeth Anna Söderström CBE (7 May 192720 November 2009) was a Swedish soprano, who performed both opera and song.
Elisabeth Anna Söderström CBE (7 May 192720 November 2009) was a Swedish soprano, who performed both opera and song.
Emir Kusturica
Emir Kusturica; born 24 November 1954 in Sarajevo) is a Serbian filmmaker, actor and musician, recognized for several internationally acclaimed feature films.
Emir Kusturica; born 24 November 1954 in Sarajevo) is a Serbian filmmaker, actor and musician, recognized for several internationally acclaimed feature films.
Emmanuel Bondeville
Emmanuel Bondeville was a French composer and music administrator, born 29 October 1898 in Rouen, and died 26 November 1987 in Paris.
Emmanuel Bondeville was a French composer and music administrator, born 29 October 1898 in Rouen, and died 26 November 1987 in Paris.
France Clidat
France Clidat was a French pianist renowned for her interpretations of the works of Franz Liszt, a great many of which she recorded, and Erik Satie, whose complete piano works she recorded.
France Clidat was a French pianist renowned for her interpretations of the works of Franz Liszt, a great many of which she recorded, and Erik Satie, whose complete piano works she recorded.
Gabriel Bacquier
Gabriel Bacquier (born May 17, 1924) is a French operatic baritone.
Gabriel Bacquier (born May 17, 1924) is a French operatic baritone.
Georges Delerue
Georges Delerue was a French composer who composed over 350 scores for cinema and television.
Georges Delerue was a French composer who composed over 350 scores for cinema and television.
Gerard Mortier
Gerard, Baron Mortier (born 25 November 1943, Ghent) is a Belgian opera director and administrator of Flemish origin.
Gerard, Baron Mortier (born 25 November 1943, Ghent) is a Belgian opera director and administrator of Flemish origin.
Irina Antonova
Irina Aleksandrovna Antonova has been Director of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow since 1961, making her the oldest director of a major art museum in the world.
Irina Aleksandrovna Antonova has been Director of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow since 1961, making her the oldest director of a major art museum in the world.
Jacqueline de Romilly
Jacqueline Worms de Romilly was a French philologist, classical scholar and fiction writer.
Jacqueline Worms de Romilly was a French philologist, classical scholar and fiction writer.
Jean Hamburger
Jean Hamburger was a French physician, surgeon and essayist.
Jean Hamburger was a French physician, surgeon and essayist.
Jean Van Hamme
Jean Van Hamme (born 16 January 1939) is a Belgian novelist and comic book writer.
Jean Van Hamme (born 16 January 1939) is a Belgian novelist and comic book writer.
Joaquín Rodrigo
Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre, 1st Marquis of the Gardens of Aranjuez, commonly known as Joaquín Rodrigo, was a composer of nationalist music and a virtuoso pianist.
Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre, 1st Marquis of the Gardens of Aranjuez, commonly known as Joaquín Rodrigo, was a composer of nationalist music and a virtuoso pianist.
José Carreras
Josep Maria Carreras i Coll (; born 5 December 1946), better known as José Carreras, is a Spanish Catalan tenor particularly known for his performances in the operas of Verdi and Puccini.
Josep Maria Carreras i Coll (; born 5 December 1946), better known as José Carreras, is a Spanish Catalan tenor particularly known for his performances in the operas of Verdi and Puccini.
June Anderson
June Anderson (born December 30, 1952) is a Grammy Award-winning American coloratura soprano.
June Anderson (born December 30, 1952) is a Grammy Award-winning American coloratura soprano.
Karlheinz Stockhausen
Karlheinz Stockhausen was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries.
Karlheinz Stockhausen was a German composer, widely acknowledged by critics as one of the most important but also controversial composers of the 20th and early 21st centuries.
Kathleen Raine
Kathleen Jessie Raine was a British poet, critic, and scholar writing in particular on William Blake, W. B. Yeats and Thomas Taylor.
Kathleen Jessie Raine was a British poet, critic, and scholar writing in particular on William Blake, W. B. Yeats and Thomas Taylor.
Kurt Beck
Kurt Beck is a German politician, serving as the Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate since 1994 and as President of the Bundesrat in 2000/01.
Kurt Beck is a German politician, serving as the Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate since 1994 and as President of the Bundesrat in 2000/01.
Marcel Marceau
Marcel Marceau (22 March 1923 – 22 September 2007) was an internationally acclaimed French actor and mime most famous for his persona as Bip the Clown.
Marcel Marceau (22 March 1923 – 22 September 2007) was an internationally acclaimed French actor and mime most famous for his persona as Bip the Clown.
María Félix
María Félix was a Mexican actress and the most iconic leading lady of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, known for her larger-than-life, tough character in films.
María Félix was a Mexican actress and the most iconic leading lady of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, known for her larger-than-life, tough character in films.
Maya Plisetskaya
Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya (Майя Михайловна Плисецкая, transliteration: Majja Michajlovna Pliseckaja), born is a Russian ballet dancer, frequently cited as one of the greatest ballerinas of t...
Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya (Майя Михайловна Плисецкая, transliteration: Majja Michajlovna Pliseckaja), born is a Russian ballet dancer, frequently cited as one of the greatest ballerinas of t...
Moritz de Hadeln
Moritz de Hadeln is a Swiss documentary Film director and photographer, who became a Film Festival director.
Moritz de Hadeln is a Swiss documentary Film director and photographer, who became a Film Festival director.
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 January 26, 1979) was an American businessman, philanthropist, public servant, and politician.
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 January 26, 1979) was an American businessman, philanthropist, public servant, and politician.
Osvaldo Pugliese
Osvaldo Pedro Pugliese (Buenos Aires, December 2, 1905 – July 25, 1995) was an Argentine tango musician.
Osvaldo Pedro Pugliese (Buenos Aires, December 2, 1905 – July 25, 1995) was an Argentine tango musician.
Patti Smith
Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist, who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 d...
Patricia Lee "Patti" Smith is an American singer-songwriter, poet and visual artist, who became a highly influential component of the New York City punk rock movement with her 1975 d...
Paul Mauriat
Paul Mauriat (4 March 1925 – 3 November 2006) was a French orchestra leader, specializing in light music.
Paul Mauriat (4 March 1925 – 3 November 2006) was a French orchestra leader, specializing in light music.
Philippe Starck
Philippe Patrick Starck is a French product designer and probably the best known designer in the New Design style.
Philippe Patrick Starck is a French product designer and probably the best known designer in the New Design style.
Pierre Brasseur
Pierre Brasseur, born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor.
Pierre Brasseur, born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor.
Pierre Béarn
Pierre Béarn (15 June 1902 – October 27, 2004) was a French writer.
Pierre Béarn (15 June 1902 – October 27, 2004) was a French writer.
Pierre Emmanuel
Noël Mathieu (3 May 1916, Gan, Pyrénées-Atlantiques - 24 September 1984, Paris) better known under his pseudonym Pierre Emmanuel, was a French poet of Christian inspiration.
Noël Mathieu (3 May 1916, Gan, Pyrénées-Atlantiques - 24 September 1984, Paris) better known under his pseudonym Pierre Emmanuel, was a French poet of Christian inspiration.
Plácido Domingo
Plácido Domingo, born José Plácido Domingo Embil, is a Spanish tenor and conductor known for his versatile and strong voice, possessing a ringing and dramatic tone throughout its range.
Plácido Domingo, born José Plácido Domingo Embil, is a Spanish tenor and conductor known for his versatile and strong voice, possessing a ringing and dramatic tone throughout its range.
Ray Bradbury
Ray Douglas Bradbury is an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer.
Ray Douglas Bradbury is an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer.
Robert Jacobsen
Robert Julius Tommy Jacobsen (4 June 1912, Copenhagen - 26 January 1993, Tågelund) was a Danish sculptor and painter.
Robert Julius Tommy Jacobsen (4 June 1912, Copenhagen - 26 January 1993, Tågelund) was a Danish sculptor and painter.
Rose Valland
Rose Antonia Maria Valland was a French art historian, a member of the French Resistance, a captain in the French military, and one of the most decorated women in French history.
Rose Antonia Maria Valland was a French art historian, a member of the French Resistance, a captain in the French military, and one of the most decorated women in French history.
Rudolf Nureyev
Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev was a ballet dancer, one of the most celebrated of the 20th century.
Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev was a ballet dancer, one of the most celebrated of the 20th century.
Ryoichi Sasakawa
Ryoichi Sasakawa (笹川 良一 Sasakawa Ryōichi) (May 4, 1899 – July 18, 1995) was a Japanese businessman, politician and philanthropist born in Minoh, Osaka.
Ryoichi Sasakawa (笹川 良一 Sasakawa Ryōichi) (May 4, 1899 – July 18, 1995) was a Japanese businessman, politician and philanthropist born in Minoh, Osaka.
Răzvan Theodorescu
Emil Răzvan Theodorescu (born May 22, 1939) is a Romanian historian and politician.
Emil Răzvan Theodorescu (born May 22, 1939) is a Romanian historian and politician.
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris, known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, a child prodigy who developed into one of the most creative m...
Stevland Hardaway Morris, known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, a child prodigy who developed into one of the most creative m...
T. S. Eliot
Thomas Stearns Eliot OM was a publisher, playwright, literary and social critic and "arguably the most important English-language poet of the 20th century.
Thomas Stearns Eliot OM was a publisher, playwright, literary and social critic and "arguably the most important English-language poet of the 20th century.
Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano is a Japanese filmmaker, comedian, singer, actor, film editor, presenter, screenwriter, author, poet, painter, and one-time video game designer who has received critical acclaim, ...
Takeshi Kitano is a Japanese filmmaker, comedian, singer, actor, film editor, presenter, screenwriter, author, poet, painter, and one-time video game designer who has received critical acclaim, ...
Tarek Ali Hassan
Dr. Tarek Ali Hassan (طارق على حسن , born 19 October 1937 in Cairo), is a professor of Medicine and Chief of Endocrinology at Al-Azhar University in Cairo.
Dr. Tarek Ali Hassan (طارق على حسن , born 19 October 1937 in Cairo), is a professor of Medicine and Chief of Endocrinology at Al-Azhar University in Cairo.
William S. Burroughs
William Seward Burroughs II (; also known by his pen name William Lee; – ) was an American novelist, poet, essayist and spoken word performer.
William Seward Burroughs II (; also known by his pen name William Lee; – ) was an American novelist, poet, essayist and spoken word performer.
Yuri Lyubimov
Yuri Petrovich Lyubimov (born September 30, 1917 in Yaroslavl) is a Soviet and Russian stage actor and director associated with the internationally-renowned Taganka Theatre which he founded,.
Yuri Petrovich Lyubimov (born September 30, 1917 in Yaroslavl) is a Soviet and Russian stage actor and director associated with the internationally-renowned Taganka Theatre which he founded,.
Yves Mourousi
Yves Mourousi (20 July 1942, Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine - 7 April 1998, Paris) was a French television and radio news presenter and journalist.
Yves Mourousi (20 July 1942, Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine - 7 April 1998, Paris) was a French television and radio news presenter and journalist.