List of Légion d'honneur recipients by name - S

The following people are recipients of the Légion d'honneur.

*Mohamad Ali Sepanlou (1941-), Iranian writer and literary figure.
*Marc Seguin (1786-), French inventor and entrepreneur, invented the tubular steam engine and brought suspension bridges to continental Europe; awarded in 1836.
*Pari Saberi (1932-), Iranian drama and theatre director, awarded this in 2004.
*Pura Santillan-Castrence (1905-2007), Filipino writer and diplomat
*Jalal Sattari (?-), Iranian Iranologist, mythologist, writer and translator.
*Ravi Shankar (1920 -), Indian, sitar player and composer.
*Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. (1934)-), retired United States Army General who, while he served as Commander-in-Chief (now known as "Combatant Commander") of U.S. Central Command, was commander of the Coalition Forces in the Gulf War of 1991.
*Albert Skorupa (1919)-), World War II veteran who served as an engineer. Honored alongside 99 other World War II veterans, as part of the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of D-Day(Battle of Normandy).
*Prince Mangkra Souvannaphouma (1938-), Lao Prince living in exile in France.
*Steven Spielberg (1946-), American film director, producer and screenwriter.
*Alma de Bretteville Spreckels (1881-1926), American philanthropist who raised large amounts of money for France during World War I; awarded in 1924.
*Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1880-1919), Slovak politician, diplomat, pilot and astronomer.
*Johannes Steinhoff
*Barbra Streisand
* Sakıp Sabancı (1933-2004) Turkish Businessman
* [ Franklin Simon} (1865-1934) Honored for doing more to put American women in French styles