List of Légion d'honneur recipients by name - L
- List of Légion d'honneur recipients by name - L
The following people are recipients of the Légion d'honneur.
* Eve Curie Labouisse (as "Officier") daughter of Marie Curie [ Both Pierre Curie and Marie Curie turned down the offer of the Légion d'Honneur: "British Humanist Association" (history), webpage: [http://www.humanism.org.uk/site/cms/contentviewarticle.asp?article=2024 HUK-2024] . ]
* Lars Levi Laestadius - First Scandinavian to receive the Honor for his participation in the La Recherche Expedition of 1838-40. [L. Laestadius, "Fragments of Lappish Mythology", Trans. Börje Vähämäki, Aspasia Books, Beaverton, Ont. Canada. (2002), p45.]
* Maurice Leblanc - French novelist (1921)
* Henry Lerolle - French painter, Chevalier, (1889) [Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). "Catalogue of the Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art". New York: The Museum, 1902.]
* Jean Jacques Étienne Lucas, Captain of "Redoubtable" at Battle of Trafalgar
* David Lynch - American
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