Order of Friendship - Notable Recipients (partial List)

Notable Recipients (partial List)

See also: Category:Recipients of the Order of Friendship

The following individuals were awarded the Order of Friendship:

  • Sopubek Begaliev, Kyrgyz politician (Kyrgyztan)
  • Lydia T. Black, a historian and anthropologist in the field of Russian America (USA)
  • George Blake, double agent (UK)
  • Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada
  • Van Cliburn, renowned pianist (USA)
  • Patricia Cloherty, entrepreneur and businesswoman (USA)
  • Dimitris Christofias, President of Cyprus
  • Milorad Dodik, President of the Republika Srpska
  • Maurice Druon, writer (France)
  • Yuli Gusman, film director (Azerbaijan)
  • Daisaku Ikeda, Buddhist philosopher (Japan)
  • Raymond Johnson, founder of the Museum of Russian Art in Minneapolis (USA)
  • Akhmad Kadyrov, President of Chechnya
  • Prince Michael of Kent of the Commonwealth realms' Royal Family, and descendant of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia; a qualified interpreter of Russian (UK)
  • Vakhtang Kikabidze, singer and actor (the award was rejected by Kikabidze in August 2008) (Georgia)
  • Lee Kuan Yew, Minister Mentor of Singapore
  • Antonio Mennini, Apostolic Nuncio to Russia (2002-2010) for his contribution to the development of Russian-Vatican relations (Vatican)
  • John Middleton-Tidwell, a historian of Russian-American studies (USA)
  • Riccardo Muti, conductor (Italy)
  • Oscar Niemeyer, renowned architect (Brazil)
  • Sagadat Nurmagambetov, Defense Minister of Kazakhstan
  • Victor Petrov, a historian of Russian-American studies
  • Richard Pierce, a historian of Russian-American studies (USA)
  • Marcel Prud'homme, senator (Canada)
  • Buvaisar Saitiev, 3x olympic gold medal wrestler
  • Mrinal Sen, film director (India)
  • Dimitris Sioufas, legislator (Greece)
  • Barbara Sweetland Smith, a historian of Russian-American studies (USA)
  • James W. Symington, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and current attorney at Nossaman LLP/O'Connor & Hannan (USA)
  • Andrzej Wajda, film director (Poland)
  • Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, recognised for contributions to friendly relations between Russia and the UK, and his love of Russian literature. (UK)
  • Tatjana Ždanoka, politician (Latvia)
  • Ignatius IV of Antioch (Hazim), Patriarch Ignatius IV, Greek Orthodox Christian Church
  • Prince Dimitri Romanov, claimant to headship of the Imperial House of Russia
  • Constantine Orbelian, conductor and pianist, 2012 Medal Recipient
  • Aliya Mustafina, Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics
  • Anatoly Karpov, for his great contribution to strengthening peace and friendship between peoples and productive social activities

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