Recipients of The Order of Vytautas The Great With The Golden Chain
- President of Lithuania, Valdas Adamkus, decorated on 26 February 2003
- President of Lithuania, Algirdas Brazauskas, decorated on 3 February 2003
- President of Lithuania, Rolandas Paksas, decorated on 25 February 2003
- Chairman of the Supreme Council of Lithuania, Vytautas Landsbergis, decorated on 3 February 2003
- President of Estonia, Arnold Rüütel, decorated on 30 September 2004
- President of Germany, Horst Köhler, decorated on 19 October 2005
- President of Poland, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, decorated on 2 November 2005
- President of Hungary, László Sólyom, decorated on 7 September 2006
- President of Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, decorated on 14 November 2006
- King of Spain, Juan Carlos I, decorated on 1 June 2005
- King of Belgium, Albert II, decorated on 16 March 2006
- Queen of 16 states, Elizabeth II, decorated on 17 October 2006
- Emperor of Japan, Akihito, decorated on 22 May 2007
- Queen of Netherlands, Beatrix of the Netherlands, decorated on 24 June 2008
- President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė, decorated on 12 July 2009
- Former President of Poland, Lech Wałęsa rejected this award on September 6, 2011 as a result of alleged discrimination on the part of the Lithuanian government towards its Polish minority.
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