Lijst van ontvangers van de Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Dit is een lijst van ontvangers van de Presidential Medal of Freedom, een van de hoogste onderscheidingen van de Verenigde Staten.
De lijst is gegroepeerd per gebied waarin een ontvanger bekendheid geniet. Verder is de lijst alfabetisch ingedeeld en kunnen de kolommen gesorteerd worden.
Deze lijst is niet compleet.
Kunst en cultuur [bewerken]
Architectuur [bewerken]
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Ludwig Mies van der Rohe | 1963 | |
| Richard Buckminster Fuller | 1983 | |
| Ieoh Ming Pei | 1993 |
Kunst [bewerken]
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wyeth | 1963 | |
| Willem de Kooning | 1964 | |
| Alexander Calder | 1977 | postuum toegekend |
| Georgia O'Keeffe | 1977 | |
| Norman Rockwell | 1977 | Zijn zoon Jarvis nam de prijs in ontvangst |
| Roger L. Stevens | 1988 | |
| Jasper Johns | 2011 |
Dans [bewerken]
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Martha Graham | 1976 | |
| Lucia Chase | 1980 | |
| George Balanchine | 1983 | |
| Lincoln Kirstein | 1984 | |
| Chita Rivera | 2009 |
Film [bewerken]
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Lucille Ball | 1989 | postuum toegekend |
| James Cagney | 1984 | |
| Doris Day | 2004 | |
| Walt Disney | 1964 | |
| Kirk Douglas | 1981 | |
| Lynn Fontanne | 1964 | |
| John Ford | 1973 | regisseur |
| Samuel Goldwyn | 1971 | |
| Helen Hayes | 1986 | |
| Audrey Hepburn | 1992 | |
| Charlton Heston | 2003 | |
| Bob Hope | 1969 | |
| Danny Kaye | 1987 | postuum toegekend |
| Alfred Lunt | 1964 | |
| Rita Moreno | 2004 | |
| Gregory Peck | 1969 | |
| Sidney Poitier | 2009 | |
| Martha Raye | 1993 | |
| James Stewart | 1985 | |
| Lew Wasserman | 1995 | |
| John Wayne | 1980 | postuum toegekend |
Literatuur [bewerken]
Harper Lee, 2007
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Maya Angelou | 2011 | |
| Jacques Barzun | 2003 | |
| James Burnham | 1983 | |
| J. Frank Dobie | 1964 | |
| T.S. Eliot | 1964 | |
| Ralph Ellison | 1969 | |
| Eric Hoffer | 1982 | |
| Louis L'Amour | 1984 | |
| Harper Lee | 2007 | |
| Archibald MacLeish | 1977 | Roderick MacLeish, Archibald's neef, nam de onderscheiding in ontvangst |
| James Albert Michener | 1977 | |
| Carl Sandburg | 1964 | |
| John Steinbeck | 1964 | |
| DeWitt Wallace | 1972 | |
| Robert Penn Warren | 1980 | |
| Eudora Welty | 1980 | |
| E.B. White | 1963 | |
| Elie Wiesel | 1992 | |
| Thornton Wilder | 1963 | |
| Tennessee Williams | 1980 | |
| Edmund Wilson | 1963 | |
| Albert Wohlstetter | 1985 |
Muziek [bewerken]
Count Basie, rond 1947
Aretha Franklin, 2007
B.B. King, 1989)
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Marian Anderson | 1963 | |
| Pearl Bailey | 1988 | |
| Count Basie | 1985 | postuum toegekend |
| Irving Berlin | 1977 | |
| James Blake | 1981 | |
| Pablo Casals | 1963 | |
| Van Cliburn | 2003 | |
| Aaron Copland | 1964 | |
| Plácido Domingo | 2002 | |
| Bob Dylan | 2012 | |
| Duke Ellington | 1969 | |
| Arthur Fiedler | 1977 | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | 1992 | |
| Tennessee Ernie Ford | 1984 | |
| Aretha Franklin | 2005 | |
| Vladimir Horowitz | 1986 | |
| B.B. King | 2006 | |
| Yo-Yo Ma | 2011 | |
| Mabel Mercer | 1983 | |
| Eugene Ormandy | 1970 | |
| Leontyne Price | 1964 | |
| Mstislav Rostropovitsj | 1987 | |
| Arthur Rubinstein | 1976 | |
| Rudolf Serkin | 1963 | |
| Beverly Sills | 1980 | |
| Frank Sinatra | 1985 | |
| Kate Smith | 1982 | |
| Isaac Stern | 1992 | |
| Meredith Willson | 1987 | postuum toegekend |
Fotografie [bewerken]
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Edwin Land | 1963 | |
| Edward Steichen | 1963 | |
| Ansel Adams | 1980 |
Zaken en economie [bewerken]
Milton Friedman, 2004
Warren Buffett, 2005
Alan Greenspan, 2007
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Iorwith Wilbur Abel | 1977 | |
| Walter Annenberg | 1986 | |
| Gary Becker | 2007 | |
| Edgar Bronfman sr. | 1999 | |
| Irving Brown | 1988 | |
| Warren Buffett | 2011 | |
| James E. Burke | 2000 | |
| Edward J. DeBartolo sr. | 1988 | |
| Peter Drucker | 2002 | |
| David Dubinsky | 1969 | |
| Henry Ford II | 1969 | |
| Milton Friedman | 1988 | |
| John Kenneth Galbraith | 2000 | |
| Alan Greenspan | 2005 | |
| Bryce Harlow | 1981 | |
| Friedrich von Hayek | 1991 | |
| Paul G. Hoffman | 1974 | |
| Edgar Kaiser | 1969 | |
| Frederick Kappel | 1964 | |
| Lane Kirkland | 1994 | |
| Estée Lauder | 2004 | |
| John L. Lewis | 1964 | |
| J. Willard Marriott | 1988 | postuum toegekend |
| David Packard | 1988 | |
| Clarence Randall | 1963 | |
| Walter Reuther | 1995 | postuum toegekend |
| David Rockefeller | 1998 | |
| Laurance Rockefeller | 1969 | |
| James Rouse | 1995 | |
| John Sweeney | 2011 | vakbondsleider |
| Dave Thomas | 2003 | ondernemer, postuum toegekend |
| Tex Thornton | 1981 | |
| Juan Trippe | 1985 | postuum toegekend |
| Sam Walton | 1992 | |
| Thomas Watson jr. | 1964 | |
| Justin Whitlock Dart | 1987 | postuum toegekend |
| Walter B. Wriston | 2004 | |
| Muhammad Yunus | 2009 |
ICT [bewerken]
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon Moore | 2002 | |
| Vinton Cerf | 2005 | |
| Bob Kahn | 2005 |
Onderwijs [bewerken]
Norman Francis, 2006
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Detlev Bronk | 1964 | |
| Genevieve Caulfield | 1963 | |
| James E. Cheek | 1983 | |
| Ruth Johnson Colvin | 2006 | |
| James Bryant Conant | 1963 | |
| Norman Francis | 2006 | |
| Hanna Holborn Gray | 1991 | |
| Theodore Hesburgh | 1964 | |
| Jerome H. Holland | 1985 | postuum toegekend |
| Karl Holton | 1963 | |
| Margaret McNamara | 1981 | |
| Alexander Meiklejohn | 1963 | |
| Antonia Pantoja | 1996 | |
| Frederick Patterson | 1987 | |
| George W. Taylor | 1963 |
Geschiedenis [bewerken]
David McCullough, 2007
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Catton | 1977 | |
| Robert Conquest | 2005 | |
| Ariel Durant | 1977 | |
| Will Durant | 1977 | |
| John Hope Franklin | 1995 | |
| Vartan Gregorian | 2004 | |
| Dumas Malone | 1983 | |
| David McCullough | 2006 | |
| Samuel Eliot Morison | 1964 | |
| Roberta Wohlstetter | 1985 |
Humanitair [bewerken]
Paul Rusesabagina, 2006
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Norman Borlaug | 1977 | |
| Nancy Goodman Brinker | 2009 | |
| Millard Fuller | 1996 | |
| John W. Gardner | 1964 | |
| Frances Hesselbein | 1998 | |
| Gerda Weissmann Klein | 2011 | |
| Paul Rusesabagina | 2005 | |
| Eunice Kennedy Shriver | 1984 | |
| Leon Sullivan | 1991 | |
| Annie D. Wauneka | 1963 |
Media [bewerken]
Lucille Ball, 1945
Bill Cosby, 1969
William Safire, 2006
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Robert L. Bartley | 2004 | journalistiek |
| Earl Charles Behrens | 1970 | journalistiek |
| Herbert Block (Herblock) | 1994 | journalistiek |
| William F. Buckley jr. | 1991 | journalistiek |
| Walter Cronkite | 1981 en 1965 | journalistiek |
| Edward T. Folliard | 1970 | journalistiek |
| Katharine Graham | 2002 | journalistiek, postuum toegekend |
| William M. Henry | 1970 | journalistiek |
| John H. Johnson | 1996 | journalistiek |
| Paul Johnson | 2006 | journalistiek |
| Arthur Krock | 1970 | journalistiek |
| David Lawrence | 1970 | journalistiek |
| George Gould Lincoln | 1970 | journalistiek |
| Walter Lippmann | 1964 | journalistiek |
| Ralph McGill | 1964 | journalistiek |
| Raymond Moley | 1970 | journalistiek |
| Edward R. Murrow | 1964 | journalistiek |
| Frank Reynolds | 1985 | journalistiek, postuum toegekend |
| Abe Rosenthal | 2002 | journalistiek |
| Vermont C. Royster | 1986 | journalistiek |
| William Safire | 2006 | journalistiek |
| Albert Merriman Smith | 1967 | journalistiek |
| Adela Rogers St. Johns | 1970 | journalistiek |
| Lila Bell Wallace | 1972 | journalistiek |
| Mark S. Watson | 1963 | journalistiek |
| William S. White | 1969 | journalistiek |
| Lowell Thomas | 1977 | radio |
| Paul Harvey | 2005 | radio |
| Lucille Ball | 1989 | televisie, postuum toegekend |
| David Brinkley | 1992 | televisie |
| Carol Burnett | 2005 | televisie |
| Johnny Carson | 1992 | televisie |
| Peggy Charren | 1995 | televisie |
| Joan Ganz Cooney | 1995 | televisie |
| Bill Cosby | 2002 | televisie |
| Andy Griffith | 2005 | televisie |
| Brian P. Lamb | 2007 | televisie |
| Fred Rogers | 2002 | televisie |
Geneeskunde [bewerken]
Michael DeBakey, 2002
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Carson | 2008 | |
| Denton Cooley | 1984 | |
| Michael DeBakey | 1969 | |
| Lena Frances Edwards | 1964 | |
| John Franklin Enders | 1963 | |
| Anthony Fauci | 2008 | |
| Pedro José Greer jr. | 2009 | |
| David Hamburg | 1996 | |
| Donald Henderson | 2002 | |
| C. Everett Koop | 1995 | |
| Tom Little | 2011 | optometrist, postuum |
| Charles LeRoy Lowman | 1974 | |
| Karl Menninger | 1981 | |
| Arnall Patz | 2004 | |
| Janet Davison Rowley | 2009 | |
| Albert Sabin | 1986 | |
| Jonas Salk | 1977 | |
| Helen B. Taussig | 1964 | |
| William B. Walsh | 1987 | |
| Paul Dudley White | 1964 |
Liefdadigheid [bewerken]
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| J. Clifford MacDonald | 1963 | |
| Lowell Thomas | 1977 | |
| Catherine Filene Shouse | 1977 | |
| Morris I. Leibman | 1981 | |
| Brooke Astor | 1998 | |
| Zachary Fisher | 1998 | |
| Eugene Lang | 1996 |
Filosofie [bewerken]
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Will Durant | 1977 | |
| Sidney Hook | 1985 | |
| Friedrich von Hayek | 1991 |
Politiek en bestuur [bewerken]
Activisme [bewerken]
Martin Luther King, 1964
Jesse Jackson, 2009
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Arnold Aronson | 1998 | |
| Roger Nash Baldwin | 1981 | |
| Oscar Elias Biscet | 2007 | |
| César Chávez | 1994 | postuum |
| Justin Whitlock Dart jr. | 1998 | |
| Evelyn Dubrow | 1999 | |
| Marian Wright Edelman | 2000 | |
| James L. Farmer jr. | 1998 | |
| Hector P. Garcia | 1984 | |
| Dorothy Height | 1994 | |
| George G. Higgins | 2000 | |
| Benjamin Hooks | 2007 | |
| Jesse Jackson | 2000 | |
| Millie Jeffrey | 2000 | |
| Helen Keller | 1964 | |
| Martin Luther King | 1977 | postuum |
| Fred Korematsu | 1998 | |
| Mary Lasker | 1969 | |
| Joseph Lowery | 2009 | |
| Sylvia Mendez | 2011 | |
| Harvey Milk | 2009 | postuum |
| Clarence M. Mitchell | 1980 | |
| Mario G. Obledo | 1998 | |
| Rosa Parks | 1996 | |
| Esther Peterson | 1981 | |
| Ginetta Sagan | 1996 | |
| Natan Sharansky | 2006 | |
| William C. Velasquez | 1995 | postuum |
| Lech Wałęsa | 1989 | |
| Roy Wilkins | 1967 | |
| Andrew Young | 1981 |
Diplomatie [bewerken]
Ellsworth Bunker, 1965
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Armstrong | 1987 | |
| Manlio Brosio | 1971 | |
| David Bruce | 1976 | |
| Ralph Bunche | 1963 | |
| Ellsworth Bunker | 1963 en 1967 | |
| Ryan Crocker | 2009 | |
| Philip Habib | 1982 | |
| George Kennan | 1989 | |
| Jeane Kirkpatrick | 1985 | |
| Sol Linowitz | 1998 | |
| Harry Shlaudeman | 1992 | |
| Gerard Coad Smith | 1981 | |
| Jean Kennedy Smith | 2011 | |
| Robert Schwarz Strauss | 1981 |
Milieu [bewerken]
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| John Adams | 2011 | NRDC |
| Horace Albright | 1980 | |
| Rachel Carson | 1980 | postuum |
| Marjory Stoneman Douglas | 1993 | |
| Gilbert Melville Grosvenor | 2004 | |
| Margaret Murie | 1998 | |
| Roger Tory Peterson | 1980 | |
| Russell E. Train | 1991 | |
| Edgar Wayburn | 1999 |
Dienst aan het land [bewerken]
George Tenet, 2004
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Whittaker Chambers | 1984 | |
| Jean Marie Faircloth MacArthur | 1988 | |
| George Tenet | 2004 |
Buitenlandse regeringsleiders en staatshoofden [bewerken]
Tony Blair, 2009
Margaret Thatcher, 1991
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Blair | 2009 | |
| Luis A. Ferré | 1991 | |
| Václav Havel | 2003 | |
| John Howard | 2009 | |
| Helmut Kohl | 1999 | |
| Joseph Luns | 1984 | |
| Nelson Mandela | 2002 | |
| Wilma Mankiller | 1998 | |
| Luis Muñoz Marín | 1963 | |
| Angela Merkel | 2011 | |
| Mary Robinson | 2009 | |
| Anwar Sadat | 1984 | postuum |
| Ellen Johnson Sirleaf | 2007 | |
| Margaret Thatcher | 1991 | |
| Álvaro Uribe | 2009 |
Wet en recht [bewerken]
Leon Higginbotham jr., 1995
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Henry J. Friendly | 1977 | |
| Leon Higginbotham jr. | 1995 | |
| Oliver White Hill | 1999 | |
| Frank Minis Johnson | 1995 | |
| Irving Robert Kaufman | 1987 | |
| Joseph Warren Madden | 1947 | |
| Joseph Rauh | 1993 | postuum |
| Cruz Reynoso | 2000 | |
| Laurence Silberman | 2008 | |
| Elbert Tuttle | 1981 | |
| John Minor Wisdom | 1993 |
Militairen [bewerken]
Norman Schwarzkopf, 1988
Generaal Tommy Franks
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Generaal Omar Bradley | 1977 | |
| Admiraal Arleigh Burke | 1977 | |
| Generaal Wesley Clark | 2000 | |
| Joe Medicine Crow | 2009 | |
| Admiraal William J. Crowe | 2000 | |
| Luitenant Jimmy Doolittle | 1989 | |
| Generaal Tommy Franks | 2004 | |
| Generaal Andrew Goodpaster | 1984 | |
| Generaal Lyman Lemnitzer | 1987 | |
| Generaal Richard B. Myers | 2005 | |
| Jan Nowak-Jeziorański | 1996 | |
| Generaal Peter Pace | 2008 | |
| Generaal Matthew B. Ridgeway | 1986 | |
| Kapitein Joseph Rochefort | 1986 | postuum |
| Generaal Norman Schwarzkopf | 1991 | |
| Generaal John Shalikashvili | 1997 | |
| John Paul Vann | 1972 | |
| Generaal John W. Vessey | 1992 | |
| James E. Webb | 1969 | |
| Generaal Albert Coady Wedemeyer | 1985 | |
| Generaal Chuck Yeager | 1985 | |
| Admiraal Elmo Zumwalt | 1998 |
Rechters van het Hooggerechtshof [bewerken]
Sandra Day O'Conner, 2005
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| William Brennan | 1993 | |
| Warren Burger | 1988 | |
| Felix Frankfurter | 1963 | |
| Arthur Goldberg | 1978 | |
| Thurgood Marshall | 1993 | |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | 2009 | |
| Earl Warren | 1981 | postuum |
| Byron White | 2003 | postuum |
Kabinetsleden [bewerken]
Robert McNamara, 1961
Donald Rumsfeld, 2010
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Dean Acheson | 1964 | |
| James Baker | 1991 | |
| Malcolm Baldrige jr. | 1988 | postuum |
| Harold Brown | 1981 | |
| Zbigniew Brzeziński | 1981 | |
| Dick Cheney | 1991 | |
| Warren Christopher | 1981 | |
| Clark Clifford | 1969 | |
| William T. Coleman jr. | 1995 | |
| C. Douglas Dillon | 1989 | |
| Robert Gates | 2011 | |
| William Averell Harriman | 1969 | |
| Henry Kissinger | 1977 | |
| Melvin Laird | 1974 | |
| Robert A. Lovett | 1963 | |
| Robert McNamara | 1968 | |
| Norman Mineta | 2006 | |
| William Perry | 1997 | |
| Colin Powell | 1991 en 1993 | |
| Elliot Richardson | 1998 | |
| William P. Rogers | 1973 | |
| Donald Rumsfeld | 1977 | |
| Dean Rusk | 1969 | |
| Donna Shalala | 2008 | |
| George P. Shultz | 1989 | |
| Cyrus Vance | 1969 | |
| Caspar Weinberger | 1987 |
First Ladies [bewerken]
Betty Ford, 1992
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Bird Johnson | 1977 | |
| Betty Ford | 1991 | |
| Rosalynn Carter | 1999 | |
| Nancy Reagan | 2002 |
Congresleden [bewerken]
Edward Kennedy, 2009
Strom Thurmond, 1993
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Senator Howard H. Baker jr. | 1984 | |
| Lloyd Bentsen | 1999 | |
| Edward W. Brooke | 2004 | |
| John H. Chafee | 2000 | postuum |
| Bob Dole | 1997 | |
| Dante B. Fascell | 1998 | |
| William Fulbright | 1993 | |
| Barry Goldwater | 1986 | |
| Henry Hyde | 2007 | |
| Henry Jackson | 1984 | postuum |
| Jacob Javits | 1983 | |
| Barbara Jordan | 1994 | |
| Walter Judd | 1981 | |
| Jack Kemp | 2009 | postuum |
| Edward Kennedy | 2009 | |
| Tom Lantos | 2008 | |
| John Robert Lewis | 2011 | |
| Clare Boothe Luce | 1983 | |
| Mike Mansfield | 1989 | |
| George McGovern | 2000 | |
| Robert H. Michel | 1994 | |
| George Mitchell | 1999 | |
| Gillespie V. Montgomery | 2005 | |
| Daniel Patrick Moynihan | 2000 | |
| Edmund Muskie | 1981 | |
| Gaylord Nelson | 1995 | |
| Tip O'Neill | 1991 | |
| Claude Pepper | 1989 | |
| Margaret Chase Smith | 1989 | |
| Strom Thurmond | 1993 | |
| Mo Udall | 1996 | |
| Carl Vinson | 1964 |
Presidenten [bewerken]
President Ronald Reagan, January 13, 1993
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy | 1963 | 35e president, postuum toegekend |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | 1980 | 36e president, postuum toegekend |
| Ronald Reagan | 1993 | 40e president |
| Gerald Ford | 1999 | 38e president |
| Jimmy Carter | 1999 | 39e president |
| George H.W. Bush | 2011 | 41e president |
Vicepresidenten [bewerken]
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Nelson Rockefeller | 1977 | 41e vicepresident |
| Hubert Humphrey | 1980 | 38e vicepresident, postuum |
| Dick Cheney | 1991 | Voor zijn dienst in het leger, later werd hij 46e vicepresident |
Andere politieke personen [bewerken]
Simon Wiesenthal, ca. 1999/2000
Aung San Suu Kyi, 2011
Lord Carington, 2006
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Eugene R. Black sr. | 1969 | |
| James Brady | 1996 | |
| Paul Bremer | 2004 | |
| McGeorge Bundy | 1969 | |
| Peter Carington | 1988 | |
| Leo Cherne | 1984 | |
| Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | 1991 | |
| Arthur Flemming | 1994 | |
| Paul Drabinski | 1993 | |
| James P. Grant | 1994 | |
| Ella T. Grasso | 1981 | postuum |
| William J. Hopkins | 1971 | |
| Max Kampelman | 1999 | |
| Robert W. Komer | 1967 | |
| Irving Kristol | 2002 | |
| Aung San Suu Kyi | 2000 | |
| Herbert H. Lehman | 1963 | Hij overleed een dag voor de ceremonie, zijn weduwe nam de prijs in ontvangst op 28 januari 1964 |
| Eugene M. Locke | 1967 | |
| John Macy | 1969 | |
| John J. McCloy | 1963 | |
| John McCone | 1987 | |
| George Meany | 1963 | |
| Jean Monnet | 1963 | |
| Paul Nitze | 1985 | |
| Norman Podhoretz | 2004 | |
| George Robertson | 2003 | |
| Carlos Romulo | 1984 | |
| Walt Whitman Rostow | 1969 | |
| Brent Scowcroft | 1991 | |
| Albert Shanker | 1998 | postuum |
| Sargent Shriver | 1994 | |
| Vernon Walters | 1991 | |
| William Webster | 1991 | |
| Simon Wiesenthal | 2000 | |
| Whitney Young | 1969 |
Religie [bewerken]
Moeder Teresa, 1986
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Bernardin | 1996 | |
| Terence James Cooke | 1984 | postuum |
| Isolina Ferré | 1999 | |
| Billy Graham | 1983 | |
| Gordon Hinckley | 2004 | |
| Archbishop Iakovos of America | 1980 | |
| Reinhold Niebuhr | 1964 | |
| Paus Johannes XXIII | 1963 | postuum |
| Paus Johannes Paulus II | 2004 | |
| Norman Vincent Peale | 1984 | |
| Gardner C. Taylor | 2000 | |
| Moeder Teresa | 1985 | |
| Desmond Tutu | 2009 |
Wetenschap [bewerken]
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| John Bardeen | 1977 | |
| Rachel Carson | 1980 | postuum |
| Francis Collins | 2007 | |
| Jacques-Yves Cousteau | 1985 | |
| Stephen Hawking | 2009 | |
| Clarence Johnson | 1964 | |
| Mathilde Krim | 2000 | |
| Joshua Lederberg | 2006 | |
| George Low | 1985 | postuum |
| Margaret Mead | 1979 | postuum |
| Lewis Mumford | 1964 | |
| Simon Ramo | 1983 | |
| Edward Teller | 2003 | |
| Alan Tower Waterman | 1963 | |
| James Watson | 1977 |
Sociologie [bewerken]
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Coles | 1998 | |
| James Q. Wilson | 2003 |
Ruimteonderzoek [bewerken]
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Buzz Aldrin | 1969 | Apollo 11 |
| Neil Armstrong | 1969 | Apollo 11 |
| Michael Collins | 1969 | Apollo 11 |
| Fred Haise | 1970 | Apollo 13 |
| Jim Lovell | 1970 | Apollo 13 |
| Jack Swigert | 1970 | Apollo 13 |
| George Abbey | 1970 | |
| Gerald D. Griffin | 1970 | |
| Gene Kranz | 1970 | |
| Glynn Lunney | 1970 | |
| Edgar Mitchell | 1970 | |
| Siguard A. Sjoberg | 1970 | |
| Milton L. Windler | 1970 |
Sport [bewerken]
Muhammad Ali, 1967
Joe DiMaggio, 1981
| Ontvanger | datum | opmerking |
|---|---|---|
| Hank Aaron | 2002 | |
| Muhammad Ali | 2005 | |
| Arthur Ashe | 1993 | postuum |
| Earl Blaik | 1986 | |
| Bear Bryant | 1983 | postuum |
| Roberto Clemente | 2003 | postuum |
| Joe DiMaggio | 1977 | |
| Billie Jean King | 2009 | |
| Robert J. H. Kiphuth | 1963 | |
| Stan Musial | 2011 | |
| Jack Nicklaus | 2005 | |
| Buck O'Neil | 2006 | |
| Jesse Owens | 1977 | |
| Arnold Palmer | 2004 | |
| Richard Petty | 1992 | |
| Frank Robinson | 2005 | |
| Jackie Robinson | 1984 | postuum |
| Bill Russell | 2011 | |
| Ted Williams | 1991 | |
| John Wooden | 2003 |
Externe link [bewerken]
| Zie de categorie Presidential Medal of Freedom van Wikimedia Commons voor meer mediabestanden. |
