Knight of the Legion of Honour
Jazz musicians who received the Knight of the Legion of Honour: list of 13 recipients by year.
Recipients
| 2023 | Liane Foly French singer |
| 2022 | Rhoda Scott American musician |
| 2010 | Manu Dibango Cameroonian musician and songwriter, recording artist (1933–2020) |
| 2009 | René Urtreger French musician |
| 1996 | Sacha Distel French musician (1933–2004) |
| 1993 | Guy Marchand French actor, singer and musician (1937–2023) |
| 1990 | Martial Solal French jazz pianist and composer (1927–2024) |
| 1957 | Josephine Baker American-born French dancer, singer and actress (1906–1975) |
| 1933 | Darius Milhaud French composer (1892–1974) |
| — | Gene Kelly American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer (1912–1996) |
| — | Hans Werner Henze German composer (1926–2012) |
| — | Barbara Hendricks American operatic soprano and concert singer |
| — | Didier Lockwood French jazz violonist and composer (1956–2018) |