List of foreign recipients of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques

Chevalier • Olga Fernández Latour de Botas (2004), educator, folklorist and writer ==Armenia==

;Chevalier • Marie Lou Papazian (2019), CEO at Tumo Center for Creative Technologies • Aram Barlezizyan (2006), Armenian academic specialising in the French Language. ==Australia==

;Officier • Evelyn Temple Emmett (1923), 'Father of Tasmanian Tourism'. • Henry Tardent (1929), Swiss-born journalist and writer • His Honour Judge Warren C Fagan, QC (2006), former president of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal of Victoria, former president de L'alliance Francaise de Melbourne, chevalier de Légion d'Honneur ;Chevalier • Edward Duyker (2000), Australian historian of French voyages to the Indian Ocean and Pacific in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. • Jane Zemiro (2000), Australian academic and author. • Gretchen Bennett (2002), Australian teacher of the French language. • Dr. Anthony Adames (2013), Australian teacher of the French language, honour conferred in Hong Kong. • Jason McKenzie (2023), entrepreneur, former president of Alliance Française de Brisbane, former board director of the Alliance Française French Film Festival ==Azerbaijan==

;Officier • Vazeh Asgarov (2021), earned the degree of doctor at the University of Strasbourg (2012), the executive director at French-Azerbaijani University (UFAZ) (from 2016). ==Bangladesh==

;Officier • A. Majeed Khan, Bangladeshi educator and diplomat. ==Belgium==

;Officier • Derrick Gosselin (2015) Member of the Royal Academy of Belgium. ==Belarus==

;Officier • Vladimir Perlin (2003) – cellist, professor ;Chevalier • Galina Toumilovitch Charco (2004), formerly dean of Languages at European Humanities University, Minsk ==Brazil==

Chevalier • João Cruz Costa, Brazilian philosopher who taught in France after temporarily fleeing the military dictatorship in Brazil. • Marilena Chauí (1992), Brazilian philosopher, professor at Universidade de São Paulo. ==Canada==

;Chevalier • Roseann Runte (1985), vice-chancellor and president of Carleton University • Charles Gonthier (1988), Puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada. • Dyane Adam (1998), Canadian Govt Official Languages Commissioner responsible for promoting bilingualism. • Robert (Robin) Inglis (1988) Maritime Historian, Director of the Vancouver Maritime Museum. • A.J.B. Johnston (2008), historian • Edward Langille (2004), professor of Modern Languages at St. Francis Xavier University. • Paulette Collet (2007), professor emerita of French at University of St. Michael's College • (2013), professor of French Studies, University of Winnipeg • Guy Berthiaume (2015), Librarian and Archivist of Canada at Library and Archives Canada • Ruby Heap (2017), Canadian historian at the University of Ottawa • Linda Cardinal (2013), political scientist • Donald Ipperciel (2017), professor of philosophy • Jean-Douglas Comeau (2017), Dean, French Immersion Program, Université St. Anne • Edith Dumont (2018), 30th Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario • Lace Marie Brogden (2019), Dean – Faculty of Education, St. Francis Xavier University • Hatem Zurob (2024), professor of material sciences and engineering, McMaster University == Colombia ==

Chevalier • Belisario Ruiz Wilches (1937), engineer, astronomer, geographer, and founder of the Geographic Institute Agustín Codazzi == Costa Rica ==

Officier • Arturo Agüero Chaves (1963), philologist • Victor Brenes Jiménez (date unknown), philosopher ==Croatia==

;Commandeur • Guido Nonveiller (1989), entomologist and professor of the University of Belgrade. ==Denmark==

;Chevalier • Asta Mollerup (1930s), modern dance teacher and director of the Danserindeskole (Girls Dancing School) in Copenhagen • Marie-Louise Nosch, archaeologist specialising in prehistoric textiles ==Egypt==

;Commandeur • Hussein Sobhy (1977), Mayor of Alexandria (1952–1966) and founder of the Biennale of Alexandria in 1954. ;Chevalier • Sherif Delawar (2012), Thinker in Economic Development and Visiting Professor of managerial Sciences. == El Salvador ==

Chevalier • Ana María Ábrego Figueroa (2023) ==Finland==

;Commendeur • (1984) • Marja-Riitta de la Chapelle (1986) • Jarmo Anttila (1988) • Christoffer Taxell (1988), politician • Heikki Kirkinen (1992) • (1996) • • Raija Kallinen ;Chevalier • Tuomo Melasuo (2002), professor in Tampere Peace Research Institute ==Gambia==

;Chevalier • Saihou Bah (2002) Principal French teacher (Alliance Francaise) and Promoter of French culture ;Commandeur • Sedat Jobe (....) Former Minister, Former UN officer, Lecturer at Dakar University (UCAD) ==Germany==

;Chevalier • Iring Fetscher (1993), academic, political scientist and professor of the Goethe University Frankfurt. ==Greece==

;Chevalier • Konstantinos (Kostis) Katsakioris (2016) Creator of the Exhibition "50 ans Asterix" with French Institute of Greece & Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki • Dionysis Simopoulos (2006), director of Evgenidio Foundation Planetarium. • Eugenia Bezirtzoglou (2006), professor of microbiology, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace ;Officiers • Eugenia Bezirtzoglou (2017), Professor of Microbiology, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace ==India==

Chevalier • Y. K. Sohoni (1975), professor at Poona University and CIEFL, Hyderabad; founder, Indian Association for French Teachers (1953). • Manohar Rai Sardesai (1988), Konkani poet and translator. • Neelima A. Raddi (1992), professor Fergusson College, Pune; translator; co-author of En Échanges (first Indian textbook for French); student of Prof. Y.K. Sohoni. • Govindan Rangarajan (2006), professor, Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Science (IISc). • Sampat Kumar Tandon (2009), geologist, former Pro-vice chancellor of Delhi University, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate. • Chinmoy Guha (2010), Bengali intellectual, author, translator and professor of Calcutta University. • Basabi Pal (2016), Associate Professor of French in West Bengal Education Service at Chandernagore College (Formerly College Dupleix), West Bengal. • Nalini J.Thampi (2022), Professor of the Department of French at Pondicherry Central University, Puducherry and English and Foreign Language University, Hyderabad. • Dr. Navis Sybil Abarna Roy Morais (2023), HoD and Assistant Professor in French dept at Loyola College, Chennai. she is from Vembar.Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu. Officier • Kalya Jagannath Rao (2006), physical chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate. ==Indonesia==