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Juan Antonio Samaranch

  • Barcelona: July 17, 1920 celebration
  • Barcelona: April 21, 2010 celebration
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    Juan Antonio Samaranch  

  • flag Country

    Spain  

  • wc Gender

    Male  

  • badge Full Name

    Juan Antonio Samaranch

  • assignment_ind Surname

    Juan Antonio Samaranch Torelló  

  • tv_signin Nickname

     

  • identity_platform Alias

     

  • celebration Date of birth

    Barcelona: July 17, 1920  

  • deceased Rest in Peace

    Barcelona: April 21, 2010  

  • language Official Website

     

  • groups Political Party

     

  • verified Position Held

    1. chairperson
    2. president of the International Olympic Committee
    3. Barcelona provincial deputy
    4. president of the Provincial Deputation of Barcelona
    5. President of Spain's Olympic Comitee
    6. Spanish ambassador to the Soviet Union
    7. ambassador of Spain to Mongolia
    8. member of the International Olympic Committee
    9. procurador en Cortes
     

  • school Education

    1. German School of Barcelona
    2. IESE Business School
    3. University of Navarre
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
    2. Princess of Asturias Award for Sports (1988)
    3. Grand Cross of the Order of Cisneros (1968)
    4. Order of Manas
    5. Order of the Golden Fleece (2001)
    6. Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise (1982)
    7. Grand Cross of the Military Merit - White Badge (1968)
    8. China Reform Friendship Medal (2018)
    9. La Vanguardia Prize (2023)
    10. Order of the White Double Cross
    11. honorary doctorate from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis (1989)
    12. Order of Isabella the Catholic
    13. Medal of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (2000)
    14. Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
    15. Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia
    16. honorary doctorate at the Laval University
    17. Grand Cross of Naval Merit with white badge (1967)
    18. Order of Sports Merit
    19. Order of Honour
    20. Princess of Asturias Awards
    21. Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
    22. Order of the Liberator
    23. Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2000)
    24. Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1975)
    25. Olympic Order (2001)
    26. Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow"
    27. Order of Charles III
    28. Order of the Republic
    29. doctor honoris causa from the Paris-Sorbonne University (1995)
    30. honorary doctor of the Zhejiang University (2005)
    31. Order of Outstanding Merit
    32. Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Sports Merit (1986)
    33. honorary doctorate of the University of Granada (1997)
    34. Grand Cross of the Order of Merit for Agriculture (1970)
    35. Order of the Yugoslav Flag
    36. Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit
    37. Order of Stara Planina
    38. Philippe Chatrier Award (2000)
    39. Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
    40. Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
    41. Medal and Plaque of Tourist Merit (2006)
    42. Grand Order of King Tomislav
    43. Order of Sikatuna
    44. Order of Good Hope
    45. Order of Friendship of Peoples
    46. Order of Civil Merit
    47. Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (1980)
    48. Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise
    49. honorary doctor of the University of Alicante (1992)
    50. Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise
    51. Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana
    52. Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia
    53. Hungarian Order of Merit
    54. Order of Cisneros
    55. Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross (2000)
    56. Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
    57. Grand Cross of the Aeronautical Merit (Spain) - White Decoration (1974)
    58. honorary doctor of Comenius University (1992)
    59. Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (1975)
     

  • social_leaderboard Notable Works

     
  • IOC president 1980–2001 | Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Princess of Asturias Award for Sports (1988), Grand Cross of the

1. Olesya Kharitonenko

  • Yevpatoriia: July 17, 1981 celebration

Ukrainian politician | Medal «For Salvation in Commonwealth», For valiant work | National University of Internal Affairs | Yevpatoriia: July 17, 1981

2. Pavlo Petrenko

  • Chernivtsi: July 17, 1979 celebration

Ukrainian politician | Honored Jurist of Ukraine, Registered firearms | Ukrainian State University of Finance and International Trade, Chernivtsi University

3. Mike Pellicciotti

  • Federal Way: July 17, 1978 celebration

24th Treasurer of Washington | Fulbright Scholarship | Brandon University, Gonzaga University School of Law, Alfred University | Federal Way: July 17, 1978

4. Denys Omelyanovych

  • Donetsk: July 17, 1977 celebration

politician | Donetsk National University of Economics and Trade | Donetsk: July 17, 1977 - Austria: February 10, 2011 | Denys Omelyanovych | Donetsk: July 17

5. Milan Děžinský (Milan Dezinsky)

  • Kyjov: July 17, 1974 celebration

Czech poet and translator | Magnesia Litera 2018, Václav Burian Award (2016) | Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem | Kyjov: July 17, 1974

6. José Miñones Conde (Jose Minones Conde)

  • Santiago de Compostela: July 17, 1972 celebration

Spanish politician | Doctoral Degree Extraordinary Award, Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (2024) | University of Santiago de Compostela | Santiago de

7. Serhiy Lyovochkin

  • Kyiv: July 17, 1972 celebration

Ukrainian politician | Order of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Volodymyr the Great II Degree (ROC) (2013), Order of St. Prince Vladimir, Order of St.

8. Enikő Győri (Eniko Gyori)

  • Budapest: July 17, 1968 celebration

Hungarian politician | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2002), Commander of the Order of the Crown (2012), Grand Cross of the

9. Valery Vasilyev

  • Käkrekül: July 17, 1965 celebration

Russian politician | Russian Federation Government Certificate of Honour, Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | Textile Institute of

10. Vladimir Makeienko

  • Klintsy: July 17, 1965 celebration

Ukrainian politician | Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class | Institute of International Relations of Taras Ševčenko National University of Kjiv | Klintsy

11. Rosa Gumataotao Rios

  • San Jose: July 17, 1965 celebration

American politician | Maryland Women's Hall of Fame (2019) | Haas School of Business, Moreau Catholic High School, Harvard College (1987) | San Jose: July 17

12. António Luís Santos da Costa (Antonio Luis Santos da Costa)

  • Lisbon: July 17, 1961 celebration

Portuguese politician, President of the European Council since 2024 | Order of Rio Branco, Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 3rd Class, Grand Cross of the

13. Veton Surroi

  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: July 17, 1961 celebration

Kosovar politician | Geuzenpenning (2000) | National Autonomous University of Mexico | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: July 17, 1961 - Santiago: May 6, 1964

14. Johnny Briceño (Johnny Briceno)

  • Orange Walk Town: July 17, 1960 celebration

Prime Minister of Belize since 2020 | Order of Propitious Clouds (2022) | St. John's College, Belize | Orange Walk Town: July 17, 1960 - Halifax: October 6, 1837

15. Britta Böhler (Britta Bohler)

  • Freiburg im Breisgau: July 17, 1960 celebration

Dutch politician and lawyer | Clara Meijer-Wichmann Penning (2005) | Goethe-Gymnasium | Freiburg im Breisgau: July 17, 1960 - Hamburg: September 29, 1995

16. Alison McInnes

  • Irvine: July 17, 1957 celebration

Scottish politician (born 1957) | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | University of Glasgow | Irvine: July 17, 1957 - Hyderabad: January 18, 1996

17. Julie Bishop

  • Lobethal: July 17, 1956 celebration

Australian politician | Order of Merit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management | Harvard Business School

18. Dominique Versini

  • Rabat: July 17, 1954 celebration

French politician | Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the National Order of Merit, Commander of the National Order of Merit (2014) | Sciences Po

19. Angela Merkel

  • Eimsbüttel: July 17, 1954 celebration

chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 | Leo-Baeck-Medal (2010), honorary doctor of Comenius University (2014), Robert Schuman Medal (2007), Grand Cross of

20. Joseph Bouchard

  • Pensacola: July 17, 1954 celebration

United States Navy officer | Legionnaire of Legion of Merit | Stanford University, Naval Postgraduate School, United States Naval Academy | Pensacola: July 17

21. Andrei Fursenko

  • Saint Petersburg: July 17, 1949 celebration

Russian scientist, businessman and politician | Order "Danaker", Medal "For Merit to the Chechen Republic", Order "Polar Star" (Yakutia), Russian Federation

22. Paul Schnabel

  • Bergen op Zoom: July 17, 1948 celebration

Dutch sociologist | Akademiepenning (2010), Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, Comenius prize (2013) | Utrecht University | Bergen op Zoom: July 17

23. Takashi Shinohara

  • Nakano: July 17, 1948 celebration

Japanese politician | Knight of the Order of Agricultural Merit (2012) | Kyoto University | Nakano: July 17, 1948 - Berlin: January 23, 1921 | Takashi

24. Joyce Anelay, Baroness Anelay of St Johns

  • London: July 17, 1947 celebration

British Conservative Party politician (born 1947) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Enfield County

25. Alexander, Crown Prince of Serbia

  • Claridge's: July 17, 1945 celebration

Head of the House of Karađorđević | Order of the Star of Karađorđe, Order of the Holy Passion Bearer Saint Nicholas II, Commander of the Legion of Honour

26. Shlomo Ben-Ami

  • Tangier: July 17, 1943 celebration

Israeli diplomat | Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (2008) | St Antony's College, Tel Aviv University | Tangier: July 17, 1943 - Kyiv: June 27, 1977

27. Mihail Nedelčev (Mihail Nedelcev)

  • Sofia: July 17, 1942 celebration

Bulgarian politician | Sofia University | Sofia: July 17, 1942 - Blagoevgrad: April 13, 1944 | Mihail Nedelčev (Mihail Nedelcev) | Sofia: July 17, 1942

28. William Ancion

  • Seraing: July 17, 1941 celebration

Belgian politician | honorary citizen of Liège (2012) | Université catholique de Louvain, University of Liège | Seraing: July 17, 1941 - Cuernavaca: July 8, 2022

29. Leopoldo Cintra Frías (Leopoldo Cintra Frias)

  • Yara: July 17, 1941 celebration

Cuban politician | Order of Friendship, Hero of the Republic of Cuba (1989), Order of Playa Girón (1989) | Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed

30. Andreas von Bülow (Andreas von Bulow)

  • Dresden: July 17, 1937 celebration

German politician | Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1983) | Heidelberg University, Kurfürst-Friedrich-Gymnasium

31. Peter Kittelmann

  • Stendal: July 17, 1936 celebration
  • Berlin: March 2, 2003 deceased

German politician (1936-2003) | Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Free University Berlin | Stendal: July 17, 1936

32. Vladylen Nekrasov

  • July 17, 1934 celebration
  • Sevastopol: December 2, 2016 deceased

Ukrainian politician | Medal "For Impeccable Service", Order of the Red Star, Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

33. Yukio Aoshima

  • Tokyo: July 17, 1932 celebration
  • Tokyo: December 20, 2006 deceased

Japanese TV actor, novelist, film director, screenwriter, songwriter and politician | Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, Naoki Prize (1981), Golden

34. Trixie Gardner, Baroness Gardner of Parkes

  • Parkes: July 17, 1927 celebration
  • April 14, 2024 deceased

Dentist; politician; life peer (born 1927) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts | University of Sydney, Le Cordon Bleu | Parkes: July 17, 1927 - April 14, 2024

35. Aymar Achille-Fould

  • Tarbes: July 17, 1925 celebration
  • Paris: April 11, 1986 deceased

French politician (1925-1986) | Croix des services militaires volontaires, Colonial Medal, Order of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol, Cross for

36. Juan Antonio Samaranch

  • Barcelona: July 17, 1920 celebration
  • Barcelona: April 21, 2010 deceased

IOC president 1980–2001 | Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Princess of Asturias Award for Sports (1988), Grand Cross of the

37. Jack Beale

  • Manly: July 17, 1917 celebration
  • Elizabeth Bay: June 7, 2006 deceased

Australian politician and water conservationist | Officer of the Order of Australia (1999) | University of New South Wales | Manly: July 17, 1917 - Elizabeth

38. Herbert Kröger (Herbert Kroger)

  • Dortmund: July 17, 1913 celebration
  • Stahnsdorf: September 19, 1989 deceased

German politician and judge (1913-1989) | Banner of Labor, Star of People's Friendship | University of Jena, Frederick William University Berlin, Antifascist school

39. William Everett Potter

  • Oshkosh: July 17, 1905 celebration
  • Orlando: December 5, 1988 deceased

American politician, Panama Canal Zone (1905-1988) | Disney Legends (1997) | United States Military Academy | Oshkosh: July 17, 1905 - Orlando: December 5, 1988

40. Masuo Araki

  • Fukuoka Prefecture: July 17, 1901 celebration
  • August 24, 1973 deceased

Japanese politician (1901-1973) | Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class | Kyoto University | Fukuoka Prefecture: July 17, 1901 - August 24, 1973 | Masuo Araki

41. John R. Quinn

  • Porterville: July 17, 1889 celebration
  • Los Angeles County: April 29, 1979 deceased

commander of the American Legion, Los Angeles County Supervisor | World War I Victory Medal | University of California, Berkeley (1912) | Porterville: July 17

42. Walter von Keudell

  • Castellammare di Stabia: July 17, 1884 celebration
  • Bonn: May 7, 1973 deceased

German politician and jurist (1884-1973) | Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Great Cross with Star and Sash of

43. Kamil Krofta

  • Plzeň: July 17, 1876 celebration
  • Vráž: August 16, 1945 deceased

Czechoslovak minister of foreign affairs and historian (1876-1945) | Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1st class | Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague

44. Géza Osztroluczky (Geza Osztroluczky)

  • Bratislava: July 17, 1869 celebration
  • Zemianske Podhradie: May 10, 1952 deceased

Hungarian politician, agronomist, jurist, lord-lieutenant of the Trenčín county (1869–1952) | Order of Leopold (1903) | Eötvös Loránd University

45. Alexander Herdman

  • Dunedin: July 17, 1869 celebration
  • Rotorua: June 13, 1953 deceased

New Zealand politician (1869–1953) | Knight Bachelor | Otago Boys' High School | Dunedin: July 17, 1869 - Rotorua: June 13, 1953 | Alexander Herdman

46. António José de Almeida (Antonio Jose de Almeida)

  • Penacova: July 17, 1866 celebration
  • Lisbon: October 31, 1929 deceased

President of Portugal (1866-1929) | Grand Cross of the Sash of the Three Orders, Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, Grand Cross of

47. Walter Foster, 1st Baron Ilkeston

  • July 17, 1840 celebration
  • London: January 31, 1913 deceased

British politician and physician (1840–1913) | Knight Bachelor | University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, Drogheda Grammar School, Trinity College Dublin | July

48. Matthew Ingle Joyce

  • July 17, 1839 celebration

Knight Bachelor | Gonville and Caius College | July 17, 1839 - Moscow: May 28, 1982 | Matthew Ingle Joyce | July 17, 1839 - Moscow: May 28, 1982 | Knight Bachelor

49. Julian Zachariewicz

  • Lviv: July 17, 1837 celebration
  • Lviv: December 27, 1898 deceased

Polish architect (1837–1898) | Order of the Iron Crown | Lviv Polytechnic, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, TU Wien | Lviv: July 17, 1837 - Lviv: December 27, 1898

50. Nikolay Svyatopolk-Mirsky

  • Saint Petersburg: July 17, 1833 celebration
  • Russia: October 27, 1898 deceased

Russian general (1833–1898) | Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class, Gold Sword for Bravery, Order of St. George, 4th class, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class

51. Amand Félix Marie Jobbé-Duval (Amand Felix Marie Jobbe-Duval)

  • Carhaix-Plouguer: July 17, 1821 celebration
  • rue Sainte-Élisabeth: April 2, 1889 deceased

French painter and politician (1821-1889) | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1861) | Beaux-Arts de Paris | Carhaix-Plouguer: July 17, 1821 - rue

52. Count Johann Bernhard von Rechberg und Rothenlöwen (Count Johann Bernhard von Rechberg und Rothenlowen)

  • Regensburg: July 17, 1806 celebration
  • Schloss Altkettenhof: February 26, 1899 deceased

Austrian diplomat, foreign minister and prime minister (1806-1899) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary, Order of the Iron Crown

53. Alexander Arkadyevich Suvorov

  • Saint Petersburg: July 17, 1804 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: February 12, 1882 deceased

General and diplomat (1804-1882) | Order of the Red Eagle, Friedrich Order, Order of St. George, 4th class, Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class with crown, Order of

54. Adolphe de Lanneau

  • Paris: July 17, 1796 celebration
  • 6th arrondissement of Paris: September 5, 1881 deceased

French school director and politician | Officer of the Legion of Honour (1851) | Collège Sainte-Barbe | Paris: July 17, 1796 - 6th arrondissement of Paris

55. Timothy Pickering

  • Salem: July 17, 1745 celebration
  • Salem: January 29, 1829 deceased

American statesman (1745-1829) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Harvard College, Harvard University | Salem: July 17, 1745 - Salem

56. Elbridge Gerry

  • Marblehead: July 17, 1744 celebration
  • Washington County: November 23, 1814 deceased

vice president of the United States from 1813 to 1814 | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Harvard College | Marblehead: July 17, 1744

57. César Guillaume de La Luzerne (Cesar Guillaume de La Luzerne)

  • Paris: July 17, 1738 celebration
  • Paris: June 21, 1821 deceased

Catholic cardinal (1738-1821) | Knight of the Order of Saint-Michel, Commander of the Order of the Holy Spirit | University of Paris | Paris: July 17, 1738

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