In case you missed this important ceremony, here is a list of those awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Joseph Biden, Jr. on Jan. 4, 2025.
Jose Andres, Spanish chef and philanthropist
Bono, Irish vocalist
Ashton Baldwin Carter, deceased US Defense Secretary
Hillary Rodham Clinton, American wife of former US President
Michael J. Fox, American actor
Tim Gill, Denver gay computer entrepreneur
Jane Goodall, British primatologist
Fannie Lou Hamer, deceased American civil rights activist
Earvin Johnson, American professional basketball player
Robert F. Kennedy, deceased American politician and government official
Ralph Lauren, American clothing designer
Lionel Messi, Argentine professional footballer
Bill Nye, American television personality
George W. Romney, deceased American politician
David M. Rubinstein, American founder of the Carlyle Group and one of the owners of the Baltimore Orioles baseball team
George Soros, Hungarian born currency speculator
George Stevens, Jr., American television and film director
Denzel Washington, American movie actor
Anna Wintour, British-American magazine editor and executive
President Biden was himself awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by then President Barak Obama on 12 Jan., 2017.
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