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Presidential Medal of Freedom

joint-highest civilian award of the United States, bestowed by the President
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Presidential Medal of Freedom

Summary

Presidential Medal of Freedom is an award[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Presidential Medal of Freedom is in the country of United States[3].
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom's instance of is recorded as award[4].
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom's instance of is recorded as civil decoration[5].
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom's founder is recorded as John F. Kennedy[6].
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom is a type of medallion[7].
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom's Commons category is recorded as Presidential Medal of Freedom[8].
  • 1963 marks the founding of Presidential Medal of Freedom[9].
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Presidential Medal of Freedom[10].
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom's conferred by is recorded as President of the United States[11].
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom's replaces is recorded as Medal of Freedom[12].
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Presidential Medal of Freedom'}[13].
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom's different from is recorded as Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom[14].
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients[15].
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom's next lower rank is recorded as Presidential Citizens Medal[16].

Body

Geography

Presidential Medal of Freedom is in the country of United States[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include award[4] and civil decoration[5].

History and Context

1963 marks the founding of Presidential Medal of Freedom[9].

Why It Matters

Presidential Medal of Freedom has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → medal-of-freedom
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: medal-of-freedom, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289948204|medal of freedom (#289948204)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
  2. 7w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Next lower rank → Presidential Citizens Medal
    Replaces → Medal of Freedom
    Local thumb → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Presidential Medal of Freedom
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007539651705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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