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Presidential Medal of Freedom

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Highest civilian award in the United States. Established by Harry Truman in 1945. Awarded to several people annually. The highest military award is the Congressional Medal of Honour

Winners include such diverse personalities as EricHoffer and Jesse Jackson.

Some recent winners:

Edgar Wayburn

Helmut Kohl

Max Kampelman

Oliver White Hill

Gerald Ford

Isolina Ferre

Evelyn Dubrow

Rosalynn Carter

Jimmy Carter

Edgar M Bronfman Jr

Lloyd M Bentsen

Elmo R Zumwalt Jr

Albert Shanker

David Rockefeller

Elliot L Richardson

Mario G Obledo

Margaret Murie

Wilma Mankiller

Sol M Linowitz

Fred Korematsu

Frances Hesselbein

Zachary Fisher

Dante B Fascell

James Farmer

Robert Coles

Brooke Astor

Arnold Aronson

I am getting this list from here, and hopefully other people can join in with the typing.  :-)