Bill Clinton
Awards & Honours
5
Awards Won
6
Honours
4
Rankings
6
Covers
5
Records
Bill Clinton holds the distinction of being the only U.S. president to win three Grammy Awards, all for Best Spoken Word Album. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 2000. Gallup named him the most admired man in America 17 times, more than any other person. He ranks among the top 20 U.S. presidents in historian surveys, praised for his economic stewardship and criticized for personal scandals.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Awarded by President Barack Obama for his humanitarian work and public service.
Congressional Gold Medal
For his role in advancing peace in Northern Ireland.
Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
Honorary knighthood; Clinton cannot use the title Sir as a foreign national.
Order of the White Lion, 1st Class
Awarded for contributions to Czech-American relations.
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class
Awarded for strengthening ties between Estonia and the United States.
Order of the Aztec Eagle
Awarded for his work on bilateral cooperation.
Rankings & Lists
Most Admired Man in America
Most Admired Man in the 20th Century
Presidential Historians Survey
Time 100: Most Important People of the Century
Magazine Covers
Time
1991-12-16
The New Democrat
Time
1993-01-25
Clinton's First 100 Days
Time
1998-09-28
Bill Clinton: The Survivor
Rolling Stone
1992-10-01
Bill Clinton: The Rolling Stone Interview
Vanity Fair
1998-11-01
The Comeback Kid
People
1992-07-20
America's Most Eligible Bachelor?
Records & Feats
Only U.S. president to win three Grammy Awards
Clinton has won three Grammys for Best Spoken Word Album, more than any other president.
Only Rhodes Scholar to become U.S. president
Clinton studied at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, a distinction no other president holds.
First Baby Boomer president
Clinton, born in 1946, was the first president from the Baby Boomer generation.
Youngest governor in the U.S. in four decades
Elected governor of Arkansas at age 32 in 1978.
Most times named most admired man by Gallup
Clinton was named the most admired man in America 17 times, more than any other person.