Tom Hanks has been awarded a Kennedy Center Honor, a Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the French Legion of Honor.
The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture ( though recipients do not need to be U.S. citizens ) . The Legion of Honour , full name National Order of the Legion of Honour ( Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur ) , is the highest French order of merit for military and civil merits , established 1802 by Napoléon Bonaparte . The Presidential Medal of Freedom is an award bestowed by the President of the United States and is -- along with the Tom Hanks . In 2014 , he received a Kennedy Center Honor and , in 2016 , he received a Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama , as well as the French Legion of Honor .