Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service awardees,Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service winners,Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service recipients

Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service Awarded

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Salman Rushdie Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie (born 19 June 1947) is a British Indian novelist and essayist.Much of his fiction is set on the Indian subcontinent. He is said to combine magical realism with histo..	Literature	New York City New York United States
Greg Mortenson Greg Mortenson (born December 27, 1957) is an American humanitarian, professional speaker, writer, and former mountaineer.Since 1993, he has been working in Pakistan, and later in Afghanista..	Social Work	Bozeman Montana United States
Laura Linney Laura Leggett Linney (born February 5, 1964) is an American actress. A three-time Academy Award nominee and three-time Tony Award nominee, she won her first Emmy Award in 2002 for Wild Iris ..	Arts	New York City New York United States
Annie Leibovitz Annie Leibovitz (born October 2, 1949) is an American portrait photographer.She received Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service in 2010 for Mass Communications category. ..	Media	New York City New York United States

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George Will George Frederick Will (born May 4, 1941) is an American newspaper columnist, journalist, and author.In 1986, The Wall Street Journal called him "perhaps the most powerful journalist in Ameri..	Media	Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. United States
Bill Richardson William Blaine "Bill" Richardson III (born November 15, 1947) is an American politician who was 30th Governor of New Mexico, from 2003 to 2011. He was U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations a..	Politics	Pasadena California United States
Cherie Blair Cherie Blair (born 23 September 1954) is a British barrister. She is married to the former prime minister, Tony Blair.In 2008 she launched her foundation the Cherie Blair Foundation for Wome..	Social Work	London England United Kingdom
Russell Banks Russell Banks (born March 28, 1940) is an American writer of fiction and poetry. As a novelist, Banks is best known for his "detailed accounts of domestic strife and the daily struggles of o..	Literature	Keene New York United States