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People awarded the Honorary citizenship of the City of Baltimore, Maryland, United States are:
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People awarded the Honorary citizenship of the City of Baltimore, Maryland, United States are:
Listed by date of award:
| Date | Name | Notes |
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| May 30, 1973 | Pelé (October 23, 1940–December 29, 2022) | Brazilian footballer. [1] |
| 1983 | Raisa Kyrychenko (14 October 1943 – 9 February 2005) | Ukrainian singer [2] |
| August 23, 1985 | K. M. Mani (January 30, 1933 – April 9, 2019) | Indian politician |
| March 22, 1990 | Maya Angelou (April 4, 1928–May 28, 2014) | American Poet and Civil Rights Activist. [3] |
| June 29, 2011 | Gilad Shalit (August 28, 1986–) | IDF Soldier. [4] |
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