People awarded the Honorary citizenship of the City of Seoul, South Korea are:
People awarded the Honorary citizenship of the City of Seoul, South Korea are:
Listed by date of award:
| Date | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jackie Chan (7 April 1954–) | Hong Kong movie star [1] |
| 2002 | Guus Hiddink (8 November 1946–) | Dutch football manager [1] |
| 2005 | Christopher R. Hill (10 August 1952–) | United States Ambassador to South Korea (2004–2005) [2] |
| 2006 | Hines Ward (8 March 1976–) | American football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1998-2011) [1] |
| 6 May 2006 | hieromonk Theophanes (Kim) (January 19, 1976–) | Member of the clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church [3] [4] |
| 2014 | Michael J. Sandel | Writer of 『JUSTICE』 and professor at Harvard University [1] |
| 2017 | Sidra (Riaz) (November 4, 1990-) | Pakistani AI-Engineer (Ph.D. in Computer Science) |
| 2018 | Thomas Bach | President of the International Olympic Committee [1] |
| 8 February 2018 | Andrzej Duda | President of Poland |
| 12 December 2018 | Rosy Senanayake (5 January 1958–) | Mayor of Colombo [5] |
| 18 July 2019 | Reuven Rivlin (9 September 1939–) | President of Israel [6] |
| 10 August 2019 | Rev. Dr. Bernice King (28 March 1963–) | Youngest Child of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. [7] |
| 30 September 2019 | Mihhail Kõlvart | Mayor of Tallinn, Estonia. [8] |
| 13 November 2019 | Alfred Harth | composer, musician and artist |
"As of 2019, there are now a total of 823 Honorary Citizens." [1]
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