List of Freemen of the City of Manchester

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The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the City of Manchester.

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Military units

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Honorary citizens

On 12 July 2017, American singer Ariana Grande became the first honorary citizen of Manchester, after a unanimous vote by the Manchester City Council. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Who has been awarded the 'Freedom of Manchester'?". Confidentials.
  2. News, Manchester Evening (17 April 2010). "Troops get freedom of the city".{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  3. "Freedom of Manchester for TA medics". British Army. 24 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 December 2011.
  4. "Marcus Rashford should be awarded freedom of Manchester, says councillor". 27 October 2020.
  5. "Freedom of the City Parade". Manchester City Council. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  6. Akhtar, Saima (28 October 2021). "Manchester to award Freedom of the City to a Manchester army regiment". The Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. "Manchester regiment awarded Freedom of the City". BBC News Manchester. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. Rahim, Zamira (12 July 2017). "Ariana Grande made 'honorary citizen' of Manchester". CNN. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.