List of honorary citizens of Seoul
People awarded the Honorary citizenship of the City of Seoul, South Korea are:
Honorary citizens of Seoul
Listed by date of award:Date | Name | Notes |
1999 | Jackie Chan | Hong Kong movie star |
2002 | Guus Hiddink | Dutch football manager |
2005 | Christopher R. Hill | United States Ambassador to South Korea |
2006 | Hines Ward | American football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers |
6 May 2006 | hieromonk Theophanes | Member of the clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church |
2014 | Michael J. Sandel | Writer of and professor at Harvard University |
2018 | Thomas Bach | President of the International Olympic Committee |
12 December 2018 | Rosy Senanayake | Mayor of Colombo |
18 July 2019 | Reuven Rivlin | President of Israel |
10 August 2019 | Rev. Dr. Bernice King | Youngest Child of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. |
30 September 2019 | Mihhail Kõlvart | Mayor of Tallinn, Estonia. |
13 November 2019 | Alfred Harth | composer, musician and artist |
"As of 2019, there are now a total of 823 Honorary Citizens."