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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 (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]
2018 Thomas Bach President of the International Olympic Committee[1]
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]

"As of 2019, there are now a total of 823 Honorary Citizens."[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Honorary Citizens Day - Seoul honorary citizens |". 서울시 영문. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Honorary Citizens Day - Seoul honorary citizens | Seoul Metropolitan Government". english.seoul.go.kr. Retrieved 2019-05-16. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ "SUMMARY: Archimandrite Feofan (Kim) will be the first Korean bishop of the ROC". orthodox.cn. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 2019-04-05. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  4. ^ "Священник Русской Православной Церкви стал почетным гражданином Сеула". www.pravoslavie.ru. 6 March 2006. Retrieved 2019-04-06. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  5. ^ "Honorary Seoul citizen". koreatimes. 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  6. ^ http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190718000438
  7. ^ https://www.globalatlanta.com/bernice-king-honored-as-citizen-of-seoul-as-king-center-hosts-international-expo/
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