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:
DateNameNotes
1999Jackie Chan Hong Kong movie star
2002Guus Hiddink Dutch football manager
2005Christopher R. Hill United States Ambassador to South Korea
2006Hines Ward American football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers
6 May 2006hieromonk Theophanes Member of the clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church
2014Michael J. SandelWriter of and professor at Harvard University
2018Thomas BachPresident of the International Olympic Committee
12 December 2018Rosy Senanayake Mayor of Colombo
18 July 2019Reuven Rivlin President of Israel
10 August 2019Rev. Dr. Bernice King Youngest Child of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
30 September 2019Mihhail KõlvartMayor of Tallinn, Estonia.
13 November 2019Alfred Harthcomposer, musician and artist

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