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Anna Shchetinina

She was also honored as a Distinguished Worker of the Merchant Marine (Почетный работник Морского флота) an honorary citizen of Vladivostok, an honorary member of the Far-Eastern Association of Shipmasters and The International Federation of Shipmasters' Associations (IFSMA), and received a number of other national and international awards.

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

In gratitude, the Châteauneuf Winemakers Union pushed for his becoming an honorary citizen of the village.

Mircea Lucescu

On 29 May 2009 Lucescu was granted the title "Honorary citizen of Donetsk" by the city council of Donetsk for "earning the UEFA Cup, development and popularization of the Ukrainian football, improvement of the Donetsk, Donetsk region and Ukraine authority in the world".

Thomas Nossiter

In 1991 he was appointed an Honorary Citizen of Trá Lí (Tralee), Contae Chiarraí (County Kerry) in recognition of his endeavours in the field.


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Adin Talbar

Talbar was awarded the German first class Federal Cross of Merit in 1985, received the Danish Knight’s Cross Dannebrog in 1993, and, in 2011, he became honorary citizen of Jerusalem.

Carl Emil Schorske

On 25 April 2012, Schorske was made an honorary citizen of Vienna during a ceremony attended by his wife Elizabeth and Mayor of Vienna, Dr Michael Häupl.

Donald Nicol

For his contributions to the history of medieval Epirus, the city of Arta made him an honorary citizen in 1990, and he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Ioannina in 1997.

Dumitru Fărcaş

He was made Honorary citizen of the cities Cluj-Napoca, Bucharest, Reşiţa and Baia Mare, as well as Pyongyang.

Edward Rydz-Śmigły

Rydz was Honorary Doctor of the Universities of Warsaw and Vilnius (at that time in Poland) and Warsaw University of Technology and Honorary Citizen of various Polish cities.

Essen-Steele Ost station

Carl Humann, discoverer of the Pergamon Altar and later an honorary citizen of Steele, was involved in the surveying of the line.

Ferid Murad

In May 2012, Municipality of Čair proclaimed him an honorary citizen.

Friedrich-Wilhelm Kiel

Kiel was made an honorary citizen of Fellbach and the Hungarian city Pécs, whilst the University of Pécs appointed him an honorary senator of their educational establishment.

Gustav Schickedanz

He was later rehabilitated and in 1952 was awarded a "citizen's medal" by the city of Fürth; in 1959 he was made an honorary citizen, the equivalent of being given the keys to the city.

Hans Ehard

In 1957 he was made an honorary citizen of city of Munich, the British equivalent being Freedom of the City.

Honorary citizen of the United States

A person of exceptional merit, generally a non-United States citizen, may be declared an Honorary Citizen of the United States by an Act of Congress or by a proclamation issued by the President of the United States, pursuant to authorization granted by Congress.

Ibrahim Spahic

Spahic was declared an honorary citizen of the city talijanskog Montorio al Vomano.

Ignacy Jeż

He has been made Honorary Citizen of several Cities and Municipalities: Radomyśl Wielki (since 2004), Koszalin (since 1994), Slupsk (since 2006), Połczyn Zdrój (since 2006), Katowice (2007) and Kolobrzeg (since 2008).

Jovan Markuš

Jovan Markuš is also the Honorary Citizen of the city of Greenville, Michigan, United States of America.

Lenel

Richard Lenel (1869–1950), chairman of the chamber of commerce and honorary citizen of the city of Mannheim, Germany

Mercia MacDermott

An honorary citizen of Karlovo and Blagoevgrad, she is also the bearer of a number of Bulgarian state decorations.

Oleksandr Vilkul

Civil War Participant, honorary citizen of Kryvyi Rih, was a member of the leadership of the Mining Department of Dzerzhinsky,

Osvaldo Cavandoli

Cavandoli was born in Maderno sul Garda, Italy, but moved to Milan when he was two years old (later becoming an honorary citizen of that city).

Pietro Mennea

On 24 May 2012, the Mayor of Durrës, Vangjush Dako, bestowed upon Mennea the title of honorary citizen of Durrës to Pietro Mennea.

Przemysław Gosiewski

On 16 April 2010, Gosiewski was posthumously awarded the Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta and on 29 April 2010, the City Council in Ostrowiec made him an honorary citizen.

Valentin Radu

In April 2003, Radu was bestowed the title of Honorary Citizen of the City of Bucharest by the mayor of his native town who became Romania's president.

Wilhelm Brückner

On 15 January 1936, Brückner became an honorary citizen of Detmold (he was however stripped of this honour by city council on 9 November 1945).

Ziya Mammadov

He's the member of the International Transport Academy and Honorary Citizen of Derbent city of Russian Federation.