Honorary Busan citizenship
| Honorary Busan citizenship | |
|---|---|
Awarded by  Busan | |
| Type | Honorary citizenship |
| Country | South Korea |
| Statistics | |
| First induction | 1966 |
| Total inductees | 282 |
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Honorary Busan citizenship has been granted to a mixture of South Koreans and foreign nationals since 1966. As of July 2025, 282 individuals have received the honor.[1] To qualify, a nominee must have raised the status of Busan, contributed to resident's lives or cultural development, or contributed to science and technology or city administration, and either be a citizen of South Korea not residing in the city or a foreign national legally residing in the city. Individuals may be nominated by certain government officials or 30 or more residents of the city.[2]
Honorary citizens of Busan
| Year | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Jin Gyecheon | Taiwan |
| Charles P. Venable | United States | |
| 1967 | Bu Junhu | Taiwan |
| Mabel Culter | United States | |
| 1968 | Margareta Lindblom | Sweden |
| Ju Wijeong | Taiwan | |
| Ralph Lewis | United States | |
| Paul Jhalin | United States | |
| S. R. Dawson | United Kingdom | |
| 1969 | Jang Jucheon | Taiwan |
| Frank C. Wiatter | United States | |
| 1970 | Gerhard Franzmann | Germany |
| Yi Seo | Taiwan | |
| Igawa Katsuri | Japan | |
| Thomas Donahue | United States | |
| Sam Yorty | United States | |
| 1971 | - | - |
| 1972 | Utsumi Toichi | Japan |
| 1973 | - | - |
| 1974 | Namik Kemal Santiirk | Turkey |
| 1975 | Wang Okwoon | Taiwan |
| 1976 | Bruce F. Hunt | United States |
| 1977 | Nobert Jasper | Germany |
| 1978 | Paul Koppelberg | Germany |
| Lamar Stephenson | United States | |
| Manual Valentin Gamazo | Spain | |
| 1979 | Wilbur Nelson | United States |
| Thomas Bradley | United States | |
| Charles Wiggs | United States | |
| Yves Le Corre | France | |
| Kurt Schmidtke | Germany | |
| 1980 | Izumida Yoshisugu | Japan |
| Robert Lees | United States | |
| William Chandler | United States | |
| 1981 | Kozaburo Fukuda | Japan |
| Jang Saseung | Taiwan | |
| 1982 | Aloysius Schwartz | United States |
| Iren Theimar Branun | United States | |
| Richard Cloy | United States | |
| 1983 | Heo Sudeok | Taiwan |
| Hamanaka Shukatsu | Japan | |
| Finis B. Jeffery | United States | |
| Shirley Jeffery | United States | |
| 1984 | Ruby Wheat | United States |
| Sanae Hosoda | Japan | |
| Pasqual Maragall | Spain | |
| 1985 | Raumord J.Morin | United States |
| 1986 | Jang Sogun | Taiwan |
| 1987 | Lester Walkley | United States |
| Takeo Kimi | Japan | |
| Wakasugi Genki | Japan | |
| 1988 | Yeo Youngmi | Taiwan |
| 1989 | William Chastain | United States |
| 1990 | Will Frazier | United States |
| 1991 | Yildirim Akbulut | Turkey |
| Shigeru Uchio | Japan | |
| Rebekah Lambert | United States | |
| 1992 | Kim Insu | South Korea |
| Kim Doeon | South Korea | |
| Jang Sangjae | South Korea | |
| Seo Jeongjae | South Korea | |
| Hong Youngpyo | South Korea | |
| Kim Dongseop | South Korea | |
| 1993 | Barbara H.Martin | Australia |
| 1994 | Sunarto Sumoprawiro | Indonesia |
| Benjamin Hilly | Indonesia | |
| Harjoso Supeno | Indonesia | |
| Setyo Hartono | Indonesia | |
| 1995 | - | - |
| 1996 | - | - |
| 1997 | Charles Townes | United States |
| Kang Dongseok | South Korea | |
| Ancha Flubacher Rhim | Switzerland | |
| Lim Hyeonok | United States | |
| Tony Rayns | United Kingdom | |
| Wong Ain Ling | Taiwan | |
| Paul Yi | United States | |
| Akira Nishio | Japan | |
| 1998 | Kiyoshi Ejima | Japan |
| Jiang Zeng Chai | China | |
| 1999 | Antoni Negre Villavecchia | Spain |
| 2000 | Yun Kang-ro | South Korea |
| Shin Kyukho | South Korea | |
| 2001 | - | - |
| 2002 | - | - |
| 2003 | Chung Mongjoon | South Korea |
| Guus Hiddink | Netherlands | |
| 2004 | Lee Yoongoo | South Korea |
| Do Youngsim | South Korea | |
| Kim Dong-ho | South Korea | |
| 2005 | Yoo Jae-geon | South Korea |
| Yoon Jonghoon | South Korea | |
| Shin Hyunwook | South Korea | |
| Ahn Daehee | South Korea | |
| Kim Young-ki | South Korea | |
| Kim Kiseong | South Korea | |
| Liu Jinfeng | China | |
| Cho Yong-pil | South Korea | |
| Lee Honggoo | South Korea | |
| Park Inyong | South Korea | |
| Na Kyungryeol | South Korea | |
| Seol Seongdu | South Korea | |
| Jo Sumi | South Korea | |
| Park Jongcheol | South Korea | |
| Vladimir zrano vich Kurilov | Russia | |
| Valery Petrovich Dikarev | Russia | |
| Vladmir Vasilyevich Verkholyak | Russia | |
| Moon Sungjae | South Korea | |
| Ole von Beust | Germany | |
| Lee Heungbok | South Korea | |
| Lê Thanh Hải | Vietnam | |
| Helmut Korte | Germany | |
| Petra Helmut Korte | Germany | |
| Lee Hong-hee | South Korea | |
| Lim Seungkwan | South Korea | |
| Moon Hyegang | South Korea | |
| Lee Mongryong | South Korea | |
| Hwang Jinseop | South Korea | |
| Cha Taegyun | South Korea | |
| 2006 | Moon Young-ho | South Korea |
| Abe Takaya | Japan | |
| Eo Cheongsu | South Korea | |
| Viacheslav P. Tsupikov | Russia | |
| Jérôme Stoll | France | |
| Seol Jeongseon | South Korea | |
| Choe Jongmu | South Korea | |
| Kim Dowon | South Korea | |
| Seo Jinhyeon | South Korea | |
| Kim Houp | South Korea | |
| Heinz Wagner | Germany | |
| Lee Jongbaek | South Korea | |
| Jeon Bugwan | South Korea | |
| Ryu Usik | South Korea | |
| Park Jeonghwa | South Korea | |
| Kang Heerak | South Korea | |
| Song Jinho | South Korea | |
| Jeong Sanggon | South Korea | |
| 2007 | Chu Junseok | South Korea |
| Lee Insoo | South Korea | |
| Yang Wonmo | South Korea | |
| Yoon Myunggi | South Korea | |
| Son Moohyun | South Korea | |
| Jang Sugil | South Korea | |
| Ahn Eonsuk | South Korea | |
| Park Joohan | South Korea | |
| Park Sunggyu | South Korea | |
| Ahn Youngwook | South Korea | |
| Toby S. C. Dawson | United States | |
| Lee Deokhyung | South Korea | |
| Kim Wonsoo | South Korea | |
| Hirotaro Yamasaki | Japan | |
| Lee Sooja | South Korea | |
| Lee Seungheon | South Korea | |
| Won Taeho | South Korea | |
| Yang Seungtaek | South Korea | |
| 2008 | Kwon Namhyuk | South Korea |
| Lee Myunggyu | South Korea | |
| Park Sanggil | South Korea | |
| Kim Taehyun | South Korea | |
| Daisaku Ikeda | Japan | |
| Lee Youngtak | South Korea | |
| Ahn Kiseok | South Korea | |
| Choi Yong-rim | South Korea | |
| Jeron Kennis Royster | United States | |
| Choi Gongrim | South Korea | |
| Yoon Youngsik | South Korea | |
| Heo Byeongik | South Korea | |
| 2009 | Kim Jungyu | South Korea |
| Kim Soomin | South Korea | |
| Ha Jung Woong | South Korea | |
| Hiroyuki Inoue | Japan | |
| Tien Baojian | China | |
| Moon Hyonam | South Korea | |
| Kim Changhwan | South Korea | |
| Park Yongseok | South Korea | |
| Lee Dongsik | South Korea | |
| Kwon Hyukno | South Korea | |
| Park Jangkyung | South Korea | |
| Kim Jongho | South Korea | |
| 2010 | Kim JungHwak | South Korea |
| Baek Seongtae | South Korea | |
| Abdullah Gül | Turkey | |
| Heo Jang-wook | South Korea | |
| Kim Hoik | South Korea | |
| Kim Kyungsoo | South Korea | |
| Lee Kangdeok | South Korea | |
| Kang Guyoung | South Korea | |
| 2011 | Cho Geun-ho | South Korea |
| Jo Byeonghyeon | South Korea | |
| Walleri Yermolov | Russia | |
| Tamitsuji Shuitsu | Japan | |
| Trauner Anton Joseph | Germany | |
| Song Kwangjo | South Korea | |
| Hwang Kyoahn | South Korea | |
| Kwak Sangwook | South Korea | |
| Wolf Dieter Prix | Austria | |
| Ahn Changkyung | South Korea | |
| Hwang Gicheol | South Korea | |
| 2012 | Yang Kyungjong | South Korea |
| Seo Cheonho | South Korea | |
| Lee Jaesoo | South Korea | |
| Lee Wanggeun | South Korea | |
| Lee Jeonhwan | South Korea | |
| Seok Dong-hyun | South Korea | |
| Gu Okhoe | South Korea | |
| 2013 | Tom Cruise | United States |
| Rosamund Pike | United Kingdom | |
| Christopher McQuarrie | United States | |
| Yukio Yoden | Japan | |
| Lee Seonghan | South Korea | |
| Kim Hongil | South Korea | |
| Lee Deokhong | South Korea | |
| Kim Eunho | South Korea | |
| Kang Kiok | South Korea | |
| Lee Jaeseon | South Korea | |
| Hidetaka Omichi | Japan | |
| Miyazaki Satsuki | Japan | |
| Hamadoon Touré | Mali | |
| Son Jeongsu | South Korea | |
| Shin Yongsun | South Korea | |
| Kim Hyunwoong | South Korea | |
| Kim Heekwan | South Korea | |
| Lee Seungho | South Korea | |
| Park Hanki | South Korea | |
| Lee Ilhwan | South Korea | |
| Kim Yeongeun | South Korea | |
| Jeong Hoseop | South Korea | |
| 2014 | Zhao Houlin | China |
| Hwang Myeongsu | South Korea | |
| Lee Geumhyung | South Korea | |
| Venu Srinivasan | India | |
| 2015 | Kim Kyungsoo | South Korea |
| Baek Jongsu | South Korea | |
| Nam Sanggyu | South Korea | |
| Juan Orlando Hernández | Honduras | |
| Yoon Hyungbin | South Korea | |
| Park Seokjin | South Korea | |
| Eom Hyunseong | South Korea | |
| Go Deokgeun | South Korea | |
| Kim Jaebeom | South Korea | |
| 2016 | Kwon Kiseon | South Korea |
| Won Jeonghee | South Korea | |
| François Provo | France | |
| Lee Sangsik | South Korea | |
| Tomoaki Nakao | Japan | |
| Lee Jonghae | South Korea | |
| 2017 | Choi Hyunmin | South Korea |
| Kang Mingoo | South Korea | |
| Seo Jin Wook | South Korea | |
| Heo Youngbeom | South Korea | |
| Hwang Cheol-gyu | South Korea | |
| Jeong Jin-seop | South Korea | |
| Brad Cooper | United States | |
| Leo Gabriel Demay | Canada | |
| 2018 | - | - |
| 2019 | Kon Masayuki | Japan |
| Hiroshi Okamoto (岡本寛司) | Japan | |
| Carlos Carlanco | United States | |
| Mark Geoffrey Yeandle | United Kingdom | |
| Tri Rismaharini | Indonesia | |
| Danielle Kang | United States | |
| Lee Jae-yong | South Korea | |
| Vincent Courtenay[3][4] | Canada | |
| Sébastien Guillaume | France | |
| Yeo Woon-tae | South Korea | |
| 2020 | Darcy Paquet[5][6] | United States |
| Song Young-gil | South Korea | |
| 2021 | Kang Shin-cheol | South Korea |
| Woo Kyung Ha | South Korea | |
| Jo Han-kyung | South Korea | |
| Lee Young-seon | South Korea | |
| Ryu Kyung-hwa | South Korea | |
| Ban Min-gyu | South Korea | |
| Dawood Abdul Rahman Al-Hajri | United Arab Emirates | |
| Byeon Sunam | South Korea | |
| Wang Yilu | China | |
| 2022 | James Raymond Grundy | United Kingdom |
| Witold Bańka | Poland | |
| Yang Yang | China | |
| Olivier Niggli | Swiss | |
| René Bouchard | Canada | |
| Rafal Piechota | Poland | |
| Yu Daejong | South Korea | |
| Yu Wonha | South Korea | |
| 2023 | Katuwana Vijithawansha Thero[7] | Sri Lanka |
| Yang Seongpil | South Korea | |
| 2024 | - | - |
| 2025 | Neil. A. Koprowski[8] | United States |
| Axel Timmermann[9] | Germany |
See also
References
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- ^ 권혜영 (28 August 2024). "2024년 부산광역시 명예시민 추천 공고". Busan Metropolitan City (in Korean). Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ Sharon Hill (8 November 2019). "'Some day they'll play that for you': Windsor veteran Vince Courtenay to be honoured at Remembrance Day in South Korea". Windsor Star. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ Vincent Courtenay (5 September 2022). "Canadian veteran's painful memories of Korean War". The Korea Times. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Dialogue translator for 'Parasite' becomes honorary Busan citizen". Yonhap News Agency. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "2020 April 23". Carleton College (in Korean). Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ 전찬희 (23 April 2023). "완사스님, 부산광역시 명예시민 되다". Tongbulgyo Newspaper (in Korean). Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "美 해군 제독, 부산 명예시민으로 뽑힌 이유는?". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). 9 May 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ 김선호 (18 July 2025). "기후연구 분야 권위자 악셀 팀머만, '부산시 명예시민' 선정". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 24 July 2025.
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