List of honorary citizens of Vilnius

People awarded the Honorary citizenship of the City of Vilnius, Lithuania are:

Honorary Citizens of Vilnius

Listed by date of award:

Date Name Notes
30 June 2001 Czesław Miłosz (30 June 1911 – 14 August 2004) Polish-American poet.[1]
3 April 2013 Tomas Venclova (11 September 1937 -) Lithuanian poet.[2]
8 July 2013Shimon Peres (2 August 1923 – 28 September 2016)Israeli Politician and 1994 Nobel Peace Prize Winner.[3]
21 April 2015 Algirdas Brazauskas (22 September 1932 – 26 June 2010) Former President and Prime Minister of Lithuania.[4]
29 April 2015 Henryk Gulbinowicz (17 October 1923 – 16 November 2020) Polish Cardinal.[5]
3 February 2016 Algimantas Nasvytis (8 April 1928 – 27 July 2018) Lithuanian architect.[6]
28 April 2017Samuel Bak (12 August 1933 –)American Painter. [7]
30 August 2018George W. Bush (6 July 1946 –)Former President of the United States. [8]
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

References
  1. "Profiles: a Noble Prize Winner's Views On Lithuania". DRAUGAS NEWS. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  2. "Venclova became a honorary citizen of Vilnius". Media EFHR.EU. 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  3. "Vilnius municipality to consider honorary citizenship for Israel's president". en.15min.lt.
  4. "Lithuania's late president Brazauskas named honorary citizen of Vilnius". the Lithuania Tribune. 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  5. "Polish Cardinal H. Gulbinowicz, convicted of sexual exploitation, is still considered an honorary citizen by Vilnius District". Tek Deeps. 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  6. BNS (2016-02-03). "Architect Nasvytis named honorary citizen of Vilnius". the Lithuania Tribune. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  7. "Vilnius City Council Names Samuel Bak Honorary Citizen – Lithuanian Jewish Community".
  8. Schlee, Maxime (30 August 2018). "George W. Bush named honorary citizen of Vilnius". POLITICO.
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