List of honorary citizens of Vienna

The honorary citizenship is the highest award of the city of Vienna.

Since 1839, awarded honorary citizenships were, at the instigation of the then mayor Ignaz Czapka, recorded in freeman book. Honors from the front of it were time grudge, some of the award winners, however, were forgotten. With the award of the honorary citizenship of the award winners will also receive a honorary citizen diploma. Honorary citizenships can also be canceled.

Today, the city of Vienna Constitution ( WStV ), Gazette No. 28/1968 of 15 October 1968 as amended Legal basis for the award.

Between 1930 and 1946 no awards have been made.

For the similarly named award honorary citizen of the City of Vienna, see ibid.

Honorary citizen of Vienna

The list is sorted by the date of the decision on the award, unless the date of the presentation (Ü) is given.

18th century ( 1701-1800 )

• Francis Rawdon (14 February 1797)
• Friedrich Ernst Graf Marshall (14 February 1797)
• Baron Gottfried van Swieten (14 February 1797)
• Ferdinand (Württemberg ) (May 17, 1797)
• Jakob Freiherr von Wöber (May 17, 1797)
• Franz Josef Graf Saurau (May 17, 1797)
• Joseph Graf Pergen (30 May 1797)
• Prokop Count Lazansky of Bukowa (30 May 1797)
• Joseph Karl Graf Dietrich Stone (30 May 1797)
• Johann Ferdinand Graf Kuefstein (30 May 1797)
• Johann Baptist Lampi (18 June 1799)

19th Century ( 1801-1900 )

• Anton Friedrich Graf Mittrowsky of Mittrowitz and Nemischl (17 October 1801)
• Joseph Freiherr von Kielmannsegg (17 October 1801)
• Peter Anton Freiherr von Braun (December 28, 1802)
• Joseph Ritter Girtler of clover Born (16 December 1803)
• Joseph Haydn (1 April 1804)
• Vincent Peter Anton Guldener of praise ( 4 January 1805)
• Louis Joseph Montoyer (25 September 1805)
• Rudolf Graf Wrbna Freudenthal ( 16 January 1806)
• Joseph of Sun Rock (11 November 1806)
• Leopold Ignaz Freiherr von Haan (15 November 1809)
• Ferdinand Graf von Bissingen - Nippenburg ( 2 January 1810)
• Augustin Reichmann Freiherr von Hochkirchen ( 2 January 1810)
• Ferdinand Freiherr Fechtig of fencing Mountain (4 May 1810)
• Philipp Graf Edling (6 October 1810)
• Heinrich Joseph Watteroth (1810 )
• Joseph Preindl (12 August 1813)
• Klemens Wenzel Lothar von Metternich (24 October 1813)
• Karl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg (24 October 1813)
• Bernhard Joseph Ritter Anders of Porodim (16 May 1816)
• Johann Sartory (22 May 1818)
• Joseph Seipelt (23 April 1829)
• Johann Christian Schiffner (22 September 1834)
• Ignaz Franz Castelli (5 February 1835)
• Leopold Ritter von Prosky (10 March 1836)
• Franz Anton Graf Kolowrat Liebsteinsky (2 April 1839)
• Talatzko Johann Freiherr von Gestieticz (12 February 1840)
• Johann Joseph Knolz (10 December 1840)
• Joseph Freiherr von Spaun (18 May 1841)
• Maximilian Freiherr von Wimpffen (8 July 1841)
• Joseph Graf Sedlnitzky of Choltitz (March 24, 1842)
• Gilbert Anton Edler von Seydel (6 July 1842)
• Paul Sprenger (24 October 1842)
• Josef Baumgartner (24 October 1842)
• Franz Graf Hartig (15 November 1842)
• Salomon Mayer Freiherr von Rothschild (9 February 1843)
• Bartholomew of striker (14 April 1843)
• Karl Graf Inzaghi (20 April 1843)
• Franz Freiherr von Piller village (20 April 1843)
• Franz Graf Seraphim Kuefstein (4 July 1843)
• Georg Graf Erdoedy of Monyorókerék (7 November 1843)
• Ferdinand Leopold Graf Palffy down from Erdöd (14 May 1844)
• Buffa Franz Freiherr von Lilien Berg and Castellalt (4 August 1845)
• Johann Freiherr Krticzka Jaden (30 August 1845)
• Johann Joseph von Prechtl (9 November 1846)
• Ludwig von Schwanthalerstraße (3 February 1847)
• Adam Freiherr von Burg (20 May 1847)
• Anselm Salomon Freiherr von Rothschild (2 August 1847)
• Johann Adolf Prince zu Schwarzenberg (26 February 1848)
• Johann Josef Wenzel Radetzky Graf von Radetz (7 August 1848)
• Joseph Graf Jellacic of Bužim (4 September 1849)
• Julius Freiherr von Haynau (4 September 1849)
• Franz Josef Fürst von Dietrich stone to Mikulov ( 25 January 1850)
• Prince Felix zu Schwarzenberg ( 7 January 1851)
• Maximilian Graf O'Donnell of Tyrconell (19 February 1853)
• Heinrich Freiherr von Hess (18 December 1855)
• Karl Ferdinand Count Buol -looking stone (29 April 1856)
• Karl Freiherr von Krauss (8 April 1859)
• Johann Freiherr von Kempen of spruce root (4 November 1859)
• Ludwig Benedek of Felsö - Eör (4 November 1859)
• Franz Freiherr von Sommaruga (18 July 1860)
• Anton Ritter von Schmerling (8 March 1861)
• Karl Wilhelm Prince of Auersperg (18 February 1862)
• Franz Freiherr von Hein (18 February 1862)
• Franz Grillparzer (December 29, 1863)
• Anastasius Grün (8 April 1864)
• Ludwig Freiherr von Gablenz (22 November 1864)
• Joseph Prince Colloredo -Mansfeld ( 25 January 1867)
• Friedrich Ferdinand Graf Beust (21 December 1867)
• Matthias Graf Constantin Wickenburg ( 18 January 1870)
• Georg Sigl (11 February 1870)
• Karl Giskra (15 September 1870)
• Ernst Karl von Hoyos - Sprinzenstein (17 October 1873)
• Karl Freiherr von Rokitansky ( 8 January 1874)
• Josef Hyrtl (17 March 1874)
• Franz Ritter von Khunn (4 February 1875)
• Josef Ritter von Fiihrich (12 February 1875)
• Josef Klucky (29 August 1876)
• Cajetan Freiherr von fields (5 July 1878)
• Heinrich Freiherr von Ferstel (21 April 1879)
• Ludwig August Frankl of Hochwart (1880 )
• Ignaz Kuranda (22 March 1881)
• Adolf Ignaz Mautner Ritter von Markhofgasse (24 June 1881)
• Eduard von Bauersfeld (22 May 1882)
• Friedrich Freiherr von Schmidt (6 September 1883)
• Hans Graf Wilczek (11 September 1883)
• Theophil Freiherr von Hansen (21 December 1883)
• Rudolf Eitelberger by Edelberg (3 March 1885)
• Anton Freiherr Hye of Glunek (25 May 1886)
• Alfred Ritter von Arneth (10 June 1887)
• Leopold Hasner of Artha (25 June 1889)
• Ludwig Lobmeyr (25 July 1889)
• Eduard Ritter von Uhl (14 November 1889)
• Nikolaus Dumba (25 July 1890)
• Karl Lueger (3 July 1900)

20th Century ( 1901-2000 )

• Heinrich Ritter von Wittek (5 May 1905)
• Aloys of Liechtenstein (23 November 1906)
• Richard Earl of Bienerth - Schmerling (28 March 1916)
• Richard Weiskirchner (2 May 1916)
• Ottokar Graf Czernin of Chudenitz (2 May 1918)
• Jakob Reumann (21 December 1923)
• Franz Klein (11 April 1924)
• Karl Seitz (6 September 1929)
• Leopold Kunschak (8 November 1946)
• Theodor Korner (23 April 1948)
• Karl Renner (28 October 1948)
• Adolf Scharf (15 April 1955)
• Johann Böhm (21 November 1958)
• Oskar Kokoschka (10 February 1961)
• Julius Raab (10 March 1961)
• Franz Jonas (21 April 1961)
• Franz König (25 October 1968)
• Bruno Marek ( 22 January 1970)
• Robert Stolz (9 July 1970)
• Bruno Kreisky (11 December 1975)
• Felix Slavik (28 February 1977)
• Anton Benya (29 June 1977)
• Herbert von Karajan (April 24, 1978)
• Karl Böhm (12 September 1978)
• Hertha Firnberg (24 September 1979)
• Ernst Krenek (26 September 1980)
• Alfred Maleta (27 February 1981)
• Bruno Pitter Man (27 February 1981)
• Pink Jochmann (2 July 1981)
• Konrad Lorenz (18th February 1983)
• Rudolf Sallinger (24 February 1984)
• Elias Canetti (26 April 1985)
• Fritz Hochwälder (28 February 1986)
• Rudolf Kirchschläger (24 October 1986)
• Leonard Bernstein (10 December 1987)
• Gottfried von Einem ( 29 January 1988)
• Rudolf Pöder (6 December 1990)
• Gertrude Fröhlich- Sandner (1993 )
• Karl Dittrich (1993 )
• Viktor Emil Frankl (June 20, 1995, Ü: October 16, 1995)
• Leopold Gratz (1995 )
• Helmut Zilk (1995 )
• Hans Mayr ( Ü: September 8, 1995)
• Simon Wiesenthal (June 20, 1995, Ü: December 6, 1995)
• Maria Mayer show (9 August 1996)
• Karl Fellinger (30 May 1997)
• Max Weiler (17 December 1999 Ü: March 7, 2000)
• Billy Wilder (29 September 2000)

The 21st century ( since 2001)

• Theodor "Teddy" Kollek (23 May 2001)
• Eric Pleskow (t: February 26, 2007 )
• Sepp Rieder ( 2 October 2007)
• Eric Hobsbawm (t: 21 January 2008 )
• Eric Richard Kandel (8 October 2008)
• Carl E. Schorske (Ü: April 25, 2012)