List of honorary citizens of Bielefeld

The city of Bielefeld has given eleven people honorary citizenship since 1856 .

Note: The listing is done chronologically according to the date of award.

The honorary citizens of the city of Bielefeld

1. Franz Ignatz Neukirch

   Judge at the district court

   Awarded in 1856

2. Ludwig Volrath recently

   High school professor

   Awarded in 1877

3. Hermann Wilhelm Delius

   Merchant, manufacturer

   Awarded in 1893

4. Eduard Windthorst

   District Judge

   Awarded in 1899

5. Gerhard Bunnemann (born October 29, 1842 in Loccum; † December 22, 1925 in Bielefeld)

   Lord Mayor

   Awarded in 1910

6. Caroline "Lina" Oetker

   Founder of the Rudolf-Oetker-Halle

   Awarded in 1934

7. Herbert Hinnendahl

   Lord Mayor

   Awarded in 1975

8. Rudolf-August Oetker (born September 20, 1916 in Bielefeld, † January 16, 2007 in Hamburg)

   Manufacturer and founder of the art gallery

   Awarded in 1981

9. Alexander Funke

   Head of the v. Bodelschwinghschen Anstalten Bethel

   Awarded in 1981

10. Karl Peter Grotemeyer

    Rector of Bielefeld University

    Awarded in 1992

11. Ortwin Goldbeck

    Entrepreneur and founder u. a. of Ortwin Goldbeck Forum that the Art Forum Hermann Stenner houses

    Award ceremony 2019

Individual evidence

1. ^ "The label of the extraordinary" , Neue Westfälische of October 28, 1992
2. ^ "Ortwin Goldbeck becomes an honorary citizen in Bielefeld" , Neue Westfälische from December 17, 2019