Honorary Members of The International Olympic Committee
Most honorary members are former members who, after finishing their terms of office, are made honorary members.
| Member | Country | Since | Honorary Since | Olympic participation | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berthold Beitz | Germany | 1972 | 1988 | Chairman of the Olympic Museum Foundation | |
| Infanta Doña Pilar de Borbón | Spain | 1996 | |||
| Vladimir Cernusak | Slovakia | 1981 | 2002 | ||
| Manuela Di Centa | Italy | 1999 | cross country skiing (1984–1998) | ||
| Gunnar Ericsson | Sweden | 1965 | 1996 | ||
| Mustapha Larfaoui | Algeria | 1995 | |||
| Mary Alison Glen-Haig | Great Britain | 1982 | 1994 | fencing (1948–60) | |
| Former King Constantine II of Greece | Greece | 1963 | 1974 | sailing (1960) | |
| Abdel Mohamed Halim | Sudan | 1963 | 1988 | Resignation in 1982 | |
| Günther Heinze | Germany | 1981 | 1992 | ||
| Maurice Herzog | France | 1970 | 1995 | ||
| Niels Holst-Sørensen | Denmark | 1977 | 2002 | athletics (1948) | |
| Flor Isava-Fonseca | Venezuela | 1981 | 2002 | ||
| Kipchoge Keino | Kenya | 2000 | athletics (1964–1972) | ||
| Ashwini Kumar | India | 1973 | 2000 | ||
| Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 1946 | 1998 | ||
| Shagdarjav Magvan | Mongolia | 1977 | 2007 | ||
| Fidel Mendoza Carrasquilla | Colombia | 1988 | 2006 | ||
| Roque Muñoz Peñá | Dominican Republic | 1983 | |||
| Pedro Ramírez Vázquez | Mexico | 1972 | 1995 | ||
| Borislav Stanković | Serbia | 1988 | 2006 | Retired as Secretary General of FIBA (basketball) in 2006 | |
| Walther Tröger | Germany | 1989 | |||
| Hein Verbruggen | Netherlands | 1996 | 2006 | Chairman of the Coordination Commission for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008 | |
| Tay Wilson | New Zealand | 1988 | 2006 | ||
| Fernando Bello | Portugal | 1989 | sailing (1968–1972) | ||
| James Worrall | Canada | 1967 | 1989 | athletics (1936) |
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