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UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador is an official postnominal honorific title, title of authority, legal status and job description assigned to those goodwill ambassadors and advocates who are designated by the United Nations. The United Nations Intern ...

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advocate An advocate is a professional in the field of law. Different countries' legal systems use the term with somewhat differing meanings. The broad equivalent in many English law–based jurisdictions could be a barrister or a solicitor. However, ...

s, who work on behalf of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund for

children's rights Children's rights are a subset of human rights with particular attention to the rights of special protection and care afforded to minors.

. UNICEF goodwill ambassadors are usually selected by regional and national UNICEF offices, the primary office at the United Nations building in New York is responsible for international appointments. UNICEF has the largest and most extensive goodwill ambassador and human rights advocacy program in the world for children.

International ambassadors and advocates

In order of appointment: *

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi is a Japanese actress, voice actress, tarento, World Wide Fund for Nature advisor, and Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. She is well known for her charitable works, and is considered one of the first Japanese celebrities to achieve international re ...

(February 1984) *

Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927) is an American singer, activist, and actor. As arguably the most successful Jamaican-American pop star, he popularized the Trinbagonian Caribbean musical style with an interna ...

(March 1987) *

Nana Mouskouri Ioanna "Nana" Mouskouri ( el, Ιωάννα "Νάνα" Μούσχουρη ) (born 13 October 1934) is a Greek singer. Over the span of her career, she has released over 200 albums in at least twelve languages, including Greek, French, English, Ger ...

(October 1993) *

Leon Lai Leon Lai Ming SBS BBS MH (born 11 December 1966), is a Hong Kong actor, film director, businessman and Cantopop singer. He is one of the " Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong pop music. He uses his Chinese name "Li Ming" or "Lai Ming", whi ...

(July 1994) *

Vanessa Redgrave Dame Vanessa Redgrave (born 30 January 1937) is an English actress and activist. Throughout her career spanning over seven decades, Redgrave has garnered numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Television Award, two ...

(June 1995) *

Judy Collins Judith Marjorie Collins (born May 1, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and musician with a career spanning seven decades. An Academy Award-nominated documentary director and a Grammy Award-winning recording artist, she is known for her ec ...

(September 1995) *

Maxim Vengerov Maxim Alexandrovich Vengerov (russian: Максим Александрович Венгеров, , mɐkˈsʲim ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ vʲɪnˈɡʲerəf; he, מקסים ונגרוב; born 20 August 1974) is a Russian-born Israeli violinist, ...

(July 1997) *

Susan Sarandon Susan Abigail Sarandon (; née Tomalin; born October 4, 1946) is an American actorMcCabe, Bruce"Susan Sarandon, the 'actor'" ''Boston Globe''. April 17, 1981. Retrieved January 21, 2021. and activist. She is the recipient of various accolades, ...

(December 1999) *

Mia Farrow Maria de Lourdes Villiers "Mia" Farrow ( ; born February 9, 1945) is an American actress. She first gained notice for her role as Allison MacKenzie in the television soap opera '' Peyton Place'' and gained further recognition for her subsequent ...

(September 2000) *

Sebastião Salgado Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado Júnior (born February 8, 1944) is a Brazilian social documentary photographer and photojournalist. He has traveled in over 120 countries for his photographic projects. Most of these have appeared in numerous press pu ...

(April 2001) *

Femi Kuti Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti (born 16 June 1962), popularly known as Femi Kuti, is a Nigerian musician born in London and raised in Lagos. He is the eldest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and a grandchild of political campaigner, women's ri ...

(June 2002) *

Angélique Kidjo Angélique Kpasseloko Hinto Hounsinou Kandjo Manta Zogbin Kidjo (; born July 14, 1960), known as Angélique Kidjo, is a Beninese singer-songwriter, actress, and activist who is noted for her diverse musical influences and creative music videos. ...

(July 2002) *

Whoopi Goldberg Caryn Elaine Johnson (born November 13, 1955), known professionally as Whoopi Goldberg (), is an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality.Kuchwara, Michael (AP Drama Writer)"Whoopi Goldberg: A One-Woman Character Parade". ' ...

(September 2003) *

Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is ...

(October 2003) *

Ricky Martin Enrique Martín Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography spanning ...

(December 2003) *

Jackie Chan Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...

(April 2004) *

Lang Lang Lang Lang (; born 14 June 1982) is a Chinese pianist who has performed with leading orchestras in China, North America, Europe, and elsewhere. Active since the 1990s, he was the first Chinese pianist to be engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic, ...

(May 2004) *

Danny Glover Danny Lebern Glover (; born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist. He is widely known for his lead role as Roger Murtaugh in the ''Lethal Weapon'' film series. He also had leading roles in his films include ...

(September 2004) *

David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham (; born 2 May 1975) is an English former professional footballer, the current president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co-owner of Salford City. Known for his range of passing, crossing ability and bending fr ...

(January 2005) *

Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan (; born as Amitabh Shrivastav; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the most succe ...

(April 2005) *

Queen Rania of Jordan Rania Al-Abdullah ( ar, رانيا العبد الله, ; born Rania Al-Yassin, 31 August 1970) is Queen of Jordan as the wife of King Abdullah II. Rania was born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents. She received her bachelor's degree in busi ...

(January 2007) *

Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Maria Teresa (born María Teresa Mestre y Batista; 22 March 1956) is the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg as the wife of Grand Duke Henri, who acceded to the throne in 2000. Early life and education Maria Teresa was born on 22 March 1956 in Mariana ...

(April 2007) *

Gavin Rajah Gavin Rajah is a South African born fashion and interior designer. He was born in Durban and spent his childhood there. He is the founder of Gavin Rajah Atelier and The Whitelight Movement, an organization that does skills training and work pl ...

(August 2007) *

Berliner Philharmoniker The Berlin Philharmonic (german: Berliner Philharmoniker, links=no, italic=no) is a German orchestra based in Berlin. It is one of the most popular, acclaimed and well-respected orchestras in the world. History The Berlin Philharmonic was fo ...

(November 2007) *

Simon Rattle Sir Simon Denis Rattle (born 19 January 1955) is a British-German conductor. He rose to international prominence during the 1980s and 1990s, while music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (1980–1998). Rattle was principal ...

(November 2007) *

Biyouna Baya Bouzar ( ar, باية بوزار, 13 September 1952), known by the stage name Biyouna () is an Algerian singer, dancer, actress born in Belcourt, now known as Belouizdad, Algiers, Algeria. Early life Having a very early passion for singi ...

(November 2012) *

Ishmael Beah Ishmael Beah (born 23 November 1980)UNICEF''Youth leadership profiles'' unicef.org; retrieved 15 February 2007. is a Sierra Leonean author and human rights activist who rose to fame with his acclaimed memoir, ''A Long Way Gone''. His novel ''Radi ...

(November 2007) * Myung-whun Chung (April 2008) *

Maria Guleghina Maria Agasovna Guleghina, russian: Mapия Aгacoвнa Гулeгинa, uk, Марія Агасівна Гулегіна, hy, Մարիա Գուլեգինա (née Meytardjan (russian: Мейтарджян); born 9 August 1959) is a Soviet-born ope ...

(February 2009) * Orlando Bloom (October 2009) *

Lionel Messi Lionel Andrés Messi (; born 24 June 1987), also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the ...

(March 2010) *

Yuna Kim Yuna Kim (; born September 5, 1990), also credited in eastern name order as Kim Yuna or Kim Yeon-a, is a retired South Korean competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Olympic champion and 2014 Olympic silver medalist in ladies' singles, ...

(July 2010) *

Liam Neeson William John Neeson (born 7 June 1952) is an actor from Northern Ireland. He has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and two Tony Awards. In 2020, he was placed 7th on ''The I ...

(March 2011) *

Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American inactive professional tennis player. Considered among the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for ...

(September 2011) *

Katy Perry Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Known for her influence on modern pop music and her Camp (style), campy style, she has been ...

(December 2013) *

Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic ( sr-Cyrl, Новак Ђоковић, translit=Novak Đoković, ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 for a record total 373 weeks, and has finished as the year-end No. 1 ...

(August 2015) *

Priyanka Chopra Priyanka Chopra Jonas (; ; born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress and producer. The winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant, Chopra is one of India's highest-paid actresses and has received numerous accolades, including two National Film Awar ...

(December 2016) *

Lilly Singh Lilly Saini Singh (born September 26, 1988) is a Canadian YouTuber. Singh began making YouTube videos in 2010. She originally appeared under the pseudonym Superwoman (stylized IISuperwomanII), her YouTube username until 2019. In 2016, she was in ...

(July 2017) *

Millie Bobby Brown Millie Bobby Brown (born 19 February 2004) is a British actress and producer. She gained recognition for playing Eleven in the Netflix science fiction series ''Stranger Things'' (2016–present), for which she received nominations for two Prim ...

(November 2018) *

Vanessa Nakate Vanessa Nakate (born 15 November 1996) is a Ugandan climate justice activist. Early life Nakate grew up in the Ugandan capital, Kampala neighborhood. She grew up in Kampala and became a celebrity in December 2018 after becoming concerned abo ...

(September 2022)

Former ambassadors

In order of appointment:

Regional ambassadors

In order of appointment:

South Asia

Aamir Khan Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (; born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi films. Through his career spanning over 30 years, Khan has established himself as one of the most notable actors of Indian ci ...

(October 2014) *

Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (; ; born 24 April 1973) is an Indian former international cricketer who captained the Indian national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. He is the all time highest run-scor ...

(November 2013)

Central and Eastern Europe

Anatoly Karpov Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov ( rus, links=no, Анато́лий Евге́ньевич Ка́рпов, p=ɐnɐˈtolʲɪj jɪvˈɡʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈkarpəf; born May 23, 1951) is a Russian and former Soviet chess grandmaster, former World Ches ...

(June 1988) * Milena Zupančič (1998)

Latin America

* Diego Torres (November 2006) *

Ricardo Montaner Héctor Eduardo Reglero Montaner (born September 8, 1957), better known as Ricardo Montaner (), is an Argentine-born Venezuelan singer and songwriter. Since starting his career in the late 1970s, he has released more than 24 albums, and many su ...

(November 2007)

Middle East and North Africa

Mahmoud Kabil Mahmoud Kabil ( ar, محمود قابيل, born May 19, 1946) is an Egyptian actor and political activist. He is also the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for the Middle East and North Africa. Kabil served as an officer in the Military of Egypt's Sp ...

(January 2004) *

Nancy Ajram Nancy Nabil Ajram ( ar, نانسي نبيل عجرم, born May 16, 1983) is a Lebanese singer, television personality and businesswoman. Dubbed by Spotify as the " Queen of Arab Pop". With the support of her father, she began performing as ...

(October 2009)

Eastern and Southern Africa

Yvonne Chaka Chaka Yvonne Chaka Chaka (born Yvonne Machaka on 18 March 1965) is a South African singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, humanitarian and teacher. Dubbed the "Princess of Africa" (a name she received after a 1990 tour), Chaka Chaka has been at t ...

(April 2005) *

Zola Zola may refer to: People * Zola (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * Zola (musician) (born 1977), South African entertainer * Zola (rapper), French rapper * Émile Zola, a major nineteenth-century French writer Plac ...

(November 2006) *

Name Six A name is a term used for identification by an external observer. They can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. The entity identified by a name is called its referent. A personal ...

(May 2007) *

Oliver Mtukudzi Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi (22 September 1952 – 23 January 2019) was a Zimbabwean musician, businessman, philanthropist, human rights activist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Southern Africa Region. Career Mtukudzi grew up in Highfield, a ...

(June 2011) *

Tendai Mtawarira Tendai Mtawarira (born 1 August 1985) is a Zimbabwean-South African retired professional rugby union player who last played for Old Glory DC in Major League Rugby and previously for the South Africa national team and the in Super Rugby. He w ...

(2022)

Francophone countries

Patrick Poivre d'Arvor Patrick Poivre d'Arvor (PPDA; né Patrick Jean Marcel Poivre, ; born 20 September 1947) is a French TV journalist and writer. He is a household name in France, and nicknamed "PPDA". With over 30 years and in excess of 4,500 editions of televis ...

(January 2007)

East Asia and Pacific

Miriam Yeung Miriam Yeung (born 3 February 1974) is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop diva. As of 2020, she has released more than 35 albums and has starred in more than 40 films. In 2012, Yeung won the Award for Best Actress at the 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards ...

(October 2009) * Merewalesi Nailatikau (February 2011) *

Aaron Kwok Aaron Kwok Fu-shing (born 26 October 1965) is a Hong Kong singer, dancer and actor. Active since the 1980s, Kwok is known as one of the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Hong Kong pop music. Dubbed the "God of Dance", Kwok's onstage dancing is influenc ...

(October 2011) *

Agnes Chan Agnes Meiling Kaneko Chan (; Japanese: 金子陳美齢, ''Kaneko Chan Meirin'') is a Hong-Kong-born Japanese singer, television personality, university professor, essayist and novelist. Since 1998, Chan has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador a ...

(2016) * Choi Siwon (October 2019) * Gladys Habu (2021)

National ambassadors

In order of appointment:

Afghanistan

Raees Ahmadzai Raees Ahmadzai رئیس احمدزی (born 3 September 1984) is an Afghan former cricketer who represented the Afghanistan national cricket team until his retirement in May 2010. Ahmadzai is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. ...

(September 2011) *

Rashid Khan Rashid Khan Arman ( ps, ; born 20 September 1998) is an Afghan international cricketer and a former captain of the national team. In franchise leagues, he plays for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Adelaide Strikers in Austra ...

(March 2019)

Algeria

Madjid Bougherra Madjid Bougherra ( ar, مجيد بوقرة, lit=, links=, translit=; born 7 October 1982) is an Algerian football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the manager of the Algeria A' national team. Bougherra began his p ...

(January 2011) * Salima Souakri (October 2011)

Andorra

Gerard Claret Gerard is a masculine forename of Proto-Germanic origin, variations of which exist in many Germanic and Romance languages. Like many other early Germanic names, it is dithematic, consisting of two meaningful constituents put together. In this ca ...

(November 2010) * Albert Llovera (November 2010)

Argentina

Julián Weich Julián is the Spanish equivalent of the name Julian. Notable people with the name include: * Julián, Julián Cuesta, Spanish footballer * Julián Orbón (1925–1991) Cuban composer * Julián Carrón (1950) Spanish Catholic theologian * Juliá ...

(2000) *

Manu Ginóbili Emanuel David Ginóbili Maccari (, , ; born 28 July 1977) is an Argentine former professional basketball player. Over a 23-year professional career, he became one of only two players (along with Bill Bradley) to have won a EuroLeague title, an ...

(August 2007) *

Natalia Oreiro Natalia Marisa Oreiro Iglesias (; born 19 May 1977) is a Uruguayan actress, singer, songwriter, model, television presenter and fashion designer. Oreiro began her career in telenovelas. Since 2008 she has switched to work primarily in films. O ...

(September 2011)

Armenia

Alla Levonyan Alla Levonyan ( hy, Ալլա Լևոնյան, born June 26, 1975) is an Armenian singer, who is a recipient of the Honorary Worker of Culture of the Republic of Armenia award, which is an honorary title in Armenia. In 2007, she was appointed the U ...

(April 2007) *

Henrikh Mkhitaryan Henrikh Mkhitaryan ( hy, Հենրիխ Մխիթարյան, ; born 21 January 1989) is an Armenian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for club Inter Milan. Mkhitaryan won four Armenian Premier League title ...

(9 November 2016) *

Artur Aleksanyan Artur Aleksanyan ( hy, Արթուր Ալեքսանյան, born 21 October 1991) is an Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is an Olympic Champion (2016) as well as silver medalist (2021) and bronze medalist (2012), a four-time World Champion (2014 ...

(2019)

Australia

Callan McAuliffe Callan Ryan Claude McAuliffe (born 24 January 1995) is an Australian actor, known for his roles as Bryce Loski in '' Flipped'' and Sam Goode in '' I Am Number Four''. He appeared as young Jay Gatsby in the 2013 film ''The Great Gatsby''. From 2 ...

(2013) *

Adam Liaw Adam Liaw ( zh, t=廖崇明, p=Liào Chóngmíng; born 8 September 1978) is a Malaysian-born Australian cook, television presenter and author. He was the winner of the second season of ''MasterChef Australia'', defeating student Callum Hann in ...

(August 2013) *

Steven Solomon Steven Solomon (born 16 May 1993) is an Australian Olympic sprinter. He is a six-time defending Australian 400 metres champion. In 2011, he broke the 30-year-old national junior record in the 400m. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London at t ...

(2013) *

Carrie Bickmore Carrie Bickmore (born 3 December 1980) is an Australian talk show and current affairs Gold Logie award-winning television and radio presenter. Early life Bickmore was born in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1980, but moved to Perth, Western Aus ...

(2012) *

Brett Emerton Brett Michael Emerton (born 22 February 1979) is an Australian former professional footballer who played for Sydney Olympic, Sydney FC, Feyenoord Rotterdam, Blackburn Rovers and the Australia national team. Able to play as a wide midfielder or ...

(2012) *

Morris Gleitzman Morris Gleitzman (born 9 January 1953) is an English-born Australian author of children's and young adult fiction. *

The Wiggles The Wiggles are an Australian children's music group formed in Sydney in 1991. The group are currently composed of Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce and Tsehay Hawkins, as well as supporting members Evie Ferris, John Pearce, Ca ...

(2008) *

Tara Moss Tara Rae Moss (born 2 October 1973) is a Canadian-Australian author, documentary maker and presenter, journalist, former model and UNICEF national ambassador for child survival. Biography Moss was born in Victoria, British Columbia, where she a ...

(2008) *

Geoffrey Rush Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor. He is known for his eccentric leading man roles on stage and screen. He is among 24 people who have won the Triple Crown of Acting, having received an Academy Award, a Primetime Em ...

(2006) *

Jimmy Barnes James Dixon "Jimmy" Barnes (née Swan; born 28 April 1956) is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer. His career, both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel, has made him one of the most popular and best- ...

(2004) * John Doyle (1993) * Greig Pickhaver (1993) *

Ken Done Kenneth Stephen Done (born 29 June 1940) is an Australian artist best known for his design work. Although his simple, brightly coloured images of Australian landmarks have adorned a very popular range of clothing and homewares sold under the " ...

(1988)

Austria

* Christiane Hörbiger (2003) *

Thomas Brezina Thomas C. Brezina (born 30 January 1963) is an Austrian writer of children's books and TV-Presenter. He is especially known for his series, ''The Knickerbocker Gang'', ''A Case for You and the Tiger-Team'' and his stories about the talking bike ...

(1996)

Azerbaijan

Teimour Radjabov Teimour Boris oghlu Radjabov (also spelled Teymur Rajabov; az, Teymur Boris oğlu Rəcəbov, ; born 12 March 1987) is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster, ranked number 18 in the world A former child prodigy, he earned the title of Grandmaste ...

(May 2006)

Bangladesh

Arifa Zaman Moushumi Arifa Pervin Zaman (born 3 November,1972), better known by her stage name Moushumi, is a Bangladeshi film actress and director. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress three times for her roles in ''Meghla Akash'' (2001), ''Devda ...

(September 2013) *

Jewel Aich Jewel Aich (born ) is a Bangladeshi magician and bansuri player. He is a veteran of the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war that culminated in the birth of his country. Personal life Aich was born in Barisal District, a southern district of Bang ...

(September 2013) *

Shakib Al Hasan Shakib Al Hasan (Bengali: সাকিব আল হাসান; born 24 March 1987) is a Bangladeshi cricketer and current captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team in Tests and T20Is. He plays for Barishal in domestic cricket as an all- ...

(September 2013)

Belarus

* Vladimir Pougatch (November 2014) *

Max Mirnyi Maksim "Max" Mikalaevich Mirnyi ( be, Максім Мікалаевіч Мірны, ; russian: Максим Николаевич Мирный, ; born 6 July 1977) is a Belarusian former professional tennis player. Mirnyi became a doubles speci ...

(November 2011)

Belgium

* Henri PFR (2019) *

Nafissatou Thiam Nafissatou "Nafi" Thiam (; born 19 August 1994) is a Belgian Sport of athletics, athlete specializing in multi-event competition. Thiam is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, winning the heptathlon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 and 2020 ...

(2017) *

Tom Waes Tom Yvo Adrien Waes (born 7 November 1968) is a Belgian television presenter, television director, actor, model, and occasional singer. Internationally he is most know for his role in the Netflix series Undercover. In addition, Waes is an ambass ...

(2014) *

Helmut Lotti Helmut Lotti (born Helmut Barthold Johannes Alma Lotigiers; 22 October 1969), is a Belgian tenorGoldsmith B (2009)Belgian tenor Helmut Lotti wants to find his own style ''WDEZ''. Retrieved 23 April 2010. and singer-songwriter. Lotti performs in ...

(1997)

Benin

* Zeynab (September 2007)

Bolivia

* Juan Carlos 'Chavo' Salvatierra (May 2014)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Edin Džeko Edin Džeko (; born 17 March 1986) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Inter Milan and captains the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Džeko was named Bosnian Footballer of the Year for three years in a ...

(November 2009)

Brazil

Mauricio de Sousa Mauricio Araújo de Sousa (; born October 27, 1935) is a Brazilian cartoonist and businessman who has created over 200 characters for his popular series of children's comic books named "Turma da Mônica" or "Monica's Gang (Currently known as: M ...

(November 2007) *

Felipe Massa Felipe Massa (, born 25 April 1981) is a Brazilian racing driver. He competed in 15 seasons of Formula One between 2002 and 2017, where he scored 11 Grand Prix victories, 41 podiums and finished as championship runner-up in 2008 by one poin ...

, (October 2007) *

Lázaro Ramos Luís Lázaro Sacramento Ramos (born November 1, 1978) is a prolific Brazilian actor, television presenter, director, writer, and voice actor. He started his acting career with the Flock of Olodum Theater group, in Salvador, and is best known f ...

(July 2009) * Mônica (November 2007) *

Daniela Mercury Daniela Mercury (born Daniela Mercuri de Almeida on July 28, 1965) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, dancer, producer, actress and television host. In her solo career, Mercury has sold over 20 million records worldwide and had 24 Top 10 single ...

(October 1995) *

Renato Aragão Antônio Renato Aragão (born January 13, 1935), nicknamed Didi, is a Brazilian comedian actor, producer, filmmaker, TV presenter, singer and writer. He is best known as Didi, because of his leading role in the television series ''Os Trapalhões ...

(September 1991)

Bulgaria

* Vladimir Ampov - Grafa (September 2014) * Ani Salich (November 2006)

Canada

* Bayan Yammout (2011) *

Elizabeth Dallaire Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (sc ...

(2007) * GFORCE (2019) *

Karina LeBlanc Karina Chenelle LeBlanc (born March 30, 1980) is an American-born Canadian former professional soccer goalkeeper and current general manager of the Portland Thorns FC. She played for the Canadian national team and multiple professional women's ...

(2013) *

Jan Lisiecki Jan Lisiecki (; born March 23, 1995) is a Canadian-born classical pianist of Polish ancestry. Lisiecki performs over a hundred concerts annually and has worked closely with the world's leading orchestras and conductors, his career at the top of ...

(2008) * John Nsabimana (2008) *

Simu Liu Simu Liu ( ; ; born 19 April 1989) is a Canadian actor. He is known for portraying Shang-Chi in the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings''. He also played Jung Kim in the CBC Television sitcom '' Kim's ...

(2020) *

Solange Tuyishime Solange (died 10 May, c. 880) was a Frankish shepherdess and a locally venerated Christian saint and cephalophore, whose cult is restricted to Sainte-Solange, Cher. Saint Solange was the patron of the traditional Province of Berry, of which ...

(2010) *

Veronica Tennant Veronica Tennant, (born January 15, 1946) is a Canadian producer, director, and filmmaker and a former principal dancer of the National Ballet of Canada. She was born in London, England and moved to Canada with her parents and sister in 1955. Da ...

(1992)

Chile

Iván Zamorano Iván Luis Zamorano Zamora (; born 18 January 1967) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of Chile's most recognized footballers, along with Marcelo Salas, Leonel Sánchez and Elias Figuer ...

(1998) *

Benjamín Vicuña Benjamín Vicuña Luco (born 29 November 1978) is a Chilean actor and entrepreneur. Biography Vicuña was born November 29, 1978 to father Juan Pablo Vicuña Parot and mother Isabel Luco Morandé. He is a descendant of Benjamín Vicuña Mack ...

(January 2008)

China

* Maggie Cheung (April 2010) *

Yang Lan Yang Lan (; born March 31, 1968) is a Chinese media proprietor, journalist, and talk show host. She is the co-founder and chairperson of the Sun Media Group and the Sun Culture Foundation. In 2013, she was ranked number 100 in ''Forbes'' magazin ...

(April 2010) *

Chen Kun Chen Kun (; born February 4, 1976), sometimes credited as Aloys Chen, is a Chinese actor and singer. He gained recognition from television dramas ''Love Story in Shanghai'' and ''The Story of a Noble Family'' and rose to international prominence wi ...

(April 2012) *

Roy Wang Roy Wang, also known as Wang Yuan () is a Chinese singer-songwriter, television host and actor. He was named by ''Time'' as one of the 30 Most Influential Teens of 2017. Wang has been a UNICEF ambassador since 2018. He set up his own charity fou ...

(November 2018)

Colombia

Andrés Cepeda Andrés Cepeda Cediel (born July 7, 1973) is a popular Colombian singer-songwriter. He was born in Bogotá, the youngest of five children. He displayed an inclination towards music from an early age, studying piano since the age of 5. He compose ...

(10 November 2017) * Aida Morales (5 December 2016) * Belky Arizala (5 December 2016) * Carolina Cruz (5 December 2016) *

Daniella Álvarez Daniella Margarita Álvarez Vásquez (born May 24, 1988 in Barranquilla) is a Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder who holds the title of Miss Colombia 2011 and represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2012. In June 2020, complication ...

(5 December 2016) * Johanna Morales (5 December 2016) * Iván Lalinde (5 December 2016) * Karin Jiménez (5 December 2016) *

Marcela Carvajal Marcela Carvajal (born 28 June 1969) is a Colombian actress mostly recognized in her native country for her roles in telenovelas. Carvajal was born in Bogotá, and she has done theater studies in Paris and Bogotá. In 1999 she traveled to New Yor ...

(5 December 2016) * Mónica Rodriguez (5 December 2016) *

Nairo Quintana Nairo Alexánder Quintana Rojas, Order of Boyacá, ODB, (born 4 February 1990) is a Colombian racing cyclist, who rides for UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeam . Nicknamed "Nairoman" and "El Cóndor de los Andes", Quintana is a specialist climber, known ...

(5 December 2016) * Natalia Jerez (5 December 2016) * Pedro Ruiz (5 December 2016) *

Santiago Arias Santiago Arias Naranjo (born 13 January 1992) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati and the Colombia national team. Club career La Equidad Arias was a youth product of ...

(5 December 2016) *

Nicole Regnier Nicole Regnier Palacios (born 28 February 1995) is a Colombian former footballer who played as a forward. Career She was a member of the Colombia women's national under-17 football team, playing in the 2012 South American Under-17 Women's ...

(March 2014) *

Carlos Vives Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his interpretation of traditional music styles of Colombia such as vallenato, cumbia, champeta, bambuco and porro as well as genres ...

, Claudia Elena Vasquez, Elena Vives Vasquez, The Family, August 2009

Croatia

Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni Zlatan Stipišić (born 13 August 1968), also known as Gibonni, is a Croatian singer-songwriter and composer. He is one of the most successful and awarded recording artists from Croatia, receiving record-high 43 Porin music awards for his albums ...

(July 2003) *

Bojana Gregorić Bojana Gregorić-Vejzović (born 17 February 1972) is a Croatian film, theatre and television actress. She starred in '' Naša mala klinika'' as Dr. Lili Štriga, also appeared in the biographical drama '' Lea and Darija'' and voiced Helen Parr i ...

(August 2004) * Maja Vučić (November 2006) *

Slaven Bilić Slaven Bilić (; born 11 September 1968) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player. He is the current manager of EFL Championship side Watford. Bilić, who played as a defender, began his career in 1988 with his hometown c ...

(February 2009) * Mirna Medakovic Stepinac (1 December 2018)

Cuba

* Ernán López-Nussa (1995) *

La Colmenita LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figur ...

(2007) *

Raúl Paz Raúl Paz (born 1969) in the province of Pinar del Río, in the west of Cuba. Commonly nicknamed the ''"French Cuban"'', he is known for having revolutionized the 21st century Cuban music. Biography Raúl Paz learned to sing listening to guajira ...

(2009) *

X-Alfonso X-Alfonso (born c. 1974 as Equis Alfonso) is a Cuban hip hop music, hip hop and afro-rock musician, who played with Audioslave in a concert in Havana on May 7, 2005 in "Tribuna Anti-imperialista". Life and career X Alfonso has been playing music ...

(2010) * Litz Alfonso (December 2011)

Cyprus

* Nasos Ktorides (February 2012)

Czech Republic

Patrik Eliáš Patrik Eliáš (; born 13 April 1976) is a Czech former professional hockey winger who played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the New Jersey Devils. Eliáš is the franchise's all-time leader in points, goals and assists, a ...

(August 2006) *

Michal Viewegh Michal Viewegh is one of the most popular contemporary Czech writers. He is the most published Czech author of all time, with over a million books sold. In 1993 he earned the prestigious Jiří Orten award for Czech writers 30 years old or young ...

(February 2011) * Jitka Čvančarová (February 2015)

Democratic Republic of Congo

Lomana Trésor LuaLua Trésor Lomana LuaLua (; born 28 December 1980) is a Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese professional Association football, footballer who last played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. He is currently the attacking coa ...

(June 2009)

Denmark

* Skæg (August 2016) * Sofie Østergaard (August 2017) * Kurt Flemming * Bubber *

Peter Frödin Peter Frödin (born 7 January 1964) is a Danish actor, comedian and singer.Who is ... Peter Frö ...

Trine Dyrholm Trine Dyrholm (; born 15 April 1972) is a Danish actress, singer and songwriter. Dyrholm received national recognition when she placed third in the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix as a 14-year-old singer. Four years later, she again achieved national r ...

* Caroline Henderson *

Anders W. Berthelsen Anders W. Berthelsen (born 28 September 1969) is a Danish actor. He has appeared in more than 40 films and television shows since 1994. Selected filmography References External links * 1969 births Living people Danish male film act ...

Sebastian Dorset Sebastian may refer to: People * Sebastian (name), including a list of persons with the name Arts, entertainment, and media Films and television * ''Sebastian'' (1968 film), British spy film * ''Sebastian'' (1995 film), Swedish drama film ...

Mek Pek Mek Pek (born 4 January 1964) is a Danish singer and actor from Aarhus. Mek started his career in 1979 in the punk band ''Lost Kids'' in which he played the bass. ''Lost Kids'' eventually dissolved as a band and in 1982 he started his own band c ...

Rune Klan Rune Klan (born 15 October 1976 in Silkeborg) is a Denmark, Danish comedian and Magician (paranormal), magician. He has released an instructional video for magicians called ''Three Pieces of Silver''. Klan has lived in the Middle East and in Canad ...

Birthe Kjær Birthe Kjær (born 1 September 1948) is a Danish singer. She finished second at the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix in 1980, 1986 and 1987, before winning in 1989, and went on to finish third at the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest in Lausanne. She also fin ...

Dominican Republic

* Jatnna Tavarez (October 2010)

Ecuador

Karla Kanora Karla may refer to: People * Karla (name), a feminine given name * Petras Karla (1937–1969), Soviet Olympic rower Places * Karla, Kose Parish, a village in Harju County, Estonia * Karla, Rae Parish, a village in Harju County, Estonia * Kärl ...

(November 2012) *

Antonio Valencia Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera, known as Antonio Valencia (; born 4 August 1985), is an Ecuadorian former professional footballer who played primarily as a right-sided player throughout his career, initially as a right winger, before developin ...

(May 2012)

Egypt

* Khaled Abol Naga (April 2007)

Estonia

Maarja-Liis Ilus Maarja-Liis Ilus, sometimes better known by her performing name Maarja (born 24 December 1980) is an Estonian pop musician and presenter. She has represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest twice. She was only 15 when she participated in the ...

(1999) *

Eri Klas Eri Klas (7 June 1939 – 26 February 2016) was an Estonian conductor. Klas was born into a Jewish family in Tallinn. His mother was pianist Anna Klas. His father, Eduard Klas, was killed in 1941, during the Holocaust.''Eesti Entsüklope ...

(1999) *

Erki Nool Erki Nool (born 25 June 1970, in Võru, Estonia) is an Estonian decathlete and former politician. Life and career Nool grew up in an impoverished environment in the southern part of Võru. His father was a worker in a furniture factory and his ...

(1999) *

Children's Music Studio of Estonian Television A child ( : children) is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The legal definition of ''child'' generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger ...

(November 2009)

Ethiopia

Aster Aweke Aster Aweke ( am, አስቴር አወቀ; born 1959) is an Ethiopian singer who sings in Amharic. Aster's voice has attracted broader public popularity, especially tracing back in 1990s singles and her single "Abebayehosh" in Ethiopian New Year ...

(October 2010) * Abelone Melese (November 2014)

Finland

* Eija Ahvo, actress/singer (1986) *

Susanna Haavisto Susanna Haavisto (born 20 October 1957, in Helsinki) is a Finnish actress and singer. She is the daughter of musician Jukka Haavisto and sister of musicians Olli and Janne Haavisto. She has taken part in several movies and TV programs. She was ...

, actress/singer (1986) *

Katri Helena Katri Helena Kalaoja (née Koistinen, born 17 August 1945) is a Finnish singer. Career Katri Helena released her first songs in 1963 and has since sold over 630,000 certified records, which makes her the second-best-selling female soloist ...

, singer (1990) *

Anna Hanski Anna Milanja Hanski (born 6 September 1970) is a Finnish singer and actress. Her most famous songs include "Tunteisiin", which was featured in Salatut elämät, "Jos et sä soita" and "Kotiviini". Since 2021, Hanski owns the Konnustupa summer re ...

, singer (1993) *

Iiro Rantala Iiro Rantala (born 1970, in Helsinki) is a Finnish jazz pianist. He studied piano in the jazz department of Sibelius Academy and classical piano at the Manhattan School of Music. He is one of the best known Finnish jazz pianists, both in Finlan ...

, musician (1993) *

Jorma Uotinen Jorma Leo Kalevi Uotinen (born 28 June 1950 in Pori) is a Finnish dancer, singer and choreographer. As a dancer and choreographer, Uotinen has worked both in many dance groups, both in and outside of Finland, since 1970. He has received many Fi ...

, dancer (1993) *

Eija Vilpas Eija Annikki Vilpas (born 17 July 1957 in Tuusula, Finland) is a Finnish actress. She is known of her roles in several Finnish comedy series, for example ''Fakta homma'' and '' Hynttyyt yhteen''. The focal point of her career lies in stage actin ...

, actress (1993) *

Juha Laukkanen Juha Lauri Laukkanen (born 6 January 1969 in Pielavesi) is a retired male javelin thrower from Finland. His personal best throw is 88.22 metres, achieved in June 1992 in Kuortane Kuortane is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Sout ...

, puppeteer (1994) * Micke Rejström, actor/juggler (1996) *

Eppu Nuotio Eppu Nuotio (born Eija-Riitta Silvennoinen; 13 February 1962, in Iisalmi, Finland) is a Finnish actress, author, screenwriter, playwright and columnist. Career After having graduated from the Iisalmi Lukio (High School), Nuotio studied dance and ...

, actress/writer (2002) * Jyrki Linnankivi (Jyrki69), musician (2005) * Iina Kuustonen, actress (2012)

France

Bernard Lama Bernard Pascal Maurice Lama (born 7 April 1963) is a French football coach and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper. He spent a large part of his career at Paris Saint-Germain. He was also a member of the France national team ...

(2004) *

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France The Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France is a French radio orchestra, affiliated with Radio France. The orchestra performs principally at the auditorium of the Maison de la Radio in Paris, along with several concerts at the Philharmonie de Pa ...

(2007) *

Oxmo Puccino Abdoulaye Diarra (; born 3 August 1974), better known by his stage name Oxmo Puccino (, ), is a French-Malian rapper. Career A longtime hip hop fan, at age 21 Diarra began his collaboration with the fledgling rap collective Time Bomb, honing ...

(October 2012) * Laëtitia Casta (November 2016) *

Thomas Pesquet Thomas Gautier Pesquet (; born 27 February 1978 in Rouen) is a French aerospace engineer, pilot, and European Space Agency astronaut. Pesquet was selected by ESA as a candidate in May 2009, and he successfully completed his basic training in Nov ...

Gambia

Jaliba Kuyateh Jaliba Kuyateh is a Gambian musician. He is known internationally as the "King of Kora." His music mixes traditional kora beats with modern pop music and is often referred to as "kora pop". Kuyateh is a former school teacher, a resident of Brikama, ...

(December 2006)

Georgia

Paata Burchuladze Paata Burchuladze ( ka, პაატა ბურჭულაძე) (born 12 February 1955) is a Georgian operatic bass and civil activist. After his debut in his native Tbilisi in 1976, he embarked on a 35-year-long musical career during which h ...

(December 2010) * Nikoloz Rachveli (June 2018)

Germany

* Mats Hummels ( February 2017) *

Alexander Gerst Alexander Gerst (born 3 May 1976 in Künzelsau, Baden-Württemberg) is a German European Space Agency astronaut and geophysicist, who was selected in 2009 to take part in space training. He was part of the International Space Station Expeditio ...

(2014) *

Dirk Nowitzki Dirk Werner Nowitzki (, ; born June 19, 1978) is a German former professional basketball player who is a special advisor for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at , he is widely regarded as one of the gre ...

(September 2013) * Nina Ruge (November 2012) * Eva Padberg (October 2012) *

Sabine Christiansen Sabine Christiansen (born 20 September 1957 in Preetz, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany) is a German journalist and television presenter. Career After finishing school in Preetz, Christiansen worked at Lufthansa from 1976 to 1982, then appr ...

(1997)

Ghana

Marcel Desailly Marcel Desailly (born Odenke Abbey; 7 September 1968) is a French former professional footballer, widely considered to be among the greatest centre-backs and defensive midfielders to ever play football. During a successful career at club level, l ...

(August 2007)

Greece

Helene Glykatzi-Ahrweiler Helene Glykatzi-Ahrweiler FBA (; el, Ελένη Γλύκατζη-Αρβελέρ; born 29 August 1926) is a Greek-French academic Byzantinologist. She is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Greece. In the 2008 show '' Great Greeks'', she was ...

(May 1991) * George Perris (June 2022)

Guinea

Sekouba Bambino Sekouba "Bambino" is the stage name of Sekouba Diabaté, a singer and musician born in Guinea, West Africa, in 1964.

Guinea Bissau

* Tchuma Bari (December 2016) *

Eneida Marta Eneida Marta is a singer from Guinea-Bissau who sings in Portuguese and Guinea-Bissau Creole Guinea-Bissau Creole, also known as Kiriol or Crioulo, is a creole language whose lexicon derives mostly from Portuguese. It is spoken in Guinea Bissa ...

(December 2013)

Hong Kong

* Adam Wong Sau-ping (January 2017) * Guo Jing-jing (January 2014) *

Trey Lee Chui-yee Trey Lee (Chinese:李垂誼; pinyin: Chui-yee Lee) is a Hong Kong-born cellist based in Berlin, Germany. A laureate of major international competitions, he appears as a featured soloist with orchestras and festivals all over the world. He is also ...

(September 2012) *

Sarah Lee Wai-sze Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pi ...

(March 2013) *

Wong Kam-Po Wong Kam-po SBS MH (, born 13 March 1973) is a Hong Kong racing cyclist. A specialist in road bicycle racing, at age 34 he became a track cycling world champion in the scratch race of the 2007 World Championships, which was not his special ...

(July 2011) * Eric Suen (August 2009) * Karen Mok (2004) * Charlie Yeung (April 2004) * Gigi Leung (2002)

Hungary

* Krisztina D.Tóth (2014)

India

(November 2013)

Indonesia

* (2004) * Nicholas Saputra (2019)

Iran

* Mahtab Keramati (August 2006)

Iraq

* Kadhum Al-Sahir (May 2011)

Ireland

* Pierce Brosnan (2001) * Cathy Kelly (2005) * Stephen Rea (2005) * Dustin the Turkey (2009) * Donncha O'Callaghan (2009) * Joe Canning (September 2010) * Dermot Earley Jnr, Dermot Earley (September 2010) * Rory McIlroy (March 2011)

Israel

* David Broza (June 2012)

Italy

* Simona Marchini (1987) * Vigili del Fuoco (1989) * Roberto Bolle (1999) * Lino Banfi (2000) * Francesco Totti (2003) * Deborah Compagnoni (2003) * Piccolo Coro dell' Antoniano (2003) * Mario Porfito (2004) * Maria Rosaria Omaggio (2005) * Niky Francisco (2006) * Paola Saluzzi (2006) * Alberto Angela (September 2011) * Angela Finocchiaro (May 2012)

Jamaica

* Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (February 2010)

Japan

* Makoto Hasebe (2016) * Asa Matsuoka (1950-1966)

Kenya

* Effie Owuor (1997)

Kuwait

* Suad Abdullah (November 2002)

Latvia

* Marija Naumova (December 2005)

Liechtenstein

* Tina Weirather (January 2019)

Lithuania

* Julian Rachlin (January 2010)

Luxembourg

* Elizabeth May (triathlete), Liz May (April 2010)

Malaysia

* Upin & Ipin (March 2013) * Lisa Surihani (February 2017)

Mali

* Habib Koité (May 2010)

Mexico

* César Costa (August 2004) * Julieta Venegas (September 2009) * Javier Hernández (May 2012) * Thalía (July 2016)

Mongolia

* Tumur Ariuna (June 2001) * Asashōryū Akinori, Asashōryū Dagvadorj (November 2003)

Montenegro

* Rambo Amadeus (October 2006)

Morocco

* Hanane El Fadili (July 2010)

Mozambique

* Neyma (2014)

Namibia

* Frank Fredericks (September 2005) * Agnes Samaria (September 2005)

Nepal

* Ani Choying Drolma (April 2014)

Netherlands

* Paul van Vliet (1992) * Monique van de Ven (1996) * Sipke Jan Bousema (2002) * Trijntje Oosterhuis (2004) * Jörgen Raymann (2005) * Edwin Evers (2005) * Renate Verbaan (2010) * Claudia de Breij (April 2012) * Ranomi Kromowidjojo (June 2013) * Klaas van Kruistum (2017)

New Zealand

* Gareth Morgan (economist), Gareth and Joanne Morgan (2007) * Mike Roberts * Roger Hall (playwright), Roger Hall

Nigeria

* Nwankwo Kanu (June 2005)

Norway

* Ole Gunnar Solskjær (2001) * Sissel Kyrkjebø (November 2005) * Kjetil André Aamodt (2007)

Pakistan

* Faisal Kapadia and Bilal Maqsood (Strings (band), Strings) (September 2005) * Mahira Khan, actress (November 2019)

Paraguay

* Menchi Barriocanal (July 2005)

Peru

* Gian Marco Zignago (February 2006) * Dina Páucar (May 2008) * Gastón Acurio (August 2009) * Mónica Sánchez (September 2011)

Philippines

* Gary Valenciano (1997) * Anne Curtis

Poland

* Majka Jeżowska (2003) * Małgorzata Foremniak (2006) * Artur Żmijewski (actor), Artur Żmijewski (2007) * Natalia Kukulska (2007) * Magdalena Różczka (2010) * Robert Lewandowski(2014) * Robert Korzeniowski (2017) * Łukasz Nowicki (2018) * Agnieszka Radwańska (2019)

Portugal

* Pedro Couceiro (April 1995) * Luís Figo (2003) * Mariza (October 2005)

Romania

* Horia Tecău (April 2017) * Andreea Marin (December 2006) * Gheorghe Hagi (September 2008) * Smiley (singer), Smiley (November 2013)

Russia

* Dmitry Fedorov (Representative for Work of Goodwill Ambassadors) (June 2019)

Serbia

* Jelena Janković (December 2007) * Ana Ivanovic (September 2007) * Aleksandar Đorđević (January 2005)

Slovakia

* Jaro Bekr (October 2015) * Kamila Magálová (1995) * Stanislav Štepka (2001) * Martin Pyco Rausch (2011)

South Africa

* Quinton Fortune (March 2004) *

(August 2007)

South Korea

*Choi Si-won, Choi Siwon (2015) * Jang Sa-ik (2015) * Kim Hye-soo (2012) * Shin Kyung-sook (2012) * Lee Byung-hun (2003) * Richard Yongjae O'Neill (2008) * Gong Yoo (2013) * Ji Sung (2017) * Kim Rae-won (2007) * Won Bin (2007) * Lee Bo-young (2008) * Sohn Pum-Soo (October 1999) * Mee-Hwa Kim (December 1999) * Myung-wha Chung (December 1999) * Hwang Byung-Ki (December 1996) * Ahn Sung-ki (May 1993)

Spain

* Joan Manuel Serrat (March 1998) * Emilio Aragón Bermúdez, Emilio Aragón (March 2000) * Imanol Arias (May 2000) * Pedro Delgado (September 2000) * Ana Duato (December 2000) * (December 2000) * Eusebio Sacristán (December 2002) * Pau Gasol (May 2003) * Silvia Abascal (September 2003) * María Bayo (January 2004) * Fernando Alonso (March 2005) * Rafael Guijosa (March 2005) * Los Lunnis (March 2005) * Sergio Ramos (June 2014) * José Calderón (basketball), José Calderón (August 2014) * David Bisbal (April 2017)

St. Lucia

* Taj Weekes (November 2013)

Sudan

* Nancy Agag (December 2016)

Sweden

* Lill Lindfors (1998) * Kajsa Bergqvist (2005) * Eva Röse (2007) * Mark Levengood (2008) * Jenny Strömstedt (2015)

Switzerland and Liechtenstein

* (October 2004) * Anatole Taubman (December 2018)

Thailand

* Anand Panyarachun (January 1996)

Turkey

* Gülsin Onay (November 2003) * Tayfun Talipoğlu (November 2006) * Müjdat Gezen (November 2007) * Ayşe Kulin (November 2007) * İbrahim Kutluay (March 2008) * Türkan Şoray (March 2010) * Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ (March 2011) * Tuba Büyüküstün (May 2014)

United Kingdom

*Tara McDonald 1988 the youngest child ambassador after winning the Danny Kaye Award hosted by Audrey Hepburn * Manchester United F.C. (1999) * Robbie Williams (2000) * Jemima Khan (2001) * Andrew O'Hagan (2001) * Martin Bell (2001) * Alex Ferguson (2002) * Trudie Styler (2004) * Paul Clark (presenter), Paul Clark (2004) * Ewan McGregor (2004) * Elle Macpherson (2005) * James Nesbitt (2006) * Ryan Giggs (2006) * Claudia Schiffer (2006) * Charley Boorman (2008) * David Puttnam (2009) * Duncan Bannatyne (2009) * Orlando Bloom (2009) * Matt Dawson (2009) * Cat Deeley (2009) * Eddie Izzard (July 2013) * Chris Hoy (October 2013) * Tom Hiddleston (2013) * Michael Sheen (October 2014) * Emma Bunton (2014) *

(November 2018) * Rita Ora (May 2019)

United States of America

* Laurence Fishburne (1996) * Sarah Jessica Parker (1998) *

(1999) * Marcus Samuelsson (2000) * Téa Leoni (2001) * Alyssa Milano (2003) * Lucy Liu (2005) * Dayle Haddon (2007) * Joel Madden (2008) * Selena Gomez (2009) * Vern Yip (November 2010) * Angie Harmon (January 2013) * Tyson Chandler (November 2013) *

(December 2013) *Aidan Gallagher (June 2018) *Sofia Carson (October 2020)

Uruguay

* Diego Forlán (2005) *

(September 2011) * María Noel Riccetto (November 2019)

Vanuatu

* Vanuatu Women's Beach Volleyball Team (June 2015)

Venezuela

* El Sistema, FESNOJIV (November 2004) * Omar Vizquel (December 2008) * Édgar Ramírez (November 2010) * Alejandro Cañizales (July 2011)

Vietnam

* Vũ Nguyễn Hà Anh (August 2010) * Nguyễn Xuân Bắc (September 2012)

Zimbabwe

* Prudence Mabhena (October 2011)

References

External links

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors

UNICEF Homepage
UNICEF
UN's Goodwill Hunters
BBC News, 20 March 2000 {{DEFAULTSORT:Unicef Goodwill Ambassadors UNICEF Goodwill ambassador programmes United Nations goodwill ambassadors UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors,