Editing Derry (section)

==Freedom of the City==
The following people and military units have received the [[Freedom of the City]] of Derry.

{{Incomplete list |date=October 2020}}

===Individuals===
* [[General (United Kingdom)|General]] [[Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg|Duke of Schomberg]] : 1690. 
* [[William Pitt the Younger]]: 1786. 
* [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)|Field Marshal]] [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington]]: 1807.
* [[Robert Peel|Sir Robert Peel]]: 1817.
* [[President of the United States|President]] [[Ulysses S. Grant]]: 1879.
* [[George VI|Duke of York]]: 1924.
* [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)|Field Marshal]] [[Bernard Montgomery|Sir Bernard Montgomery]]: 1945.
* [[Winston Churchill|Sir Winston Churchill]]: 16 December 1955.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/freedom-of-city-was-last-granted-in-1963-1.266230 |title=Freedom of city was last granted in 1963 |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |date=2 May 2000 |access-date=14 October 2020 |archive-date=5 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305165225/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/freedom-of-city-was-last-granted-in-1963-1.266230 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[John Hume]]: 1 May 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rte.ie/archives/2020/0416/1131923-derry-honours-john-hume/ |title=John Hume Freeman of Derry |work=[[RTÉ Archives]] |publisher=RTÉ |date=2000 |access-date=14 October 2020 |archive-date=19 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019003730/https://www.rte.ie/archives/2020/0416/1131923-derry-honours-john-hume/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Edward Daly (bishop)|Edward Daly]]: 24 March 2015. 
* [[James Mehaffey]]: 24 March 2015.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-31746158 |title=Derry city freedom: Retired Bishops Daly and Mehaffey 'honoured' |publisher=BBC News |date=5 March 2015 |access-date=14 October 2020 |archive-date=19 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019093210/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-31746158 |url-status=live}}</ref> 
* [[Jim McLaughlin (footballer)|James McLaughlin]]: 30 May 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-48450617 |title=Treble-winning football boss Jim McLaughlin given freedom of city |publisher=BBC News |date=30 May 2019 |access-date=14 October 2020 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017045147/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-48450617 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2019/05/29/news/freedom-of-the-city-granted-to-former-derry-manager-1630105/ |title=Freedom of the City granted to former Derry manager Jim McLaughlin |work=[[The Irish News]] |first=Seamus |last=McKinney |date=29 May 2019 |access-date=14 October 2020 |archive-date=29 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529043757/http://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2019/05/29/news/freedom-of-the-city-granted-to-former-derry-manager-1630105/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Daniel Quigley: 26 November 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/derrys-ironman-triathlete-hero-danny-22330554 |title=Derry's Ironman triathlete hero Danny Quigley honoured with freedom of the city |last=Anderson |first=Gillian |date=1 December 2021 |work=BelfastLive |publisher=[[Reach plc|Reach]] |access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Freedom of Derry for fundraising Ironman Danny Quigley |publisher=BBC News |date=26 November 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-59421549 |access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref>
* [[Phil Coulter|Philip Coulter]]: 5 April 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Phil Coulter 'delighted' by Freedom of Derry honour |url=https://www.derrydaily.net/2022/04/05/phil-coulter-delighted-by-freedom-of-derry-honour/ |work=Daily Derry |date=5 April 2022 |access-date=6 April 2022}}</ref>
* [[Lisa McGee]]: 5 December 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lisa McGee: Derry Girls writer awarded freedom of city |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-63856911 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=5 December 2022 |date=5 December 2022}}</ref>
* Jon McCourt: 26 July 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jon McCourt: Victims campaigner to be made freeman of Derry |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-66322723 |publisher=BBC News Northern Ireland |date=27 July 2023 |access-date=28 July 2023}}</ref>