Honorary senators
- Angstmann, Kurt, Professor, Minister (ret.) †
- Arheit, Günter, Dr. rer. pol., chair of the boards of the ÖVA Versicherungsgruppe (ret.)
- Barié, Günter, Dr. iur., Direktor (ret.) †
- Baumgarten, Dr. Eduard †
- Braun, Josef, mayor (Oberbürgermeister, ret.) †
- Brune, Fritz L., manufacturer †
- Calmus, Wilhelm, factory director (ret.) †
- Danielmeyer, Hans Günter, Professor Dr. rer. nat.
- Dorn, Friedrich, Dipl.-Kfm., Dr. oec., Directorate-General †
- Esser, Carl-Heinrich, Professor Dr. iur.
- Fernholz, Ernst Hermann, Dr. rer. pol., President (ret.) †
- Frankenberg, Peter, Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. mult.
- Freudenberg, Hans-Erich, Dr. rer. pol. †
- Fuchs, Manfred, Dr., vice chair of the supervisory board of Fuchs Petrolub AG
- Fünfgeld, H., Dipl.-Volkswirt, managing and creative director of the Süddeutscher Rundfunk †
- Gassert, Herbert, Dr.-Ing., Dipl.-Ing. †
- Gelissen, Henri Caspar, Professor Dr., Dr. h. c. mult. †
- Gerhard, Eugen, Dr. iur., lawyer †
- Goedecke, Wolfgang, Dr. iur., deputy assistant undersecretary (Ministerialrat, ret.) †
- Göhringer, Hans K., Dr. rer. pol., President †
- Greiner, Gerhard, Dr. rer. oec., auditor †
- Greinert, Klaus, chair of the advisory board of Röchling-Gruppe
- Hamann, Kurt, Dr. iur., Directorate-General (ret.) †
- Hammberbacher, H. L., Dr. iur. oec., Dr. rer. pol., Dr. rer. pol. h. c., honorary president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mannheim †
- Heidelberger, Franz, Dr. phil., deputy assistant undersecretary (Ministerialrat, ret.) †
- Heimerich, Hermann, Professor Dr. iur., Dr. rer. oec. h. c., mayor (Oberbürgermeister, ret.) †
- Hornbach, Albrecht, Hornbach Holding AG
- Hoyningen-Huene, Dietmar von, Professor Dr. h. c., President of the University of Applied Sciences Mannheim (ret.)
- Islinger, Franz, President (ret.) †
- Jansen, Bernd, Dipl.-Math., chair of the boards of INTER-Versicherung (ret.)
- Kirchgässer, Wilhelm, Director (ret.) †
- Kölmel, Karl, state planning and development officer (Oberregierungsbaudirektor, ret.) †
- Kömmerling, Emil, honorary president †
- Krause, Walter Richard, Minister (ret.) †
- Kühn, Paul J., Professor Dr.-Ing., Dr. h. c.
- Kuhn, August, principal administrative officer (Regierungsdirektor, ret.), head of the Mannheim city council †
- Landmesser, Bernhard, Dr. iur., Director †
- Lay, Otto, Director (ret.) †
- Le Coutre, Walter, Professor Dr. rer. pol., Dr. h. c. †
- List, Jürgen, chair of the executive board of Inter-Krankenversicherung †
- Maurer, Harald, Dr. rer. pol. †
- Meixner, Oskar, Professor, Dipl.-Ing. †
- Merkel, Frank, Dipl.-Kfm.
- Merkel, Helmut, Professor Dr., Dipl.-Kfm.
- Möller, Alex, Professor Dr. h. c. mult., Federal Minister (ret.) †
- Oppenheimer, J. J. Ph. D., Professor, Dean Emeritus of the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Louisville (USA) †
- Prechel, Herbert, Dipl.-Kfm. †
- Quilitz, Erich, Dipl.-Kfm., Directorate-General (ret.) †
- Raffée, Hans, Professor Dr. †
- Ratzel, Ludwig, Professor Dr. rer. nat., mayor (Oberbürgermeister, ret.) †
- Reuther, Hans J., Dr. jur., honorary president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry Rhein-Neckar †
- Röchling, Hermann, Dr., Dipl.-Kfm. †
- Scheuerle, Fridolin, Dr., Delta Stiftung †
- Schnabel, Franz, Professor Dr. phil., Dr. h. c. mult. †
- Schneider, Jürgen M., Dr.
- Schuhmacher, Peter, Dipl.-Kfm., chair of the executive board of Heidelberger Zement AG †
- Schultze, Rudolf, Dr. iur., Directorate-General (ret.) †
- Schuster, Konrad, Dr. rer. pol., auditor †
- Seefelder, Matthias, Professor Dr. rer. nat., chair of the supervisory board of BASF †
- Seitz, Adolf, Dipl.-Kfm., tax consultant †
- Stegmann, Gerhard, treasurer of the University of Mannheim Foundation
- Stingl, Josef, Professor Dr. h. c., Dipl.-Politologe, President (ret.) †
- Strube, Jürgen Friedrich, Dr., chair of the supervisory board of BASF SE
- Throm, Ernst, state planning and development officer (Regierungsbaudirektor, ret.) †
- Trumpfheller, Jakob, mayor (Erster Bürgermeister, ret.) †
- Tschira, Klaus E., Dr. h. c. †
- Vetter, Heinrich, Dipl.-Kfm. †
- Vögele, Heinz †
- Vowinkel, Paul, Council of State, undersecretary (Ministerialdirektor, ret.) †
- Waldeck, Florian, Dr. iur., lawyer †
- Wetter, Peter, Dr., lawyer †
- Willareth, Adolf, Professor, director of studies (Studiendirektor, ret.) †
- Wingler, Hans, state planning and development officer (Regierungsbaudirektor, ret.) †
- Wolter, Hans., Dr. rer. pol., board member of Baden-Württembergische Bank AG (ret.) †
- Zimmermann, Josef, Dr. rer. pol., chair of the Freunde der Universität Mannheim
Honorary citizens
- Andritzky, Christoph, Dr. iur., city manager (ret.) †
- Bauer, Franz, Dr. rer. pol., Director †
- Bergschmidt, Günther, Academic Director a. D. †
- Bohrer, Kurt-Friedrich, Dr. phil. h. c., Academic Director (ret.) †
- Boulanger, Günther, Dr. iur., assistant undersecretary (Ministerialdirigent, ret.) †
- Denzer, Georg, head of the district authority
- Hagmann, Harald, Dr., assistant undersecretary (Ministerialdirigent, ret.)
- Kern, Burkhard, Dr., deputy assistant undersecretary (Ltd. Ministerialrat, ret.) †
- Klemann, Heinrich, senior administrator (Oberverwaltungsrat, ret.) †
- Lauschmann, Richard, Professor †
- Leitz, Franz J. P., Dr. rer. pol., Director (ret.) †
- Meckel, Ekkehard, publisher †
- Meckel, Manfried, publisher †
- Mehrmann, Wilhelm, Dr. rer. pol., principal administrative officer (Regierungsdirektor, ret.) †
- Reichling, Carl Anton, Dr. rer. pol., managing director (ret.) †
- Roesinger, Heinz, deputy assistant undersecretary (Ltd. Ministerialrat, ret.), Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst †
- Scherer, Stephan, Prof. Dr., lawyer
- Staubach, Fritz, Dr. iur., Academic Director (ret.) †
- Stiegler, Julius Paul, Dr. rer. pol. h. c., †
Honorary doctorate recipients
- Abs, Hermann Josef, Dr. h. c. mult, President (ret.) †
- Anderson, Oskar, Professor Dr. rer. pol., Dr. rer. pol. h. c. †
- Barich, Karl, Dr. rer. pol. h. c., Director (ret.) †
- Bassermann-Jordan, Friedrich, Dr. iur., Dr. rer. pol. h. c., privy councillor †
- Bendix, Reinhard, Ph. D., Professor Dr. phil. h. c., University of California at Berkeley †
- Blundell Richard, Professor of Political Economy at the University College London and Research Director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies in London
- Bombach, Gottfried, Professor Dr. sc. pol., Dr. h. c. mult., University of Basel †
- Borchardt, Knut, Professor Dr. oec. publ., Dr. h. c. mult., University Professor of Economic History and Economics (ret.) at the Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität München
- Bott, Karl, Dr. rer. pol. h. c. †
- Bradbrook, Adrian, Professor Dr., University of Adelaide
- Deutsch, Karl, Professor Dr. phil. h. c., Harvard-University (USA) †
- Dörner, Dietrich, Dipl.-Kfm., auditor, tax consultant, chair of the executive board of Ernst & Young Deutsche Allgemeine Treuhand AG, Stuttgart
- Ehrmann, Henry W., Professor of Political Science, Dr. iur., M.A. h. c., P. A., LL. D. h. c., Dr. phil. h. c., Dartmouth College, Hanover (USA) †
- Engisch, Karl, Professor Dr. iur., Dr. h. c. mult. †
- Festinger, Leon, Ph. D., Professor Dr. phil. h. c., New School for Social Research, New York †
- Franke, Günter, Professor Dr., University of Konstanz
- Forrester, Jay W., Professor Dr. h. c. mult., Massachusetts Institute of Technology †
- Fuchs, Manfred, Dr. rer. pol., vice chair of the supervisory board of Fuchs Petrolub AG
- Hachenburg, Dr. Oskar, lawyer †
- Hagen, Horst, Professor Dr., vice president of the BGH (ret.) †
- Hammerbacher, H. L., Dr. iur. oec., Dr. rer. pol. †
- Hoover, Herbert, Dr. †
- Jorgenson, Dale W., Ph. D., Dr. rer. pol. h. c., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
- Krelle, Wilhelm, Dr. rer. pol., Dr. h. c. mult. †
- Meyer, Jochen, Dr., director of the manuscript division in the literary archive Marburg
- Morgenstern, Oskar, Professor Dr., Dr. rer. pol. h. c. †
- Nerlove, Marc, Ph. D., Professor Dr. rer. pol. h. c., Northwestern University and University of Pennsylvania
- Nipperdey, Hans Carl, Professor Dr. iur., Dr. rer. pol. h. c. †
- Oberparleiter, Karl, Professor Dr. rer. pol., Dr. h. c. mult., Wien †
- Persson, Torsten, Ph.D., holder of the chair of Economics at the University of Stockholm and Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics
- Phelps, Edmund S., Professor, Ph.D., Columbia University
- Popper, Sir Karl Raimund, Professor Dr. phil., Dr. phil. h. c., London School of Economics †
- Reichelstein, Stefan J., Ph.D., Professor of Management & Accounting at Stanford University, Graduate School of Business
- Reschke, Hans, Dr. iur., Dr. h. c. mult., mayor (Oberbürgermeister, ret.) †
- Richter, Rudolf, Professor Dr. rer. pol. h. c., University Professor of Economics at the University of Saarland
- Schott, Sigmund, Professor Dr., Dr. h. c. †
- Schwebler, Robert, Professor Dr., Dr. rer. pol. h. c., Directorate-General (ret.), Karlsruhe †
- Seyffert, Rudolf, Professor Dr. rer. pol., Dr. rer. pol. h. c. †
- Sitzler, Friedrich, Professor Dr. iur., Dr. rer. pol. h. c.†
- Spranger, Eduard, Professor Dr. phil., Dr. h. c. mult. †
- Sternberg, Shlomo, Ph.D., Professor at Harvard University, and at Mortimer and Raymond Sackler Institute of Advanced Studies, Tel Aviv University
- Stiegler, Julius Paul, Dr. rer. pol. h. c. †
- Timm, Herbert, Professor Dr., Dr. rer. pol. h. c. †
- Tirole, Jean, Ph.D., scientific director at the Institut d'Economie Industrielle (IDEI) of the University of Toulouse I and visiting professor at the MIT
- Todorov, Tzvetan, Professor Dr. h. c. mult., Paris, University of Münster †
- Ulrich, Hans, Professor Dr. rer. pol., Dr. h. c. mult., University of St. Gallen †
- Voscherau, Eggert, Dr. h.c., President of the German Federation of Chemical Employers’ Associations e.V.
- Wurster, Carl, Professor Dr.-Ing., Dr. h. c. mult. †
- Vetter, Heinrich, Dipl.-Kfm., honorary senator †
- Wysocki, Klaus von, Professor Dr. rer. pol., Professor emeritus of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München †
Holders of the University Medal
- Allary, Kurt, Dipl.-Kfm. †
- Arrighi, Pascal, Professor Dr., Conseiller d'Etat †
- Barth, Kuno, Professor Dr. iur., Dr. rer. pol. †
- Bechmann, August, Dipl.-Kfm., managing director (ret.) of the Studentenwerk Mannheim †
- Below, Karl-Heinz, Professor Dr. †
- Berberovic, Ljubomir, Professor Dr., former president of the University of Sarajevo †
- Besarovic, Zdravko, Professor Dr., former president of the University of Sarajevo †
- Bläsi, Bernhard, Dr., undersecretary (Ministerialdirektor, ret.) †
- Bloemecke, Gerhard †
- Boecker, Karlheinz, Dipl.-Ing., deputy assistant undersecretary (Ministerialrat, ret.) †
- Brecht, Franz Josef, Professor Dr. phil. †
- Buhmann, Wolfgang, Oberschulamt Karlsruhe
- Butz, Thomas, Principal of Compagnia Palatina
- David, Manfred, mayor (Erster Bürgermeister, ret.) †
- Davies, Aneurin, M.A., former registrar, University College of Swansea †
- Dörrer, Ingrid, Professor Dr.
- Engel, Joachim, Dr., Dipl.-Ing.
- Esser, Carl-Heinrich, Professor Dr. iur.
- Fleck, Klaus O., Dr., President of the IHK Mannheim †
- Dickenberger, Dorothee, Dr.
- Dyck, J.-W., Ph. D., Professor Dr., University Waterloo, Ontario †
- Gaugler, Eduard, Professor Dr. oec. publ., Dr. h.c. mult. †
- Geyer, Hans Martin, Director of the German Federal Railway †
- Glockner, Gerhard, state planning and development officer (Regierungsbaudirektor, ret.) †
- Goedecke, Wolfgang, Dr. iur., honorary senator, deputy assistant undersecretary (Ministerialrat, ret.) †
- Göhringer, Hans K., Dr. rer. pol., President (ret.), honorary senator †
- Günther, Rosmarie, Dr.
- Haas, Herbert, Dr. phil. nat., library director (ret.) †
- Hartmann, Peter, chair of the advisory board of MRK Management Consultants GmbH
- Hayashi-Speichler, Fumiko
- Höfle, Tilmann, presiding judge and vice president of the Higher Labor Court (ret.)
- Hofmann, Wolfgang, Professor, chief conductor and artistic director of the Chamber Orchestra Mannheim †
- Höhn, Elfriede, Professor Dr. phil., Dipl.-Psych. †
- Horak, Hans, Dipl.-Kfm., Dr. rer. pol., general executive manager of the IHK Mittlerer Neckar, Stuttgart †
- Islinger, Franz, President (ret.) †
- Jacobs, Otto H., Professor Dr. Dr. h.c. mult.
- Jäger, Georg, Dr.
- Kaase, Max, Prof. Dr.
- Karcher, Karl Heinz, Dr., lawyer †
- Knudsen, Per, Dipl.-Kfm.
- König, Heinz, Professor Dr. rer. pol., Dr. rer. pol. h. c. †
- Köstel, Alois, Dr., school principal (Oberstudiendirektor, ret.)
- Kortzfleisch, Gert v., Professor Dr. †
- Lamb, Fritz, Dr. iur., Director †
- Landwehr, Jürgen, Dr. phil.
- Lauschmann, Richard, Professor, director of the Collegium musicum of the University of Mannheim †
- Mann, Otto, Professor Dr. phil. †
- Marquardt, Reinhard, Dipl.-Kfm.
- Marx, August, Professor Dr. rer. pol., Dr. h. c., Prelate of Honor of His Holiness †
- Matic, Bozidar, Professor Dr., former president of the University of Sarajevo
- Maurer, Harald, Dr. rer. pol. †
- Meckel, Ekkehard, publisher †
- Meckel, Manfried, publisher †
- Metzger, Karlheinz, Dipl.-Vw. †
- Moos, Peter, Dr. iur., Executive Vice President of the University of Mannheim †
- Münch, Helmut, Dr., notary public (Notariatsdirektor, ret.) †
- Nasterlack, Michael, Dr. med.
- Paul, Walter, Dr. rer. pol.
- Plewe, Ernst, Professor Dr. phil. †
- Prins, Frans W., Professor Dr. †
- Queissner, Rudi, Dr., managing director (ret.) of the IHK der Pfalz †
- Raffée, Hans, Professor Dr. †
- Rehe, Helmuth, Director (ret.) of the Union Deutsche Lebensmittelwerke, Hamburg †
- Reichling, Carl Anton, Dr. rer. pol. †
- Rößler, Peter, Professor Dr. h. c. †
- Sandig, Curt, Professor Dr. oec., Dr. rer. pol. h. c. †
- Schabacker, Erich, Dipl.-Volkswirt
- Schmid, Bernhard, Dipl.-Volkswirt †
- Schmidt, Jörg, Professor Dr., vice president of the higher administrative court (Verwaltungsgerichtshof) of Baden-Württemberg (ret.)
- Schmitt, Lisa, manager (ret.) of the meals service of the Studierendenwerk Mannheim †
- Schmitt, Theo, director of the university choir
- Schwab, Ulrich, theater director
- Speichler, Rolf
- Stahlberg, Dagmar, Prof. Dr.
- Stassen, Marie-Luise
- Stassen, Normann †
- Staubach, Dr. Fritz †
- Steel, Robert, Professor Dr., Principal University College of Swansea †
- Stibbe, Hildegard, Dr. phil., Privatdozentin †
- Tanovic, Arif, Professor Dr., former president of the University of Sarajevo
- Tatschner, Hubert, senior administrative officer (Oberregierungsrat, ret.) †
- Treutler, Hans-Joachim, Dr. †
- Ulmer, Peter, Professor Dr. Dr. h. c.
- Varnholt, Wilhelm, mayor (Oberbürgermeister) †
- Vetter, Heinrich, Dipl.-Kfm., honorary senator †
- Vocke, Carolus, painter †
- Waffenschmidt, Walter, Professor Dr. rer. pol., Dr. h. c. mult. †
- Wetter, Peter, Dr.
- Wiskemann, Gabriel, Dr. rer. pol.
- Wright, Douglas, Dr., former President University of Waterloo †