<P> A person of exceptional merit, generally a non-United States citizen, may be declared an honorary citizen of the United States by an Act of Congress or by a proclamation issued by the President of the United States, pursuant to authorization granted by Congress . </P> <P> Eight people have been so honored, six posthumously, and two, Sir Winston Churchill and Mother Teresa, during their lifetimes . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Number </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Image </Th> <Th> Award date </Th> <Th> Information </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sir Winston Churchill </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, notably during World War II . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Raoul Wallenberg </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1981 (awarded posthumously) </Td> <Td> Swedish diplomat who rescued Jews from the Holocaust </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 3 and 4 </Td> <Td> William Penn </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> November 28, 1984 (awarded posthumously) </Td> <Td> Founder of the Province of Pennsylvania </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hannah Callowhill Penn </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Administrator of the Province of Pennsylvania, second wife of William Penn </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Mother Teresa </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Catholic nun of Albanian ethnicity and Indian citizenship, who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2002 (awarded posthumously) </Td> <Td> A Frenchman who was an officer in the American Revolutionary War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Casimir Pulaski </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2009 (awarded posthumously) </Td> <Td> Polish military officer who fought and died for the United States against the British during the American Revolutionary War; notable politician and member of the Polish--Lithuanian Commonwealth nobility, American Brigadier General who has been called "The Father of the American Cavalry" and died during the Siege of Savannah (Georgia). Remembered as a national hero both in Poland and in the United States of America . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Bernardo de Gálvez, Viscount of Galveston </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2014 (awarded posthumously) </Td> <Td> A Spaniard who was a hero of the American Revolutionary War who risked his life for the freedom of the United States people and provided supplies, intelligence, and strong military support to the war effort, who was wounded during the Siege of Pensacola, demonstrating bravery that forever endeared him to the United States soldiers . The King of Spain Carlos III granted him the right to the motto YO SOLO (I ALONE) for his coat of arms </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Number </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Image </Th> <Th> Award date </Th> <Th> Information </Th> </Tr>

First person to be made an honorary citizen of the united states