| Year |
Award |
Place |
| 1978 |
Honorary Doctorate of Divinity |
General Theological Seminary, United States of America |
| Fellow of King's College London |
London, England |
| Honorary Doctorate of Civil Law |
University of Kent, England |
| 1979 |
Honorary Doctorate of Laws |
Harvard University, United States of America |
| 1980 |
Prix d'Athene |
Onassis Foundation, Greece |
| 1981 |
Honorary Doctorate of Theology |
Ruhr University, Bochum, West Germany |
| Honorary Doctorate of Divinity |
University of Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Newsmaker of the year |
Southern African Society of Journalists, South Africa |
| 1982 |
Honorary Doctorate of Sacred Theology |
Columbia University, United States of America |
| 1983 |
Family of Man Gold Medal Award |
|
| 1984 |
Martin Luther King Junior Humanitarian Award |
United States of America |
| Nobel Peace Prize |
Oslo, Norway |
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters |
Saint Paul's College, Virginia, United States of America |
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws |
Claremont Graduate University, United States of America |
| Honorary Doctorate of Sacred Theology |
Dickinson College, United States of America |
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters |
Howard University, United States of America |
| 1985 |
Freedom of The City |
Florence, Italy |
| 1986 |
Freedom of The City |
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales |
| Magubela prize for liberty |
|
| 1987 |
Freedom of The City |
Durham, England |
| Pacem in Terris Award |
United States of America |
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws |
University of the West Indies, West Indies |
| 1988 |
Chancellor of the University of the Western Cape |
Cape Town, South Africa |
| 1989 |
Third World Prize (jointly) |
|
| 1990 |
Freedom of The City |
Lewisham, England |
| Freedom of The City |
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Honorary Degree |
Oxford University, England |
| 1991 |
Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences |
Nairobi, Kenya |
| 1992 |
Bishop John T. Walker Distinguished Humanitarian Service Award |
|
| 1995 |
Chaplain and Sub-Prelate of Venerable Order of Saint John |
|
| 1996 |
Order for Meritorious Service Award (Gold) |
South Africa |
| Award for Outstanding Service to the Anglican Communion |
England |
| 1997 |
Humanitarian Award |
African Times, New York, United States of America |
| Bill of Rights Award |
American Civil Liberation Union Fund, United States of America |
| ROBIE award |
Jackie Robinson Foundation, New York, United States of America |
| 1998 |
Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur |
France |
| Roosevelt Freedom Award |
Middelburg, The Netherlands |
| 1999 |
Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award |
United States of America |
| Order of Merit Grand Cross |
Germany |
| Dedicatee of the Annual Survey of American Law |
New York University School of Law, United States of America |
| Order of Meritorious Service (Gold) |
South Africa |
| Sydney Peace Prize |
Sydney, Australia |
| Freedom of the City |
Kingston upon Hull, England |
| Honorary Doctorate of Divinity |
University of Cambridge, England |
| Honorary Doctorate |
Florida International University, United States of America |
| Honorary Doctorate |
University of Hull, England |
| Wilberforce Medal |
England |
| 2000 |
Delta Prize for Global Understanding |
Atlanta, United States of America |
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws |
University of Toronto, Canada |
| Honorary Degree |
Yale University, United States of America |
| Honorary Doctorate of Divinity |
University of Trinity College, Canada |
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws |
University of Alberta, Canada |
| Honorary Doctorate of Humanities |
Seattle University, United States of America |
| Honorary Doctorate |
Pompeu Fabra University, Spain |
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws |
Osgoode Hall Law School, Canada |
| Honorary Degree |
University of Oklahoma, United States of America |
| Athenagoras Prize for Human Rights |
Chicago, United States of America |
| 2001 |
One room named for Desmond Tutu at Southwark Cathedral[1] |
London, England |
| Honorary Degree |
Fort Hare University, South Africa |
| 2002 |
Honorary Doctorate |
Vaal University of Technology, South Africa |
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters |
University of Washington, United States of America |
| Honorary Doctorate |
Potchefstroom University, South Africa |
| Honorary Doctorate of Theology |
University of Pretoria, South Africa |
| Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award |
Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts, United States of America |
| 2003 |
International Advocate for Peace Award |
Cardozo School of Law, United States of America |
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws |
Rhodes University, South Africa |
| Golden Plate Award |
Academy of Achievement, United States of America |
| Honorary Doctorate of Divinity |
Willamette University, United States of America |
| Père Marquette Discovery Award |
Marquette University, United States of America |
| 2004 |
Desmond Tutu HIV Centre founded |
Cape Town, South Africa |
| Honorary Doctorate |
Warsaw University, Poland |
| Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace founded |
Liverpool Hope University, England |
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws |
University of British Columbia, Canada |
| 2005 |
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters |
Berea College, United States of America |
| Gandhi Peace Prize |
India |
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters |
University of North Florida, United States of America |
| Desmond Tutu TB Centre founded |
Stellenbosch University, South Africa |
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters |
Fordham University, United States of America |
| Desmond Tutu Education Center founded |
General Theological Seminary, United States of America |
| Chartered Institute of Public Relations' President's Medal |
Harrogate, England |
| Honorary Doctorate |
Ghent University, Belgium |
| 2006 |
Union Medal |
Union Theological Seminary, United States of America |
| Light of Truth Award from the International Campaign for Tibet |
Brussels, Belgium |
| Desmond Tutu Centre for the ARROW Project founded |
Plymouth, England |
| Honorary Doctorate in Public Service |
The College of William & Mary, United States of America |
| Gandhi King Ikeda Community Builder’s Prize |
Morehouse College, United States of America |
| King Hussein Prize |
New York, United States of America |
| 2007 |
Honorary Doctorate in Education |
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa |
| Alumnus of the Year |
King's College London, England |
| Mahatma Gandhi Global Nonviolence Award |
James Madison University, United States of America |
| Honorary Doctorate of Laws |
University of Ulster, Northern Ireland |
| Profiles in Courage Award[2] |
Danish Kennedy Society, Denmark |
| Honorary Fellowship |
Guild of Church Musicians, London, England |
| Tutu Foundation UK launched |
London, England |
| Marion Doenhoff Prize for International Reconciliation and Understanding |
Germany |
| Washington National Cathedral Prize for Advancement in Religious Understanding |
Washington, United States of America |
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters |
University of Pittsburgh, United States of America |
| Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters |
Carnegie Mellon University, United States of America |
| Honorary Doctorate |
Wheelock College, United States of America |
| Honorary Doctorate of Humanities |
James Madison University, United States of America |
| Honorary Doctorate |
Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 2008 |
OUTSPOKEN Award |
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, San Francisco, United States of America |
| Lincoln Leadership Prize |
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation, Chicago, United States of America |
