Between 1966 and 2011, when the Royal Borough of Greenwich was known as the London Borough of Greenwich, 19 people and organisations were awarded the Freedom of the Borough:

• Peter King, 26 October 2011
• Bob Hope, 11 June 2000
• Mrs M Garside, 18 October 1999
• WF Strong, 18 January 1999
• Charlton Athletic Football Club, 26 May 1998
• The Royal British Legion (Blackheath and Charlton, Eltham and Well Hall, Woolwich and Plumstead branches), 13 December 1995
• EH Claridge, 13 December 1995
• The University of Greenwich, 17 January 1994
• Mrs CB Jeffrey, 2 October 1991
• R Hurst, 28 February 1990
• MA Jeffrey, 2 December 1987
• Margaret Peel-Yates, 25 March 1987
• Mrs H Stroud, 25 March 1987
• Nelson Mandela, 1983
• GE Offord, 15 November 1979
• RT Coombs, 15 November 1979
• Mrs Ethel Brooks OBE, 23 October 1974
• The Royal Naval College, 24 May 1966
• The Royal Regiment of Artillery, reaffirmed on 24 May 1966.