The UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors are an outstanding group of celebrity advocates, spreading the ideals of UNESCO through their name and fame.

Appointed by the Organization, the Goodwill Ambassadors extend and amplify UNESCO's work and mission. The UNESCO Goodwill Ambassadors also accepted to use their talent and status to help focus the world's attention on the work of UNESCO.

Through their career and humanitarian commitment, the Goodwill Ambassadors make an important contribution towards the objectives and aims in UNESCO's fields of competence, which are education, culture and science.

•    Ivonne A-Baki

•    Ara Abramian

•    Valdas Adamkus

•    Mehriban Aliyeva (from August 13, 2004 to November 15, 2022)

•    Alicia Alonso

•    Christiane Amanpour

•    Patrick Baudry

•    Pierre Bergé

•    Chantal Biya

•    Montserrat Caballé

•    Pierre Cardin

•    Claudia Cardinale

•    H.R.H. the Princess of Hanover

•    Esther Coopersmith

•    Cheick Modibo Diarra

•    Placido Domingo

•    Tan Dun

•    Maha El-Khalil Chalabi

•    Miguel Angel Estrella

•    Vigdís Finnbogadóttir

•    H.R.H. Princess Firyal of Jordan

•    Juan Diego Florez

•    Ivry Gitlis

•    Nizan Guanaes

•    Herbie Hancock

•    Christine Hakim

•    Bahia Hariri

•    Vitaly Ignatenko

•    Jean Michel Jarre

•    Nasser David Khalili

•    Deeyah Khan

•    Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière

•    Vera Michalski-Hoffman

•    H.R.H. Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco

•    Rabah Madjer

•    H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand

•    Jean Malaurie

•    H.R.H. the Grand Duchess María Teresa of Luxembourg

•    Denis Matsuev

•    Rigoberta Menchu Túm

•    Oskar Metsavaht

•    Vik Muniz

•    Kitín Muñoz

•    Alexandra Ochirova

•    Ute-Henriette Ohoven

•    Cristina Owen-Jones

•    Kim Phuc Phan Thi

•    Susana Rinaldi

•    Yazid Sabeg

•    Dr Genshitsu Sen

•    Hayat Sindi

•    Salif Traoré (A’salfo)

•    Zurab Tsereteli

•    Giancarlo Elia Valori

•    Marianna Vardinoyannis

•    Sunny Varkey

•    Milú Villela