Calzaghe was the first person to be awarded the Freedom of Caerphilly, his home county, in 2009.

In 2002 he was awarded the Freedom of the City of Liverpool.

He was the first person to be awarded the Freedom of the Town of Fraserburgh.

He was awarded the Freedom of the City of Manchester in 1897.

In 2006, he was awarded the Danish Freedom of Expression award.

In 1971, he was awarded the Freedom of the City of Glasgow.

He was also awarded the Freedom of the City of Preston.

It was awarded the Freedom of Potchefstroom on 10 March 1978.

In the 1990s he was awarded the Freedom of the City of London.

She would later be awarded the Freedom of the City in 1999.