Honorary Membership was limited to 10 from 1890-1900, and to 15 from 1901 onwards. Corresponding Membership was a lesser class of Honoris causa membership in the early years. A few honorary members, such as Barnard, were first made corresponding members for a short time before being recommissioned as honorary members.
| Nation(s) | Start |
End |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Hawking, Dr. Stephen W. | England | 1985 | 2018 |
| Shoemaker, Carolyn | USA | 2003 | 2021 |
| Evans, Rev. Robert O. | Australia | 1993 | 2022 |
| Pasachoff, Dr. Jay M. | USA | 2003 | 2022 |
| Crawford, Dr. David L. | USA | 1997 | 2024 |