The Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the Nobel Peace Prize annually "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses." As dictated by Alfred Nobel's will, the award is administered by the Norwegian Nobel Committee and awarded by a committee of five people elected by the Parliament of Norway.
Each recipient receives a medal, a diploma, and a monetary award prize (that has varied throughout the years). It is one of the five prizes established by the 1895 will of Alfred Nobel (who died in 1896), awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature, physiology or medicine.
Tables
· Laureates
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Year
Image
Laureate
Name
1901
1901
Year
1901
Laureate
Laureate
Henry Dunant
(1828–1910)
Country
Switzerland
Citation
"for his humanitarian efforts to help wounded soldiers and create international understanding"
1902
1902
Year
1902
Laureate
Laureate
Élie Ducommun
(1833–1906)
Country
Switzerland
Citation
"for his untiring and skilful directorship of the Bern Peace Bureau"
1903
1903
Year
1903
Laureate
Laureate
William Randal Cremer
(1828–1908)
Country
United Kingdom
Citation
"for his longstanding and devoted effort in favour of the ideas of peace and arbitration."
1904
1904
Year
1904
Laureate
Laureate
Institute of International Law
(founded 1873)
Country
Belgium
Citation
"for its striving in public law to develop peaceful ties between nations and to make the laws of war more humane."
1905
1905
Year
1905
Laureate
Laureate
Bertha von Suttner
(1843–1914)
Country
Austria-Hungary
Citation
"for her audacity to oppose the horrors of war."
1906
1906
Year
1906
Laureate
Laureate
Theodore Roosevelt
(1858–1919)
Country
United States
Citation
"for his role in bringing to an end the bloody war recently waged between two of the world's great powers, Japan and Russia."
1907
1907
Year
1907
Laureate
Laureate
Ernesto Teodoro Moneta
(1833–1918)
Country
Italy
Citation
"for his work in the press and in peace meetings, both public and private, for an understanding between France and Italy"
1908
1908
Year
1908
Laureate
Laureate
Klas Pontus Arnoldson
(1844–1916)
Country
Sweden
Citation
"for their long time work for the cause of peace as politicians, peace society leaders, orators and authors."
1909
1909
Year
1909
Laureate
Laureate
Auguste Beernaert
(1829–1912)
Country
Belgium
Citation
"for their prominent position in the international movement for peace and arbitration."
1910
1910
Year
1910
Laureate
Laureate
Permanent International Peace Bureau
(founded 1891)
Country
Several
Citation
"for acting as a link between the peace societies of the various countries, and helping them to organize the world rallies of the international peace movement."
1911
1911
Year
1911
Laureate
Laureate
Tobias Asser
(1838–1913)
Country
Netherlands
Citation
"for his role as co-founder of the Institut de droit international, initiator of the Conferences on International Private Law (Conférences de Droit international privé) at the Hague, and pioneer in the field of international legal relations"
1912
1912
Year
1912
Laureate
Laureate
Elihu Root[A]
(1845–1937)
Country
United States
Citation
"for bringing about better understanding between the countries of North and South America and initiating important arbitration agreements between the United States and other countries."
1913
1913
Year
1913
Laureate
Laureate
Henri La Fontaine
(1854–1943)
Country
Belgium
Citation
"for his unparalleled contribution to the organization of peaceful internationalism."
1914
1914
Year
1914
Laureate
Not awarded due to World War I.
1915
1915
Year
1915
1916
1916
Year
1916
1917
1917
Year
1917
Laureate
Laureate
International Committee of the Red Cross
(founded 1863)
Country
International Committee of the Red Cross
Citation
"for the efforts to take care of wounded soldiers and prisoners of war and their families."
1918
1918
Year
1918
Laureate
Not awarded due to World War I.
1919
1919
Year
1919
Laureate
Laureate
Woodrow Wilson[A]
(1856–1924)
Country
United States
Citation
"for his role as founder of the League of Nations."
1920
1920
Year
1920
Laureate
Laureate
Léon Bourgeois
(1851–1925)
Country
France
Citation
"for his longstanding contribution to the cause of peace and justice and his prominent role in the establishment of the League of Nations."
1921
1921
Year
1921
Laureate
Laureate
Hjalmar Branting
(1860–1925)
Country
Sweden
Citation
"for their lifelong contributions to the cause of peace and organized internationalism."
1922
1922
Year
1922
Laureate
Laureate
Fridtjof Nansen
(1861–1930)
Country
Norway
Citation
"for his leading role in the repatriation of prisoners of war, in international relief work and as the League of Nations' High Commissioner for refugees."
1923
1923
Year
1923
Laureate
Not awarded
1924
1924
Year
1924
1925
1925
Year
1925
Laureate
Laureate
Sir Austen Chamberlain[A]
(1863–1937)
Country
United Kingdom
Citation
"for his crucial role in bringing about the Locarno Treaty."
1926
1926
Year
1926
Laureate
Laureate
Aristide Briand
(1862–1932)
Country
France
Citation
"for their crucial role in bringing about the Locarno Treaty."
1927
1927
Year
1927
Laureate
Laureate
Ferdinand Buisson
(1841–1932)
Country
France
Citation
"for their contribution to the emergence in France and Germany of a public opinion which favours peaceful international cooperation."
1928
1928
Year
1928
Laureate
Not awarded
1929
1929
Year
1929
Laureate
Laureate
Frank Billings Kellogg[A]
(1856–1937)
Country
United States
Citation
"for his crucial role in bringing about the Kellogg-Briand Pact."
1930
1930
Year
1930
Laureate
Laureate
Nathan Söderblom
(1866–1931)
Country
Sweden
Citation
"for promoting Christian unity and helping create 'that new attitude of mind which is necessary if peace between nations is to become reality'."
1931
1931
Year
1931
Laureate
Laureate
Jane Addams
(1860–1935)
Country
United States
Citation
"for their assiduous effort to revive the ideal of peace and to rekindle the spirit of peace in their own nation and in the whole of mankind."
1932
1932
Year
1932
Laureate
Not awarded
1933
1933
Year
1933
Laureate
Laureate
Sir Norman Angell[A]
(1872–1967)
Country
United Kingdom
Citation
"for having exposed by his pen the illusion of war and presented a convincing plea for international cooperation and peace."
1934
1934
Year
1934
Laureate
Laureate
Arthur Henderson
(1863–1935)
Country
United Kingdom
Citation
"for his untiring struggle and his courageous efforts as Chairman of the League of Nations Disarmament Conference 1931-34."
1935
1935
Year
1935
Laureate
Laureate
Carl von Ossietzky[A][B]
(1889–1938)
Country
Germany
Citation
"for his burning love for freedom of thought and expression and his valuable contribution to the cause of peace."
1936
1936
Year
1936
Laureate
Laureate
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
(1878–1959)
Country
Argentina
Citation
"for his role as father of the Argentine Antiwar Pact of 1933, which he also used as a means to mediate peace between Paraguay and Bolivia in 1935."
1937
1937
Year
1937
Laureate
Laureate
The Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
(1864–1958)
Country
United Kingdom
Citation
"for his tireless effort in support of the League of Nations, disarmament and peace."
1938
1938
Year
1938
Laureate
Laureate
Nansen International Office for Refugees
(1930–1939)
Country
League of Nations
Citation
"for having carried on the work of Fridtjof Nansen to the benefit of refugees across Europe."
1939
1939
Year
1939
Laureate
Not awarded due to World War II.
1940
1940
Year
1940
1941
1941
Year
1941
1942
1942
Year
1942
1943
1943
Year
1943
1944
1944
Year
1944
Laureate
Laureate
International Committee of the Red Cross[A]
(founded 1863)
Country
International Committee of the Red Cross
Citation
"for the great work it has performed during the war on behalf of humanity."
1945
1945
Year
1945
Laureate
Laureate
Cordell Hull
(1871–1955)
Country
United States
Citation
"for his indefatigable work for international understanding and his pivotal role in establishing the United Nations."
1946
1946
Year
1946
Laureate
Laureate
Emily Greene Balch
(1867–1961)
Country
United States
Citation
"for her lifelong work for the cause of peace"
1947
1947
Year
1947
Laureate
Laureate
Friends Service Council
(founded 1927)
Country
United Kingdom
Citation
"for their pioneering work in the international peace movement and compassionate effort to relieve human suffering, thereby promoting the fraternity between nations."
1948
1948
Year
1948
Laureate
Not awarded because "there was no suitable living candidate."
(A tribute to the recently assassinated Mohandas Gandhi in India.)
1949
1949
Year
1949
Laureate
Laureate
Lord Boyd-Orr
(1880–1971)
Country
United Kingdom
Citation
"for his lifelong effort to conquer hunger and want, thereby helping to remove a major cause of military conflict and war."
1950
1950
Year
1950
Laureate
Laureate
Ralph Bunche
(1904–1971)
Country
United States
Citation
"for his work as mediator in Palestine in 1948-1949."
1951
1951
Year
1951
Laureate
Laureate
Léon Jouhaux
(1879–1954)
Country
France
Citation
"for having devoted his life to the fight against war through the promotion of social justice and brotherhood among men and nations."
1952
1952
Year
1952
Laureate
Laureate
Albert Schweitzer[A]
(1875–1965)
Country
France (born in Alsace-Lorraine)
Citation
"for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work which has helped making the idea of brotherhood between men and nations a living one."
1953
1953
Year
1953
Laureate
Laureate
George Catlett Marshall Jr.
(1880–1959)
Country
United States
Citation
"for proposing and supervising the plan for the economic recovery of Europe."
1954
1954
Year
1954
Laureate
Laureate
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees[A]
(founded 1950)
Country
United Nations
Citation
"for its efforts to heal the wounds of war by providing help and protection to refugees all over the world."
1955
1955
Year
1955
Laureate
Not awarded
1956
1956
Year
1956
1957
1957
Year
1957
Laureate
Laureate
Lester Bowles Pearson
(1897–1972)
Country
Canada
Citation
"for his crucial contribution to the deployment of a United Nations Emergency Force in the wake of the Suez Crisis."
1958
1958
Year
1958
Laureate
Laureate
Dominique Pire
(1910–1969)
Country
Belgium
Citation
"for his efforts to help refugees to leave their camps and return to a life of freedom and dignity."
1959
1959
Year
1959
Laureate
Laureate
Philip Noel-Baker
(1889–1982)
Country
United Kingdom
Citation
"for his longstanding contribution to the cause of disarmament and peace."
1960
1960
Year
1960
Laureate
Laureate
Albert Luthuli[A]
(1898–1967)
Country
South Africa
Citation
"for his non-violent struggle against apartheid."
1961
1961
Year
1961
Laureate
Laureate
Dag Hammarskjöld[C]
(1905–1961)
Country
Sweden
Citation
"for developing the UN into an effective and constructive international organization, capable of giving life to the principles and aims expressed in the UN Charter."
1962
1962
Year
1962
Laureate
Laureate
Linus Pauling[A]
(1901–1994)
Country
United States
Citation
"for his fight against the nuclear arms race between East and West."
1963
1963
Year
1963
Laureate
Laureate
International Committee of the Red Cross
(founded 1863)
Country
ICRC & IFRC
Citation
"for promoting the principles of the Geneva Convention and cooperation with the UN."
1964
1964
Year
1964
Laureate
Laureate
Martin Luther King Jr.
(1929–1968)
Country
United States
Citation
"for his non-violent struggle for civil rights for the Afro-American population."
Ranked list
Year
Laureate
Country
Citation
Image
Name
1901
Henry Dunant (1828–1910)
Switzerland
"for his humanitarian efforts to help wounded soldiers and create international understanding"
Frédéric Passy (1822–1912)
France
"for his lifelong work for international peace conferences, diplomacy and arbitration."
1902
Élie Ducommun (1833–1906)
Switzerland
"for his untiring and skilful directorship of the Bern Peace Bureau"
Charles Albert Gobat (1843–1914)
"for his eminently practical administration of the Inter-Parliamentary Union."
1903
William Randal Cremer (1828–1908)
United Kingdom
"for his longstanding and devoted effort in favour of the ideas of peace and arbitration."
1904
Institute of International Law (founded 1873)
Belgium
"for its striving in public law to develop peaceful ties between nations and to make the laws of war more humane."
1905
Bertha von Suttner (1843–1914)
Austria-Hungary
"for her audacity to oppose the horrors of war."
1906
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919)
United States
"for his role in bringing to an end the bloody war recently waged between two of the world's great powers, Japan and Russia."
1907
Ernesto Teodoro Moneta (1833–1918)
Italy
"for his work in the press and in peace meetings, both public and private, for an understanding between France and Italy"
Louis Renault (1843–1918)
France
"for his decisive influence upon the conduct and outcome of the Hague and Geneva Conferences."
1908
Klas Pontus Arnoldson (1844–1916)
Sweden
"for their long time work for the cause of peace as politicians, peace society leaders, orators and authors."
Fredrik Bajer (1837–1922)
Denmark
1909
Auguste Beernaert (1829–1912)
Belgium
"for their prominent position in the international movement for peace and arbitration."
Paul Henri d'Estournelles de Constant (1852–1924)
France
1910
Permanent International Peace Bureau (founded 1891)
Several
"for acting as a link between the peace societies of the various countries, and helping them to organize the world rallies of the international peace movement."
1911
Tobias Asser (1838–1913)
Netherlands
"for his role as co-founder of the Institut de droit international, initiator of the Conferences on International Private Law (Conférences de Droit international privé) at the Hague, and pioneer in the field of international legal relations"
Alfred Fried (1864–1921)
Austria-Hungary
"for his effort to expose and fight what he considers to be the main cause of war, namely, the anarchy in international relations."
1912
Elihu Root[A] (1845–1937)
United States
"for bringing about better understanding between the countries of North and South America and initiating important arbitration agreements between the United States and other countries."
1913
Henri La Fontaine (1854–1943)
Belgium
"for his unparalleled contribution to the organization of peaceful internationalism."
1914
Not awarded due to World War I.
1915
1916
1917
International Committee of the Red Cross (founded 1863)
International Committee of the Red Cross
"for the efforts to take care of wounded soldiers and prisoners of war and their families."
1918
Not awarded due to World War I.
1919
Woodrow Wilson[A] (1856–1924)
United States
"for his role as founder of the League of Nations."
1920
Léon Bourgeois (1851–1925)
France
"for his longstanding contribution to the cause of peace and justice and his prominent role in the establishment of the League of Nations."
1921
Hjalmar Branting (1860–1925)
Sweden
"for their lifelong contributions to the cause of peace and organized internationalism."
Christian Lange (1869–1938)
Norway
1922
Fridtjof Nansen (1861–1930)
Norway
"for his leading role in the repatriation of prisoners of war, in international relief work and as the League of Nations' High Commissioner for refugees."
1923
Not awarded
1924
1925
Sir Austen Chamberlain[A] (1863–1937)
United Kingdom
"for his crucial role in bringing about the Locarno Treaty."
Charles G. Dawes[A] (1865–1951)
United States
"for his crucial role in bringing about the Dawes Plan."
1926
Aristide Briand (1862–1932)
France
"for their crucial role in bringing about the Locarno Treaty."
Gustav Stresemann (1878–1929)
Germany
1927
Ferdinand Buisson (1841–1932)
France
"for their contribution to the emergence in France and Germany of a public opinion which favours peaceful international cooperation."
Ludwig Quidde (1858–1941)
Germany
1928
Not awarded
1929
Frank Billings Kellogg[A] (1856–1937)
United States
"for his crucial role in bringing about the Kellogg-Briand Pact."
1930
Nathan Söderblom (1866–1931)
Sweden
"for promoting Christian unity and helping create 'that new attitude of mind which is necessary if peace between nations is to become reality'."
1931
Jane Addams (1860–1935)
United States
"for their assiduous effort to revive the ideal of peace and to rekindle the spirit of peace in their own nation and in the whole of mankind."
Nicholas Murray Butler (1862–1947)
1932
Not awarded
1933
Sir Norman Angell[A] (1872–1967)
United Kingdom
"for having exposed by his pen the illusion of war and presented a convincing plea for international cooperation and peace."
1934
Arthur Henderson (1863–1935)
United Kingdom
"for his untiring struggle and his courageous efforts as Chairman of the League of Nations Disarmament Conference 1931-34."
1935
Carl von Ossietzky[A][B] (1889–1938)
Germany
"for his burning love for freedom of thought and expression and his valuable contribution to the cause of peace."
1936
Carlos Saavedra Lamas (1878–1959)
Argentina
"for his role as father of the Argentine Antiwar Pact of 1933, which he also used as a means to mediate peace between Paraguay and Bolivia in 1935."
1937
The Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (1864–1958)
United Kingdom
"for his tireless effort in support of the League of Nations, disarmament and peace."
· Laureates by category
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Men
Men
Category
Men
Total
93
Women
Women
Category
Women
Total
20
International organizations
International organizations
Category
International organizations
Total
27
Not awarded
Not awarded
Category
Not awarded
Total
19
Ranked list
Category
Total
Men
93
Women
20
International organizations
27
Not awarded
19
· Laureates per country
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United States
United States
Country
United States
Laureates
23
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Country
United Kingdom
Laureates
12
Switzerland
Switzerland
Country
Switzerland
Laureates
11
United Nations / League of Nations
United Nations / League of Nations
Country
United Nations / League of Nations
Laureates
10
France
France
Country
France
Laureates
9
Sweden
Sweden
Country
Sweden
Laureates
5
Belgium
Belgium
Country
Belgium
Laureates
4
Germany / West Germany
Germany / West Germany
Country
Germany / West Germany
Laureates
4
South Africa
South Africa
Country
South Africa
Laureates
4
Russia / Soviet Union
Russia / Soviet Union
Country
Russia / Soviet Union
Laureates
4
Israel
Israel
Country
Israel
Laureates
3
India
India
Country
India
Laureates
3
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Country
Austria-Hungary
Laureates
2
Norway
Norway
Country
Norway
Laureates
2
Netherlands
Netherlands
Country
Netherlands
Laureates
2
Argentina
Argentina
Country
Argentina
Laureates
2
Canada
Canada
Country
Canada
Laureates
2
Ireland
Ireland
Country
Ireland
Laureates
2
Egypt
Egypt
Country
Egypt
Laureates
2
Poland
Poland
Country
Poland
Laureates
2
East Timor
East Timor
Country
East Timor
Laureates
2
Iran
Iran
Country
Iran
Laureates
2
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Country
Bangladesh
Laureates
2
Liberia
Liberia
Country
Liberia
Laureates
2
Japan
Japan
Country
Japan
Laureates
2
Italy
Italy
Country
Italy
Laureates
1
Denmark
Denmark
Country
Denmark
Laureates
1
North Vietnam
North Vietnam
Country
North Vietnam
Laureates
1
Palestine
Palestine
Country
Palestine
Laureates
1
Mexico
Mexico
Country
Mexico
Laureates
1
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Country
Costa Rica
Laureates
1
Myanmar
Myanmar
Country
Myanmar
Laureates
1
Guatemala
Guatemala
Country
Guatemala
Laureates
1
South Korea
South Korea
Country
South Korea
Laureates
1
Ghana
Ghana
Country
Ghana
Laureates
1
Kenya
Kenya
Country
Kenya
Laureates
1
Finland
Finland
Country
Finland
Laureates
1
China
China
Country
China
Laureates
1
Yemen
Yemen
Country
Yemen
Laureates
1
European Union
European Union
Country
European Union
Laureates
1
Pakistan
Pakistan
Country
Pakistan
Laureates
1
Tunisia
Tunisia
Country
Tunisia
Laureates
1
Colombia
Colombia
Country
Colombia
Laureates
1
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Laureates
1
Iraq
Iraq
Country
Iraq
Laureates
1
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Country
Ethiopia
Laureates
1
Philippines
Philippines
Country
Philippines
Laureates
1
Belarus
Belarus
Country
Belarus
Laureates
1
Ukraine
Ukraine
Country
Ukraine
Laureates
1
Romania
Romania
Country
Romania
Laureates
1
Tibet
Tibet
Country
Tibet
Laureates
1
Venezuela
Venezuela
Country
Venezuela
Laureates
1
Ranked list
Country
Laureates
United States
23
United Kingdom
12
Switzerland
11
United Nations / League of Nations
10
France
9
Sweden
5
Belgium
4
Germany / West Germany
4
South Africa
4
Russia / Soviet Union
4
Israel
3
India
3
Austria-Hungary
2
Norway
2
Netherlands
2
Argentina
2
Canada
2
Ireland
2
Egypt
2
Poland
2
East Timor
2
Iran
2
Bangladesh
2
Liberia
2
Japan
2
Italy
1
Denmark
1
North Vietnam
1
Palestine
1
Mexico
1
Costa Rica
1
Myanmar
1
Guatemala
1
South Korea
1
Ghana
1
Kenya
1
Finland
1
China
1
Yemen
1
European Union
1
Pakistan
1
Tunisia
1
Colombia
1
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1
Iraq
1
Ethiopia
1
Philippines
1
Belarus
1
Ukraine
1
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