Famous Nobel Peace Prize - List of Famous Nobel Peace Prize - page 4

Peace is something the whole world has been craving for, since time immemorial, be it between nations or individuals belonging to a family. The world has witnessed several man-made catastrophes over the past two centuries, in the form of wars, shootouts, mass suicides, terrorist attacks and many other unfortunate incidents. In these turbulent times, when the growing tensions between many countries are giving rise to speculations such as the possibility of World War III, a few individuals are trying hard to promote peace. The Nobel Peace Prize is an initiative aimed at appreciating their efforts. Activist Martin Luther King Jr, writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mother Teresa and Rudyard Kipling are a few Nobel Peace Prize winners. Mother Teresa founded the ‘Missionaries of Charity’ several decades ago. Based in India, this NGO has been responsible for the rescue and rehabilitation of hundreds of orphaned children. Martin Luther King Jr has fought tooth and nail against the oppression of the blacks and he still continues to be a hero.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Rudyard Kipling and Mother Teresa are a few Nobel Peace Prize winners.

The Most Famous Nobel Peace Prize

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Emily Greene BalchJanuary 8, 1867AmericanEmily Greene Balch was an American economist, sociologist and pacifist who won the 1946 Nobel Peace Prize
Norman BorlaugMarch 25, 1914AmericanNorman Borlaug was an American biologist known as the “Father of the Green Revolution”
Henry DunantMay 8, 1828SwissHenry Dunant or Jean Henri Dunant was a Swiss social and peace activist who founded the Red Cross and was the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize
Muhammad YunusJune 28, 1940BangladeshiMuhammad Yunus is the founder of the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh and the recipient of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize
Wangari MaathaiApril 1, 1940KenyanWangari Maathai was an environmentalist who won the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize Award
Barack ObamaAugust 4, 1961AmericanBarack Obama was the 44th President of the United States
Aung San Suu KyiJune 19, 1945BurmeseAung San Suu Kyi is the flag bearer of the pro-democracy movement in Myanmar
Albert SchweitzerJanuary 14, 1875FrenchAlbert Schweitzer was a German born French theologian, organist, philosopher, physician, and medical missionary
David TrimbleOctober 15, 1944BritishDavid Trimble is a British politician who was instrumental in finding a peaceful solution to the ongoing conflict in Northern Ireland
Ralph BuncheAugust 7, 1903AmericanRalph Bunche was an American political scientist and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in Palestine
Rigoberta Menchú

Rigoberta Menchú

Rigoberta Menchu has dedicated her life for betterment of the people of her nation and is credited to bring an end to Guatemalan Civil War

David Trimble

David Trimble is a British politician who was instrumental in finding a peaceful solution to the ongoing conflict in Northern Ireland

BritishOctober 15, 1944214 views

Juan Manuel Santos

Juan Manuel Santos is the 32nd President of Colombia and is known for his aggressive stance on rooting out terrorism from the country

ColombianAugust 10, 1951118 views

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the current President of Liberia; she is Africa’s first elected female head of state

LiberianOctober 29, 1938139 views

Lech Walesa

Lech Walesa is a former Polish labour activist turned politician, who rose to become the President of the country

PolishSeptember 29, 1943151 views

Kofi Annan

Kofi Annan was the seventh secretary general of the United Nations

GhanaianApril 8, 1938157 views

Kim Dae Jung

Kim Dae Jung is a former Korean President and a Nobel Peace prize winner

John Hume

John Hume is famous as the founding member of the Social Democratic and Labor Party in Ireland

IrishJanuary 18, 1937113 views

Alva Myrdal

Alva Myrdal was a Swedish politician, diplomat and sociologist, best remembered as the winner of 1982 Nobel Prize for Peace

SwedishJanuary 31, 1902200 views