Nobel Peace Prize Winners - Statistics

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In 1994, this anti-apartheid campaigner became South Africa's first black president Nelson Mandela
100%
This former leader of the Soviet Union was credited for his role in ending the Cold War Mikhail Gorbachev
91%
This Pakistani education activist was shot by the Taliban in 2012 while campaigning for female education Malala Yousafzai
83%
This former US Vice-President was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in spreading awareness about global warming Al Gore
78%
Despite being known for her humanitarian work in India, this famous nun was actually born in present-day North Macedonia Mother Teresa
78%
According to Tom Lehrer, satire died when this former US Secretary of State was awarded the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize Henry Kissinger
74%
In the same year that racial segregation was formally outlawed in the United States, this non-violent civil rights activist won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize Martin Luther King
74%
In 1919, this former US President was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize as the principal founder of the League of Nations Woodrow Wilson
74%
The first black Archbishop of Cape Town, this South African Anglican was awarded the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent anti-apartheid activism Desmond Tutu
70%
This trade union official was the leader of Poland's Solidarity movement, and later became the country's first democratically-elected president Lech Wałęsa
70%
In 1994, these three men were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts in normalising Israeli-Palestinian relations through the Oslo Accords (name any one of them) Yasser Arafat / Yitzhak Rabin / Shimon Peres
70%
In 2012, this international organisation was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for "the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe" over six decades European Union
65%
Alongside the above, this former South African president also won the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize for his part in ending apartheid F.W. de Klerk
57%
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to this humanitarian organisation on three occasions, largely for its role in upholding international humanitarian law and rules of war International Committee of the Red Cross
57%
This Ghanaian diplomat received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001 for his work as Secretary-General of the United Nations Kofi Annan
57%
Between 1989 and 2010, this pro-democracy activist was placed under extended house arrest by Myanmar's military junta Aung San Suu Kyi
52%
This sixth Israeli prime minister and founder of Likud was jointly awarded the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize with Anwar es-Sadat for negotiating peace between Israel and Egypt Menachem Begin
35%
After twenty years of hostility, this Ethiopian prime minister was credited with resolving the Ethiopian-Eritrean border conflict in 2018 Abiy Ahmed
26%
The 1998 Nobel Peace Prize was jointly awarded to these two men for their leading roles in the Northern Irish Good Friday Agreement (name either) John Hume / David Trimble
26%
For her efforts in advancing women's rights, this first female president of Liberia was awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
22%
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