Nobel Peace Prize Winners

In 1994, this anti-apartheid campaigner became South Africa's first black president

Alongside the above, this former South African president also won the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize for his part in ending apartheid

This former leader of the Soviet Union was credited for his role in ending the Cold War

This former US Vice-President was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in spreading awareness about global warming

This Pakistani education activist was shot by the Taliban in 2012 while campaigning for female education

In 1919, this former US President was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize as the principal founder of the League of Nations

After twenty years of hostility, this Ethiopian prime minister was credited with resolving the Ethiopian-Eritrean border conflict in 2018

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)

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

Between 1989 and 2010, this pro-democracy activist was placed under extended house arrest by Myanmar's military junta

This trade union official was the leader of Poland's Solidarity movement, and later became the country's first democratically-elected president

This Ghanaian diplomat received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001 for his work as Secretary-General of the United Nations

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

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

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)

Despite being known for her humanitarian work in India, this famous nun was actually born in present-day North Macedonia

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

For her efforts in advancing women's rights, this first female president of Liberia was awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize

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

According to Tom Lehrer, satire died when this former US Secretary of State was awarded the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize