
The Nobel Prizes and theNobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, which began in 1969, is a set of award based onAlfred Nobel's will given to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to mankind." Since 1901, the prestigious Swedish Prize have been awarded 609 times to 975 people and27 organizations including a Vietnamese diplomat.
The first and only Vietnamese Nobel laureate wasLê Đức Thọ when he was awarded the1973 Nobel Peace Prize jointly withHenry Kissinger.[1] But, Tho rejected the awarded claiming "peace has not yet really been established in South Vietnam."[2][3]
| Year | Image | Laureate | Born | Died | Field | Citation | Nominator(s) |
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| Citizens | |||||||
| 1973 | ![]() | Lê Đức Thọ[a] | 14 October 1911 Nam Trực,Nam Định, French Indochina | 13 October 1990 Hanoi, Vietnam | Peace | "for jointly havingnegotiated a cease fire in Vietnam in 1973."[5] (awarded together with American diplomatHenry Kissinger) | |
The following Vietnam-based organizations are members of a larger organization that are Nobel laureates.
| Year | Image | Individual/ organization | Born | Laureate organization | Citation | Nominator(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peace | |||||||
| 1963 | Vietnam Red Cross Society | founded on 23 November 1946 inỨng Hòa,Hanoi,North Vietnam (now Hanoi, Vietnam) | League of Red Cross Societies (withInternational Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)) | "for promoting the principles of theGeneva Convention and cooperation with theU.N."[6] |
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Since 1967, Vietnamese citizens started receiving nominations for the prestigious Swedish Prize in any category. The following list are the nominees with verified nominations from theNobel Committee and recognized international organizations. There are also other purported nominees whose nominations are yet to be verified since the archives are revealed 50 years after,[7] among them:
| Image | Nominee | Born | Died | Years Nominated | Citation | Nominator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physiology or Medicine | ||||||
| Alexandre Yersin[c] | 22 September 1863 inAubonne,Vaud, Switzerland | 1 March 1943 inNha Trang,Khánh Hòa,French Indochina | 1904 | "for his discovery of the plaguebacillus."[11] | Jaques-Louis Reverdin (1842–1929) | |
| Literature | ||||||
| Hồ Hữu Tường | c. 1910 in Thường Thạnh,Cái Răng,Cần Thơ,French Indochina | 26 June 1980 inHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 1969 | [12] | Đông Hồ (1906–1969) | |
| Vũ Hoàng Chương | 5 May 1915 in Phù Ủng,Ân Thi,Hưng Yên,French Indochina | 6 September 1976 inHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 1972 | [13] | Thanh Lãng (1924–1978) | |
| Peace | ||||||
| Thích Nhất Hạnh | 11 October 1926 Huế,Thừa Thiên Huế,French Indochina | 22 January 2022 Huế, Vietnam | 1967 | "for his lifelong efforts to promote peace, social justice and reconciliation in betweenNorth andSouth Vietnam."[14] | George McTurnan Kahin (1918–2000) | |
(1929–1968) | ||||||
| Walter Nash (1882–1968) | ||||||
| Jim Cairns (1914–2003) | ||||||
| John G. Dow (1905–2003) | ||||||
| Lawrence Fuchs (1927–2013) | ||||||
| Horace L. Friess (1900–1975) | ||||||
![]() | Lê Đức Thọ | 14 October 1911 inNam Trực,Nam Định,French Indochina | 13 October 1990 inHanoi, Vietnam | 1972 | [15] | John Sanness (1913–1984) |
| Trần Minh Tiết | 28 December 1922 inCam Lộ,Quảng Trị,French Indochina | 18 April 1986 inMonterey Park, California, United States | 1972 | [15] | Vietnamese professors and members of the South Vietnamese government | |
| Thích Quảng Độ | 27 November 1928 in Thành Châu,Thái Bình,French Indochina | 22 February 2020 inHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 1978 | "[withQuang] for their non-violent struggle for human rights and opposition against the Communist regime in Vietnam."[16] |
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| 2013 | "[withLý] for their selfless devotion in the pursuit of peaceful political reform and respect for fundamental freedoms in Vietnam."[17] |
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| Thích Huyền Quang | 19 September 1919 An Nhơn,Bình Định,French Indochina | 5 July 2008 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 1978 | "[withĐộ] for their non-violent struggle for human rights and opposition against the Communist regime in Vietnam."[16][18] |
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| 2008 | "for his non-violent combat for freedom and justice amidst intimidation and imprisonment for three decades, inspiring Vietnamese of all generations and helping them to overcome fear."[19] | 60 members of theEuropean Parliament | ||||
| 67 members of theItalian Parliament | ||||||
| members of theUnited States Congress | ||||||
| 12 Vietnamese women (part of the1000 PeaceWomen)[d] | began in 2003 inBern, Switzerland | 2005 | "in recognition of women's efforts and visibility in promoting peace all over the world."[20] | Ruth-Gaby Vermont-Mangold (b. 1941) | ||
| Nguyễn Văn Lý | 15 May 1946 Vĩnh Chấp,Vĩnh Linh,Quảng Trị,State of Vietnam | — | 2013 | "[withĐộ] for their selfless devotion in the pursuit of peaceful political reform and respect for fundamental freedoms in Vietnam."[17][18][21] |
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