List of Latin American Nobel laureates
The Nobel Prize is an annual, international prize first awarded in 1901 for achievements in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace, with an associated prize in Economics awarded since 1969.[1] As of November 2022, Nobel Prizes had been awarded to 954 individuals,[2] of whom 17 were Latin American recipients (1.7% of the 954 individual recipients).
Latin Americans have received awards in four of the six award categories: six in Literature (35.3% of the Latin recipients), six in Peace (35.3%), three in Physiology or Medicine (17.6%), and two in Chemistry (11.8%). The first Latin American recipient, Carlos Saavedra Lamas, was awarded the Peace Prize in 1936. The most recent, Juan Manuel Santos, was awarded the Peace Prize in 2016.
Among the Latin American laureates, two served as heads of state or government of their respective countries upon receiving the Nobel Prize. Those include Óscar Arias Sánchez of Costa Rica and Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia, who were presidents; both of them were awarded the Peace Prize.
Chemistry
Two Latin Americans have been given the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
| Year | Image | Laureate | Country | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Luis F. Leloir | Argentina | [3] First Hispanic to win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry | |
| 1995 | Mario J. Molina | Mexico |
Physiology or Medicine
Three Latin Americans have been given the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
| Year | Image | Laureate | Country | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Bernardo Alberto Houssay | Argentina | First Latin American to win a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine | |
| 1980 | Baruj Benacerraf | Venezuela United States |
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| 1984 | César Milstein | Argentina United Kingdom |
Literature
Six Latin Americans have been given the Nobel Prize in Literature.
| Year | Image | Laureate | Country | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Gabriela Mistral | Chile | First Latin American to win a Nobel Prize in literature | |
| 1967 | Miguel Ángel Asturias | Guatemala | ||
| 1971 | Pablo Neruda | Chile | ||
| 1982 | Gabriel García Márquez | Colombia | ||
| 1990 | Octavio Paz | Mexico | ||
| 2010 | Mario Vargas Llosa | Peru |
Peace
Six Latin Americans have been given the Nobel Peace Prize.
| Year | Image | Laureate | Country | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Carlos Saavedra Lamas | Argentina | First Latin American to win a Nobel Prize, first Hispanic to win a Nobel Peace Prize | |
| 1980 | Adolfo Pérez Esquivel | Argentina | [4] | |
| 1982 | Alfonso García Robles | Mexico | ||
| 1987 | Óscar Arias Sánchez | Costa Rica | ||
| 1992 | Rigoberta Menchú | Guatemala | ||
| 2016 | Juan Manuel Santos | Colombia |
See also
- List of Argentine Nobel laureates
- List of Spanish Nobel laureates
- List of Asian Nobel laureates
- List of Jewish Nobel laureates
References
- ^ "Nobel Prize" (2007), in Encyclopædia Britannica, accessed 14 November 2007, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online:
An additional award, the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, was established in 1968 by the Bank of Sweden and was first awarded in 1969
- ^ "All Nobel Laureates". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
- ^ "Biography of Luis Leloir". Nobelprize.org. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- ^ "Adofo Pérez Esquivel". Nobel Prize Committee.