List of Vietnamese Nobel laureates and nominees

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The first and only Vietnamese Nobel laureate was Lê Đức Thọ when he was awarded the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Henry Kissinger. [1] But, Tho rejected the awarded claiming "peace has not yet really been established in South Vietnam." [2] [3]

Laureates

Recognized laureates

YearImageLaureateBornDiedFieldCitationNominator(s)
Citizens
1973 LeDucTho1973 (cropped1).jpg Lê Đức Thọ [lower-alpha 1] 14 October 1911
Nam Trực, Nam Định, Vietnam		13 October 1990
Hanoi, Vietnam		Peace"for jointly having negotiated a cease fire in Vietnam in 1973." [5]
(awarded together with American diplomat Henry Kissinger)

Members of laureate organizations

The following Vietnam-based organizations are members of a larger organization that are Nobel laureates.

YearImageIndividual/
organization		BornLaureate organizationCitationNominator(s)
Peace
1963 Viet Nam Red Cross Society founded on 23 November 1946 in Ứng Hòa, Hanoi, Vietnam League of Red Cross Societies
(with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC))		"for promoting the principles of the Geneva Convention and cooperation with the U.N." [6]

Nominations

Nominees

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 the Nobel 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 Nguyễn Chí Thiện [8] (for Literature), Nguyễn Quang Hồng [9] (for Literature), Xuân Diệu (for Literature), Bảo Ninh (for Literature), Kim Thúy (for Literature), Đàm Thanh Sơn (for Physics), Minh-Quảng Trần (for Physics), Trần Thanh Vân (for Physics), Cardinal Nguyễn Văn Thuận (for Peace), 2013 convicted Vietnamese dissidents (for Peace), Amanda Nguyen (for Peace), Lê Công Định (for Peace) and Phạm Đoan Trang [10] (for Peace).

ImageNomineeBornDiedYears NominatedCitationNominator(s)
Physiology or Medicine
Yersin 1893 bis (cropped).jpg Alexandre Yersin [lower-alpha 3] 22 September 1863 in Aubonne, Vaud, Switzerland1 March 1943 in Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa, Vietnam1904"for his discovery of the plague bacillus." [11] Jaques-Louis Reverdin
(1842–1929)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Literature
Dan-bieu don-vi I Do Thanh Saigon, Ho Huu Tuong.jpg Hồ Hữu Tườngc. 1910 in Thường Thạnh, Cái Răng, Cần Thơ, Vietnam26 June 1980 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 1969 [12] Đông Hồ
(1906–1969)
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam
Portrait of poet Vu Hoang Chuong (cropped2).jpg Vũ Hoàng Chương5 May 1915 in Phù Ủng, Ân Thi, Hưng Yên, Vietnam6 September 1976 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 1972 [13] Thanh Lãng
(1924–1978)
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam
Peace
Thich Nhat Hanh 12 (cropped3).jpg Thích Nhất Hạnh 11 October 1926
Huế, Thừa Thiên Huế, Vietnam		22 January 2022
Huế, Thừa Thiên-Huế, Vietnam		1967"for his lifelong efforts to promote peace, social justice and reconciliation in between North and South Vietnam." [14] George McTurnan Kahin
(1918–2000)
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Nobel prize medal.svg Martin Luther King Jr.
(1929–1968)
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Walter Nash
(1882–1968)
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Jim Cairns
(1914–2003)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
John G. Dow
(1905–2003)
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Lawrence Fuchs
(1927–2013)
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Horace L. Friess
(1900–1975)
Flag of the United States.svg United States
LeDucTho1973 (cropped1).jpg Lê Đức Thọ 14 October 1911 in Nam Trực, Nam Định, Vietnam13 October 1990 in Hanoi, Vietnam1972 [15] John Sanness
(1913–1984)
Flag of Norway.svg Norway
Trần Minh Tiết 28 December 1922 in Cam Lộ, Quảng Trị, Vietnam18 April 1986 in Monterey Park, California, United States1972 [15] Vietnamese professors and members of the South Vietnamese government
BLANK ICON (cropped).png Thích Quảng Độ 27 November 1928 in Thành Châu, Thái Bình, Vietnam22 February 2020 in Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam1978"[with Quang] for their non-violent struggle for human rights and opposition against the Communist regime in Vietnam." [16]
2013 "[with Lý] for their selfless devotion in the pursuit of peaceful political reform and respect for fundamental freedoms in Vietnam." [17]
BLANK ICON (cropped).png Thích Huyền Quang 19 September 1919
An Nhơn, Bình Định, Vietnam		5 July 2005
Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam		1978"[with Độ] for their non-violent struggle for human rights and opposition against the Communist regime in Vietnam." [16] [18]
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 the European Parliament
67 members of the Italian Parliament
members of the United States Congress
Women logo.png 12 Vietnamese women (part of the 1000 PeaceWomen) [lower-alpha 4] began in 2003 in Bern, Switzerland 2005 "in recognition of women's efforts and visibility in promoting peace all over the world." [20] Ruth-Gaby Vermont-Mangold
(b. 1941)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
BLANK ICON (cropped).png Nguyễn Văn Lý 15 May 1946
Vĩnh Chấp, Vĩnh Linh, Quảng Trị, Vietnam		— 2013 "[with Độ] for their selfless devotion in the pursuit of peaceful political reform and respect for fundamental freedoms in Vietnam." [17] [18] [21]

Notes

  1. ↑ Lê Đức Thọ declined the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize, claiming that peace had not yet been established, and that the United States and the South Vietnamese governments were in violation of the Paris Peace Accords. He became the first Asian laureate and first to decline the Peace Prize. [4]
  2. ↑ The other nominators of the Red Cross Socities include: 36 members of the Norwegian Parliament, 4 professors at the University of Oslo, 92 members of the Swedish Parliament, members of the Danish Parliament, the International Committee of the Red Cross, Einar Gerhardsen (1897–1987), Sjur Lindebrække (1909–1998), Sverre Steen (1898–1983), Johannes Andenæs (1912–2003), Rickard Sandler (1884–1964), and Sir Anthony Eden (1897–1977).
  3. ↑ Alexandre Yersin, a Swiss-French physician and bacteriologist, has been living since 1890 in French Indochina and took up residence in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
  4. ↑ The 12 Vietnamese women who formed part in the 1000 PeaceWomen were Bùi Tiến Dũng (b. 1959), Đào Thị Bích Vân (?), Dương Thu Hương (b. 1947), Hà Thị Khiết (b. 1950), Lê Thị Quý (b. 1950), Nguyễn Thanh Hiện (b. 1940), Nguyễn Thị Bình (b. 1929), Nguyễn Thị Hoài Thu (b. 1943), Nguyễn Thị Hòe (b. 1946), Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Phượng (b. 1944), Trần Thị Lành (?) and Trần Bạch Thu Hà (b. 1949).

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References

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  5. ↑ The Nobel Peace Prize 1973 Archived 2020-05-22 at the Wayback Machine nobelprize.org
  6. ↑ The Nobel Peace Prize 1963 Archived 2021-07-23 at the Wayback Machine nobelprize.org
  7. ↑ Nomination and selection of Nobel Peace Prize laureates Archived 2018-12-24 at the Wayback Machine nobelprize.org
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  11. ↑ Nomination archive – Alexandre Yersin Archived 2023-02-19 at the Wayback Machine nobelprize.org
  12. ↑ Nomination archive – Ho Huu Tuong Archived 2022-09-28 at the Wayback Machine nobelprize.org
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