Woodrow Wilson – (1919) For his role in founding the League of Nations, the forerunner of the United Nations.
Albert Schweitzer (1952) For his philosophy of Reverence for life. He founded the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Gabon, west-central Africa.
Martin Luther King (1964). For the peaceful opposition to racial discrimination.
Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan (1976). Co-recipient with Mairead Corrigan for their work founding the Community of Peace People, an organization dedicated to promoting a peaceful resolution to the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Amnesty International (1977) For its work in preventing torture and abuses of human rights.
Mother Teresa (1979) For her work in serving the poor in India and other parts of the world.
Desmond Tutu (1984). For his role in non violently opposing the apartheid system.
Mikhail Gorbachev (1990) For the transition of Soviet Communism to democracy and allowing freedom for Eastern Europe.
Aung San Suu Kyi (1991) Burmese Opposition leader committed to democracy.
Nelson Mandela (1993). Awarded jointly with F W de Klerk, Nelson Mandela was awarded the peace prize for his role in ending apartheid and making a peaceful transition to full democracy.
Kofi Annan (2001) United Nations Secretary General from 1997-2007. For his work at promoting peace and conflict resolution. Personally great skills in mediation and remaining calm.
Shirin Ebadi. (2003) Iranian lawyer working for human rights in Iran.
Nobel Prize winners – Winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, such as Mikhail Gorbachev, Desmond Tutu and Mother Teresa.
Famous pacifists – People who refused to fight and people who supported different forms of pacifism. Includes Leo Tolstoy, Albert Einstein and Mahatma Gandhi.
People who promoted world peace – People who have made a great contribution to creating a more peaceful world. Including Mahatma Gandhi, Leo Tolstoy, Malala Yousafzai Pope John Paul II and Mikhail Gorbachev.
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