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Nobel Prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfr ...
is an annual, international prize first awarded in 1901 for achievements in
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, Chemistry,
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,
Literature Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include ...
, and
Peace Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. ...
, with an associated prize in
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awarded since 1969."Nobel Prize
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'', accessed 14 November 2007, from ''Encyclopædia Britannica Online'': As of November 2022, Nobel Prizes had been awarded to 954 individuals, of whom 17 were Latin American recipients (1.7% of the 954 individual recipients).
Latin Americans Latin Americans ( es, Latinoamericanos; pt, Latino-americanos; ) are the citizens of Latin American countries (or people with cultural, ancestral or national origins in Latin America). Latin American countries and their diasporas are multi-et ...
have received awards in three 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 Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (; born 10 August 1951) is a Colombian politician who was the President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018. He was the sole recipient of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize. An economist by profession and a journalist by trade ...
, was awarded the Peace Prize in 2016. Among the Latin American laureates, two served as
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of their respective countries upon receiving the Nobel Prize. Those include Óscar Arias Sánchez of Costa Rica and
Juan Manuel Santos Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (; born 10 August 1951) is a Colombian politician who was the President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018. He was the sole recipient of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize. An economist by profession and a journalist by trade ...
of Colombia, who were presidents; both of them were awarded the Peace Prize.


Chemistry

Two Latin Americans have been given the
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Physiology or Medicine

Three Latin Americans have been given the
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.


Literature

Six Latin Americans have been given the Nobel Prize in Literature.


Peace

Six Latin Americans have been given the
Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor and armaments (military weapons and equipment) manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiolog ...
.


See also

* List of Argentine Nobel laureates * List of Spanish Nobel laureates * List of Asian Nobel laureates * List of Jewish Nobel laureates *
List of Muslim Nobel laureates As of 2021, thirteen Nobel Prize laureates have been Muslims, more than half in the 21st century. Seven of the thirteen laureates have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, while three have been for the sciences. The recipient of the 1979 Nobel P ...


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