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. 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 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.

Physiology or Medicine

Three Latin Americans have been given the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Literature

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

Peace

Six Latin Americans have been given the Nobel Peace Prize.

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

References

1. Lists of Nobel laureates
2. List of Nobel laureates by country
3. List of Nobel laureates by university affiliation
4. List of Indian Nobel laureates
5. List of Nobel laureates
6. List of Polish Nobel laureates
7. List of Nobel laureates in Chemistry
8. List of Muslim Nobel laureates
9. List of Jewish Nobel laureates
10. List of Israeli Nobel laureates
11. List of black Nobel laureates
12. List of Bengali Nobel laureates
13. List of Chinese Nobel laureates
14. List of Nobel laureates in Physics
15. List of Nobel Peace Prize laureates
16. List of Nobel laureates in Literature
17. List of African Nobel laureates
18. List of Russian Nobel laureates
19. List of female Nobel laureates
20. List of Pakistani Nobel laureates