List of Nobel Peace Prize laureates by age

This is a list of Nobel Peace Prize laureates by age. Note that this page only counts individuals. Not on the list below are the Peace Prize winning companies, corporations, etc...

To allow for the differing amount of leap years within the life of each laureate, two measures of longevity are given. The first is the number of days lived by the laureate. Following that comes the number of whole years the laureate lived, and days past their last birthday. Where the person in question is still living, the longevity is calculated up to .

Overview

The median age for a person winning the Nobel Peace Prize is 63 years and 3 months, which falls between Mohamed ElBaradei and Woodrow Wilson. The youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize was Mairead Corrigan, who won the 1976 prize at the age of 32 years, 318 days. The oldest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize was Joseph Rotblat, who won the 1995 prize at the age of 87 years, 36 days.

The Peace Prize laureate who lived the longest after receiving the prize was Norman Borlaug. Borlaug died 38 years, 276 days after he received his prize, at the age of 95 years, 171 days. The next in line to tie this is Henry Kissinger, who received the prize in 1973. Should Kissinger live to 12 September 2012, he would tie Borlaug's record. Kissinger's age on that date would be .

The oldest living Peace Prize laureate is Nelson Mandela (born 18 July 1918), at the age of . The youngest living Peace Prize laureate is Barack Obama (born 4 August 1961), at the age of .

The longest lived Peace Prize laureate was Joseph Rotblat, who lived to the age of 96 years, 300 days. If oldest living Peace Prize laureate Nelson Mandela lives to 14 May 2015, he will tie this record. The shortest lived Peace Prize laureate was Martin Luther King, Jr., who was assassinated at the age of 39 years, 80 days. The 2nd-shortest lived Peace Prize laureate was Carl von Ossietzky, who died of tuberculosis at the age of 48 years, 213 days.

List of Nobel Peace Prize laureates by age

#	Laureate	Date of birth	Date of award	Age upon receiving award	Days lived after receiving award	Date of death	Lifespan
1	Dunant, HenryHenry Dunant	1828-05-08		73-216	03,246 days	1910-10-30	days ()
2	Passy, FredericFrédéric Passy	1822-05-20		79-204	03,837 days	1912-06-12	days ()
3	Ducommun, ElieÉlie Ducommun	1833-02-19		69-294	01,458 days	1906-12-07	days ()
4	Gobat, CharlesCharles A. Gobat	1843-05-21		59-203	04,114 days	1914-03-16	days ()
5	Cremer, WilliamWilliam R. Cremer	1828-03-18		75-267	01,686 days	1908-07-22	days ()
6	von Suttner, BerthaBertha von Suttner	1843-06-09		62-184	03,115 days	1914-06-21	days ()
7	Roosevelt, TheodoreTheodore Roosevelt	1858-10-27		48-044	04,410 days	1919-01-06	days ()
8	Moneta, ErnestoErnesto T. Moneta	1833-09-20		74-081	03,715 days	1918-02-10	days ()
9	Renault, LouisLouis Renault	1843-05-21		64-203	03,713 days	1918-02-08	days ()
10	Arnoldson, KlasKlas P. Arnoldson	1844-10-27		64-044	02,628 days	1916-02-20	days ()
11	Bajer, FredrikFredrik Bajer	1837-04-21		71-233	04,791 days	1922-01-22	days ()
12	Beernaert, AugusteAuguste Beernaert	1829-07-26		80-137	01,031 days	1912-10-06	days ()
13	de Constant, PaulPaul de Constant	1852-11-22		57-018	05,270 days	1924-05-15	days ()
14	Asser, TobiasTobias Asser	1838-04-28		73-226	00,597 days	1913-07-29	days ()
15	Fried, AlfredAlfred H. Fried	1864-11-11		47-029	03,434 days	1921-05-05	days ()
16	Root, ElihuElihu Root	1845-02-15		67-299	08,825 days	1937-02-07	days ()
17	La Fontaine, HenriHenri La Fontaine	1854-04-22		59-232	10,747 days	1943-05-14	days ()
18	Wilson, WoodrowWoodrow Wilson	1856-12-28		62-347	01,516 days	1924-02-03	days ()
19	Bourgeois, LeonLéon Bourgeois	1851-05-21		69-203	01,754 days	1925-09-29	days ()
20	Branting, HjalmarHjalmar Branting	1860-11-23		61-017	01,172 days	1925-02-24	days ()
21	Lange, ChristianChristian L. Lange	1869-09-17		52-084	06,210 days	1938-12-11	days ()
22	Nansen, FridtjofFridtjof Nansen	1861-10-10		61-061	02,711 days	1930-05-13	days ()
23	Chamberlain, AustenAusten Chamberlain	1863-10-16		62-055	04,115 days	1937-03-17	days ()
24	Dawes, CharlesCharles G. Dawes	1865-08-27		60-105	09,265 days	1951-04-23	days ()
25	Briand, AristideAristide Briand	1862-03-28		64-257	01,914 days	1932-03-07	days ()
26	Stresemann, GustavGustav Stresemann	1878-05-10		48-214	01,028 days	1929-10-03	days ()
27	Buisson, FerdinandFerdinand Buisson	1841-12-20		85-355	01,529 days	1932-02-16	days ()
28	Quidde, LudwigLudwig Quidde	1858-03-23		69-262	04,833 days	1941-03-04	days ()
29	Kellogg, FrankFrank B. Kellogg	1856-12-22		72-353	02,933 days	1937-12-21	days ()
30	Soderblom, NathanNathan Söderblom	1866-01-15		64-329	00,214 days	1931-07-12	days ()
31	Addams, JaneJane Addams	1860-09-06		71-095	01,258 days	1935-05-21	days ()
32	Butler, NicholasNicholas M. Butler	1862-04-02		69-252	05,841 days	1947-12-07	days ()
33	Angell, NormanNorman Angell	1872-12-26		60-349	12,354 days	1967-10-07	days ()
34	Henderson, ArthurArthur Henderson	1863-09-13		71-088	00,314 days	1935-10-20	days ()
35	von Ossietzky, CarlCarl von Ossietzky	1889-10-03		46-068	00,876 days	1938-05-04	days ()
36	Lamas, CarlosCarlos S. Lamas	1878-11-01		58-039	08,181 days	1959-05-05	days ()
37	Cecil, RobertRobert Cecil	1864-09-14		73-087	07,654 days	1958-11-24	days ()
38	Hull, CordellCordell Hull	1871-10-02		74-069	03,512 days	1955-07-23	days ()
39	Balch, EmilyEmily G. Balch	1867-01-08		79-336	05,144 days	1961-01-09	days ()
40	Mott, JohnJohn Mott	1865-05-25		81-199	02,974 days	1955-01-31	days ()
41	Boyd-Orr, JohnJohn Boyd-Orr	1880-09-23		69-078	07,867 days	1971-06-25	days ()
42	Bunche, RalphRalph Bunche	1903-08-07		47-125	07,669 days	1971-12-09	days ()
43	Jouhaux, LeonLéon Jouhaux	1879-07-01		72-162	00,870 days	1954-04-28	days ()
44	Schweitzer, AlbertAlbert Schweitzer	1875-01-14		77-331	04,651 days	1965-09-04	days ()
45	Marshall, GeorgeGeorge Marshall	1880-12-31		72-344	02,136 days	1959-10-16	days ()
46	Pearson, LesterLester B. Pearson	1897-04-23		60-231	05,496 days	1972-12-27	days ()
47	Pire, DominiqueDominique Pire	1910-02-10		48-303	03,704 days	1969-01-30	days ()
48	Noel-Baker, PhilipPhilip Noel-Baker	1889-11-01		70-039	08,338 days	1982-10-08	days ()
49	Lutuli, AlbertAlbert Lutuli	1898-00-00ca. 1898		62-000~62 years	02,414 days	1967-07-21	~69 years
50	Hammarskjold, DagDag Hammarskjöld	1905-07-29		00-000N/A	00,000N/A	1961-09-18	days ()
51	Pauling, LinusLinus Pauling	1901-02-28		61-285	11,575 days	1994-08-19	days ()
52	King, MartinM.L. King, Jr.	1929-01-15		35-330	01,211 days	1968-04-04	days ()
53	Cassin, ReneRené Cassin	1887-10-05		81-066	02,628 days	1976-02-20	days ()
54	Borlaug, NormanNorman Borlaug	1914-03-25		56-260	14,156 days	2009-09-12	days ()
55	Brandt, WillyWilly Brandt	1913-12-18		57-357	07,608 days	1992-10-08	days ()
56	Kissinger, HenryHenry Kissinger	1923-05-27		50-197	days	--	days ()
57	Le, Duc ThoLê Ðức Thọ	1911-10-14		62-057	06,151 days	1990-10-13	days ()
58	MacBride, SeanSeán MacBride	1904-01-26		70-318	04,784 days	1988-01-15	days ()
59	Sato, EisakuEisaku Satō	1901-03-27		73-258	00,175 days	1975-06-03	days ()
60	Sakharov, AndreiAndrei Sakharov	1921-05-21		54-203	05,118 days	1989-12-14	days ()
61	Corrigan, MaireadMairead Corrigan	1944-01-27		32-318	days	--	days ()
62	Williams, BettyBetty Williams	1943-05-22		33-202	days	--	days ()
63	Begin, MenachemMenachem Begin	1913-08-16		65-116	04,838 days	1992-03-09	days ()
64	El Sadat, AnwarAnwar El Sadat	1918-12-25		59-350	01,031 days	1981-10-06	days ()
65	Bojaxhiu, Agnese Mother Teresa	1910-08-26		69-106	06,479 days	1997-09-05	days ()
66	Esquivel, AdolfoAdolfo P. Esquivel	1931-11-26		49-014	days	--	days ()
67	Myrdal, AlvaAlva Myrdal	1902-01-31		80-313	01,149 days	1986-02-01	days ()
68	Robles, AlfonsoAlfonso G. Robles	1911-03-20		71-265	03,188 days	1991-09-02	days ()
69	Walesa, LechLech Wałęsa	1943-09-29		40-072	0 days	--	days ()
70	Tutu, DesmondDesmond Tutu	1931-10-07		53-064	0 days	--	days ()
71	Wiesel, ElieElie Wiesel	1928-09-30		58-071	0 days	--	days ()
72	Arias, OscarÓscar Arias	1940-09-13		47-088	0 days	--	days ()
73	Gyatso, TenzinTenzin Gyatso	1935-07-06		54-157	0 days	--	days ()
74	Gorbachev, MikhailMikhail Gorbachev	1931-03-02		59-283	0 days	--	days ()
75	Suu Kyi, Aung SanAung San Suu Kyi	1945-06-19		46-174	0 days	--	days ()
76	Menchu, RigobertaRigoberta Menchú	1959-01-09		33-336	0 days	--	days ()
77	de Klerk, FrederikFrederik de Klerk	1936-03-18		57-267	0 days	--	days ()
78	Mandela, NelsonNelson Mandela	1918-07-18		75-145	0 days	--	days ()
79	Arafat, YasserYasser Arafat	1929-08-24		65-108	03,624 days	2004-11-11	days ()
80	Peres, ShimonShimon Peres	1923-08-02		71-130	0 days	--	days ()
81	Rabin, YitzhakYitzhak Rabin	1922-03-01		72-284	00,329 days	1995-11-04	days ()
82	Rotblat, JosephJoseph Rotblat	1908-11-04		87-036	03,552 days	2005-08-31	days ()
83	Belo, CarlosCarlos Belo	1948-02-03		48-311	0 days	--	days ()
84	Ramos-Horta, JoseJosé Ramos-Horta	1949-12-26		46-350	0 days	--	days ()
85	Williams, JodyJody Williams	1950-10-09		47-062	0 days	--	days ()
86	Hume, JohnJohn Hume	1937-01-18		61-326	0 days	--	days ()
87	Trimble, DavidDavid Trimble	1944-10-15		54-056	0 days	--	days ()
88	Kim, Dae-jungKim Dae-Jung	1925-12-03		75-007	03,173 days	2009-08-18	days ()
89	Annan, KofiKofi Annan	1938-04-08		63-246	0 days	--	days ()
90	Carter, JimmyJimmy Carter	1924-10-01		78-070	0 days	--	days ()
91	Ebadi, ShirinShirin Ebadi	1947-06-21		56-172	0 days	--	days ()
92	Maathai, WangariWangari Maathai	1940-04-01		64-253	0 days	--	days ()
93	Elbaradei, MohamedMohamed ElBaradei	1942-06-17		63-176	0 days	--	days ()
94	Yunus, MuhammadMuhammad Yunus	1940-06-28		66-165	0 days	--	days ()
95	Gore, AlAl Gore	1948-03-31		59-254	00, days	--	days ()
96	Ahtisaari, MarttiMartti Ahtisaari	1937-06-23		71-170	00, days	--	days ()
97	Obama, BarackBarack Obama	1961-08-04		48-132	00,00 days	--	days ()

#	Laureate	Date of birth	Date of award	Age upon receiving award	Days lived after receiving award	Date of death	Lifespan

Trivia

One person has won the Nobel Peace Prize posthumously. Dag Hammarskjöld won the prize in December of 1961, 3 months after he died.

Births by century
- 19th century: 1st, Frédéric Passy; last, Albert Lutuli (48 total)
- 20th century: 1st, Linus Pauling; most recent, Barack Obama (49 total)

Deaths by century
- 20th century: 1st, Élie Ducommun; last, Mother Teresa (64 total)
- 21st century: 1st, Yasser Arafat; most recent, Norman Borlaug (4 total)

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