| 1967 Nobel Peace Prize | |
| Presenter: | Norwegian Nobel Committee |
| Year: | 1901 |
| Location: | Oslo, Norway |
| Previous: | 1966 |
| Main: | Nobel Peace Prize |
| Next: | 1968 |
The 1967 Nobel Peace Prize was not awarded because the Norwegian Nobel Committee decided that none of the nominations met the criteria in Nobel's will. Instead, the prize money was allocated with 1/3 to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section.[1]
In total, the Norwegian Nobel Committee received 95 nominations for 37 individuals and 10 organizations such as Vinoba Bhave, Grenville Clark, Norman Cousins, Danilo Dolci, Pope Paul VI, Bertrand Russell (awarded the 1950 Nobel Prize in Literature), U Thant, the International Union for Land Value Taxation and Free Trade and the Universal Esperanto Association (UEA). The highest number of nominations – 11 recommendation letters – was for the Austrian–Japanese politician Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi.
Twenty five of these nominees were nominated for the first time such as Abbé Pierre, Ernest Gruening, Kurt Hahn, Thích Nhất Hạnh, İsmet İnönü, Danny Kaye, Sargent Shriver, Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire, Binay Ranjan Sen, Amnesty International (awarded in 1977), the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) and the Islands of Peace. The British philanthropist Sue Ryder was the only female nominee. Notable figures such as Félicien Challaye, Che Guevara, Woody Guthrie, Florence Jaffray Harriman, Harold Holt, Kathleen Innes, Annette Kolb, Mohammad Mosaddegh, Abraham Johannes Muste and Georges Vanier died in 1967 without having been nominated for the peace prize while the American philosopher William Ernest Hocking was nominated posthumously.[2]
| No. | Nominee | Country/ Headquarters | Motivations | Nominator(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individuals | |||||
| 1 | Abbé Pierre, O.F.M.Cap (1912–2007) |  France | No motivation included. | Bodil Koch (1903–1972) | |
| Poul Hartling (1914–2000) | |||||
| Julius Bomholt (1896–1969) | |||||
| 2 | Vinoba Bhave (1895–1982) |  India | No motivation included. | Dominique Pire, O.P. (1910–1969) | |
| 3 | Charles Braibant (1889–1976) | France | No motivation included. | Gabriel Le Bras (1891–1970) | |
| 4 | Frederick Burdick (?) (prob. Eugene Burdick (1918–1965)) |  United States | No motivation included. | Paul Douglas (1892–1976) | |
| Watkins Abbitt (1908–1998) | |||||
| Kenneth J. Gray (1924–2014) | |||||
| 5 | Sanjib Chaudhuri (?) | India | No motivation included. | Thakur Bateshwar Singh (?) | |
| 6 | Leonard Cheshire (1917–1992) |  United Kingdom | No motivation included. | Bob Cotton (1915–2006) | |
| 7 | Grenville Clark (1882–1967) | United States | No motivation included. | Henry Hicks (1915–1990) | |
| Brunson MacChesney (1909–1978) | |||||
| Arthur Larson (1910–1993) | |||||
| Norman MacKenzie (1894–1986) | |||||
| Joseph S. Clark Jr. (1901–1990) | |||||
| Robert Kastenmeier (1924–2015) | |||||
| Louis Susky (?) | |||||
| Arturo Orzábal de la Quintana (1892–1969) | |||||
| Harold J. Berman (1918–2007) | |||||
| 8 | Walter Corti (1910–1990) |  Switzerland | No motivation included. | Max Goldener (?) | |
| 9 | Norman Cousins (1915–1990) | United States | No motivation included. | Norman St John-Stevas (1929–2012) | |
| Mervyn Stockwood (1913–1995) | |||||
| 10 | Danilo Dolci (1924–1997) |  Italy | No motivation included. | John Kay (b. 1942) | |
| members of the Swedish Parliament | |||||
| 11 | Harry Elias Edmonds (1883–1979) | United States | No motivation included. | Oliver Kitson (1915–1996) | |
| 12 | J. William Fulbright (1905–1995) | United States | No motivation included. | Giannēs Koutsocheras (1904–1994) | |
| 13 | Ernest Gruening (1887–1974) | United States | No motivation included. | Denna Frank Fleming (1893–1980) | |
| 14 | Kurt Hahn (1886–1974) |  Germany | No motivation included. | Helmut Haussmann (b. 1943) | |
| Hugh Trevor-Roper (1914–2003) | |||||
| 15 | Thích Nhất Hạnh (1926–2022) | "for his lifelong efforts to promote peace, social justice and reconciliation in between North and South Vietnam." | George McTurnan Kahin (1918–2000) | ||
| Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) | |||||
| Walter Nash (1882–1968) | |||||
| Jim Cairns (1914–2003) | |||||
| John G. Dow (1905–2003) | |||||
| Lawrence Fuchs (1927–2013) | |||||
| Horace L. Friess (1900–1975) | |||||
| 16 | William Ernest Hocking (1873–1966) | United States | No motivation included. | Bob Wilson (1916–1999) | |
| 17 | William P. Holman (1914–2003) | United States | No motivation included. | Odin Langen (1913–1976) | |
| 18 | Robert Maynard Hutchins (1899–1977) | United States | No motivation included. | J. William Fulbright (1905–1995) | |
| 19 | İsmet İnönü (1884–1973) |  Turkey | No motivation included. | members of Turkish Parliament | |
| 20 | Marc Joux (?) | France | No motivation included. | Auguste Billiemaz (1903–1983) | |
| 21 | Danny Kaye (1911–1987) | United States | "for his role as the first UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador." | John H. Lavely (b. 1943) | |
| 22 | Wayne Morse (1900–1974) | United States | No motivation included. | Denna Frank Fleming (1893–1980) | |
| 23 | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980) | No motivation included. | members of the British Parliament | ||
| 24 | Pope Paul VI (1897–1978) | No motivation included. | José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones (1898–1980) | ||
| 25 | Charles Rhyne (1912–2003) | United States | No motivation included. | Frank Moss (1911–2003) | |
| 26 | Das Moni Roy (1895–?) | India | No motivation included. | Subimal Kunnar Mukherjee (?) | |
| 27 | Bertrand Russell (1872–1970) | United Kingdom | No motivation included. | Ivan Petrovsky (1901–1973) | |
| 28 | Sue Ryder (1924–2000) | United Kingdom | No motivation included. | Rab Butler (1902–1982) | |
| Bob Cotton (1915–2006) | |||||
| 29 | Binay Ranjan Sen (1898–1993) | India | No motivation included. | Rakel Seweriin (1906–1995) | |
| 30 | Sargent Shriver (1915–2011) | United States | No motivation included. | Richard Ottinger (b. 1929) | |
| 31 | Isidor Feinstein Stone (1907–1989) | United States | No motivation included. | Linus Pauling (1901–1994) | |
| 32 | Clarence Streit (1896–1986) | United States | No motivation included. | Geoffrey de Freitas (1913–1982) | |
| 33 | U Thant (1909–1974) | No motivation included. | American Friends Service Committee | ||
| Friends Service Council | |||||
| professors at the Leiden University | |||||
| 5 members of the Norwegian Parliament | |||||
| 34 | Östen Undén (1886–1974) |  Sweden | No motivation included. | members of the Swedish Parliament | |
| 35 | Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894–1972) |  Austria Japan | No motivation included. | Gaston Eyskens (1905–1988) | |
| Victor Larock (1904–1977) | |||||
| John Biggs-Davison (1918–1988) | |||||
| Arthur Gibson (?) | |||||
| Rudolf Suter (1914–2011) | |||||
| François Perin (1921–2013) | |||||
| Hans-Joachim von Merkatz (1905–1982) | |||||
| Erich Mende (1916–1998) | |||||
| Friedrich Heer (1916–1983) | |||||
| Franz Josef Strauss (1915–1988) | |||||
| Leopoldo Rubinacci (1903–1969) | |||||
| 36 | Quincy Wright (1890–1970) | United States | No motivation included. | J. David Singer (1925–2009) | |
| 37 | Shigeru Yoshida (1878–1967) | Japan | No motivation included. | 3 members of the Permanent Court of Arbitration | |
| Shigeru Kuriyama (1886–1971) | |||||
| Organizations | |||||
| 38 | Amnesty International (founded in 1961) | London | No motivation included. | 4 members of the Norwegian Parliament | |
| 9 professors at the University of Oslo | |||||
| 39 | Islands of Peace (founded in 1958) | Huy | No motivation included. | Willy De Clercq (1927–2011) | |
| Raymond Vander Elst (1914–2008) | |||||
| 40 | Lions Clubs International (founded in 1917) | Oak Brook | No motivation included. | Howard Cannon (1912–2002) | |
| Kaare Meland (1915–2002) | |||||
| Karl Boo (1918–1996) | |||||
| 41 | International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) (founded in 1952) | London | No motivation included. | 6 members of the Swedish Parliament | |
| 42 | International Union for Land Value Taxation and Free Trade (The IU) (founded in 1926) | London | No motivation included. | Johan Møller Warmedal (1914–1988) | |
| 43 | Organization of American States (OAS) (founded in 1948) | Washington, D.C. | No motivation included. | Carlos Dunshee de Abranches (1913–1983) | |
| B. J. Tennery (?) | |||||
| 44 | United Poets Laureate International (UPLI) (founded in 1963) | Manila | "for promoting world brotherhood and peace through poetry" | Angel Macapagal (1917–1993) | |
| 45 | Universal Esperanto Association (UEA) (founded in 1908) | Rotterdam | No motivation included. | Werner Kubitza (1919–1995) | |
| Karl Geldner (1927–2017) | |||||
| members of the Swedish Parliament | |||||
| Émile Durieux (1905–1995) | |||||
| Louis Philibert (1912–2000) | |||||
| Franz Stein (1900–1967) | |||||
| 5 members of the Norwegian Parliament | |||||
| Kjell Bondevik (1901–1983) | |||||
| 46 | Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) (founded in 1915) | Geneva | No motivation included. | Marie Lous Mohr (1892–1973) | |
| 47 | World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) (founded in 1946) | New York City | No motivation included. | Paul Guggenheim (1899–1977) |
The following members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee appointed by the Storting were responsible for the selection of the 1969 Nobel laureate in accordance with the will of Alfred Nobel:[3]
| 1969 Norwegian Nobel Committee | |||||
| Picture | Name | Position | Political Party | Other posts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nils Langhelle (1907–1967) | Chairman (until August) | Labour | former Minister of Defence (1952–1954) President of the Storting (1958–1965) | ||
| Bernt Ingvaldsen (1902–1982) | Chairman (from August) | Conservative | President of the Storting (1965–1972) | ||
| Aase Lionæs (1907–1999) | Member | Labour | Vice President of the Lagting (1965–1973) | ||
| Helge Refsum (1897–1976) | Member | Centre | former Judge at the Gulating Court (1922–1949) | ||
| Helge Rognlien (1920–2001) | Member | Liberal | former Leader of the Young Liberals of Norway (1946–1948) | ||
| Erling Wikborg (1894–1992) | Member | Christian People | former Leader of the Christian Democratic Party (1951–1955) | ||