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Chemistry
- Mario José Molina Pasquel Herníquez 1995 México
- won for his work in atmospheric chemistry, particularly concerning the formation and decomposition of ozone.
Literature
- Jose Echegaray: 1904 España
- recognition of the numerous and brilliant compositions which, in an individual and original manner, have revived the great traditions of the Spanish drama
- Jacito Benavente: 1922 España
- Won for the happy manner in which he has continued the illustrious traditions of the Spanish drama.
- Gabriela Mistral: 1945 Chile
- Won for her lyric poetry which, inspired by powerful emotions, has made her name a symbol of the idealistic aspirations of the entire Latin American world
- Juan Ramón Jiménez: 1956 Puerto Rico
- Won for his lyrical poetry, which in Spanish language constitutes an example of high spirit and artistical purity
- Miguel Angel Asturias 1967 Guatemala
- Won for his vivid literary achievement, deep-rooted in the national traits and traditions of Indian peoples of Latin America.
- Pablo Neruda: 1971 Chile
- Won for a poetry that with the action of an elemental force brings alive a continent's destiny and dreams.
- Vincente Aleixandre: 1977 España
- Won for a creative poetic writing which illuminates man's condition in the cosmos and in present-day society, at the same time representing the great renewal of the traditions of Spanish poetry between the wars.
- Gabriel García Márquez: 1982 Colombia
- Won for his method of reproducing colours photographically based on the phenomenon of interference.
- Camilo Jose Cela: 1989 España
- Won for a rich and intensive prose, which with restrained compassion forms a challenging vision of man's vulnerability
- Octavio Paz: 1990 México
- Won for impassioned writing with wide horizons, characterized by sensuous intelligence and humanistic integrity.
- Mario Vargas Llosa: 2010 Perú
- Won for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat.
Medicine
- Santiago Ramon y Cajal: 1906 España
- He won for the work on the structure of the nervous system.
- Bernardo Houssay: 1947 Argentina
- Won a prize for his discovery of the part played by the hormone of the anterior pituitary lobe in the metabolism of sugar.
- Severo Ochoa: 1959 España
- Won for his discovery of the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid.
- Baruj Benacerraf: 1980 Venezuela
- Won for his discoveries concerning genetically determined structures on the cell surface that regulate immunological reactions
- César Milstein 1984 Argentina
- Won for theories concerning the specificity in development and control of the immune system and the discovery of the principle for production of monoclonal antibodies
Peace
- Carlos Saavedra Robles: 1936 Argentina
- The first Latin American Nobel Peace Prize Winner
- Adolfo Pérez Esquivel: 1980 Argentina
- Known as a human rights activist and opponent of all violence.
- Alfonso García Robles:1982 México
- "He played a key part in the laborious efforts to make Latin America a nuclear-free zone, which led to an agreement signed by 14 states in Mexico City in 1967."
- Óscar Arias Sánchez: 1987 Costa Rica
- President of Costa Rica and made planed design to put an end to the cruel civil wars that were devastating Central America.
- Rigoberta Menchú: 1992 Guatemala
- She worked for the rights of indigenous peoples and reconciliation between ethnic groups.
- Juan Manuel Santos: 2016
- President Juan Manuel Santos took the initiative for negotiations between the government and the FARC guerillas. In June 2016, an agreement was reached on a ceasefire. Colombia