# 1967 Nobel Peace Prize

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.

## Deliberations
### Nominations

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.
Official list of nominees and their nominators for the prize :
| 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) |
| 1 | Abbé Pierre, O.F.M.Cap (1912–2007) | France | No motivation included. | Poul Hartling (1914–2000) |
| 1 | Abbé Pierre, O.F.M.Cap (1912–2007) | France | No motivation included. | 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) |
| 4 | Frederick Burdick (?) (prob. Eugene Burdick (1918–1965)) | United States | No motivation included. | Watkins Abbitt (1908–1998) |
| 4 | Frederick Burdick (?) (prob. Eugene Burdick (1918–1965)) | United States | No motivation included. | 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) |
| 7 | Grenville Clark (1882–1967) | United States | No motivation included. | Brunson MacChesney (1909–1978) |
| 7 | Grenville Clark (1882–1967) | United States | No motivation included. | Arthur Larson (1910–1993) |
| 7 | Grenville Clark (1882–1967) | United States | No motivation included. | Norman MacKenzie (1894–1986) |
| 7 | Grenville Clark (1882–1967) | United States | No motivation included. | Joseph S. Clark Jr. (1901–1990) |
| 7 | Grenville Clark (1882–1967) | United States | No motivation included. | Robert Kastenmeier (1924–2015) |
| 7 | Grenville Clark (1882–1967) | United States | No motivation included. | Louis Susky (?) |
| 7 | Grenville Clark (1882–1967) | United States | No motivation included. | Arturo Orzábal de la Quintana (1892–1969) |
| 7 | Grenville Clark (1882–1967) | United States | No motivation included. | 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) |
| 9 | Norman Cousins (1915–1990) | United States | No motivation included. | Mervyn Stockwood (1913–1995) |
| 10 | Danilo Dolci (1924–1997) | Italy | No motivation included. | John Kay (b. 1942) |
| 10 | Danilo Dolci (1924–1997) | Italy | No motivation included. | 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) |
| 14 | Kurt Hahn (1886–1974) | Germany | No motivation included. | Hugh Trevor-Roper (1914–2003) |
| 15 | Thích Nhất Hạnh (1926–2022) | Vietnam | "for his lifelong efforts to promote peace, social justice and reconciliation in between North and South Vietnam." | George McTurnan Kahin (1918–2000) |
| 15 | Thích Nhất Hạnh (1926–2022) | Vietnam | "for his lifelong efforts to promote peace, social justice and reconciliation in between North and South Vietnam." | Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) |
| 15 | Thích Nhất Hạnh (1926–2022) | Vietnam | "for his lifelong efforts to promote peace, social justice and reconciliation in between North and South Vietnam." | Walter Nash (1882–1968) |
| 15 | Thích Nhất Hạnh (1926–2022) | Vietnam | "for his lifelong efforts to promote peace, social justice and reconciliation in between North and South Vietnam." | Jim Cairns (1914–2003) |
| 15 | Thích Nhất Hạnh (1926–2022) | Vietnam | "for his lifelong efforts to promote peace, social justice and reconciliation in between North and South Vietnam." | John G. Dow (1905–2003) |
| 15 | Thích Nhất Hạnh (1926–2022) | Vietnam | "for his lifelong efforts to promote peace, social justice and reconciliation in between North and South Vietnam." | Lawrence Fuchs (1927–2013) |
| 15 | Thích Nhất Hạnh (1926–2022) | Vietnam | "for his lifelong efforts to promote peace, social justice and reconciliation in between North and South Vietnam." | 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) | Iran | No motivation included. | members of the British Parliament |
| 24 | Pope Paul VI (1897–1978) | Vatican City | 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) |
| 28 | Sue Ryder (1924–2000) | United Kingdom | No motivation included. | 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) | Burma | No motivation included. | American Friends Service Committee |
| 33 | U Thant (1909–1974) | Burma | No motivation included. | Friends Service Council |
| 33 | U Thant (1909–1974) | Burma | No motivation included. | professors at the Leiden University |
| 33 | U Thant (1909–1974) | Burma | No motivation included. | 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) |
| 35 | Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894–1972) | Austria Japan | No motivation included. | Victor Larock (1904–1977) |
| 35 | Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894–1972) | Austria Japan | No motivation included. | John Biggs-Davison (1918–1988) |
| 35 | Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894–1972) | Austria Japan | No motivation included. | Arthur Gibson (?) |
| 35 | Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894–1972) | Austria Japan | No motivation included. | Rudolf Suter (1914–2011) |
| 35 | Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894–1972) | Austria Japan | No motivation included. | François Perin (1921–2013) |
| 35 | Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894–1972) | Austria Japan | No motivation included. | Hans-Joachim von Merkatz (1905–1982) |
| 35 | Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894–1972) | Austria Japan | No motivation included. | Erich Mende (1916–1998) |
| 35 | Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894–1972) | Austria Japan | No motivation included. | Friedrich Heer (1916–1983) |
| 35 | Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894–1972) | Austria Japan | No motivation included. | Franz Josef Strauss (1915–1988) |
| 35 | Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894–1972) | Austria Japan | No motivation included. | 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 |
| 37 | Shigeru Yoshida (1878–1967) | Japan | No motivation included. | Shigeru Kuriyama (1886–1971) |
| Organizations |||||
| 38 | Amnesty International (founded in 1961) | London | No motivation included. | 4 members of the Norwegian Parliament |
| 38 | Amnesty International (founded in 1961) | London | No motivation included. | 9 professors at the University of Oslo |
| 39 | Islands of Peace (founded in 1958) | Huy | No motivation included. | Willy De Clercq (1927–2011) |
| 39 | Islands of Peace (founded in 1958) | Huy | No motivation included. | Raymond Vander Elst (1914–2008) |
| 40 | Lions Clubs International (founded in 1917) | Oak Brook | No motivation included. | Howard Cannon (1912–2002) |
| 40 | Lions Clubs International (founded in 1917) | Oak Brook | No motivation included. | Kaare Meland (1915–2002) |
| 40 | Lions Clubs International (founded in 1917) | Oak Brook | No motivation included. | 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) |
| 43 | Organization of American States (OAS) (founded in 1948) | Washington, D.C. | No motivation included. | 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) |
| 45 | Universal Esperanto Association (UEA) (founded in 1908) | Rotterdam | No motivation included. | Karl Geldner (1927–2017) |
| 45 | Universal Esperanto Association (UEA) (founded in 1908) | Rotterdam | No motivation included. | members of the Swedish Parliament |
| 45 | Universal Esperanto Association (UEA) (founded in 1908) | Rotterdam | No motivation included. | Émile Durieux (1905–1995) |
| 45 | Universal Esperanto Association (UEA) (founded in 1908) | Rotterdam | No motivation included. | Louis Philibert (1912–2000) |
| 45 | Universal Esperanto Association (UEA) (founded in 1908) | Rotterdam | No motivation included. | Franz Stein (1900–1967) |
| 45 | Universal Esperanto Association (UEA) (founded in 1908) | Rotterdam | No motivation included. | 5 members of the Norwegian Parliament |
| 45 | Universal Esperanto Association (UEA) (founded in 1908) | Rotterdam | No motivation included. | 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) |

## Norwegian Nobel Committee

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:
1969 Norwegian Nobel Committee :
| 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) |