Laetare Medal List of recipients List of recipients

| Year__0 | Laetare_Medalist_1 | Position__2 | Year__3 | Laetare_Medalist_4 | Position__5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | John Gilmary Shea | Historian | 1949 | Irene Dunne Griffin | Actress |
| 1884 | Patrick Charles Keely | Architect | 1950 | General Joseph L. Collins | Soldier |
| 1885 | Eliza Allen Starr | Art Critic | 1951 | John Henry Phelan | Philanthropist |
| 1886 | General John Newton | Engineer | 1952 | Thomas E. Murray | Member of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission |
| 1887 | Edward Preuss | Publicist | 1953 | I.A. O`Shaughnessy | Philanthropist |
| 1888 | Patrick V. Hickey | Founder and Editor of The Catholic Review | 1954 | Jefferson Caffery | Diplomat |
| 1889 | Anna Hanson Dorsey | Novelist | 1955 | George Meany | Labor Leader |
| 1890 | William J. Onahan | Organizer of the American Catholic Congress | 1956 | General Alfred M. Gruenther | Soldier |