--- description: The Peace Prize is one of five Nobel Prizes given annually title: Watch Some of the Most Inspiring Nobel Peace Prize Speeches in History image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda116a9268595c6b/69886789ab6d77819a6a696c/gettyimages-162897748.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [diplomacy](/tag/diplomacy/) ## diplomacy Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Some of the Most Inspiring Nobel Peace Prize Speeches in History  by [Anne Most](/author/anne-most/)  ## Anne Most Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 8, 2015 9:51 PM CUT  Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at United Nations Plaza on April 15, 1967. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at United Nations Plaza on April 15, 1967.Christian Science Monitor—Christian Science Monitor/Getty  by [Anne Most](/author/anne-most/)  ## Anne Most Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 8, 2015 9:51 PM CUT The Nobel Peace Prize, one of five Nobel prize categories created by Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel, is one of the world’s most prestigious awards and has been recognized internationally since its conception in 1901\. Winners of the prize, from Martin Luther King, Jr. to Malala Yousfzai, are recognized for their outstanding philanthropic endeavors, including human rights, environmental conservation, and women’s education. Watch some of the most memorable Nobel Peace Prize speeches in the video above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4067329/watch-some-of-the-most-inspiring-nobel-peace-prize-speeches-in-history/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4067329/watch-some-of-the-most-inspiring-nobel-peace-prize-speeches-in-history/"},"headline":"Watch Some of the Most Inspiring Nobel Peace Prize Speeches in History","datePublished":"2015-10-08T21:51:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:39:23.024Z","description":"The Peace Prize is one of five Nobel Prizes given annually","url":"https://time.com/4067329/watch-some-of-the-most-inspiring-nobel-peace-prize-speeches-in-history/","keywords":["diplomacy","Nelson Mandela","Nobel Peace Prize","martin luther king jr","Malala Yousafzai"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda116a9268595c6b/69886789ab6d77819a6a696c/gettyimages-162897748.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Anne Most","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/anne-most/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltda116a9268595c6b/69886789ab6d77819a6a696c/gettyimages-162897748.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"At United Nations Plaza, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. told an estimated 125,000 peace marchers that the United States should end the bombing of North Vietnam","caption":"At United Nations Plaza, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. told an estimated 125,000 peace marchers that the United States should end the bombing of North Vietnam","creditText":"Christian Science Monitor—Christian Science Monitor/Getty","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/diplomacy/","name":"diplomacy"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4067329/watch-some-of-the-most-inspiring-nobel-peace-prize-speeches-in-history/","name":"Watch Some of the Most Inspiring Nobel Peace Prize Speeches in History"}}]}] ```