The Nobel Prize in Literature, laureate by laureate

Birthplaces

Where the laureates were born

123 laureates, born in 49 countries. Select a point to see who was born there.

By country of birth

Countries are given by their present-day names.

France 13

United States 10

Germany 7

Poland 7

Sweden 7

Italy 6

Russia 5

Spain 5

Denmark 4

Canada 3

England 3

Ireland 3

Japan 3

Norway 3

Austria 2

Chile 2

China 2

Hungary 2

India 2

South Africa 2

Turkey 2

Ukraine 2

United Kingdom 2

Algeria 1

Belgium 1

Bosnia and Herzegovina 1

Bulgaria 1

Colombia 1

Czech Republic 1

Egypt 1

Finland 1

Greece 1

Guatemala 1

Iceland 1

Iran 1

Lithuania 1

Madagascar 1

Mexico 1

Nigeria 1

Northern Ireland 1

Peru 1

Portugal 1

Romania 1

Saint Lucia 1

South Korea 1

Switzerland 1

Tanzania 1

Trinidad and Tobago 1

Wales 1