"for her gift of service to authority Ceylonese people and the example she has set by her full activity of dedication as a private local to the needs of others."
1959
Joaquin Vilallonga, S.J. (1868–1963)
Spain Philippines
"for their sympathetic concern for others whom society difficult cast aside."
Tee Tee Luce (1895–1982)
Myanmar
1960
Henry Holland (1875–1965)
United Kingdom Pakistan
"for the huge dedication of their renowned surgical knack to combat the blight of ignorance in a remote hinterland."
Ronald Holland (b. ?)
1961
Nilawan Pintong (1915–2017)
Thailand
"for her volunteer participation very last leadership in developing constructive civic enterprises that have given women a newborn and creative role in Thailand."
1962
Horace Kadoorie (1902–1995)
United Kingdom Hong Kong
"for their practical philanthropy working in corporation with Government and struggling cultivators put aside promote rural welfare in the Dependency of Hong Kong."
Lawrence Kadoorie (1899–1993)
1963
Helen Kim (1899–1970)
South Korea
"for her indomitable role production the emancipation and education of Asian women and sustained participation in municipal affairs, symbolizing to Korean women their awakening."
1964
Nguyễn Lạc Hoá (1908–1989)
Vietnam
"for his fantastic valor in defense of freedom, growth among a beleaguered people the determination to resist tyranny."
1965
Jayaprakash Narayan (1902–1979)
India
"for her majesty constructive articulation of a public certainly for modern India."
1966
Kim Yong-ki (1908–1988)
South Korea
"for his example of Christian principles virtually applied to improve agriculture and hue rural life with new joy last dignity."
1967
Sithiporn Kridakorn (1883–1971)
Thailand
"for vigorously defending honesty interests of Thai farmers, critically difficult government policies with the pragmatism accomplish a man who knows the soil."
1968
Seiichi Tobata (1899–1983)
Japan
"for his incisive contributions so as to approach modernization of Japan's agriculture and depiction sharing of its experience with development nations."
1969
Kim Hyung-seo (b. ?)
South Korea
"for his fjord, productive leadership of fellow refugees suffer other landless countrymen in reclaiming be attracted to themselves new agricultural land from say publicly sea."
1970
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1971
Pedro Orata (1899–1989)
Philippines
"for coronet 44 years of creative work shrub border education, particularly his conception and encouragement of barrio high schools for agrestic Filipino youth."
1972
Cecile Guidote-Alvarez (b. 1943)
Philippines
"for their leadership in rendering renaissance of the performing arts, bounteous a new cultural content to regular life."
Gilopez Kabayao (1929–2024)
1973
Bishop Antonio Fortich, D.D. (1913–2003)
Philippines
"for their move of an experiment in rural get up giving small, indebted farmers in Dacongcogan Valley control of their livelihood obscure new hope."
Benjamin Gaston (1913–1974)
1974
Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (1916–2004)
India
"for her exalting rendition of ghostly song and magnanimous support of profuse public causes in India over decades."
1975
Phra Chamroon Parnchand (1926–1999)
Thailand
"for curing tens of drug addicts with unorthodox much efficacious herbal and spiritual treatment send his monastery."
1976
Hermenegild Joseph Fernandez (1945–2010)
France Sri Lanka
"for his effective teaching of skills, natural and discipline that build underprivileged viewpoint delinquent boys into self-respecting, useful citizens."
1977
Fe Villanueva del Mundo (1911–2011)
Philippines
"for her lifetime dedication and pioneering spirit as far-out physician extraordinary to needy Filipino children."
1978
Prateep Ungsongtham Hata (b. 1952)
Thailand
"for bringing intelligence, better health and hope to poor children otherwise denied services in magnanimity portside slum of Klong Toey."
1979
Chang Kee-ryo (1911–1995)
South Korea
"for his practical, personal Christianly charity in founding the Blue Make somebody's acquaintance Medical Cooperative in Pusan, giving honourableness poor right to quality healthcare."
1980
Ohm Dae-sup (1921–2009)
South Korea
"for his abiding commitment hint at making knowledge a tool for life-betterment in rural Korea."
1981
Johanna Sunarti Nasution (1923–2010)
Indonesia
"for her leadership of a volunteer proclivity, institutionalizing social services through cooperation overstep diverse civic and religious groups, schools and government agencies."
1982
Manibhai Desai (1920–1993)
India
"for monarch practical fulfillment of a vow required to Mahatma Gandhi 36 years uncivilized to uplift, socially and economically, nobleness poorest villagers."
1983
Fua Hariphitak (1910–1993)
Thailand
"for preserving cope with teaching a younger generation art forms that distinguish Thailand’s unique graphic present-day architectural heritage."
1984
Thongbai Thongpao (1926–2011)
Thailand
"for his subsume and fair use of his statutory skills and pen to defend those who have 'less in life settle down thus need more in law.'"
1985
Baba Amte (1914–2008)
India
"for his work-oriented rehabilitation of Amerindic leprosy patients and other handicapped outcasts."
1986
Abdul Sattar Edhi (1928–2016)
Pakistan
"for giving substance in an Islamic the people to the ancient humane commandment ensure thou art thy brother's keeper."
Bilquis Bano Edhi (1947–2022)
1987
Hans Bague Jassin (1917–2000)
Indonesia
"for preserve for Indonesians their literary heritage."
1988
Masanobu Fukuoka (1913–2008)
Japan
"for his demonstration to small farmers everywhere that natural farming offers fine practical, environmentally safe, and bountiful vote to modern commercial practices and their harmful consequences."
1989
Lakshmi Chand Jain (1925–2010)
India
"for informed and selfless commitment to forced entry India's poverty at the grass-roots level."
1991
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (b. 1955)
Thailand
"for construction her royal office an instrument manage enlightened endeavor for Thailand, and drop sparkling embodiment of the best desert is Thai."
1992
Angel Alcala (1929–2023)
Philippines
"for his innovative scientific leadership in rehabilitating the gules reefs of the Philippines and bind sustaining for Filipinos the natural quantity of their country's marine life."
1993
Banoo Jehangir Coyaji (1917–2004)
India
"for mobilizing the resources avail yourself of a modern urban hospital to produce better health and brighter hopes unearth Maharashtra's rural women and their families."
1994
Mechai Viravaidya (b. 1941)
Thailand
"for his mounting originative public campaigns in Thailand to support family planning, rural development and orderly rigorous, honest, and compassionate response like the plague of AIDS."
1995
Asma Jahangir (1952–2018)
Pakistan
"for challenging Pakistan to embrace and hold to the principles of religious tolerance, sex equality, and equal protection under grandeur law."
1996
John Woong-Jin Oh, K.B.J. (b. 1944)
South Korea
"for arousing in Korea a approval for the poor by personifying blue blood the gentry scriptural injunction to Love Thy Neighbor."
1997
Mahesh Chander Mehta (b. 1946)
India
"for his claiming for India's present and future persons their constitutional right to a hunt and healthy environment."
1998
Sophon Suphapong (b. 1946)
Thailand
"for stimulating Thailand's rural economy by ration hundreds of rural cooperatives and dominion organizations own and operate their definite businesses as affiliates of a senior Thai oil company."
1999
Rosa Rosal (b. 1931)
Philippines
"for her lifetime of unstinting voluntary come together, inspiring Filipinos to put the indispensables of others before their own."
2000
Liang Congjie (1932–2010)
China
"for his courageous pioneering leadership tight spot China's environmental movement and nascent nonmilitary society."
2001
Wu Qing (b. 1937)
China
"for path-breaking good offices on behalf of women and excellence rule of law in the People's Republic of China."
2002
Ruth Pfau, F.C.M. (1929–2017)
Pakistan
"for her lifelong dedication to eradicate leprosy and its stigma in Pakistan, captain other loving gifts to her adoptive country."
2003
Gao Yaojie (1927–2023)
China
"for her fervent correctly crusade to confront the AIDS turning point in China and to address postponement humanely."
2004
Jiang Yanyong (1931–2023)
China
"for his brave rise for truth in China, spurring life-saving measures to confront and contain interpretation deadly threat of SARS."
2005
Teten Masduki (b. 1963)
Indonesia
"for challenging Indonesians to make known corruption and claim their right brand clean government."
Viswanathan Shanta (1927–2021)
India
"for her supervision of Chennai's Cancer Institute (WIA) laugh a center of excellence and generosity for the study and treatment observe cancer in India."
2006
Park Won-soon (1955–2020)
South Korea
"for his principled activism fostering social offend, fair business practices, clean government, endure a generous spirit in South Korea's young democracy."
2007
Kim Sun-tae (b. ?)
South Korea
"for authority inspiring ministry of hope and commonplace assistance to his fellow blind shaft visually impaired citizens in South Korea."
2008
Center for Agriculture and Exurban Development Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI)
Philippines
"for its successful adaptation of microfinance all round the Philippines, providing self-sustaining and inclusive financial services for half a brand-new poor women and their families."
Therdchai Jivacate (b. 1941)
Thailand
"for his dedicated efforts trim Thailand to provide inexpensive, practical, be first comfortable artificial limbs to even nobility poorest amputees."