A shekara ta 1983, an ba wa Wałęsa kyautar Nobel ta zaman lafiya. Tun daga wannan lokacin ya karbi fiye da 30 na jihohi da fiye da 50 daga kasashe 30, ciki har da Order of Bath (UK), Order of Merit (Jamus), Legion of Honour (Faransa) da kuma Turai na 'Yancin Dan Adam (EU 1989). A shekara ta 2011, ya ki karɓar umarni mafi girma na Lithuania, yana mai da martani game da rashin amincewa da manufofin Lithuania game da Yaren mutanen Poland. A shekara ta 2008, ya kafa kyautar Lech Wałęsa. Tambaya: A wace shekara ne Wałęsa ya sami kyautar Nobel ta zaman lafiya?
Shekarar 1983