Two Nobel laureates, Jean-Paul Sartre (Literature, 1964) and Lê Ðức Thọ (Peace, 1973), declined the award; Sartre declined the award as he declined all official honors, and Lê declined the award due to the situation Vietnam was in at the time.
To prismodtagere, Jean-Paul Sartre (litteratur, 1964) and Lê Ðức Thọ (fred, 1973), afslog priserne; Sartre frabad sig prisen da han frabad sig alle officielle anerkendelser, og Lê afslog prisen på grund af situationen i Vietnam på det tidspunkt.