Betty Williams

Northern Irish peace activist (1943–2020)

  • Fame61.8
  • Momentum23.3
  • Directors rank#245
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  • Fame61.8
  • Momentum23.3
  • Directors rank#245
  • Wikipedia1.9K
Lived 1943–2020, aged 77United Kingdom
  • Wikipedia
    73 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1943–2020
    Aged 77
  • Known for
    Do or Die
    1991
Summary
Updated 2026-08-18

She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for cofounding an organisation that pushed for an end to the Troubles — Northern Ireland's long sectarian war — and spent the next four decades building networks to protect children and mobilise other laureates.

Biography

About

Elizabeth Williams was born in Northern Ireland on 22 May 1943. In 1976, she cofounded Community of Peace People with Mairead Corrigan, work that earned them both the Nobel Peace Prize that same year for seeking peaceful resolution to the Troubles. She went on to head the Global Children's Foundation and serve as President of the World Centre of Compassion for Children International, while also chairing the Institute for Asian Democracy in Washington. Williams was a founding member of the Nobel Laureate Summit in 2000, then in 2006 helped launch the Nobel Women's Initiative alongside five othe…

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Awards

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  • Nobel Peace Prize
  • Carl von Ossietzky Medal
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61.8
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Momentum23.3
Historical23.3
Now attention69.8
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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#245
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