Andersen Award laureates by country

68 laureates from 28 present-day countries, 1956–2026. Each person is counted once, under the state that exists today.

By country

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By continent

ContinentLaureates
Europe43
Asia10
North America8
South America4
Oceania3
Africa0

Russia is counted in Europe; Israel and Iran in Asia.

Countries named differently at the time of the award

IBBY lists laureates under the state of the time. These 4 are listed under a state that has since changed or ceased to exist.

YearLaureateAs listed by IBBYToday
1968Jiří TrnkaCzechoslovakiaCzechia
1976Tatyana MavrinaUSSRRussia
1980Bohumil ŘíhaCzechoslovakiaCzechia
1988Dušan KállayCzechoslovakiaSlovakia

Sources

  1. IBBY — Hans Christian Andersen Award (list of winners 1956–2022) . Accessed .
  2. IBBY Archives — Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2002 . Accessed .
  3. IBBY Archives — Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2004 . Accessed .
  4. IBBY Archives — Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2006 . Accessed .
  5. IBBY Archives — Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2008 . Accessed .
  6. IBBY Archives — Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2010 . Accessed .
  7. IBBY Archives — Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2012 . Accessed .
  8. IBBY Archives — Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2014 . Accessed .
  9. IBBY Archives — Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2016 . Accessed .
  10. IBBY Archives — Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2018 . Accessed .
  11. IBBY Archives — Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2020 . Accessed .
  12. IBBY Archives — Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2022 . Accessed .
  13. IBBY — Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2024 . Accessed .
  14. IBBY — Hans Christian Andersen Awards 2026 . Accessed .