The following is a partial list of the awardees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award. See External links at bottom of this page for a complete list. Awardees’ individual nationality or country of origin and citizenship are indicated.
| Name | Country | Chosen for/Reason |
| Randy Halasan | Philippines | For the award for serving the indigenous Matigsalug tribe |
| Hu Shuli | China | Investigative journalist whose work has led to the ouster of corrupt officials. |
| Wang Canfa | China | Founded the Center for Legal Assistance to Pollution Victims, which has offered free legal services to thousands of people |
| Saur Marlina Manurung | Indonesia | For ‘her ennobling passion to protect and improve the lives of Indonesia’s forest people’ through jungle schools put up by her organization |
| Omara Khan Masoudi | Afghanistan | For his courage in protecting Afghan cultural heritage |
| The Citizens Foundation | Pakistan | A non-profit organisation (NGO) in Pakistan founded by six business leaders, was recognized for building 1,000 schools over hundreds of cities and towns |