Famous People and Esperanto

George Bernard Shaw - Irish playwright(Pygmalion, etc.)

"Esperanto is an artificial language like an automobile is an artificial horse."

J.R.R. Tolkien - author and philoligist(The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, etc.)

"My advice to all who have the time or inclination to concern themselves with the international language movement would be: 'Back Esperanto loyally' " See more

Nobel Prize winners (external site)