Frederic Passy (20 May 1822 — 12 June 1912) was a French politician, peacemaker and economist. Founder and first leader of the "International League of Peace" (1868). An active participant in the creation of the International Inter-Parliamentary Union (1889). Member (1877) and President (1890) of the Academy of Moral and Political Sciences.

For many years of peacemaking efforts, Passy was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, an honor he shared with Henri Dunant. The presentation of the laureates did not take place, and the Nobel lectures were not presented.
A recognized leader of the European peace movement, Passi continued to work after the award. He appealed to Queen Victoria not to start a war with the Boers in South Africa, urged Russia and Japan to resolve the territorial dispute by arbitration, which was done in 1906 with the help of Theodore Roosevelt. Until the end of his life, Passy was sure that "the future does not belong to war, alienation and hatred. It belongs to the world, to work–and to arbitration." Passy died at his home on June 12, 1912 and is buried at the Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.

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