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This is a partial list of some of the most prominent Righteous Among the Nations per country of origin, recognized by Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority in Jerusalem. These people risked their lives or their liberty and position to help Jews during the Holocaust; some suffered death as a result. As of 1 January 2019, Yad Vashem has recognized 27,362 Righteous Among the Nations from 51 countries.

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This is a list of Austrian Righteous Among the Nations. As of 1 January 2018, 109 Austrians have been honored with this title by Yad Vashem for saving Jews during World War II.

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This is the list of Croatian Righteous Among the Nations. As of 1 February 2019, 117 Croatians have been honored with this title by Yad Vashem for saving Jews during World War II.

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As of 1 January 2019, Yad Vashem recognised 627 Righteous Among the Nations from Germany.

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Righteous Among the Nations is an honorary title given by the State of Israel to citizens of other countries who risked their lives during the Holocaust rescuing Jewish people. As of 11 August 2019, 915 people from Lithuania have been honored as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem for saving Jews during World War II. The Lithuanian list includes not only Lithuanians, but also Poles and Russians. The search for the righteous is ongoing but it has become increasingly difficult to find survivors who can confirm the fact of rescue and tell their story. Most of the Jews were saved by peasants as it was easier to hide them in remote farms and most rescued Jews were children as they attracted less attention. More Jews were saved in Samogitia than in other areas of Lithuania. Many of the rescued Jews were helped by multiple people. For example, Glikas family was helped by about twenty Lithuanian families; ten individuals were recognized as the Righteous Among the Nations in 2005.

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During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, its Jewish community was subject to persecution and deported to extermination camps. Although at least 764 Jews in Norway were killed, over 1,000 were rescued with the help of non-Jewish Norwegians who risked their lives to smuggle the refugees out of Norway, typically to Sweden. As of 1 January 2018, 67 of these individuals have been recognized by Yad Vashem as being Righteous Among the Nations. Yad Vashem has also recognized the Norwegian resistance movement collectively.

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List of Polish Righteous Among the Nations includes families and individuals recognised as Righteous Among the Nations for rendering rescue and assistance to Jews persecuted by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust in Poland. As of 1 January 2019, there are 6,992 men and women recognized as Polish Righteous Among the Nations, over a quarter of the 27,362 recognized by Yad Vashem in total.

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During the occupation of Ukraine by Nazi Germany, its Jewish community was subject to persecution and deportation to extermination camps. This is the list of Ukrainian Righteous Among the Nations. As of 1 January 2018, 2,619 Ukrainians have been honored with this title by Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority of the state of Israel, for saving Jews during World War II. These people risked their lives or their liberty and position to help Jews during the Holocaust; some suffered death as a result. Below is a partial listing of these individuals: