All Nobel Prizes

Between 1901 and 2024, the Nobel Prizes and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel were awarded 627 times to 1,012 people and organisations. With some receiving the Nobel Prize more than once, this makes a total of 976 individuals and 28 organisations. Below, you can view the full list of Nobel Prizes and Nobel Prize laureates.

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1979

Nobel Prize in Physics 1979

“for their contributions to the theory of the unified weak and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles, including, inter alia, the prediction of the weak neutral current”

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1979

“for their development of the use of boron- and phosphorus-containing compounds, respectively, into important reagents in organic synthesis”

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1979

“for the development of computer assisted tomography”

Nobel Prize in Literature 1979

“for his poetry, which, against the background of Greek tradition, depicts with sensuous strength and intellectual clear-sightedness modern man's struggle for freedom and creativeness”

Nobel Peace Prize 1979

“for her work for bringing help to suffering humanity”

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1979

“for their pioneering research into economic development research with particular consideration of the problems of developing countries”

1978

Nobel Prize in Physics 1978

“for his basic inventions and discoveries in the area of low-temperature physics”
“for their discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation”

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1978

“for his contribution to the understanding of biological energy transfer through the formulation of the chemiosmotic theory”

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1978

“for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application to problems of molecular genetics”

Nobel Prize in Literature 1978

“for his impassioned narrative art which, with roots in a Polish-Jewish cultural tradition, brings universal human conditions to life”

Nobel Peace Prize 1978

“for jointly having negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel in 1978”

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1978

“for his pioneering research into the decision-making process within economic organizations”

1977

Nobel Prize in Physics 1977

“for their fundamental theoretical investigations of the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems”

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1977

“for his contributions to non-equilibrium thermodynamics, particularly the theory of dissipative structures”

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1977

“for their discoveries concerning the peptide hormone production of the brain”
“for the development of radioimmunoassays of peptide hormones”

Nobel Prize in Literature 1977

“for a creative poetic writing which illuminates man's condition in the cosmos and in present-day society, at the same time representing the great renewal of the traditions of Spanish poetry between the wars”

Nobel Peace Prize 1977

“for worldwide respect for human rights”

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1977

“for their pathbreaking contribution to the theory of international trade and international capital movements”

1976

Nobel Prize in Physics 1976

“for their pioneering work in the discovery of a heavy elementary particle of a new kind”

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1976

“for his studies on the structure of boranes illuminating problems of chemical bonding”

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1976

“for their discoveries concerning new mechanisms for the origin and dissemination of infectious diseases”

Nobel Prize in Literature 1976

“for the human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary culture that are combined in his work”

Nobel Peace Prize 1976

“for the courageous efforts in founding a movement to put an end to the violent conflict in Northern Ireland”

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1976

“for his achievements in the fields of consumption analysis, monetary history and theory and for his demonstration of the complexity of stabilization policy”

1975

Nobel Prize in Physics 1975

“for the discovery of the connection between collective motion and particle motion in atomic nuclei and the development of the theory of the structure of the atomic nucleus based on this connection”

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1975

“for his work on the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalyzed reactions”
“for his research into the stereochemistry of organic molecules and reactions”

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1975

“for their discoveries concerning the interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cell”

Nobel Prize in Literature 1975

“for his distinctive poetry which, with great artistic sensitivity, has interpreted human values under the sign of an outlook on life with no illusions”

Nobel Peace Prize 1975

“for his struggle for human rights in the Soviet Union, for disarmament and cooperation between all nations”

1974

Nobel Prize in Physics 1974

“for their pioneering research in radio astrophysics: Ryle for his observations and inventions, in particular of the aperture synthesis technique, and Hewish for his decisive role in the discovery of pulsars”

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1974

“for his fundamental achievements, both theoretical and experimental, in the physical chemistry of the macromolecules”

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1974

“for their discoveries concerning the structural and functional organization of the cell”

Nobel Prize in Literature 1974

“for a narrative art, far-seeing in lands and ages, in the service of freedom”
“for writings that catch the dewdrop and reflect the cosmos”

Nobel Peace Prize 1974

“for his efforts to secure and develop human rights throughout the world”
“for his contribution to stabilize conditions in the Pacific rim area and for signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty”

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1974

“for their pioneering work in the theory of money and economic fluctuations and for their penetrating analysis of the interdependence of economic, social and institutional phenomena”

1973

Nobel Prize in Physics 1973

“for their experimental discoveries regarding tunneling phenomena in semiconductors and superconductors, respectively”
“for his theoretical predictions of the properties of a supercurrent through a tunnel barrier, in particular those phenomena which are generally known as the Josephson effects”

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1973

“for their pioneering work, performed independently, on the chemistry of the organometallic, so called sandwich compounds”

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1973

“for their discoveries concerning organization and elicitation of individual and social behaviour patterns”

Nobel Prize in Literature 1973

“for an epic and psychological narrative art which has introduced a new continent into literature”

Nobel Peace Prize 1973

“for jointly having negotiated a cease fire in Vietnam in 1973”

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1973

“for the development of the input-output method and for its application to important economic problems”

1972

Nobel Prize in Physics 1972

“for their jointly developed theory of superconductivity, usually called the BCS-theory”

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1972

“for his work on ribonuclease, especially concerning the connection between the amino acid sequence and the biologically active conformation”
“for their contribution to the understanding of the connection between chemical structure and catalytic activity of the active centre of the ribonuclease molecule”

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1972

“for their discoveries concerning the chemical structure of antibodies”

Nobel Prize in Literature 1972

“for his writing which through its combination of a broad perspective on his time and a sensitive skill in characterization has contributed to a renewal of German literature”

Nobel Peace Prize 1972

“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money for 1972 was allocated to the Main Fund”

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1972

“for their pioneering contributions to general economic equilibrium theory and welfare theory”

1971

Nobel Prize in Physics 1971

“for his invention and development of the holographic method”

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1971

“for his contributions to the knowledge of electronic structure and geometry of molecules, particularly free radicals”

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1971

“for his discoveries concerning the mechanisms of the action of hormones”

Nobel Prize in Literature 1971

“for a poetry that with the action of an elemental force brings alive a continent's destiny and dreams”

Nobel Peace Prize 1971

“for paving the way for a meaningful dialogue between East and West”

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1971

“for his empirically founded interpretation of economic growth which has led to new and deepened insight into the economic and social structure and process of development”

1970

Nobel Prize in Physics 1970

“for fundamental work and discoveries in magnetohydro-dynamics with fruitful applications in different parts of plasma physics”
“for fundamental work and discoveries concerning antiferromagnetism and ferrimagnetism which have led to important applications in solid state physics”

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1970

“for his discovery of sugar nucleotides and their role in the biosynthesis of carbohydrates”

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1970

“for their discoveries concerning the humoral transmitters in the nerve terminals and the mechanism for their storage, release and inactivation”

Nobel Prize in Literature 1970

“for the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions of Russian literature”

Nobel Peace Prize 1970

“for having given a well-founded hope - the green revolution”

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1970

“for the scientific work through which he has developed static and dynamic economic theory and actively contributed to raising the level of analysis in economic science”

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