Nobel laureates

Census of people awarded from 1901 through 2025. This page gathers one record per person; the atlas can place them by their award years. Organizations are not counted as people.

Canonical records: 990
Events: 0
People: 990
Processes and periods: 0

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Topics represented

Nobel laureates (990) · People (990) · Medicine (232) · Physics (229) · Chemistry (198) · Literature (122) · Peace (112) · Economic Sciences (99) · Science (5) · Artificial intelligence (5) · Personas científicas (5) · Biología (1)

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Canonical records by regional label and start date. These are numerical analysis bins, not universal historical periods. A multi-region record appears in multiple rows; do not add rows as a unique-record total.
Region	1800–1899	1900–1999
Africa	3	27
Americas	62	412
Asia	6	79
Europe	230	316
Oceania	4	13
Global / no specific region	0	0

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1936–2018
James A. Mirrlees
James A. Mirrlees (1936–2018) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Economic Sciences (1996). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1936–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Alan Heeger
Alan Heeger (1936–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Chemistry (2000). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1936–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Hideki Shirakawa
Hideki Shirakawa (1936–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Chemistry (2000). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1936–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Gerhard Ertl
Gerhard Ertl (1936–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Chemistry (2007). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1936–2023
Harald zur Hausen
Harald zur Hausen (1936–2023) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physiology or Medicine (2008). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1936–2025
Mario Vargas Llosa
Mario Vargas Llosa (1936–2025) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Literature (2010). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1936–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Barry C. Barish
Barry C. Barish (1936–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physics (2017). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1937–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Richard Robson
Richard Robson (1937–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Chemistry (2025). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1937–2013
Robert C. Richardson
Robert C. Richardson (1937–2013) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physics (1996). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1937–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Roald Hoffmann
Roald Hoffmann (1937–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Chemistry (1981). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1937–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Robert Huber
Robert Huber (1937–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Chemistry (1988). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1937–2020
John Hume
John Hume (1937–2020) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Peace (1998). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1937–2023
Robert E. Lucas Jr.
Robert E. Lucas Jr. (1937–2023) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Economic Sciences (1995). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1937–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Daniel L. McFadden
Daniel L. McFadden (1937–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Economic Sciences (2000). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1937–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Avram Hershko
Avram Hershko (1937–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Chemistry (2004). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1937–2024
J. Robin Warren
J. Robin Warren (1937–2024) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physiology or Medicine (2005). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1937–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Mario R. Capecchi
Mario R. Capecchi (1937–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physiology or Medicine (2007). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1937–2023
Martti Ahtisaari
Martti Ahtisaari (1937–2023) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Peace (2008). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1937–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Robert B. Wilson
Robert B. Wilson (1937–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Economic Sciences (2020). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1938–2025
David Baltimore
David Baltimore (1938–2025) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physiology or Medicine (1975). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1938–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Ryoji Noyori
Ryoji Noyori (1938–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Chemistry (2001). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1938–2018
Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan (1938–2018) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Peace (2001). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1938–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Kurt Wüthrich
Kurt Wüthrich (1938–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Chemistry (2002). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1938–2026
Anthony J. Leggett
Anthony J. Leggett (1938–2026) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physics (2003). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1938–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Albert Fert
Albert Fert (1938–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physics (2007). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1938–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (1938–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Peace (2011). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1938–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Tomas Lindahl
Tomas Lindahl (1938–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Chemistry (2015). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1939–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Daniel C. Tsui
Daniel C. Tsui (1939–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physics (1998). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1939–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Jean-Marie Lehn
Jean-Marie Lehn (1939–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Chemistry (1987). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.
1939–2022
Sidney Altman
Sidney Altman (1939–2022) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Chemistry (1989). This record represents the person’s life; each award is dated separately, and the prize year does not stand for the date of their whole body of work.