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Individual lives from all layers. The Nobel census has substantial weight; this selection does not represent everyone who contributed to historical processes.

Canonical records: 1048
Events: 0
People: 1048
Processes and periods: 0

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People (996) · Nobel laureates (990) · Medicine (233) · Physics (231) · Chemistry (201) · Literature (122) · Peace (112) · Economic Sciences (99) · Science (31) · Personas científicas (31) · British Empire (14) · Matemáticas (13)

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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	3000–1 BCE	1–1499	1500–1799	1800–1899	1900–1999	Since 2000
Africa	0	1	1	9	28	1
Americas	0	0	3	64	421	3
Asia	2	11	2	12	81	1
Europe	3	2	8	242	321	0
Oceania	0	0	1	5	15	0
Global / no specific region	0	0	2	0	1	0

Records and sources

Ordered by start date. Long lives and processes may begin before the period you want to study.

1933–2012
Elinor Ostrom
Elinor Ostrom (1933–2012) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Economic Sciences (2009). 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.
1933–2025
Sir John B. Gurdon
Sir John B. Gurdon (1933–2025) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physiology or Medicine (2012). 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.
1934–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Carlo Rubbia
Carlo Rubbia (1934–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physics (1984). 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.
1934–1994
Howard M. Temin
Howard M. Temin (1934–1994) 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.
1934–2024
Bengt I. Samuelsson
Bengt I. Samuelsson (1934–2024) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physiology or Medicine (1982). 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.
1934–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Wole Soyinka
Wole Soyinka (1934–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Literature (1986). 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.
1934–… (as of 2026-09-01)
William F. Sharpe
William F. Sharpe (1934–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Economic Sciences (1990). 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.
1934–2024
Daniel Kahneman
Daniel Kahneman (1934–2024) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Economic Sciences (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.
1934–2009
Clive W.J. Granger
Clive W.J. Granger (1934–2009) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Economic Sciences (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.
1934–… (as of 2026-09-01)
John L. Hall
John L. Hall (1934–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physics (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.
1934–2019
David J. Thouless
David J. Thouless (1934–2019) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physics (2016). 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.
1935–… (as of 2026-09-01)
The 14th Dalai Lama
The 14th Dalai Lama (1935–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Peace (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.
1935–2023
Kenzaburo Oe
Kenzaburo Oe (1935–2023) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Literature (1994). 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.
1935–2021
Ei-ichi Negishi
Ei-ichi Negishi (1935–2021) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Chemistry (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.
1935–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Satoshi Ōmura
Satoshi Ōmura (1935–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physiology or Medicine (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.
1935–… (as of 2026-09-01)
James Peebles
James Peebles (1935–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physics (2019). 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.
1935–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Harvey J. Alter
Harvey J. Alter (1935–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physiology or Medicine (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.
1936–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Samuel C.C. Ting
Samuel C.C. Ting (1936–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physics (1976). 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)
Robert Woodrow Wilson
Robert Woodrow Wilson (1936–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physics (1978). 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.
1936–2013
Kenneth G. Wilson
Kenneth G. Wilson (1936–2013) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physics (1982). 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)
Yuan T. Lee
Yuan T. Lee (1936–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Chemistry (1986). 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.
1936–2026
J. Michael Bishop
J. Michael Bishop (1936–2026) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physiology or Medicine (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.
1936–2023
Ferid Murad
Ferid Murad (1936–2023) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physiology or Medicine (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.
1936–2018
Günter Blobel
Günter Blobel (1936–2018) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physiology or Medicine (1999). 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.
1936–2021
F.W. de Klerk
F.W. de Klerk (1936–2021) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Peace (1993). 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.
1936–2018
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.