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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
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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.

1941–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Myron Scholes
Myron Scholes (1941–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Economic Sciences (1997). 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.
1941–… (as of 2026-09-01)
K. Barry Sharpless
K. Barry Sharpless (1941–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Chemistry (2001) and Chemistry (2022). 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.
1941–… (as of 2026-09-01)
David J. Gross
David J. Gross (1941–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physics (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.
1941–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Theodor W. Hänsch
Theodor W. Hänsch (1941–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.
1941–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Sir Martin J. Evans
Sir Martin J. Evans (1941–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.
1941–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Jules A. Hoffmann
Jules A. Hoffmann (1941–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physiology or Medicine (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.
1941–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Dan Shechtman
Dan Shechtman (1941–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Chemistry (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.
1941–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (1941–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Literature (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.
1941–… (as of 2026-09-01)
George P. Smith
George P. Smith (1941–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Chemistry (2018). 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.
1941–… (as of 2026-09-01)
William D. Nordhaus
William D. Nordhaus (1941–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Economic Sciences (2018). 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.
1941–… (as of 2026-09-01)
M. Stanley Whittingham
M. Stanley Whittingham (1941–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Chemistry (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.
1942–… (as of 2026-09-01)
John Clauser
John Clauser (1942–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physics (2022). 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.
1942–… (as of 2026-09-01)
John Clarke
John Clarke (1942–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physics (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.
1942–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Bert Sakmann
Bert Sakmann (1942–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physiology or Medicine (1991). 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.
1942–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (1942–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physiology or Medicine (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.
1942–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Stanley B. Prusiner
Stanley B. Prusiner (1942–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physiology or Medicine (1997). 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.
1942–2018
John E. Sulston
John E. Sulston (1942–2018) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physiology or Medicine (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.
1942–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Robert F. Engle III
Robert F. Engle III (1942–present) 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.
1942–2021
Robert H. Grubbs
Robert H. Grubbs (1942–2021) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Chemistry (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.
1942–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Mohamed ElBaradei
Mohamed ElBaradei (1942–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Peace (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.
1942–2026
Christopher A. Sims
Christopher A. Sims (1942–2026) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Economic Sciences (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.
1942–2024
Sir J. Fraser Stoddart
Sir J. Fraser Stoddart (1942–2024) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Chemistry (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.
1942–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Jacques Dubochet
Jacques Dubochet (1942–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Chemistry (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.
1942–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Tasuku Honjo
Tasuku Honjo (1942–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physiology or Medicine (2018). 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.
1942–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Michel Mayor
Michel Mayor (1942–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.
1942–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Peter Handke
Peter Handke (1942–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Literature (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.
1943–2026
Louis Brus
Louis Brus (1943–2026) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Chemistry (2023). 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.
1943–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Klaus von Klitzing
Klaus von Klitzing (1943–present) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Physics (1985). 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.
1943–… (as of 2026-09-01)
Johann Deisenhofer
Johann Deisenhofer (1943–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.
1943–2020
Mario J. Molina
Mario J. Molina (1943–2020) appears in the official census of individual laureates for Chemistry (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.