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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1909
Nobel Prize in Physics 1909
“in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1909
“in recognition of his work on catalysis and for his investigations into the fundamental principles governing chemical equilibria and rates of reaction”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1909
“for his work on the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid gland”
Nobel Prize in Literature 1909
“in appreciation of the lofty idealism, vivid imagination and spiritual perception that characterize her writings”
Nobel Peace Prize 1909
“for their prominent position in the international movement for peace and arbitration”
1908
Nobel Prize in Physics 1908
“for his method of reproducing colours photographically based on the phenomenon of interference”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1908
“for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1908
“in recognition of their work on immunity”
Nobel Prize in Literature 1908
“in recognition of his earnest search for truth, his penetrating power of thought, his wide range of vision, and the warmth and strength in presentation with which in his numerous works he has vindicated and developed an idealistic philosophy of life”
Nobel Peace Prize 1908
“for their long time work for the cause of peace as politicians, peace society leaders, orators and authors”
1907
Nobel Prize in Physics 1907
“for his optical precision instruments and the spectroscopic and metrological investigations carried out with their aid”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1907
“for his biochemical researches and his discovery of cell-free fermentation”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1907
“in recognition of his work on the role played by protozoa in causing diseases”
Nobel Prize in Literature 1907
“in consideration of the power of observation, originality of imagination, virility of ideas and remarkable talent for narration which characterize the creations of this world-famous author”
Nobel Peace Prize 1907
“for his work in the press and in peace meetings, both public and private, for an understanding between France and Italy”
“for his decisive influence upon the conduct and outcome of the Hague and Geneva Conferences”
1906
Nobel Prize in Physics 1906
“in recognition of the great merits of his theoretical and experimental investigations on the conduction of electricity by gases”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1906
“in recognition of the great services rendered by him in his investigation and isolation of the element fluorine, and for the adoption in the service of science of the electric furnace called after him”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1906
“in recognition of their work on the structure of the nervous system”
Nobel Prize in Literature 1906
“not only in consideration of his deep learning and critical research, but above all as a tribute to the creative energy, freshness of style, and lyrical force which characterize his poetic masterpieces”
Nobel Peace Prize 1906
“for his role in bringing to an end the bloody war recently waged between two of the world's great powers, Japan and Russia”
1905
Nobel Prize in Physics 1905
“for his work on cathode rays”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1905
“in recognition of his services in the advancement of organic chemistry and the chemical industry, through his work on organic dyes and hydroaromatic compounds”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1905
“for his investigations and discoveries in relation to tuberculosis”
Nobel Prize in Literature 1905
“because of his outstanding merits as an epic writer”
Nobel Peace Prize 1905
“for her audacity to oppose the horrors of war”
1904
Nobel Prize in Physics 1904
“for his investigations of the densities of the most important gases and for his discovery of argon in connection with these studies”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1904
“in recognition of his services in the discovery of the inert gaseous elements in air, and his determination of their place in the periodic system”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1904
“in recognition of his work on the physiology of digestion, through which knowledge on vital aspects of the subject has been transformed and enlarged”
Nobel Prize in Literature 1904
“in recognition of the fresh originality and true inspiration of his poetic production, which faithfully reflects the natural scenery and native spirit of his people, and, in addition, his significant work as a Provençal philologist”
“in recognition of the numerous and brilliant compositions which, in an individual and original manner, have revived the great traditions of the Spanish drama”
Nobel Peace Prize 1904
“for its striving in public law to develop peaceful ties between nations and to make the laws of war more humane”
1903
Nobel Prize in Physics 1903
“in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by his discovery of spontaneous radioactivity”
“in recognition of the extraordinary services they have rendered by their joint researches on the radiation phenomena discovered by Professor Henri Becquerel”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1903
“in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered to the advancement of chemistry by his electrolytic theory of dissociation”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1903
“in recognition of his contribution to the treatment of diseases, especially lupus vulgaris, with concentrated light radiation, whereby he has opened a new avenue for medical science”
Nobel Prize in Literature 1903
“as a tribute to his noble, magnificent and versatile poetry, which has always been distinguished by both the freshness of its inspiration and the rare purity of its spirit”
Nobel Peace Prize 1903
“for his longstanding and devoted effort in favour of the ideas of peace and arbitration”
1902
Nobel Prize in Physics 1902
“in recognition of the extraordinary service they rendered by their researches into the influence of magnetism upon radiation phenomena”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1902
“in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by his work on sugar and purine syntheses”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1902
“for his work on malaria, by which he has shown how it enters the organism and thereby has laid the foundation for successful research on this disease and methods of combating it”
Nobel Prize in Literature 1902
“the greatest living master of the art of historical writing, with special reference to his monumental work, A history of Rome”
Nobel Peace Prize 1902
“for his untiring and skilful directorship of the Bern Peace Bureau”
“for his eminently practical administration of the Inter-Parliamentary Union”
1901
Nobel Prize in Physics 1901
“in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1901
“in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the laws of chemical dynamics and osmotic pressure in solutions”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1901
“for his work on serum therapy, especially its application against diphtheria, by which he has opened a new road in the domain of medical science and thereby placed in the hands of the physician a victorious weapon against illness and deaths”
Nobel Prize in Literature 1901
“in special recognition of his poetic composition, which gives evidence of lofty idealism, artistic perfection and a rare combination of the qualities of both heart and intellect”
Nobel Peace Prize 1901
“for his humanitarian efforts to help wounded soldiers and create international understanding”
“for his lifelong work for international peace conferences, diplomacy and arbitration”