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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1919
Nobel Prize in Physics 1919
“for his discovery of the Doppler effect in canal rays and the splitting of spectral lines in electric fields”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1919
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1919
“for his discoveries relating to immunity”
Nobel Prize in Literature 1919
“in special appreciation of his epic, Olympian Spring”
Nobel Peace Prize 1919
“for his role as founder of the League of Nations”
1918
Nobel Prize in Physics 1918
“in recognition of the services he rendered to the advancement of Physics by his discovery of energy quanta”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1918
“for the synthesis of ammonia from its elements”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1918
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section”
Nobel Prize in Literature 1918
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section”
Nobel Peace Prize 1918
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section”
1917
Nobel Prize in Physics 1917
“for his discovery of the characteristic Röntgen radiation of the elements”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1917
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1917
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section”
Nobel Prize in Literature 1917
“for his varied and rich poetry, which is inspired by lofty ideals”
“for his authentic descriptions of present-day life in Denmark”
Nobel Peace Prize 1917
“for the efforts to take care of wounded soldiers and prisoners of war and their families”
1916
Nobel Prize in Physics 1916
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1916
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1916
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section”
Nobel Prize in Literature 1916
“in recognition of his significance as the leading representative of a new era in our literature”
Nobel Peace Prize 1916
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section”
1915
Nobel Prize in Physics 1915
“for their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1915
“for his researches on plant pigments, especially chlorophyll”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1915
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section”
Nobel Prize in Literature 1915
“as a tribute to the lofty idealism of his literary production and to the sympathy and love of truth with which he has described different types of human beings”
Nobel Peace Prize 1915
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section”
1914
Nobel Prize in Physics 1914
“for his discovery of the diffraction of X-rays by crystals”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1914
“in recognition of his accurate determinations of the atomic weight of a large number of chemical elements”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1914
“for his work on the physiology and pathology of the vestibular apparatus”
Nobel Prize in Literature 1914
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section”
Nobel Peace Prize 1914
“No Nobel Prize was awarded this year. The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section”
1913
Nobel Prize in Physics 1913
“for his investigations on the properties of matter at low temperatures which led, inter alia, to the production of liquid helium”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1913
“in recognition of his work on the linkage of atoms in molecules by which he has thrown new light on earlier investigations and opened up new fields of research especially in inorganic chemistry”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1913
“in recognition of his work on anaphylaxis”
Nobel Prize in Literature 1913
“because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West”
Nobel Peace Prize 1913
“for his unparalleled contribution to the organization of peaceful internationalism”
1912
Nobel Prize in Physics 1912
“for his invention of automatic regulators for use in conjunction with gas accumulators for illuminating lighthouses and buoys”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1912
“for the discovery of the so-called Grignard reagent, which in recent years has greatly advanced the progress of organic chemistry”
“for his method of hydrogenating organic compounds in the presence of finely disintegrated metals whereby the progress of organic chemistry has been greatly advanced in recent years”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1912
“in recognition of his work on vascular suture and the transplantation of blood vessels and organs”
Nobel Prize in Literature 1912
“primarily in recognition of his fruitful, varied and outstanding production in the realm of dramatic art”
Nobel Peace Prize 1912
“for bringing about better understanding between the countries of North and South America and initiating important arbitration agreements between the United States and other countries”
1911
Nobel Prize in Physics 1911
“for his discoveries regarding the laws governing the radiation of heat”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1911
“in recognition of her services to the advancement of chemistry by the discovery of the elements radium and polonium, by the isolation of radium and the study of the nature and compounds of this remarkable element”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1911
“for his work on the dioptrics of the eye”
Nobel Prize in Literature 1911
“in appreciation of his many-sided literary activities, and especially of his dramatic works, which are distinguished by a wealth of imagination and by a poetic fancy, which reveals, sometimes in the guise of a fairy tale, a deep inspiration, while in a mysterious way they appeal to the readers' own feelings and stimulate their imaginations”
Nobel Peace Prize 1911
“for his role as co-founder of the Institut de droit international, initiator of the Conferences on International Private Law (Conférences de Droit international privé) at the Hague, and pioneer in the field of international legal relations”
“for his effort to expose and fight what he considers to be the main cause of war, namely, the anarchy in international relations”
1910
Nobel Prize in Physics 1910
“for his work on the equation of state for gases and liquids”
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1910
“in recognition of his services to organic chemistry and the chemical industry by his pioneer work in the field of alicyclic compounds”
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1910
“in recognition of the contributions to our knowledge of cell chemistry made through his work on proteins, including the nucleic substances”
Nobel Prize in Literature 1910
“as a tribute to the consummate artistry, permeated with idealism, which he has demonstrated during his long productive career as a lyric poet, dramatist, novelist and writer of world-renowned short stories”
Nobel Peace Prize 1910
“for acting as a link between the peace societies of the various countries, and helping them to organize the world rallies of the international peace movement”