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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1999
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1999
“for elucidating the quantum structure of electroweak interactions in physics”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1999
“for his studies of the transition states of chemical reactions using femtosecond spectroscopy”
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1999
“for the discovery that proteins have intrinsic signals that govern their transport and localization in the cell”
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1999
“whose frolicsome black fables portray the forgotten face of history”
The Nobel Peace Prize 1999
“in recognition of the organisation's pioneering humanitarian work on several continents”
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1999
“for his analysis of monetary and fiscal policy under different exchange rate regimes and his analysis of optimum currency areas”
1998
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1998
“for their discovery of a new form of quantum fluid with fractionally charged excitations”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1998
“for his development of the density-functional theory”
“for his development of computational methods in quantum chemistry”
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1998
“for their discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system”
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1998
“who with parables sustained by imagination, compassion and irony continually enables us once again to apprehend an elusory reality”
The Nobel Peace Prize 1998
“for their efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland”
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1998
“for his contributions to welfare economics”
1997
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1997
“for development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1997
“for their elucidation of the enzymatic mechanism underlying the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)”
“for the first discovery of an ion-transporting enzyme, Na+, K+ -ATPase”
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1997
“for his discovery of Prions - a new biological principle of infection”
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1997
“who emulates the jesters of the Middle Ages in scourging authority and upholding the dignity of the downtrodden”
The Nobel Peace Prize 1997
“for their work for the banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines”
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1997
“for a new method to determine the value of derivatives”
1996
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1996
“for their discovery of superfluidity in helium-3”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1996
“for their discovery of fullerenes”
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1996
“for their discoveries concerning the specificity of the cell mediated immune defence”
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1996
“for poetry that with ironic precision allows the historical and biological context to come to light in fragments of human reality”
The Nobel Peace Prize 1996
“for their work towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor”
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1996
“for their fundamental contributions to the economic theory of incentives under asymmetric information”
1995
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1995
“for pioneering experimental contributions to lepton physics”
“for the discovery of the tau lepton”
“for the detection of the neutrino”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1995
“for their work in atmospheric chemistry, particularly concerning the formation and decomposition of ozone”
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1995
“for their discoveries concerning the genetic control of early embryonic development”
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1995
“for works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past”
The Nobel Peace Prize 1995
“for their efforts to diminish the part played by nuclear arms in international politics and, in the longer run, to eliminate such arms”
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1995
“for having developed and applied the hypothesis of rational expectations, and thereby having transformed macroeconomic analysis and deepened our understanding of economic policy”
1994
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1994
“for pioneering contributions to the development of neutron scattering techniques for studies of condensed matter”
“for the development of neutron spectroscopy”
“for the development of the neutron diffraction technique”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1994
“for his contribution to carbocation chemistry”
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1994
“for their discovery of G-proteins and the role of these proteins in signal transduction in cells”
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1994
“who with poetic force creates an imagined world, where life and myth condense to form a disconcerting picture of the human predicament today”
The Nobel Peace Prize 1994
“for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East”
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1994
“for their pioneering analysis of equilibria in the theory of non-cooperative games”
1993
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1993
“for the discovery of a new type of pulsar, a discovery that has opened up new possibilities for the study of gravitation”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1993
“for contributions to the developments of methods within DNA-based chemistry”
“for his invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method”
“for his fundamental contributions to the establishment of oligonucleotide-based, site-directed mutagenesis and its development for protein studies”
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1993
“for their discoveries of split genes”
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1993
“who in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of American reality”
The Nobel Peace Prize 1993
“for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa”
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1993
“for having renewed research in economic history by applying economic theory and quantitative methods in order to explain economic and institutional change”
1992
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1992
“for his invention and development of particle detectors, in particular the multiwire proportional chamber”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1992
“for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in chemical systems”
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1992
“for their discoveries concerning reversible protein phosphorylation as a biological regulatory mechanism”
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1992
“for a poetic oeuvre of great luminosity, sustained by a historical vision, the outcome of a multicultural commitment”
The Nobel Peace Prize 1992
“for her struggle for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples”
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1992
“for having extended the domain of microeconomic analysis to a wide range of human behaviour and interaction, including nonmarket behaviour”
1991
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1991
“for discovering that methods developed for studying order phenomena in simple systems can be generalized to more complex forms of matter, in particular to liquid crystals and polymers”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1991
“for his contributions to the development of the methodology of high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy”
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1991
“for their discoveries concerning the function of single ion channels in cells”
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1991
“who through her magnificent epic writing has - in the words of Alfred Nobel - been of very great benefit to humanity”
The Nobel Peace Prize 1991
“for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights”
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1991
“for his discovery and clarification of the significance of transaction costs and property rights for the institutional structure and functioning of the economy”
1990
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1990
“for their pioneering investigations concerning deep inelastic scattering of electrons on protons and bound neutrons, which have been of essential importance for the development of the quark model in particle physics”
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1990
“for his development of the theory and methodology of organic synthesis”
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1990
“for their discoveries concerning organ and cell transplantation in the treatment of human disease”
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1990
“for impassioned writing with wide horizons, characterized by sensuous intelligence and humanistic integrity”
The Nobel Peace Prize 1990
“for the leading role he played in the radical changes in East-West relations”
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1990
“for their pioneering work in the theory of financial economics”