List of Nobel laureates by country
The List of Nobel laureates by country is a comprehensive catalog of individuals and organizations who have been awarded the Nobel Prize in various categories, organized by their country of origin or affiliation. The Nobel Prizes are awarded annually in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences.
Nobel laureates by country[edit | edit source]
The following is a list of Nobel laureates, grouped by their country of origin or significant affiliation. This list includes laureates who were born in the country, held citizenship, or were otherwise closely associated with the country at the time of their award.
United States[edit | edit source]
The United States has produced a significant number of Nobel laureates across all categories. Notable laureates include:
- Albert A. Michelson (Physics, 1907)
- Theodore Roosevelt (Peace, 1906)
- Martin Luther King Jr. (Peace, 1964)
- Richard Feynman (Physics, 1965)
- Paul Samuelson (Economic Sciences, 1970)
United Kingdom[edit | edit source]
The United Kingdom has a rich history of Nobel laureates, including:
- Rudyard Kipling (Literature, 1907)
- Alexander Fleming (Physiology or Medicine, 1945)
- Winston Churchill (Literature, 1953)
- Peter Higgs (Physics, 2013)
Germany[edit | edit source]
Germany has been home to many Nobel laureates, such as:
- Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (Physics, 1901)
- Albert Einstein (Physics, 1921)
- Otto Hahn (Chemistry, 1944)
- Thomas Mann (Literature, 1929)
France[edit | edit source]
France has a notable number of Nobel laureates, including:
- Henri Becquerel (Physics, 1903)
- Marie Curie (Physics, 1903; Chemistry, 1911)
- Jean-Paul Sartre (Literature, 1964, declined)
- François Mauriac (Literature, 1952)
Sweden[edit | edit source]
Sweden is the home country of the Nobel Prizes and has several laureates, such as:
- Svante Arrhenius (Chemistry, 1903)
- Selma Lagerlöf (Literature, 1909)
- Dag Hammarskjöld (Peace, 1961, posthumously)
Japan[edit | edit source]
Japan has produced several Nobel laureates, including:
- Hideki Yukawa (Physics, 1949)
- Yasunari Kawabata (Literature, 1968)
- Shinya Yamanaka (Physiology or Medicine, 2012)
Related pages[edit | edit source]
- Nobel Prize
- List of Nobel laureates
- Nobel Prize controversies
- Nobel Prize in Physics
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- Nobel Peace Prize
- Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
See also[edit | edit source]
- List of Nobel laureates
- List of Nobel laureates by university affiliation
- List of female Nobel laureates
- List of organizations awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
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