 | Nobel Prize winners
The Nobel Prize is the world's most prestigious award of any kind. Created and funded by the estate of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, the awards have been granted since 1901. Of the 758 individuals to have received the Nobel Prize, 20 have a known University of Minnesota connection.
Arthur H. Compton, Instructor, Physics, 1917
1927 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the effect named after him
Ernest O. Lawrence, M.A., Physics, 1923
1939 Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention and development of the cyclotron and for results obtained with it, especially with regard to artificial radioactive elements
Philip S. Hench, Faculty, Medicine, Mayo Foundation, 1923-1965
1950 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries relating to the hormones of the adrenal cortex, their structure and biological effects
Edward C. Kendall, Faculty, Biochemistry, Mayo Foundation, 1914-1951
1950 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries relating to the hormones of the adrenal cortex, their structure and biological effects
John Bardeen, Faculty, Physics, 1938-1941
1956 Nobel Prize in Physics for researches on semiconductors and their discovery of the transistor effect
Walter Brattain, Ph.D., Physics, 1929
1956 Nobel Prize in Physics for researches on semiconductors and their discovery of the transistor effect
Melvin Calvin, Ph.D., Chemistry, 1935
1961 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research on the carbon dioxide assimilation in plants
Norman Borlaug, B.S. Forestry, 1937; M.S. (1939) and Ph.D. (1942), Plant Pathology
1970 Noble Peace Prize for his work as "father of the green revolution" helping provide food for developing nations and saving millions from starvation worldwide
John Bardeen, Faculty, Physics, 1938-1941
1972 Nobel Prize in Physics for the jointly developed theory (with Cooper and Schrieffer) of superconductivity, usually called the BCS-theory
William Lipscomb Faculty, Chemistry, 1946-1959
1976 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his studies on the structure of boranes illuminating problems of chemical bonding
Saul Bellow, Faculty, English, 1946
1976 Nobel Prize in Literature for the human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary culture that are combined in his work
Milton Friedman, Faculty, Economics, 1945-1946
1976 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his achievements in the fields of consumption analysis, monetary history and theory and for his demonstration of the complexity of stabilization policy
John H. van Vleck, Faculty, Physics, 1923-28
1977 Nobel Prize in Physics for fundamental theoretical investigations of the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems
George J. Stigler, Faculty, Economics, 1938-46
1982 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences For his seminal studies of industrial structures, functioning of markets and causes and effects of public regulation
Edward B. Lewis, B.A., Biostatistics, 1939
1995 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries concerning the genetic control of early embryonic development
Paul D. Boyer, Faculty, Biochemistry, 1945-1963
1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for elucidation of the enzymatic mechanism underlying the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Louis J. Ignarro, Ph.D., Pharmacology, 1966
1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system
Daniel McFadden, B.S. Physics, 1957; Ph.D., Economics, 1962
2000 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his development of theory and methods for analyzing discrete choice
Edward C. Prescott, Faculty, Economics, 1980-2003
2004 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to dynamic macroeconomics: the time consistency of economic policy and the driving forces behind business cycles
Leonid Hurwicz, Faculty, Economics, 1951-present
2007 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for developing the "mechanism design" model, which helps explain and direct economic incentives
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