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All Nobel Prizes (1996-1999): 1999 TheNobelPrize in Physics 1999 Gerardus't HooftandMartinus J.G. Veltman "for elucidating the quantum structure of electroweak interactions in physics" TheNobelPrize in Chemistry 1999 Ahmed H. Zewail "for his studies of the transition states of chemical reactions using femtosecond spectroscopy" TheNobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine 1999 Günter Blobel "for the discovery that proteins have intrinsic signals that govern their transport and localization in the cell" TheNobelPrize in Literature 1999 Günter Grass "whose frolicsome black fables portray the forgotten face of history" TheNobelPeace Prize 1999 Médecins Sans Frontières "in recognition of the organization's pioneering humanitarian work on several continents" The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of AlfredNobel1999 Robert A. Mundell "for his analysis of monetary and fiscal policy under different exchange rate regimes and his analysis of optimum currency areas" 1998 TheNobelPrize in Physics 1998 Robert B. Laughlin,Horst L. StörmerandDaniel C. Tsui "for their discovery of a new form of quantum fluid with fractionally charged excitations" TheNobelPrize in Chemistry 1998 Walter Kohn "for his development of the density-functional theory" John A. Pople "for his development of computational methods in quantum chemistry" TheNobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine 1998 Robert F. Furchgott,Louis J. IgnarroandFerid Murad "for their discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system" TheNobelPrize in Literature 1998 José Saramago "who with parables sustained by imagination, compassion and irony continually enables us once again to apprehend an elusory reality" TheNobelPeace Prize 1998 John HumeandDavid Trimble "for their efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland" The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of AlfredNobel1998 Amartya Sen "for his contributions to welfare economics" 1997 TheNobelPrize in Physics 1997 Steven Chu,Claude Cohen-TannoudjiandWilliam D. Phillips "for development of methods to cool and trap atoms with laser light" TheNobelPrize in Chemistry 1997 Paul D. BoyerandJohn E. Walker "for their elucidation of the enzymatic mechanism underlying the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)" Jens C. Skou "for the first discovery of an ion-transporting enzyme, Na+, K+ -ATPase" TheNobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine 1997 Stanley B. Prusiner "for his discovery of Prions - a new biological principle of infection" TheNobelPrize in Literature 1997 Dario Fo "who emulates the jesters of the Middle Ages in scourging authority and upholding the dignity of the downtrodden" TheNobelPeace Prize 1997 International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL)andJody Williams "for their work for the banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines" The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of AlfredNobel1997 Robert C. MertonandMyron S. Scholes "for a new method to determine the value of derivatives" 1996 TheNobelPrize in Physics 1996 David M. Lee,Douglas D. OsheroffandRobert C. Richardson "for their discovery of superfluidity in helium-3" TheNobelPrize in Chemistry 1996 Robert F. Curl Jr.,Sir Harold W. KrotoandRichard E. Smalley "for their discovery of fullerenes" TheNobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine 1996 Peter C. DohertyandRolf M. Zinkernagel "for their discoveries concerning the specificity of the cell mediated immune defence" TheNobelPrize in Literature 1996 Wislawa Szymborska "for poetry that with ironic precision allows the historical and biological context to come to light in fragments of human reality" TheNobelPeace Prize 1996 Carlos Filipe Ximenes BeloandJosé Ramos-Horta "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 AlfredNobel1996 James A. MirrleesandWilliam Vickrey "for their fundamental contributions to the economic theory of incentives under asymmetric information"

All Nobel Prizes (2000-2002): 2002 TheNobelPrize in Physics 2002 Raymond Davis Jr.andMasatoshi Koshiba "for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, in particular for the detection of cosmic neutrinos" Riccardo Giacconi "for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, which have led to the discovery of cosmic X-ray sources" TheNobelPrize in Chemistry 2002 "for the development of methods for identification and structure analyses of biological macromolecules" John B. FennandKoichi Tanaka "for their development of soft desorption ionisation methods for mass spectrometric analyses of biological macromolecules" Kurt Wüthrich "for his development of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy for determining the three-dimensional structure of biological macromolecules in solution" TheNobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine 2002 Sydney Brenner,H. Robert HorvitzandJohn E. Sulston "for their discoveries concerning genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death'" TheNobelPrize in Literature 2002 Imre Kertész "for writing that upholds the fragile experience of the individual against the barbaric arbitrariness of history" TheNobelPeace Prize 2002 Jimmy Carter "for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development" The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of AlfredNobel2002 Daniel Kahneman "for having integrated insights from psychological research into economic science, especially concerning human judgment and decision-making under uncertainty" Vernon L. Smith "for having established laboratory experiments as a tool in empirical economic analysis, especially in the study of alternative market mechanisms" 2001 TheNobelPrize in Physics 2001 Eric A. Cornell,Wolfgang KetterleandCarl E. Wieman "for the achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms, and for early fundamental studies of the properties of the condensates" TheNobelPrize in Chemistry 2001 William S. KnowlesandRyoji Noyori "for their work on chirally catalysed hydrogenation reactions" K. Barry Sharpless "for his work on chirally catalysed oxidation reactions" TheNobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine 2001 Leland H. Hartwell,Tim HuntandSir Paul M. Nurse "for their discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle" TheNobelPrize in Literature 2001 Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul "for having united perceptive narrative and incorruptible scrutiny in works that compel us to see the presence of suppressed histories" TheNobelPeace Prize 2001 United Nations (U.N.)andKofi Annan "for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world" The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of AlfredNobel2001 George A. Akerlof,A. Michael SpenceandJoseph E. Stiglitz "for their analyses of markets with asymmetric information" 2000 TheNobelPrize in Physics 2000 "for basic work on information and communication technology" Zhores I. AlferovandHerbert Kroemer "for developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed- and opto-electronics" Jack S. Kilby "for his part in the invention of the integrated circuit" TheNobelPrize in Chemistry 2000 Alan J. Heeger,Alan G. MacDiarmidandHideki Shirakawa "for the discovery and development of conductive polymers" TheNobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine 2000 Arvid Carlsson,Paul GreengardandEric R. Kandel "for their discoveries concerning signal transduction in the nervous system" TheNobelPrize in Literature 2000 Gao Xingjian "for an æuvre of universal validity, bitter insights and linguistic ingenuity, which has opened new paths for the Chinese novel and drama" TheNobelPeace Prize 2000 Kim Dae-jung "for his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and in East Asia in general, and for peace and reconciliation with North Korea in particular" The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of AlfredNobel2000 James J. Heckman "for his development of theory and methods for analyzing selective samples" Daniel L. McFadden "for his development of theory and methods for analyzing discrete choice"

All Nobel Prizes (2003-2005): 2005 TheNobelPrize in Physics 2005 Roy J. Glauber "for his contribution to the quantum theory of optical coherence" John L. HallandTheodor W. Hänsch "for their contributions to the development of laser-based precision spectroscopy, including the optical frequency comb technique" TheNobelPrize in Chemistry 2005 Yves Chauvin,Robert H. GrubbsandRichard R. Schrock "for the development of the metathesis method in organic synthesis" TheNobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine 2005 Barry J. MarshallandJ. Robin Warren "for their discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease" TheNobelPrize in Literature 2005 Harold Pinter "who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression's closed rooms" TheNobelPeace Prize 2005 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)andMohamed ElBaradei "for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way" The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of AlfredNobel2005 Robert J. AumannandThomas C. Schelling "for having enhanced our understanding of conflict and cooperation through game-theory analysis" 2004 TheNobelPrize in Physics 2004 David J. Gross,H. David PolitzerandFrank Wilczek "for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction" TheNobelPrize in Chemistry 2004 Aaron Ciechanover,Avram HershkoandIrwin Rose "for the discovery of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation" TheNobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine 2004 Richard AxelandLinda B. Buck "for their discoveries of odorant receptors and the organization of the olfactory system" TheNobelPrize in Literature 2004 Elfriede Jelinek "for her musical flow of voices and counter-voices in novels and plays that with extraordinary linguistic zeal reveal the absurdity of society's clichés and their subjugating power" TheNobelPeace Prize 2004 Wangari Muta Maathai "for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace" The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of AlfredNobel2004 Finn E. KydlandandEdward C. Prescott "for their contributions to dynamic macroeconomics: the time consistency of economic policy and the driving forces behind business cycles" 2003 TheNobelPrize in Physics 2003 Alexei A. Abrikosov,Vitaly L. GinzburgandAnthony J. Leggett "for pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductors and superfluids" TheNobelPrize in Chemistry 2003 "for discoveries concerning channels in cell membranes" Peter Agre "for the discovery of water channels" Roderick MacKinnon "for structural and mechanistic studies of ion channels" TheNobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine 2003 Paul C. LauterburandSir Peter Mansfield "for their discoveries concerning magnetic resonance imaging" TheNobelPrize in Literature 2003 John M. Coetzee "who in innumerable guises portrays the surprising involvement of the outsider" TheNobelPeace Prize 2003 Shirin Ebadi "for her efforts for democracy and human rights. She has focused especially on the struggle for the rights of women and children" The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of AlfredNobel2003 Robert F. Engle III "for methods of analyzing economic time series with time-varying volatility (ARCH)" Clive W.J. Granger "for methods of analyzing economic time series with common trends (cointegration)"

All Nobel Prizes (2006-2009): 2009 TheNobelPrizein Physics 2009 Charles Kuen Kao "for groundbreaking achievements concerning the transmissionoflight in fibers for optical communication" Willard S. BoyleandGeorge E. Smith "for the inventionofan imaging semiconductor circuit - the CCD sensor" TheNobelPrizein Chemistry 2009 Venkatraman Ramakrishnan,Thomas A. SteitzandAda E. Yonath "for studiesofthe structure and functionofthe ribosome" TheNobelPrizein Physiology or Medicine 2009 Elizabeth H. Blackburn,Carol W. GreiderandJack W. Szostak "for the discoveryofhow chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase" TheNobelPrizein Literature 2009 Herta Müller "who, with the concentrationofpoetry and the franknessofprose, depicts the landscapeofthe dispossessed" TheNobelPeacePrize2009 Barack H. Obama "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples" The Sveriges RiksbankPrizein Economic Sciences in MemoryofAlfredNobel2009 Elinor Ostrom "for her analysisofeconomic governance, especially the commons" Oliver E. Williamson "for his analysisofeconomic governance, especially the boundariesofthe firm" 2008 TheNobelPrizein Physics 2008 Yoichiro Nambu "for the discoveryofthe mechanismofspontaneous broken symmetry in subatomic physics" Makoto KobayashiandToshihide Maskawa "for the discoveryofthe originofthe broken symmetry which predicts the existenceofat least three familiesofquarks in nature" TheNobelPrizein Chemistry 2008 Osamu Shimomura,Martin ChalfieandRoger Y. Tsien "for the discovery and developmentofthe green fluorescent protein, GFP" TheNobelPrizein Physiology or Medicine 2008 Harald zur Hausen "for his discoveryofhuman papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer" Françoise Barré-SinoussiandLuc Montagnier "for their discoveryofhuman immunodeficiency virus" TheNobelPrizein Literature 2008 Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio "authorofnew departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy, explorerofa humanity beyond and below the reigning civilization" TheNobelPeacePrize2008 Martti Ahtisaari "for his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts" The Sveriges RiksbankPrizein Economic Sciences in MemoryofAlfredNobel2008 Paul Krugman "for his analysisoftrade patterns and locationofeconomic activity" 2007 TheNobelPrizein Physics 2007 Albert FertandPeter Grünberg "for the discoveryofGiant Magnetoresistance" TheNobelPrizein Chemistry 2007 Gerhard Ertl "for his studiesofchemical processes on solid surfaces" TheNobelPrizein Physiology or Medicine 2007 Mario R. Capecchi,Sir Martin J. EvansandOliver Smithies "for their discoveriesofprinciples for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the useofembryonic stem cells" TheNobelPrizein Literature 2007 Doris Lessing "that epicistofthe female experience, who with scepticism, fire and visionary power has subjected a divided civilisation to scrutiny" TheNobelPeacePrize2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)andAlbert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. "for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change" The Sveriges RiksbankPrizein Economic Sciences in MemoryofAlfredNobel2007 Leonid Hurwicz,Eric S. MaskinandRoger B. Myerson "for having laid the foundationsofmechanism design theory" 2006 TheNobelPrizein Physics 2006 John C. MatherandGeorge F. Smoot "for their discoveryofthe blackbody form and anisotropyofthe cosmic microwave background radiation" TheNobelPrizein Chemistry 2006 Roger D. Kornberg "for his studiesofthe molecular basisofeukaryotic transcription" TheNobelPrizein Physiology or Medicine 2006 Andrew Z. FireandCraig C. Mello "for their discoveryofRNA interference - gene silencing by double-stranded RNA" TheNobelPrizein Literature 2006 Orhan Pamuk "who in the quest for the melancholic soulofhis native city has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacingofcultures" TheNobelPeacePrize2006 Muhammad YunusandGrameen Bank "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below" The Sveriges RiksbankPrizein Economic Sciences in MemoryofAlfredNobel2006 Edmund S. Phelps "for his analysisofintertemporal tradeoffs in macroeconomic policy"

All Nobel Prizes (2010-2012): Between 1901 and 2012, theNobelPrizes and thePrizein Economic Sciences were awarded 555 times to 863 people and organizations. With some receiving theNobelPrizemore than once, this makes a totalof835 individuals and 21 organizations. Below, you can view the fulllistofNobelPrizes andNobelLaureates. 2013 TheNobelPrizein Physics 2013 The 2013NobelPrizein Physics has not been awarded yet. It will be announced on Tuesday 8 October, 11:45 a.m. CET at the earliest. TheNobelPrizein Chemistry 2013 The 2013NobelPrizein Chemistry has not been awarded yet. It will be announced on Wednesday 9 October, 11:45 a.m. CET at the earliest. TheNobelPrizein Physiology or Medicine 2013 The 2013NobelPrizein Physiology or Medicine has not been awarded yet. It will be announced on Monday 7 October, 11:30 a.m. CET at the earliest. TheNobelPrizein Literature 2013 The 2013NobelPrizein Literature has not been awarded yet. The date for its announcement will be set later. TheNobelPeacePrize2013 The 2013NobelPeacePrizehas not been awarded yet. It will be announced on Friday 11 October, 11:00 a.m. CET. The Sveriges RiksbankPrizein Economic Sciences in MemoryofAlfredNobel2013 The 2013Prizein Economic Sciences has not been awarded yet. It will be announced on Monday 14 October, 1:00 p.m. CET at the earliest. 2012 TheNobelPrizein Physics 2012 Serge HarocheandDavid J. Wineland "for ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulationofindividual quantum systems" TheNobelPrizein Chemistry 2012 Robert J. LefkowitzandBrian K. Kobilka "for studiesofG-protein-coupled receptors" TheNobelPrizein Physiology or Medicine 2012 Sir John B. GurdonandShinya Yamanaka "for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent" TheNobelPrizein Literature 2012 Mo Yan "who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary" TheNobelPeacePrize2012 European Union (EU) "for over six decades contributed to the advancementofpeace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe" The Sveriges RiksbankPrizein Economic Sciences in MemoryofAlfredNobel2012 Alvin E. RothandLloyd S. Shapley "for the theoryofstable allocations and the practiceofmarket design" 2011 TheNobelPrizein Physics 2011 Saul Perlmutter,Brian P. SchmidtandAdam G. Riess "for the discoveryofthe accelerating expansionofthe Universe through observationsofdistant supernovae" TheNobelPrizein Chemistry 2011 Dan Shechtman "for the discoveryofquasicrystals" TheNobelPrizein Physiology or Medicine 2011 Bruce A. BeutlerandJules A. Hoffmann "for their discoveries concerning the activationofinnate immunity" Ralph M. Steinman "for his discoveryofthe dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity" TheNobelPrizein Literature 2011 Tomas Tranströmer "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality" TheNobelPeacePrize2011 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,Leymah GboweeandTawakkol Karman "for their non-violent struggle for the safetyofwomen and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work" The Sveriges RiksbankPrizein Economic Sciences in MemoryofAlfredNobel2011 Thomas J. SargentandChristopher A. Sims "for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy" 2010 TheNobelPrizein Physics 2010 Andre GeimandKonstantin Novoselov "for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene" TheNobelPrizein Chemistry 2010 Richard F. Heck,Ei-ichi NegishiandAkira Suzuki "for palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis" TheNobelPrizein Physiology or Medicine 2010 Robert G. Edwards "for the developmentofin vitro fertilization" TheNobelPrizein Literature 2010 Mario Vargas Llosa "for his cartographyofstructuresofpower and his trenchant imagesofthe individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat" TheNobelPeacePrize2010 Liu Xiaobo "for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China" The Sveriges RiksbankPrizein Economic Sciences in MemoryofAlfredNobel2010 Peter A. Diamond,Dale T. MortensenandChristopher A. Pissarides "for their analysisofmarkets with search frictions"