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Nobel Prize Winners List 2026
Nobel Prize Winners List 2026
Nobel Prize 2026: Category-wise Winners
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Category
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Winner(s) |
Country
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Why did they win?
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Physiology or Medicine
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Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel
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USA, Germany, Germany
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For discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, which allow nerve-cell activity to be controlled using light.
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Physics
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Francis Halzen
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Belgium-born; associated with the USA
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For major contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos originating from astrophysical sources.
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Chemistry
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Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai
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France and Japan
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For discovering non-linear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis, helping explain and control the formation of mirror-image molecules.
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Literature
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Anne Carson
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Canada
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For her bold and inventive literary work, which creates new forms of contemporary literature through dialogue with classical traditions.
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Peace
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Navanethem “Navi” Pillay
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South Africa
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For efforts to promote peace and international law, including human rights and accountability for international crimes.
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Economic Sciences
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Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford
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United States (USA)
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Microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilisation
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Who Selects the Nobel Prize Winners?
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Category
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Selecting institution
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Physics
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Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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Chemistry
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Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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Physiology or Medicine
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Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet
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Literature
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Swedish Academy
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Peace
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Norwegian Nobel Committee
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Economic Sciences
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Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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Indian Nobel laureates
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Year
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Person
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Category
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Why did they receive the Nobel Prize?
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1913
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Rabindranath Tagore
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Literature
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For his deeply sensitive and beautiful poetry, especially Gitanjali.
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1930
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C. V. Raman
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Physics
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For his work on light scattering and discovery of the Raman Effect.
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1979
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Mother Teresa
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Peace
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For her work helping suffering people, especially the poor and vulnerable.
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1998
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Amartya Sen
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Economic Sciences
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For contributions to welfare economics, poverty measurement and the study of famines.
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2014
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Kailash Satyarthi
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Peace
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For the struggle against child exploitation and for children's right to education; shared with Malala Yousafzai
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