From 1901 to 2022, Nobel Prizes & the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel, have been awarded 615 times to 954 individuals and 27 organizations. Some exceptional individuals have received multiple Nobel Prizes in different categories- talk about overachievers, right? The Nobel Prize Winners 2023 have been recently announced by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, and the prizes will be given on 10th December 2023.
This year, the laureates include pioneers like Katalin Kariko & Drew Weissman for their groundbreaking work on mRNA vaccines, which proved beneficial in the fight against COVID-19. Then Jon Fosse for his profound exploration of life's elemental themes in spare Nordic prose for the Nobel Prize for Literature etc. Additionally, this year's Nobel Peace Prize has 351 nominees vying for this prestigious recognition.
What is the Nobel Prize?
The Nobel Prize is one of the most prestigious awards in the world which honors an individual or an organization for their extraordinary achievements in Physics, Literature, Chemistry, Economics, Medicine, and Peace. This prize is named after Alfredo Nobel, who was the founder of this award. According to his will, this prize is given annually to the deserving individual who brings a change in the fields that are mentioned above.
To learn more, refer to this article.
Let's delve into this article to find out the list of nobel prize winners 2023.
List of Nobel Prize Winners 2023
This year, as the List of Nobel Prize Winners 2023 has been announced for Medicine, Physics, Literature, Peace and Chemistry. The winner’s name, category, and work have been mentioned in the following table. The announcements commenced on October 2, 2023, and will keep us hooked until October 9, 2023.
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Nobel Prize Category
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Nobel Prize Winners
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Achievements
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Date
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Winners Image |
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Medicine
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Katalin Kariko
Drew Weissman
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For pioneering work on mRNA vaccines which has played a vital role in fighting against COVID-19
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2nd October 2023
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Source: Outlook India
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Physics
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Pierre Agostini
Ferenc Krausz
Anne L’Huillier
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For experimental methods that generated attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter.
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3rd October 2023
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Source: Physics World
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Chemistry
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Moungi G. Bawendi
Louis E. Brus
Alexe I. Ekimov
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For the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.
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4th Wednesday 2023
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Source: Kompas.id
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Literature
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Jon Fosse
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His work deals with birth, death, faith and the other “elemental stuff” of life in spare Nordic prose
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5th October 2023
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Source: NBC News
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Peace
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Narges Mohammadi
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Won for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.
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6th October 2023
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Source: The New York Times
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The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economics Sciences
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Claudia Goldin
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Awarded for having advanced our understanding of women's labour market outcomes.
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9th October 2023
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Source: NDTV
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Nobel Prize Committee 2023
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Committee Member
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Position
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Elected
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Profession
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Anders Olsson
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Committer Chair
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2008
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Literacy Critic, Literary Historian
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Mats Malm
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Associate Member (Permanent Secretary)
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2018
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Translator, Literary Historian, Editor
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Per Wastberg
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Member
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1997
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Novelist, Journalist, Poet, Essayist
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Anne Sward
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Member
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2019
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Novelist
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Ellen Mattson
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Member
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2019
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Novelist, Essayist
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Steve Sem Sandberg
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Member
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2021
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Journalist, Author, Translator
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All of the prize announcements have been streamed live on nobelprize.org and on the official digital channels of the Nobel Prize.