Significant Awards
The lists above include several alumni who have won significant awards in their fields of endeavor. Most notable among those are:
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1924) – 1949, 1950 Academy Award for Best Director
- Joshua Lederberg (1941) – 1958 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Peter Lax (1943) – 1985 Wolf Prize in Mathematics
- Robert Fogel (1944) – 1993 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
- Elias Stein (1949) – 1999 Wolf Prize in Mathematics
- Paul Cohen (1950) – 1966 Fields Medal
- Roald Hoffmann (1954) – 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Richard Axel (1963) – 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Tim Robbins (1976) – 2003 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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