Laureates
| Year | Image | Laureate | Relation | Category | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Wilson, WoodrowWoodrow Wilson | Class of 1879; member of the faculty and president emeritus of the University | Peace | President of United States of America; Founder of the League of Nations. | |
| 1921 | Einstein, AlbertAlbert Einstein | Guest professor 1932 ff. | Physics | ||
| 1927 | Compton, ArthurArthur Compton |
Ph.D., 1916 | Physics | "for his discovery of the effect named after him" | |
| 1936 | O'Neill, EugeneEugene O'Neill | Class of 1910 | Literature | "for the power, honesty and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy" | |
| 1937 | Davisson, ClintonClinton Davisson |
Ph.D., 1911 | Physics | "for their experimental discovery of the diffraction of electrons by crystals" | |
| 1951 | McMillan, EdwinEdwin McMillan |
Ph.D., 1933 | Chemistry | "for their discoveries in the chemistry of transuranium elements" | |
| 1956 | Bardeen, JohnJohn Bardeen |
Ph.D., 1936 | Physics | "for their researches on semiconductors and their discovery of the transistor effect" | |
| 1961 | Hofstadter, RobertRobert Hofstadter |
Ph.D., 1938 | Physics | "for his pioneering studies of electron scattering in atomic nuclei and for his thereby achieved discoveries concerning the structure of the nucleons" | |
| 1963 | Wigner, EugeneEugene Wigner | Jones Professor of Mathematical Physics | Physics | "for his contributions to the theory of the atomic nucleus and the elementary particles, particularly through the discovery and application of fundamental symmetry principles" | |
| 1965 | Feynman, RichardRichard Feynman |
Ph.D., 1942 | Physics | "for their fundamental work in quantum electrodynamics, with deep-ploughing consequences for the physics of elementary particles" | |
| 1977 | Anderson, Philip WarrenPhilip Warren Anderson |
Ph.D., 1949, Joseph Henry Professor of Physics | Physics | "for their fundamental theoretical investigations of the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems" | |
| 1978 | Penzias, Arno AllanArno Allan Penzias |
Visiting lecturer with rank of professor | Physics | "for their discovery of cosmic microwave background radiation" | |
| 1979 | Lewis, ArthurArthur Lewis |
James Madison Professor of Political Economy | Economics | "for their pioneering research into economic development research with particular consideration of the problems of developing countries." | |
| 1979 | Weinberg, StevenSteven Weinberg |
Ph.D., 1957 | Physics | "for their contributions to the theory of the unified weak and electromagnetic interaction between elementary particles, including, inter alia, the prediction of the weak neutral current" | |
| 1980 | Cronin, JamesJames Cronin |
Professor of physics | Physics | "for the discovery of violations of fundamental symmetry principles in the decay of neutral K-mesons" | |
| 1980 | Fitch, Val LogsdonVal Logsdon Fitch |
Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics | Physics | "for the discovery of violations of fundamental symmetry principles in the decay of neutral K-mesons" | |
| 1992 | Becker, GaryGary Becker | Class of 1951 | Economics | "for having extended the domain of microeconomic analysis to a wide range of human behaviour and interaction, including non-market behaviour." | |
| 1993 | Morrison, ToniToni Morrison | Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities | Literature | "who in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of American reality" | |
| 1993 | Hulse, Russell AlanRussell Alan Hulse |
Principal research physicist, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory | Physics | "for the discovery of a new type of pulsar, a discovery that has opened up new possibilities for the study of gravitation" | |
| 1993 | Taylor, Jr., Joseph HootonJoseph Hooton Taylor, Jr. |
James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Physics | Physics | "for the discovery of a new type of pulsar, a discovery that has opened up new possibilities for the study of gravitation" | |
| 1994 | Nash, John ForbesJohn Forbes Nash |
Ph.D., 1950, senior research mathematician | Economics | "for their pioneering analysis of equilibria in the theory of non-cooperative games." | |
| 1995 | Wieschaus, Eric F.Eric F. Wieschaus |
Squibb Professor in Molecular Biology | Physiology or Medicine | "for their discoveries concerning the genetic control of early embryonic development" | |
| 1996 | Smalley, RichardRichard Smalley |
Ph.D., 1974 | Chemistry | "for their discovery of fullerenes" | |
| 1998 | Tsui, Daniel CheeDaniel Chee Tsui |
Arthur Legrand Doty Professor of Electrical Engineering | Physics | "for their discovery of a new form of quantum fluid with fractionally charged excitations" | |
| 2000 | Heckman, JamesJames Heckman |
M.A., 1968, Ph.D., 1971 | Economics | "for his development of theory and methods for analyzing selective samples." | |
| 2001 | Spence, MichaelMichael Spence |
Class of 1966 | Economics | "for their analyses of markets with asymmetric information." | |
| 2002 | Kahneman, DanielDaniel Kahneman |
Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology and professor of public affairs | Economics | "for having integrated insights from psychological research into economic science, especially concerning human judgment and decision-making under uncertainty." | |
| 2004 | Gross, DavidDavid Gross |
Thomas Jones Professor of Mathematical Physics Emeritus | Physics | "for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction" | |
| 2004 | Wilczek, FrankFrank Wilczek |
Ph.D., 1975 | Physics | "for the discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of the strong interaction" | |
| 2007 | Maskin, EricEric Maskin |
Visiting lecturer with the rank of professor of economics | Economics | "for having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory." | |
| 2008 | Shimomura, OsamuOsamu Shimomura |
Research associate in biology | Chemistry | "for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP" | |
| 2008 | Krugman, PaulPaul Krugman | Professor of economics and international affairs | Economics | "for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity." | |
| 2010 | Vargas Llosa, MarioMario Vargas Llosa | Visiting professor of Latin American Studies | Literature | "for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt, and defeat" | |
| 2011 | Sargent, ThomasThomas Sargent |
Visiting professor of economics | Economics | "for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy" | |
| 2011 | Sims, ChristopherChristopher Sims |
Harold B. Helms Professor of Economics | Economics | "for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy" |
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