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Chemistry Nobel Laureates

Explore the Chemistry prize from 1901 to 2026. Choose a year to meet the winners and discover what their work was recognized for.

126 years · newest first

Henri B. Kagan

Kensō Soai

2026

Henri B. Kagan · Kensō Soai

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Susumu Kitagawa

Richard Robson

Omar M. Yaghi

2025

Susumu Kitagawa · Richard Robson · Omar M. Yaghi

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David Baker

Demis Hassabis

John M. Jumper

2024

David Baker · Demis Hassabis · John M. Jumper

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Moungi Bawendi

Louis Brus

Aleksey Yekimov

2023

Moungi Bawendi · Louis Brus · Aleksey Yekimov

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Barry Sharpless

Carolyn Bertozzi

Morten Meldal

2022

Barry Sharpless · Carolyn Bertozzi · Morten Meldal

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Benjamin List

David MacMillan

2021

Benjamin List · David MacMillan

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Emmanuelle Charpentier

Jennifer A. Doudna

2020

Emmanuelle Charpentier · Jennifer A. Doudna

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John Goodenough

M. Stanley Whittingham

Akira Yoshino

2019

John Goodenough · M. Stanley Whittingham · Akira Yoshino

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Frances H. Arnold

George P. Smith

Sir Gregory P. Winter

2018

Frances H. Arnold · George P. Smith · Sir Gregory P. Winter

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Jacques Dubochet

Joachim Frank

Richard Henderson

2017

Jacques Dubochet · Joachim Frank · Richard Henderson

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Jean-Pierre Sauvage

Sir J. Fraser Stoddart

Bernard L. Feringa

2016

Jean-Pierre Sauvage · Sir J. Fraser Stoddart · Bernard L. Feringa

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Tomas Lindahl

Paul Modrich

Aziz Sancar

2015

Tomas Lindahl · Paul Modrich · Aziz Sancar

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Eric Betzig

Stefan W. Hell

William E. Moerner

2014

Eric Betzig · Stefan W. Hell · William E. Moerner

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Martin Karplus

Michael Levitt

Arieh Warshel

2013

Martin Karplus · Michael Levitt · Arieh Warshel

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Robert J. Lefkowitz

Brian Kobilka

2012

Robert J. Lefkowitz · Brian Kobilka

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Dan Shechtman

2011

Dan Shechtman

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Richard F. Heck

Ei-ichi Negishi

Akira Suzuki

2010

Richard F. Heck · Ei-ichi Negishi · Akira Suzuki

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Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Thomas A. Steitz

Ada E. Yonath

2009

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan · Thomas A. Steitz · Ada E. Yonath

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Osamu Shimomura

Martin Chalfie

Roger Y. Tsien

2008

Osamu Shimomura · Martin Chalfie · Roger Y. Tsien

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Gerhard Ertl

2007

Gerhard Ertl

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Roger D. Kornberg

2006

Roger D. Kornberg

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Yves Chauvin

Robert H. Grubbs

Richard R. Schrock

2005

Yves Chauvin · Robert H. Grubbs · Richard R. Schrock

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Aaron Ciechanover

Avram Hershko

Irwin Rose

2004

Aaron Ciechanover · Avram Hershko · Irwin Rose

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Peter Agre

Roderick MacKinnon

2003

Peter Agre · Roderick MacKinnon

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John B. Fenn

Koichi Tanaka

Kurt Wüthrich

2002

John B. Fenn · Koichi Tanaka · Kurt Wüthrich

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William Knowles

Ryoji Noyori

Barry Sharpless

2001

William Knowles · Ryoji Noyori · Barry Sharpless

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Alan Heeger

Alan MacDiarmid

Hideki Shirakawa

2000

Alan Heeger · Alan MacDiarmid · Hideki Shirakawa

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Ahmed Zewail

1999

Ahmed Zewail

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Walter Kohn

John Pople

1998

Walter Kohn · John Pople

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Paul D. Boyer

John E. Walker

Jens C. Skou

1997

Paul D. Boyer · John E. Walker · Jens C. Skou

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Robert F. Curl Jr.

Sir Harold Kroto

Richard E. Smalley

1996

Robert F. Curl Jr. · Sir Harold Kroto · Richard E. Smalley

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Paul J. Crutzen

Mario J. Molina

F. Sherwood Rowland

1995

Paul J. Crutzen · Mario J. Molina · F. Sherwood Rowland

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George A. Olah

1994

George A. Olah

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Kary B. Mullis

Michael Smith

1993

Kary B. Mullis · Michael Smith

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Rudolph A. Marcus

1992

Rudolph A. Marcus

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Richard R. Ernst

1991

Richard R. Ernst

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Elias James Corey

1990

Elias James Corey

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Sidney Altman

Thomas R. Cech

1989

Sidney Altman · Thomas R. Cech

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Johann Deisenhofer

Robert Huber

Hartmut Michel

1988

Johann Deisenhofer · Robert Huber · Hartmut Michel

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Donald J. Cram

Jean-Marie Lehn

Charles J. Pedersen

1987

Donald J. Cram · Jean-Marie Lehn · Charles J. Pedersen

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Dudley R. Herschbach

Yuan T. Lee

John C. Polanyi

1986

Dudley R. Herschbach · Yuan T. Lee · John C. Polanyi

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Herbert A. Hauptman

Jerome Karle

1985

Herbert A. Hauptman · Jerome Karle

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Bruce Merrifield

1984

Bruce Merrifield

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Henry Taube

1983

Henry Taube

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Aaron Klug

1982

Aaron Klug

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Kenichi Fukui

Roald Hoffmann

1981

Kenichi Fukui · Roald Hoffmann

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Paul Berg

Walter Gilbert

Frederick Sanger

1980

Paul Berg · Walter Gilbert · Frederick Sanger

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Herbert C. Brown

Georg Wittig

1979

Herbert C. Brown · Georg Wittig

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Peter Mitchell

1978

Peter Mitchell

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Ilya Prigogine

1977

Ilya Prigogine

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William Lipscomb

1976

William Lipscomb

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John Cornforth

Vladimir Prelog

1975

John Cornforth · Vladimir Prelog

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Paul J. Flory

1974

Paul J. Flory

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Ernst Otto Fischer

Geoffrey Wilkinson

1973

Ernst Otto Fischer · Geoffrey Wilkinson

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Christian Anfinsen

Stanford Moore

William H. Stein

1972

Christian Anfinsen · Stanford Moore · William H. Stein

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Gerhard Herzberg

1971

Gerhard Herzberg

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Luis Leloir

1970

Luis Leloir

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Derek Barton

Odd Hassel

1969

Derek Barton · Odd Hassel

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Lars Onsager

1968

Lars Onsager

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Manfred Eigen

Ronald G.W. Norrish

George Porter

1967

Manfred Eigen · Ronald G.W. Norrish · George Porter

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Robert S. Mulliken

1966

Robert S. Mulliken

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Robert B. Woodward

1965

Robert B. Woodward

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Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin

1964

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin

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Karl Ziegler

Giulio Natta

1963

Karl Ziegler · Giulio Natta

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Max F. Perutz

John C. Kendrew

1962

Max F. Perutz · John C. Kendrew

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Melvin Calvin

1961

Melvin Calvin

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Willard F. Libby

1960

Willard F. Libby

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Jaroslav Heyrovsky

1959

Jaroslav Heyrovsky

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Frederick Sanger

1958

Frederick Sanger

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Lord Todd

1957

Lord Todd

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Sir Cyril Hinshelwood

Nikolay Semenov

1956

Sir Cyril Hinshelwood · Nikolay Semenov

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Vincent du Vigneaud

1955

Vincent du Vigneaud

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Linus Pauling

1954

Linus Pauling

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Hermann Staudinger

1953

Hermann Staudinger

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Archer J.P. Martin

Richard L.M. Synge

1952

Archer J.P. Martin · Richard L.M. Synge

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Edwin M. McMillan

Glenn T. Seaborg

1951

Edwin M. McMillan · Glenn T. Seaborg

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Otto Diels

Kurt Alder

1950

Otto Diels · Kurt Alder

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William F. Giauque

1949

William F. Giauque

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Arne Tiselius

1948

Arne Tiselius

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Sir Robert Robinson

1947

Sir Robert Robinson

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James B. Sumner

John H. Northrop

Wendell M. Stanley

1946

James B. Sumner · John H. Northrop · Wendell M. Stanley

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Artturi Virtanen

1945

Artturi Virtanen

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Otto Hahn

1944

Otto Hahn

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George de Hevesy

1943

George de Hevesy

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1942

No Chemistry prize awarded

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1941

No Chemistry prize awarded

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1940

No Chemistry prize awarded

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Adolf Butenandt

Leopold Ruzicka

1939

Adolf Butenandt · Leopold Ruzicka

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Richard Kuhn

1938

Richard Kuhn

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Norman Haworth

Paul Karrer

1937

Norman Haworth · Paul Karrer

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Peter Debye

1936

Peter Debye

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Frédéric Joliot

Irène Joliot-Curie

1935

Frédéric Joliot · Irène Joliot-Curie

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Harold C. Urey

1934

Harold C. Urey

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1933

No Chemistry prize awarded

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Irving Langmuir

1932

Irving Langmuir

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Carl Bosch

Friedrich Bergius

1931

Carl Bosch · Friedrich Bergius

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Hans Fischer

1930

Hans Fischer

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Arthur Harden

Hans von Euler-Chelpin

1929

Arthur Harden · Hans von Euler-Chelpin

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Adolf Windaus

1928

Adolf Windaus

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Heinrich Wieland

1927

Heinrich Wieland

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The Svedberg

1926

The Svedberg

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Richard Zsigmondy

1925

Richard Zsigmondy

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1924

No Chemistry prize awarded

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Fritz Pregl

1923

Fritz Pregl

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Francis W. Aston

1922

Francis W. Aston

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Frederick Soddy

1921

Frederick Soddy

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Walther Nernst

1920

Walther Nernst

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1919

No Chemistry prize awarded

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Fritz Haber

1918

Fritz Haber

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1917

No Chemistry prize awarded

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1916

No Chemistry prize awarded

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Richard Willstätter

1915

Richard Willstätter

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Theodore W. Richards

1914

Theodore W. Richards

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Alfred Werner

1913

Alfred Werner

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Victor Grignard

Paul Sabatier

1912

Victor Grignard · Paul Sabatier

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Marie Curie

1911

Marie Curie

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Otto Wallach

1910

Otto Wallach

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Wilhelm Ostwald

1909

Wilhelm Ostwald

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Ernest Rutherford

1908

Ernest Rutherford

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Eduard Buchner

1907

Eduard Buchner

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Henri Moissan

1906

Henri Moissan

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Adolf von Baeyer

1905

Adolf von Baeyer

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Sir William Ramsay

1904

Sir William Ramsay

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Svante Arrhenius

1903

Svante Arrhenius

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Emil Fischer

1902

Emil Fischer

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Jacobus H. van 't Hoff

1901

Jacobus H. van 't Hoff

Meet the laureates

Prize records: Nobel Foundation open data (1901–2023); official Nobel Prize announcements (2024–2026). Portrait credits and source links appear with each year. Official Chemistry prize list.