Columbia University Nobel Laureates,  1906–2002
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CHEMISTRY
Nobelist Field Prize Year Columbia undergraduate degree Columbia graduate degree Columbia Faculty
Langmuir, Irving Chemistry 1932 Eng. 1903 MA 1906 1926, 1929–30
Urey, Harold C. Chemistry 1934     1929–45
Northrop, John Howard Chemistry 1946 1912 PhD 1915  
Libby, Willard Chemistry 1960     1941–44
Stein, William H. Chemistry 1972   PhD 1938  
Hoffman, Roald Chemistry 1981 1958    
Hauptman, Herbert A. Chemistry 1985   MA 1939  
Altman, Sidney Chemistry 1989   GSAS 1960–62  
Knowles, William Chemistry 2001   PhD 1942  

ECONOMICS
Nobelist Field Prize Year Columbia undergraduate degree Columbia graduate degree Columbia Faculty
Kuznets, Simon S. Economics 1971 1923 PhD 1926  
Arrow, Kenneth J. Economics 1972   PhD 1951  
Friedman, Milton Economics 1976   PhD 1946 1937–41; 43–45; 64–65
Stigler, George J. Economics 1982     1947–58
Solow, Robert Economics 1987     1949–50
Becker, Gary S. Economics 1992     1957–1970
Fogel, Robert W. Economics 1993   MA 1960  
Vickrey, William S. Economics 1996   PhD 1948 1946–96
Merton, Robert C. Economics 1997 1966    
Mundell, Robert Economics 1999     1974–
Heckman, James Economics 2000     1970–74
Stiglitz, Joseph Economics 2001     2000–

LITERATURE
Nobelist Field Prize Year Columbia undergraduate degree Columbia graduate degree Columbia Faculty
Brodsky, Joseph Literature 1987     1978–85
Gordimer, Nadine Literature 1991     1971–72; 76–78; 1983
Walcott, Derek Literature 1992     1979, 1981–83, 1984

PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE
Nobelist Field Prize Year Columbia undergraduate degree Columbia graduate degree Columbia Faculty
Morgan, Thomas Hunt Physiology or Medicine 1933     1904–1925
Muller, Hermann J. Physiology or Medicine 1946 1910 PhD 1916 1918–20
Kendall, Edward C. Physiology or Medicine 1950 1906 PhD 1910  
Cournand, Andre F. Physiology or Medicine 1956     1935–88
Richards, Dickinson W. Physiology or Medicine 1956   P&S 1923 1925–73
Lederberg, Joshua Physiology or Medicine 1958 1944   1990–
Bloch, Konrad E. Physiology or Medicine 1964   PhD 1938 1938–46
Wald, George Physiology or Medicine 1967   MA 1928  
Luria, Salvador E. Physiology or Medicine 1969     1940–42
Lorenz, Konrad Physiology or Medicine 1973 1922–23    
Blumberg, Baruch S. Physiology or Medicine 1976   P&S 1951  
Gajdusek, D. Carleton Physiology or Medicine 1976     1946–47
Nathans, Daniel Physiology or Medicine 1978     1954–59
Benacerraf, Baruj Physiology or Medicine 1980 1942    
Bergström, Sune Physiology or Medicine 1982     1940–41
Varmus, Harold E. Physiology or Medicine 1989   P&S 1966  
Thomas, E. Donnall Physiology or Medicine 1990     1955–63
Ignarro, Louis J. Physiology or Medicine 1998   Pharmacy 1962  
Kandel, Eric Physiology or Medicine 2000     1975–
Axel, Richard Physiology or Medicine 2004 1967   1978–
Buck, Linda B. Physiology or Medicine 2004     1980–91

PEACE
Nobelist Field Prize Year Columbia undergraduate degree Columbia graduate degree Columbia Faculty
Roosevelt, Theodore Peace 1906   Law 1880–82  
Butler, Nicholas Murray Peace 1931 1882 PhD 1884 1885–1945

PHYSICS
Nobelist Field Prize Year Columbia undergraduate degree Columbia graduate degree Columbia Faculty
Millikan, Robert A. Physics 1923   PhD 1895  
Fermi, Enrico Physics 1938     1936, 1939–45
Rabi. I. I. Physics 1944   PhD 1927 1929–88
Yukawa, Hideki Physics 1949     1949–54
Kusch, Polykarp Physics 1955     1937–72
Lamb, Willis E. Physics 1955     1938–52; 60–61
Lee, Tsung-Dao Physics 1957     1953–
Mayer, Maria Goeppert Physics 1963     1940–46
Townes, Charles H. Physics 1964     1948–61
Schwinger, Julian S. Physics 1965 1936 PhD 1939  
Cooper, Leon N Physics 1972 1951 PhD 1964  
Bohr, Aage Physics 1975     1949–50
Rainwater, James Physics 1975 1936 PhD 1939 1939–86
Ting, Samuel C. C. Physics 1976     1964–67
Penzias, Arno A. Physics 1978   PhD 1962  
Weinberg, Steven Physics 1979     1957–59
Fitch, Val L. Physics 1980   PhD 1954  
Schawlow, Arthur L. Physics 1981     1949–51; 1960
Rubbia, Carlo Physics 1984     1958–60
Lederman, Leon M. Physics 1988   PhD 1951 1951–89
Ramsey, Norman F. Physics 1988 1935 PhD 1940 1941–47
Schwartz, Melvin Physics 1988 1953 PhD 1958 1958–66; 1991–
Steinberger, Jack Physics 1988     1950–70; 85–86; 88–
Perl, Martin L. Physics 1995   PhD 1955  
Stormer, Horst L. Physics 1998     1998–
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