View Columbia's Nobel Laureates by:  year  |  field  |  name Nobelist Field Prize Year Columbia undergraduate degree Columbia graduate degree Columbia Faculty Altman, Sidney Chemistry 1989   GSAS 1960–62   Arrow, Kenneth J. Economics 1972   PhD 1951   Axel, Richard Physiology or Medicine 2004 1967   1978– Becker, Gary S. Economics 1992     1957–1970 Benacerraf, Baruj Physiology or Medicine 1980 1942     Bergström, Sune Physiology or Medicine 1982     1940–41 Bloch, Konrad E. Physiology or Medicine 1964   PhD 1938 1938–46 Blumberg, Baruch S. Physiology or Medicine 1976   P&S 1951   Bohr, Aage Physics 1975     1949–50 Brodsky, Joseph Literature 1987     1978–85 Buck, Linda B. Physiology or Medicine 2004     1980–91 Butler, Nicholas Murray Peace 1931 1882 PhD 1884 1885–1945 Cooper, Leon N Physics 1972 1951 PhD 1964   Cournand, Andre F. Physiology or Medicine 1956     1935–88 Fermi, Enrico Physics 1938     1936, 1939–45 Fitch, Val L. Physics 1980   PhD 1954   Fogel, Robert W. Economics 1993   MA 1960   Friedman, Milton Economics 1976   PhD 1946 1937–41; 43–45; 64–65 Gajdusek, D. Carleton Physiology or Medicine 1976     1946–47 Gordimer, Nadine Literature 1991     1971–72; 76–78; 1983 Hauptman, Herbert A. Chemistry 1985   MA 1939   Heckman, James Economics 2000     1970–74 Hoffman, Roald Chemistry 1981 1958     Ignarro, Louis J. Physiology or Medicine 1998   Pharmacy 1962   Kandel, Eric Physiology or Medicine 2000     1975– Kendall, Edward C. Physiology or Medicine 1950 1906 PhD 1910   Knowles, William Chemistry 2001   PhD 1942   Kusch, Polykarp Physics 1955     1937–72 Kuznets, Simon S. Economics 1971 1923 PhD 1926   Lamb, Willis E. Physics 1955     1938–52; 60–61 Langmuir, Irving Chemistry 1932 Eng. 1903 MA 1906 1926, 1929–30 Lederberg, Joshua Physiology or Medicine 1958 1944   1990– Lederman, Leon M. Physics 1988   PhD 1951 1951–89 Lee, Tsung-Dao Physics 1957     1953– Libby, Willard Chemistry 1960     1941–44 Lorenz, Konrad Physiology or Medicine 1973 1922–23     Luria, Salvador E. Physiology or Medicine 1969     1940–42 Mayer, Maria Goeppert Physics 1963     1940–46 Merton, Robert C. Economics 1997 1966     Millikan, Robert A. Physics 1923   PhD 1895   Morgan, Thomas Hunt Physiology or Medicine 1933     1904–1925 Muller, Hermann J. Physiology or Medicine 1946 1910 PhD 1916 1918–20 Mundell, Robert Economics 1999     1974– Nathans, Daniel Physiology or Medicine 1978     1954–59 Northrop, John Howard Chemistry 1946 1912 PhD 1915   Penzias, Arno A. Physics 1978   PhD 1962   Perl, Martin L. Physics 1995   PhD 1955   Rabi. I. I. Physics 1944   PhD 1927 1929–88 Richards, Dickinson W. Physiology or Medicine 1956   P&S 1923 1925–73 Roosevelt, Theodore Peace 1906   Law 1880–82   Rainwater, James Physics 1975 1936 PhD 1939 1939–86 Ramsey, Norman F. Physics 1988 1935 PhD 1940 1941–47 Rubbia, Carlo Physics 1984     1958–60 Schawlow, Arthur L. Physics 1981     1949–51; 1960 Schwartz, Melvin Physics 1988 1953 PhD 1958 1958–66; 1991– Schwinger, Julian S. Physics 1965 1936 PhD 1939   Solow, Robert Economics 1987     1949–50 Stein, William H. Chemistry 1972   PhD 1938   Steinberger, Jack Physics 1988     1950–70; 85–86; 88– Stigler, George J. Economics 1982     1947–58 Stiglitz, Joseph Economics 2001     2000– Stormer, Horst L. Physics 1998     1998– Thomas, E. Donnall Physiology or Medicine 1990     1955–63 Ting, Samuel C. C. Physics 1976     1964–67 Townes, Charles H. Physics 1964     1948–61 Urey, Harold C. Chemistry 1934     1929–45 Varmus, Harold E. Physiology or Medicine 1989   P&S 1966   Vickrey, William S. Economics 1996   PhD 1948 1946–96 Walcott, Derek Literature 1992     1979, 1981–83, 1984 Wald, George Physiology or Medicine 1967   MA 1928   Weinberg, Steven Physics 1979     1957–59 Yukawa, Hideki Physics 1949     1949–54		Important and contentious aspects of Columbia's past Columbians list their favorites. Columbia's history, as seen by those who have studied, taught, and worked here.

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