Nobel Prize
Awarded for achievement in chemistry, economics sciences, literature, peace, physics, and physiology or medicine (see the Nobel Foundation web site for details and history about this award). Twenty-five individuals who have been faculty or students at the University have won a Nobel Prize.
| Award reciepent | Department | Award Year |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Dylan | Literature | 2016 |
| Lars Peter Hansen | Economic Sciences | 2013 |
| Robert J. Shiller | Economic Sciences | 2013 |
| Brian Kobilka | Chemistry | 2012 |
| Thomas J. Sargent | Economic Sciences | 2011 |
| Christopher A. Sims | Economic Sciences | 2011 |
| Leonid Hurwicz | Economic Sciences | 2007 |
| Edward C. Prescott | Economic Sciences | 2004 |
| Daniel L. McFadden | Economic Sciences | 2000 |
| Louis J. Ignarro | Physiology or Medicine | 1998 |
| Paul D. Boyer | Chemistry | 1997 |
| Edward B. Lewis | Physiology or Medicine | 1995 |
| George J. Stigler | Economic Sciences | 1982 |
| John H. van Vleck | Physics | 1977 |
| Milton Friedman | Economic Sciences | 1976 |
| Saul Bellow | Literature | 1976 |
| William Lipscomb | Chemistry | 1976 |
| John Bardeen | Physics | 1972 |
| Norman E. Borlaug | Peace | 1970 |
| Melvin Calvin | Chemistry | 1961 |
| Walter H. Brattain | Physics | 1956 |
| John Bardeen | Physics | 1956 |
| Edward C. Kendall | Physiology or Medicine | 1950 |
| Philip S. Hench | Physiology or Medicine | 1950 |
| Ernest O. Lawrence | Physics | 1939 |
| Arthur H. Compton | Physics | 1927 |