Nobel Prize 2023 Winners List for All Fields

Nobel Prize 2023 Winners

Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor, scientist, and philanthropist, created the highly esteemed international award known as the Nobel Prize in 1895. His will established a range of prizes to acknowledge noteworthy contributions to humanity in the fields of physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace. The winners for the categories of Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Literature, and Peace for the Nobel Prize 2023 have been announced.

Nobel Prize 2023 Winners List

The Nobel Prize winners for 2023 have been announced for all six categories i.e. Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Economic Sciences and Peace. Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, while Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, and Anne L’Huillier were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus, and Alexei Ekimov were the recipients of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. To access the latest list of Nobel laureates, please refer to the updated list below.

Nobel Prize Laureates 2023

The Nobel Prize is a highly regarded award that is acknowledged globally for recognizing the accomplishments of many influential individuals in different fields since its founding. Nobel laureates have made important contributions to advancing knowledge, promoting culture, and enhancing the lives of people around the world.

As per Alfred Nobel’s will, the Nobel Prizes in 2023 will be granted in several categories to the chosen Nobel laureates by various Nobel Prize-awarding committees.

1. Nobel Prize in Physics: Recognizing contributions to the understanding of the physical world.
2. Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Honoring advancements in the field of chemistry.
3. Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Awarded to Nobel laureates for achievements in the field of medicine and physiology.
4. Nobel Prize in Literature: Celebrating outstanding contributions to literature.
5. Nobel Prize in Peace: Presented to Nobel laureates who have made significant efforts to promote peace and resolve conflicts.
6. Nobel Prize in The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences.

Below, you can check all details about the the full list of Nobel Prizes and Nobel Prize laureates.

Nobel Prize 2023 Winner for Peace

On 06th October 2023, Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian human rights activist was honored with the Nobel Prize in Peace 2023 for “her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all”. As per reports, Narges Mohammadi faced 13 arrests, 5 convictions, 31 years in prison, and 154 lashes.

Nobel Prize 2023 Winner for Literature

Jon Olav Fosse has been honoured with the Nobel Prize 2023 in Literature for “his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable”. Every year, the Nobel Prize in Literature, also known as the Swedish literature prize, is given to a writer from any country who has produced exceptional work in the field of literature with an idealistic direction. This is according to the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel.

Nobel Prize 2023 in Physiology or Medicine

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded to individuals or groups of researchers who have made significant advancements in understanding the human body, diseases, and medical treatments. Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman have won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2023 “for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19”.

Nobel Prize 2023 in Physics

The Nobel Prize in Physics is usually given to scientists, physicists, or researchers who have made significant scientific discoveries or advancements that have had a substantial impact on our comprehension of the physical world. This year, Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L’Huillier are honoured with Nobel Prize in Physics 2023 “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter”.

Nobel Prize 2023 in Chemistry

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 has been awarded to Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.” Independently of each other, Ekimov and Brus succeeded in creating quantum dots, and Bawendi revolutionised chemical production. The prize rewards the discovery and development of quantum dots, nanoparticles whose properties are determined by their size.