Columbia University Nobel Laureates 1906-2004

View Columbia's Nobel Laureates by:  year  |  field  |  name 1900-1910 Nobelist Field Prize Year Columbia undergraduate degree Columbia graduate degree Columbia Faculty Roosevelt, Theodore Peace 1906   Law 1880–82   1911-1920 1921-1930 Nobelist Field Prize Year Columbia undergraduate degree Columbia graduate degree Columbia Faculty Millikan, Robert A. Physics 1923   PhD 1895   1931-1940 Nobelist Field Prize Year Columbia undergraduate degree Columbia graduate degree Columbia Faculty Butler, Nicholas Murray Peace 1931 1882 PhD 1884 1885–1945 Langmuir, Irving Chemistry 1932 Eng. 1903 MA 1906 1926, 1929–30 Morgan, Thomas Hunt Physiology or Medicine 1933     1904–1925 Urey, Harold C. Chemistry 1934     1929–45 Fermi, Enrico Physics 1938     1936, 1939–45 1941-1950 Nobelist Field Prize Year Columbia undergraduate degree Columbia graduate degree Columbia Faculty Rabi. I. I. Physics 1944   PhD 1927 1929–88 Muller, Hermann J. Physiology or Medicine 1946 1910 PhD 1916 1918–20 Northrop, John Howard Chemistry 1946 1912 PhD 1915   Yukawa, Hideki Physics 1949     1949–54 1951-1960 Nobelist Field Prize Year Columbia undergraduate degree Columbia graduate degree Columbia Faculty Kendall, Edward C. Physiology or Medicine 1950 1906 PhD 1910   Kusch, Polykarp Physics 1955     1937–72 Lamb, Willis E. Physics 1955     1938–52; 60–61 Cournand, Andre F. Physiology or Medicine 1956     1935–88 Richards, Dickinson W. Physiology or Medicine 1956   P&S 1923 1925–73 Lee, Tsung-Dao Physics 1957     1953– Lederberg, Joshua Physiology or Medicine 1958 1944   1990– Libby, Willard Chemistry 1960     1941–44 1961-1970 Nobelist Field Prize Year Columbia undergraduate degree Columbia graduate degree Columbia Faculty Mayer, Maria Goeppert Physics 1963     1940–46 Bloch, Konrad E. Physiology or Medicine 1964   PhD 1938 1938–46 Townes, Charles H. Physics 1964     1948–61 Schwinger, Julian S. Physics 1965 1936 PhD 1939   Wald, George Physiology or Medicine 1967   MA 1928   Luria, Salvador E. Physiology or Medicine 1969     1940–42 1971-1980 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   Cooper, Leon N Physics 1972 1951 PhD 1964   Stein, William H. Chemistry 1972   PhD 1938   Lorenz, Konrad Physiology or Medicine 1973 1922–23     Bohr, Aage Physics 1975     1949–50 Rainwater, James Physics 1975 1936 PhD 1939 1939–86 Blumberg, Baruch S. Physiology or Medicine 1976   P&S 1951   Friedman, Milton Economics 1976   PhD 1946 1937–41; 43–45; 64–65 Gajdusek, D. Carleton Physiology or Medicine 1976     1946–47 Ting, Samuel C. C. Physics 1976     1964–67 Nathans, Daniel Physiology or Medicine 1978     1954–59 Penzias, Arno A. Physics 1978   PhD 1962   Weinberg, Steven Physics 1979     1957–59 1981-1990 Nobelist Field Prize Year Columbia undergraduate degree Columbia graduate degree Columbia Faculty Benacerraf, Baruj Physiology or Medicine 1980 1942     Fitch, Val L. Physics 1980   PhD 1954   Hoffman, Roald Chemistry 1981 1958     Schawlow, Arthur L. Physics 1981     1949–51; 1960 Bergström, Sune Physiology or Medicine 1982     1940–41 Stigler, George J. Economics 1982     1947–58 Rubbia, Carlo Physics 1984     1958–60 Hauptman, Herbert A. Chemistry 1985   MA 1939   Brodsky, Joseph Literature 1987     1978–85 Lederman, Leon M. Physics 1988   PhD 1951 1951–89 Schwartz, Melvin Physics 1988 1953 PhD 1958 1958–66; 1991– Solow, Robert Economics 1987     1949–50 Steinberger, Jack Physics 1988     1950–70; 85–86; 88– Altman, Sidney Chemistry 1989   GSAS 1960–62   Ramsey, Norman F. Physics 1989 1935 PhD 1940 1941–47 Varmus, Harold E. Physiology or Medicine 1989   P&S 1966   1991-2000 Nobelist Field Prize Year Columbia undergraduate degree Columbia graduate degree Columbia Faculty Thomas, E. Donnall Physiology or Medicine 1990     1955–63 Gordimer, Nadine Literature 1991     1971–72; 76–78; 1983 Becker, Gary S. Economics 1992     1957–1970 Walcott, Derek Literature 1992     1979, 1981–83, 1984 Fogel, Robert W. Economics 1993   MA 1960   Perl, Martin L. Physics 1995   PhD 1955   Vickrey, William S. Economics 1996   PhD 1948 1946–96 Merton, Robert C. Economics 1997 1966     Ignarro, Louis J. Physiology or Medicine 1998   Pharmacy 1962   Stormer, Horst L. Physics 1998     1998– Mundell, Robert Economics 1999     1974– 2001-2010 Nobelist Field Prize Year Columbia undergraduate degree Columbia graduate degree Columbia Faculty Heckman, James Economics 2000     1970–74 Kandel, Eric Physiology or Medicine 2000     1975– Knowles, William Chemistry 2001   PhD 1942   Stiglitz, Joseph Economics 2001     2000– Axel, Richard Physiology or Medicine 2004 1967   1978– Buck, Linda B. Physiology or Medicine 2004     1980–91