Nobel Prize winners
from Italy.

Born in Corteno, Italy. Recognized “in recognition of their work on the structure of the nervous system”.

• 1906Medicine

Born in Gorizia, Italy. Recognized “for their decisive contributions to the large project, which led to the discovery of the field particles W and Z, communicators of weak interaction”.

• 1984Physics

Born in Leggiuno-Sangiano, Italy. Recognized “who emulates the jesters of the Middle Ages in scourging authority and upholding the dignity of the downtrodden”.

• 1997Literature

Born in Tivoli, Italy. Recognized “for their discovery of the antiproton”.

• 1959Physics

Born in Rome, Italy. Recognized “for his demonstrations of the existence of new radioactive elements produced by neutron irradiation, and for his related discovery of nuclear reactions brought about by slow neutrons”.

• 1938Physics

Born in Milan, Italy. Recognized “for his work in the press and in peace meetings, both public and private, for an understanding between France and Italy”.

• 1907Peace

Born in Genoa, Italy. Recognized “for his distinctive poetry which, with great artistic sensitivity, has interpreted human values under the sign of an outlook on life with no illusions”.

• 1975Literature

Born in Rome, Italy. Recognized “for his pioneering analyses of saving and of financial markets”.

• 1985Economic Sciences

Born in Rome, Italy. Recognized “for the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales”.

• 2021Physics

Born in Val di Castello, Italy. Recognized “not only in consideration of his deep learning and critical research, but above all as a tribute to the creative energy, freshness of style, and lyrical force which characterize his poetic masterpieces”.

• 1906Literature

Born in Imperia, Italy. Recognized “for their discoveries in the field of the chemistry and technology of high polymers”.

• 1963Chemistry

Born in Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy. Recognized “for her idealistically inspired writings which with plastic clarity picture the life on her native island and with depth and sympathy deal with human problems in general”.

• 1926Literature

Born in Bologna, Italy. Recognized “in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy”.

• 1909Physics

Born in Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. Recognized “for his bold and ingenious revival of dramatic and scenic art”.

• 1934Literature

Born in Verona, Italy. Recognized “for their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells”.

• 2007Medicine

Born in Catanzaro, Italy. Recognized “for their discoveries concerning the interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cell”.

• 1975Medicine

Born in Genoa, Italy. Recognized “for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, which have led to the discovery of cosmic X-ray sources”.

• 2002Physics

Born in Turin, Italy. Recognized “for their discoveries of growth factors”.

• 1986Medicine

Born in Turin, Italy. Recognized “for their discoveries concerning the replication mechanism and the genetic structure of viruses”.

• 1969Medicine

Born in Modica, Italy. Recognized “for his lyrical poetry, which with classical fire expresses the tragic experience of life in our own times”.

• 1959Literature

Organization headquartered in Italy. Recognized “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict”.

• 2020Peace