Nobel Prize winners
from Russia.

Born in Kislovodsk, Russia. Recognized “for the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions of Russian literature”.

• 1970Literature

Born in Leningrad, Russia. Recognized “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots”.

• 2023Chemistry

Born in Vyartsilya, Karelia, Russia. Recognized “The Peace Prize laureates represent civil society in their home countries. They have for many years promoted the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens. They have made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power. Together they demonstrate the significance of civil society for peace and democracy.”.

• 2022Peace

Born in Moscow, Russia. Recognized “for pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductors and superfluids”.

• 2003Physics

Born in Sochi, Russia. Recognized “for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene”.

• 2010Physics

Born in Moscow, Russia. Recognized “for his struggle for human rights in the Soviet Union, for disarmament and cooperation between all nations”.

• 1975Peace

Born in Moscow, Russia. Recognized “for his important achievement both in contemporary lyrical poetry and in the field of the great Russian epic tradition”.

• 1958Literature

Born in Kubyshev, Russia. Recognized “for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace”.

• 2021Peace

Born in Koenigsberg, Russia. Recognized “for his discovery of co-enzyme A and its importance for intermediary metabolism”.

• 1953Medicine

Born in Vladivostok, Russia. Recognized “for the discovery and the interpretation of the Cherenkov effect”.

• 1958Physics

Born in Leningrad, Russia. Recognized “for the discovery and the interpretation of the Cherenkov effect”.

• 1958Physics

Born in Moscow, Russia. Recognized “for his contributions to non-equilibrium thermodynamics, particularly the theory of dissipative structures”.

• 1977Chemistry

Born in Voronezh, Russia. Recognized “for the strict artistry with which he has carried on the classical Russian traditions in prose writing”.

• 1933Literature

Born in Ryazan, Russia. Recognized “in recognition of his work on the physiology of digestion, through which knowledge on vital aspects of the subject has been transformed and enlarged”.

• 1904Medicine

Born in Leningrad, Russia. Recognized “for an all-embracing authorship, imbued with clarity of thought and poetic intensity”.

• 1987Literature

Born in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. Recognized “for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene”.

• 2010Physics

Born in Moscow, Russia. Recognized “for having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory”.

• 2007Economic Sciences

Born in St. Petersburg, Russia. Recognized “for their contributions to the theory of optimum allocation of resources”.

• 1975Economic Sciences

Organization headquartered in Russia. Recognized “The Peace Prize laureates represent civil society in their home countries. They have for many years promoted the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens. They have made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power. Together they demonstrate the significance of civil society for peace and democracy.”.

• 2022Peace

Born in Veshenskaya, Russia. Recognized “for the artistic power and integrity with which, in his epic of the Don, he has given expression to a historic phase in the life of the Russian people”.

• 1965Literature

Born in Privolnoye, Russia. Recognized “for the leading role he played in the radical changes in East-West relations”.

• 1990Peace

Born in Usman, Russia. Recognized “for fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser-laser principle”.

• 1964Physics

Born in Saratov, Russia. Recognized “for their researches into the mechanism of chemical reactions”.

• 1956Chemistry

Born in Koenigsberg, Russia. Recognized “in recognition of his services to organic chemistry and the chemical industry by his pioneer work in the field of alicyclic compounds”.

• 1910Chemistry

Born in Moscow, Russia. Recognized “for his investigations on carotenoids, flavins and vitamins A and B2”.

• 1937Chemistry

Born in Novaya Chigla, Russia. Recognized “for the discovery and the interpretation of the Cherenkov effect”.

• 1958Physics

Born in Kronshtadt, Russia. Recognized “for his basic inventions and discoveries in the area of low-temperature physics”.

• 1978Physics

Born in Moscow, Russia. Recognized “for pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductors and superfluids”.

• 2003Physics

Born in St. Petersburg, Russia. Recognized “for the development of the input-output method and for its application to important economic problems”.

• 1973Economic Sciences

Born in Gaffken, Russia. Recognized “for his discoveries regarding the laws governing the radiation of heat”.

• 1911Physics