List of Italian Nobel laureates
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Laureates by field Field Number of recipients Physics

6

Chemistry

1

Physiology or Medicine

6

Literature

6

Peace

1

Economic Sciences

1

The Nobel Prize is a set of annual international awards bestowed on "those who conferred the greatest benefit on humankind" in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, Peace and Economic Sciences[nb 1],[1] instituted by Alfred Nobel's last will, which specified that a part of his fortune be used to create the prizes. Each laureate (recipient) receives a gold medal, a diploma and a sum of money, which is decided annually by the Nobel Foundation.[2] They are widely recognized as one of the most prestigious honours awarded in the aforementioned fields.[3]

First instituted in 1901, the Nobel Prize has been awarded to a total of 965 individuals and 27 organizations as of 2023 .[4] Among them, 21 Italian nationals have been honored with the Nobel Prize.[5][6]

The latest Italian laureate is Giorgio Parisi, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2021. Two women received the award: Grazia Deledda in 1926, and Rita Levi-Montalcini in 1986. The 21 prizes are distributed as follows: six for physics, literature, and medicine; one for chemistry, peace, and economic sciences.

Laureates[edit]

Swiss Nobel laureates Year Image Laureate Born Died Field Rationale 1906 7 July 1843 in Corteno 21 January 1926 in Pavia Physiology or Medicine "in recognition of their work on the structure of the nervous system"[7]

prize shared with Santiago Ramón y Cajal 1906 27 July 1835 in Valdicastello 16 February 1907 in Bologna Literature "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"[8] 1907 20 September 1833 in Milan, Austrian Empire 10 February 1918 in Milan Peace "for his work in the press and in peace meetings, both public and private, for an understanding between France and Italy"[9]

prize shared with Louis Renault 1909 25 April 1874 in Bologna 20 July 1937 in Rome Physics "in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy"[10]

prize shared with Karl Ferdinand Braun 1926 27 September 1871 in Nuoro 15 August 1936 in Rome Literature "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"[11] 1934 28 June 1867 in Agrigento 10 December 1936 in Rome Literature "for his bold and ingenious revival of dramatic and scenic art"[12] 1938 29 September 1901 in Rome

since 1944 also American citizen[13] 28 November 1954 in Chicago, USA Physics "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"[14] 1957 23 March 1907 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland

acquired Italian citizenship in 1947 or 1948[15] 8 April 1992 in Rome Physiology or Medicine "for his discoveries relating to synthetic compounds that inhibit the action of certain body substances, and especially their action on the vascular system and the skeletal muscles"[16] 1959 1 February 1905 in Tivoli

since 1944 also American citizen[17] 22 April 1989 in Lafayette, USA Physics "for their discovery of the antiproton"[18]

prize shared with Owen Chamberlain 1959 20 August 1901 in Modica 14 June 1968 in Naples Literature "for his lyrical poetry, which with classical fire expresses the tragic experience of life in our own times"[19] 1963 26 February 1903 in Imperia 2 May 1979 in Bergamo Chemistry "for their discoveries in the field of the chemistry and technology of high polymers"[20]

prize shared with Karl Ziegler 1969 13 August 1912 in Turin

since 1947 also American citizen[21] 6 February 1991 in Lexington, USA Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries concerning the replication mechanism and the genetic structure of viruses"[22]

prize shared with Max Delbrück and Alfred D. Hershey 1975 22 February 1914 in Catanzaro

since 1953 also American citizen[23] 19 February 2012 in La Jolla, USA Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries concerning the interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cell"[24]

prize shared with David Baltimore and Howard Martin Temin 1975 12 October 1896 in Genoa 12 September 1981 in Milan Literature "for his distinctive poetry which, with great artistic sensitivity, has interpreted human values under the sign of an outlook on life with no illusions"[25] 1984 31 March 1934 in Gorizia — Physics "for their decisive contributions to the large project, which led to the discovery of the field particles W and Z, communicators of weak interaction"[26]

prize shared with Simon van der Meer 1985 18 June 1918 in Rome

since 1946 also American citizen[27] 25 September 2003 in Cambridge, USA Economics "for his pioneering analyses of saving and of financial markets"[28] 1986 22 April 1909 in Turin 30 December 2012 in Rome Physiology or Medicine "for their discoveries of growth factors"[29]

prize shared with Stanley Cohen 1997 24 March 1926 in Leggiuno-Sangiano 13 October 2016 in Milan Literature "who emulates the jesters of the Middle Ages in scourging authority and upholding the dignity of the downtrodden"[30] 2002 6 October 1931 in Genoa

since 1960 also American citizen[31] 16 December 2018 in La Jolla Physics "for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, which have led to the discovery of cosmic X-ray sources"[32]

prize shared with Raymond Davis Jr. and Masatoshi Koshiba

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