Nobel Prize Winners 2022 [Nobel Prize 2022 Winners List]

The list of Nobel Prize Winners 2022 is an important topic for competitive exams. Questions on
Nobel Laureates form an important part of the current affairs and general awareness sections in many
government exams.

Hence, the article will provide the list of Nobel Prize winners 2022 along with related facts and
questions to assist in IAS exam preparation.

List of Nobel Laureates 2022

Field Nobel Prize Laureate Contribution

Medicine or Physiology Svante Paabo, Swedish For the discoveries

Geneticist concerning the genomes of
extinct hominins and human
evolution.
(sequencing the genome of
Neanderthals, an extinct
relative of present-day
humans. Also made the
sensational discovery of a
previously unknown hominin,
the Denisovans).

Physics Alain Aspect, John Clauser & For experiments with

Anton Zeilinger entangled photons. It has laid
the foundation for a new era
of quantum technology.

Chemistry Barry Sharpless, Morten Laid the foundation of click

 Meldal and Carolyn Bertozzi
Literature Annie Ernaux, French author
Peace Ales Bialiatski (Human
Rights Advocate),
Memorial (A Russian Human
Rights Organisation) &
Centre for Civil Liberties
(Ukrainian Human Rights
Organisation)
Economic Sciences Ben Bernanke, Douglas
Diamond and Philip Dybvig
chemistry and bio-orthogonal
reactions. Bioorthogonal
reactions are now
contributing to more targeted
cancer treatments, among
many other applications.
For the courage and clinical
acuity with which she
uncovers the roots,
estrangements and collective
restraints of personal
memory. In her writing,
Ernaux consistently and from
different angles, examines a
life marked by strong
disparities regarding gender,
language and class.
Documenting war crimes,
human rights abuses and the
abuse of power. Together they
demonstrate the significance
of civil society for peace and
democracy.
The role of banks in the
economy particularly during
the financial crises. An
important finding in their
 research is why avoiding
bank collapse is vital.

The Nobel Prize Awarding Institutions

1. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences - responsible for selecting the Nobel Prize
laureates in physics, chemistry and economic sciences.
2. The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet - responsible for selecting the Nobel
Prize laureates in physiology or medicine.
3. The Swedish Academy - responsible for choosing the Nobel Prize laureates in
literature.
4. The Norwegian Nobel Committee - responsible for selecting the Nobel Peace Prize
laureates.

The Man Behind the Prize - Alfred Nobel

Alfred Nobel, known for inventing dynamite, laid the foundation of the Nobel Prize in 1895
when he wrote his last will, leaving much of his wealth to the establishment of the prize.
● Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been honouring men and women from across the globe
for their outstanding contributions in the field of physics, chemistry, physiology or
medicine, literature and for work in peace.
● In 1968, Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden’s Central Bank) established the Prize in
Economic Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel.

Nobel Prize Quick Facts

In this section, we give you some facts about the Nobel Prize.
● Between 1901-2022, 60 women have been awarded the Nobel Prize. Only one woman,
Marie Curie, has been honoured twice, with the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and
the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911.
 ● The work of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been honoured
with the Nobel Peace Prize thrice.
● Linus Pauling is the only person to have been awarded two unshared Nobel Prizes –
the 1954 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize.
● Malala Yousafzai is the youngest Nobel Laureate who received the Peace Prize in
2014 at the age of 17.
● Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to receive a Nobel Prize in the year 1913 for
Literature.

List of Nobel Prize Winners from India

Below, you can find the list of Indian or Indian-origin Nobel Prize winners.

Winner Year Subject

Rabindranath Tagore 1913 Literature

Sir C.V. Raman 1930 Physics

Har Gobind Khorana 1968 Physiology or Medicine

Mother Theresa 1979 Peace

Subrahmanyan 1983 Physics

Chandrasekhar

Amartya Sen 1998 Economic Sciences

Venkatraman Ramakrishnan 2009 Chemistry

Kailash Satyarthi 2014 Peace

Abhijit Banerjee 2019 Economic Sciences

FAQs
1. Who won the Nobel Prize 2022 in literature ?
Ans. French author, Annie Ernaux.
2. What is the contribution of Svante Paabo to the field of medicine that won him a Nobel
Prize?
 Ans . Svante Paabo won the Nobel Prize for the discoveries concerning genomes of extinct
hominins and human evolution.
3. How many people can share the same Nobel Prize?
Ans. A Nobel Prize can be shared at most by three individuals, and in the case of the peace
prize, it can be awarded to an organisation.
4. Can a Nobel Prize be awarded posthumously?
Ans . No, a Nobel Prize cannot be awarded posthumously.
5. What is Nobel Day?
Ans. It is the day when the Nobel Prize is presented to Nobel Laureates. The Nobel Day, 10th
December every year marks the death anniversary of Alfred Nobel, the founder of the Nobel
Prize.
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