2026 Nobel Prize winners

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Karl Deisseroth wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, smiling at the camera with a blue and white event backdrop behind him.

Peter Hegemann, wearing a suit and patterned tie, smiles while holding an open award certificate in both hands.

Portrait of Professor Georg Nagel wearing a beige jacket, patterned shirt, and light tie, standing in front of a wooden wall with green plants in the background.

Francis Halzen speaks at a podium, gesturing with one hand.

Portrait of Professor Henri Boris Kagan wearing glasses, a dark jacket, striped tie, and light blue shirt.

Professor Kenso Soai, wearing glasses and a suit, gestures with a pen while speaking at an event.

Anne Carson sits onstage holding a microphone, wearing glasses, a dark pinstripe suit, and sneakers, speaking at The Shed arts center event in New York City.

Portrait of Navanethem Navi Pillay smiling against a dark background, wearing hoop earrings and a red-and-white patterned top.

Professor Robert E. Hall speaks at a microphone, wearing a dark suit and red tie before a Hoover Institution backdrop.

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Nobel Prize medal

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Karl Deisseroth wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie, smiling at the camera with a blue and white event backdrop behind him.

Karl Deisseroth

Karl Deisseroth is an American psychiatrist and bioengineer best known for his development...

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Peter Hegemann, wearing a suit and patterned tie, smiles while holding an open award certificate in both hands.

Peter Hegemann

German biochemist and biophysicist Peter Hegemann contributed to the development...

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Portrait of Professor Georg Nagel wearing a beige jacket, patterned shirt, and light tie, standing in front of a wooden wall with green plants in the background.

Georg Nagel

Georg Nagel is a German biophysicist known for his contributions to discoveries relating...

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Francis Halzen speaks at a podium, gesturing with one hand.

Francis Halzen

Halzen's work focuses on the interface of particle physics, astrophysics, and cosmology....

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Portrait of Professor Henri Boris Kagan wearing glasses, a dark jacket, striped tie, and light blue shirt.

Henri B. Kagan

French chemist Henri B. Kagan shared the 2026 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with Japanese...

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Professor Kenso Soai, wearing glasses and a suit, gestures with a pen while speaking at an event.

Kenso Soai

Japanese chemist Kenso Soai shared the 2026 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with French...

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Anne Carson sits onstage holding a microphone, wearing glasses, a dark pinstripe suit, and sneakers, speaking at The Shed arts center event in New York City.

Anne Carson

Canadian poet and classicist Anne Carson won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature....

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Portrait of Navanethem Navi Pillay smiling against a dark background, wearing hoop earrings and a red-and-white patterned top.

Navi Pillay

Navi Pillay won the 2026 Nobel Prize for Peace. She has served as the United Nations...

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Professor Robert E. Hall speaks at a microphone, wearing a dark suit and red tie before a Hoover Institution backdrop.

Robert E. Hall

The 2026 Nobel Prize for Economics was shared by American economists Robert E. Hall...

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Professor Michael Woodford smiling in front of bookshelves filled with economics and academic books.

Michael Woodford

The 2026 Nobel Prize for Economics was shared by American economists Michael Woodford...

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