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List of Armenian Nobel laureates

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As of 2024, there are 3 Nobel laureates and 4 Nobel nominees of Armenian descent.

Laureates

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Year Image Laureate Born Field Citation Ancestry
2020 Emmanuelle Charpentier 1968 in France Chemistry "developed a method for high-precision genome editing."[1] Partial ancestry (Armenian paternal grandfather)[2]
2021 Ardem Patapoutian 1967 in Lebanon Physiology or Medicine "investigated how pressure is translated into nerve impulses."[3] Full ancestry (both parents of Lebanese Armenian descent)
2024 Daron Acemoglu 1967 in Turkey Economics "have demonstrated the importance of societal institutions for a country’s prosperity."[4] Full ancestry (both parents of Turkish Armenian descent)

Nominations

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Nominees

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Image Nominee Born Field Years Nominated Nominator(s)
Armen Alchian 12 April, 1914 in

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Economics 1986 William R. Allen[5]
Ruben Vardanyan 25 May, 1968 in

Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR

Peace 2024 Group of renowned public and political figures[6]
Giacomo Luigi Ciamician 27 August, 1857 in

Trieste, Austrian Empire

Chemistry 1905, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1916, 1919, 1921 Emile Fischer[7]
Victor Ambartsumian[8][citation needed] 18 September, 1908 in

Tiflis, Russian Empire

Physics 1960 Unknown.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  2. ^ "Nobel laureate Emmanuelle Marie Charpentier reveals Armenian identity". Public Radio of Armenia. 6 September 2022. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  3. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2021". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  4. ^ "The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2024". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  5. ^ "A Life among the Econ, Particularly at UCLA · Econ Journal Watch : UCLA, Armen Alchian, William R. Allen". econjwatch.org. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
  6. ^ "Ruben Vardanyan nominated for Nobel Peace Prize". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  7. ^ "Giacomo Luigi Ciamician, Scientist". auroraprize.com. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  8. ^ Mehlin, Hans (2024-05-21). "Nomination%20Physics%201960%203-0". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
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