List of Italian Nobel laureates

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.[7] The 21 prizes are distributed as follows: six for physics, literature, and medicine; one for chemistry, peace, and economic sciences.

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  5. ^ "Tutti i Nobel italiani nella storia". Quotidiano Nazionale (in Italian). 5 October 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Giorgio Parisi è il 21° italiano a ricevere il premio Nobel: ecco tutti i vincitori". Tgcom24 (in Italian). 5 October 2021. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  7. ^ Russo, Roberto (3 October 2017). "Nobel: la vera storia di Grazia e Rita, le uniche donne italiane ad averlo vinto". ELLE (in Italian). Retrieved 19 August 2024.


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