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JEWISH NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS
Jews and persons of half-Jewish ancestry have been awarded at least1 159
Nobel Prizes, accounting for 22% of all such prizes awarded to individuals
worldwide between 1901 and 2002.
Jews constitute 36% of all US Nobel Prize winners.
In the scientific research fields of Chemistry, Economics, Medicine, and
Physics, the corresponding world and US percentages are 25% and 38%,
respectively. (Jews currently make up approximately 0.25% of the world's
population and 2% of the US population.)
Chemistry (25 prize winners, 18% of world total, 27% of US total)
Economics (21 prize winners, 41% of world total, 53% of US total)
Literature (11 prize winners, 11% of world total, 25% of US total)
Medicine (51 prize winners, 28% of world total, 40% of US total)
Peace (9 prize winners, 10% of world total, 12% of US total)2
Physics (42 prize winners, 26% of world total, 37% of US total)
1. The linked lists mention a number of individuals under the
category "others"; these are people of less than half-Jewish descent, or
people who are thought to be possibly Jewish or partly Jewish. None of
these are counted in the overall figure of 159 laureates or in the
percentage computations.
2. Percentages are based on awards to individuals only, i.e., the
computation excludes awards to organizations.
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