List of Jewish Nobel Prize winners

This article is a sublist of the List of Jews.

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Jews constitute a substantial part (22%) of Nobel Prize laureates. Most people attribute this fact to an extremely high value of education in Jewish tradition and customs.

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• Physics - 45 prize winners, 26% of world total
• Chemistry - 28 prize winners, 19% of world total
• Physiology or Medicine - 52 prize winners, 29% of world total
• Economics - 21 prize winners, 38% of world total
• Literature - 12 prize winners, 12% of world total
• Peace - 9 prize winners, 10% of world total

Full list appears at jinfo.org. Concerning Jewish identity, the vast majority (over 85%) of the individuals listed here as being Jewish are such by virtue of having had two Jewish parents.

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This page is a list of people identified as Jews, either by themselves or by others. "Jewishness" has the meanings both of "adherence to the religion of Judaism" and "membership in the ethnic group 'Jews.'" People of both groups are listed here. By other criteria, these people may be listed under other nationalities as well.

Related Topics:
Jewishness - Judaism

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