MacArthur Foundation

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution.

Current recipients

List of MacArthur Fellows organized by terms of their awards.

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October 2005 through September 2010

• Marin Alsop, symphony conductor
• Ted Ames, fisherman
• Terry Belanger, rare book preservationist
• Edet Belzberg, Documentary Filmmaker
• Majora Carter, Urban Revitalization Strategist
• Lu Chen, Neuroscientist
• Michael Cohen, pharmacist
• Joseph Curtin, violinmaker
• Aaron Dworkin, Music Educator
• Teresita Fernández, sculptor
• Claire Gmachl, laser physicist
• Sue Goldie, Physician /Researcher
• Steven Goodman, conservation biologist
• Pehr Harbury, Biochemist
• Nicole King, molecular biologist
• Jon Kleinberg, Computer Scientist
• Jonathan Lethem, Novelist
• Michael Manga, Geophysicist
• Todd Martinez, Theoretical Chemist
• Julie Mehretu, Painter
• Kevin M. Murphy, Economist
• Olufunmilayo Olopade, clinician/researcher
• Fazal Sheikh, photographer
• Emily Thompson, Aural Historian
• Michael Walsh, Vehicle Emissions Specialist

October 2004 through September 2009

• Angela Belcher
• Gretchen Berland
• James Carpenter
• Joseph DeRisi
• Katherine Gottlieb
• David Green
• Aleksandar Hemon
• Heather Hurst
• Edward P. Jones
• John Kamm
• Daphne Koller
• Naomi Leonard
• Tommie Lindsey
• Rueben Martinez
• Maria Mavroudi
• Vamsi Mootha
• Judy Pfaff
• Aminah Robinson
• Reginald Robinson
• Cheryl Rogowski
• Amy Smith
• Julie Theriot
• C. D. Wright

October 2003 through September 2008

• Guillermo Algaze, archaeologist
• James J. Collins, biomedical engineer
• Lydia Davis, writer
• Erik Demaine, theoretical computer scientist
• Corinne Dufka, human rights researcher
• Peter Gleick, conservation analyst
• Osvaldo Golijov, composer
• Deborah Jin, physicist
• Angela Johnson, writer
• Tom Joyce, blacksmith
• Sarah H. Kagan, nurse
• Ned Kahn, graphic artist
• Jim Yong Kim, physician
• Nawal Nour, physician
• Loren Rieseberg, botanist
• Amy Rosenzweig, biochemist
• Pedro A. Sanchez, agronomist
• Lateefah Simon, women's advocate
• Peter Sis, illustrator
• Sarah Sze, sculptor
• Eve Troutt Powell, historian
• Anders Winroth, historian
• Daisy Youngblood, ceramic artist
• Xiaowei Zhuang, biophysicist

September 2002 through August 2007

• Bonnie Bassler
• Ann Blair
• Katherine Boo
• Paul Ginsparg
• David B. Goldstein
• Karen Hesse
• Janine Jagger
• Daniel Jurafsky
• Toba Khedoori
• Liz Lerman
• George Lewis
• Liza Lou
• Edgar Meyer
• Jack Miles
• Erik Mueggler
• Sendhil Mullainathan
• Stanley Nelson
• Lee Ann Newsom
• Daniela Rus
• Charles Steidel
• Brian Tucker
• Camilo José Vergara
• Paul Wennberg
• Colson Whitehead

October 2001 through September 2006

• Danielle Allen
• Andrea Barrett
• Christopher Chyba
• Michael Dickinson, fly biologist/bioengineer
• Rosanne Haggerty
• Lene Hau, physicist
• Dave Hickey
• Stephen Hough
• Kay Redfield Jamison, psychologist
• Sandra Lanham
• Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle
• Cynthia Moss
• Dirk Obbink
• Norman Pace
• Suzan-Lori Parks, playwright
• Brooks Pate
• Xiao Qiang, human rights activist
• Geraldine Seydoux
• Bright Sheng
• David Spergel
• Jean Strouse
• Julie Su
• David Wilson (US) creator of The Museum Of Jurassic Technology