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List of Christian Nobel laureates

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In an estimate by Baruch Shalev, between 1901 and 2000 about two-thirds of Nobel Prize winners were either Christians or had a Christian background. Here is a non exhaustive list of some of the prize winners who publicly identified themselves as Christians.

Physics By one estimate made by Weijia Zhang from Arizona State University and Robert G. Fuller from University of Nebraska–Lincoln, between 1901 and 1990, 60% of Nobel Prize in Physics winners had Christian backgrounds. In an estimate by Baruch Shalev, between 1901 and 2000, about 65.3% of Physics Nobel prize winners were either Christians or had a Christian background.

Chemistry In an estimate by Baruch Shalev, between 1901 and 2000, about 72.5% of Nobel Prize in Chemistry winners were either Christians or had a Christian background.

Physiology or Medicine In an estimate by Baruch Shalev, between 1901 and 2000, about 62% of Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winners were either Christians or had a Christian background.

Literature In an estimate by Baruch Shalev, between 1901 and 2000, about 49.5% of Nobel Prize in Literature winners were either Christians or had a Christian background.

Peace In an estimate by Baruch Shalev, between 1901 and 2000, about 78.3% of Nobel Peace Prize winners were either Christians or had a Christian background.

Economics In an estimate by Baruch Shalev, between 1901 and 2000, about 54.0% of Nobel Prize in Economics winners were either Christians or had a Christian background.

See also List of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates List of black Nobel Laureates List of Jewish Nobel laureates List of nonreligious Nobel laureates Nobel laureates of India List of Christian thinkers in science List of Nobel laureates by country List of Nobel laureates List of female Nobel laureates List of Catholic priests and religious awarded the Nobel Prize

References

Further reading Shalev, Baruch Aba (2003). 100 Years of Nobel Prizes. New Delhi : Atlantic Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 81-269-0278-7. OCLC 588491891. Zhang, Weijia; Fuller, Robert (May 1998). "Nobel prize winners in physics from 1901 to 1990: Simple statistics for physics teachers". Physics Education. 33 (3): 196–203. doi:10.1088/0031-9120/33/3/023. S2CID 250743713. Zuckerman, Harriet (1977). Scientific Elite: Nobel Laureates in the United States. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4128-3376-9. OCLC 588491891.

External links Nobel Prize Nobel Prizes by Universities and Institutes

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