List of Bengali Nobel laureates
Since the inauguration of Nobel Prize in 1901, until 2024, three Bengali persons and one Bengali origin person—four in all, have won this award. The first Bengali as well as the first Asian to be awarded the Nobel Prize in 1913, was Rabindranath Tagore (born in British India, now India), in literature. Later in 1998, Amartya Sen (born in British India, now India) in Economics, in 2006 Muhammad Yunus (born in British India, now Bangladesh) in Peace, and in 2019 Abhijit Banerjee (born in India), won this award in Economics.
List
Portrait |
Name |
Born & Died |
Country |
Field |
Year |
Rational |
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Rabindranath Tagore |
Born: |
Literature |
1913 |
For his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West |
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Amartya Sen |
Born: Shantiniketan, Bengal, British India |
Economics |
1998 |
For his contributions to welfare economics Human development theory, Capability approach |
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Muhammad Yunus |
Born: |
Peace |
2006 |
For his contribution of the concept of the microcredit concept. and creating economic and social development from below.Shared the Prize with Grameen Bank. |
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Abhijit Banerjee |
Born: |
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Economics |
2019 |
For their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty Use of RCTs in development economics |
Nominees
The following list consists of individuals who were nominated for the Nobel Prize but never won it.
Portrait |
Nominee |
Born |
Died |
Year(s) |
Field |
Country |
Note |
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Rabindranath Tagore |
Kolkata, Bengal, British India |
Kolkata, Bengal, British India |
1913 |
Literature |
For his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West.
Won the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature. |
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Rabindranath Datta |
Kolkata, Bengal, British India |
Kolkata, Bengal, British India |
1916 |
Literature |
Nominated by:
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Upendranath Brahmachari |
Sardanga, Purbasthali, Bengal, British India |
Kolkata, Bengal, British India |
1929, 1942 |
Physiology or Medicine |
Discovered Urea Stibamine (antimonial compound for treatment of kala-azar) and a new disease, Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis.
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Meghnad Saha |
Seoratali, Dhaka, Bengal, British India |
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1930, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1951, 1955 |
Physics |
For developing the Saha ionization equation, used to describe chemical and physical conditions in stars.
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Harimohan Banerjee |
Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
1934, 1936, 1938 |
Peace Literature |
For his book "Secrets of Religion and Way to Peace".
He also wrote a pamphlet called "View of Peace". |
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Bijay Chandra Majumdar |
Khanakul, Faridpur, British India (present-day Bangladesh) |
Kolkata, Bengal, British India |
1937, 1939 |
Literature |
Nominated by:
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Sanjib Kumar Chaudhuri |
British India |
1938, 1939, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971 |
Peace Literature |
For his work for World Order, World Peace and World Federalism Movement and for his book "A Constitution for World Government" and for his authorship of treaties important to the world order and his services to humanity.
He was the Vice-President of the Asian Congress for World Federation held at Hiroshima in 1952, and Chairman of a Commission in the special Session of the People's World Convention held in Paris in 1951. |
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Sri Aurobindo Ghose |
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1943, 1950 |
Peace Literature |
Nominated by
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Satyendra Nath Bose |
Kolkata, Bengal, British India |
Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
1956, 1959, 1962, 1968, 1969, 1970 |
Physics |
For developing the foundation for Bose–Einstein statistics and the theory of the Bose–Einstein condensate in Quantum Mechanics.
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Sudhindra Nath Ghose |
Bardhaman, Bengal, British India |
London, England |
1965 |
Literature |
Nominated by:
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Das Moni Roy |
Memari, Bengal, British India |
1967 |
Peace |
Nominated by:
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Binay Ranjan Sen |
Dibrugarh, Assam, India |
Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
1967, 1968 |
Peace |
For his exceptional contribution to the peace of the world through his work at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
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Jogesh Chandra Bhattacharya |
c. British India |
India |
1969 |
Peace |
For his dedication to the propagation of spiritualism through which alone, he believes, peace will dawn on Earth. His book "Prayers for a New Advent" is groundbreaking in the field of propagation of the ideals of peace.
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Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay |
Labhpur, Birbhum, Bengal, British India |
Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
1971, 1972, 1973 |
Literature |
Nominated by:
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Suniti Kumar Chatterji |
Shibpur, Howrah, Bengal, British India |
Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
1972, 1973 |
Literature |
Nominated by:
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Sri Chinmoy |
Boalkhali, Chittagong, Bengal, British India (present-day Bangladesh) |
New York City, United States |
1972, 1973, 1974 |
Peace Literature |
Nominated by:
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Mujibur Rahman |
Tungipara, Bengal, British India (present-day Bangladesh) |
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
1975 |
Peace |
Nominated by:
[...] before the only chance to be rewarded. |
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Mahasweta Devi |
Dhaka, Bengal, British India (present-day Bangladesh) |
Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
2012 |
Literature |
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Taslima Nasrin |
Mymensingh, East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) |
(aged ) |
2005 |
Peace |
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Muhammad Yunus |
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(aged ) |
2006 |
Peace |
For his contribution of the concept of the microcredit concept. and creating economic and social development from below. Shared the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize with Grameen Bank. |
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Dr Ruhul Abid |
1961 Dhaka, Bangladesh |
(aged {{age|1961 |
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2020 |
Peace |
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Ryan Saadi |
6 December 1964 Ishwardi Upazila, Pabna, Bangladesh |
(aged ) |
2023 |
Peace |
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For his leadership in advancing accessible medical innovation and biotech solutions impacting global health equity through his role as CEO founder of Tevogen Bio. Nominated by:
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