Physics
3 Laureates
Chemistry
1 Laureate
Frederick Sanger
United Kingdom
“for his work on the structure of proteins, especially that of insulin”
Physiology or Medicine
3 Laureates
George Beadle
United States
“for their discovery that genes act by regulating definite chemical events”
Edward Tatum
United States
“for their discovery that genes act by regulating definite chemical events”
Joshua Lederberg
United States
“for his discoveries concerning genetic recombination and the organization of the genetic material of bacteria”
Literature
1 Laureate
Boris Pasternak
Russia
“for his important achievement both in contemporary lyrical poetry and in the field of the great Russian epic tradition”
Peace
1 Laureate
Dominique Pire
Belgium
“for his efforts to help refugees to leave their camps and return to a life of freedom and dignity”