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2006

Nobel Prize Winners

8 laureates honored across 6 categories in the 106th Nobel Prize ceremony.

Total Laureates
8
Categories
06
Countries
03
Ceremony
106th Ceremony
Stockholm & Oslo

Physics

2 Laureates

Chemistry

1 Laureate

Roger D. Kornberg

United States

“for his studies of the molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription”

Physiology or Medicine

Literature

1 Laureate

Orhan Pamuk

Turkey

“who in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures”

Peace

1 Laureate

Muhammad Yunus

Bangladesh

“for their efforts to create economic and social development from below”

Economic Sciences

Edmund S. Phelps

United States

“for his analysis of intertemporal tradeoffs in macroeconomic policy”

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