Nobel prizes - Jews (22%) and Muslims (1,8%)

Jewish Nobel Laureates

Jewish individuals have been recognized with Nobel Prizes in the following fields:​

• Physics: Over 50 laureates, including Albert Einstein (1921) and Richard Feynman (1965).​

• Chemistry: More than 30 recipients, such as Ada Yonath (2009) and Martin Karplus (2013).​

• Physiology or Medicine: Over 50 laureates, including Paul Ehrlich (1908) and Eric Kandel (2000).​

• Literature: Approximately 15 recipients, such as Isaac Bashevis Singer (1978) and Bob Dylan (2016).​

• Peace: Around 10 laureates, including Menachem Begin (1978) and Elie Wiesel (1986).​

• Economic Sciences: Over 20 recipients, such as Milton Friedman (1976) and Robert Aumann (2005).​

This represents about 22% of all individual Nobel laureates, a significant proportion considering that Jews constitute approximately 0.2% of the global population. ​

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☪️ Muslim Nobel Laureates

Muslim individuals have been awarded Nobel Prizes in the following categories:​

• Peace: Notable laureates include Anwar Sadat (1978), Yasser Arafat (1994), Shirin Ebadi (2003), Muhammad Yunus (2006), Malala Yousafzai (2014), and Narges Mohammadi (2023).​Wikipedia

• Literature: Naguib Mahfouz (1988) remains the sole Muslim laureate in this category.​

• Physics: Abdus Salam (1979) is the only Muslim recipient in this field.​

• Economic Sciences: No Muslim laureates have been awarded in this category to date.​

Overall, Muslim laureates represent about 1.8% of all individual Nobel Prize recipients, while Muslims make up approximately 24% of the global population.