This is an incomplete list of recipients of the Israel Prize from the inception of the Prize in 1953 through to 2022.
For each year, the recipients are, in most instances, listed in the order in which they appear on the official Israel Prize website.
Note: The table can be sorted chronologically (default), alphabetically or by field utilizing the icon.
Year | Name[1] | Field | -->Comments | |
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1953 | Jewish studies | Posthumously awarded prize, three years after his death.First recipient of the prize for Jewish studies. | ||
Literature | One of first two recipients of the prize for Literature. | |||
Also awarded the Israel Prize in 1958.One of first two recipients of the prize for Literature. | ||||
Education | First female recipient of the Israel Prize.First recipient of the prize for Education. | |||
Social science | First recipient of the prize for Social science. | |||
Medical science | First recipient of the prize for medicine or Medical science. | |||
Sculpture | First recipient of the prize for any of the fine arts. | |||
Exact sciences | One of the first two recipients of the prize for Exact sciences. | |||
Family relationship: Father of recipient Alexander Levitzki (1990, Life sciences).One of the first two recipients of the prize for Exact sciences. | ||||
1954 | Jewish studies | First rabbi to receive the Israel Prize. | ||
Humanities | Also awarded the Israel Prize in 1974.First recipient of the prize for the Humanities. | |||
Literature | ||||
Also awarded the Israel Prize in 1958. | ||||
Education | ||||
Jurisprudence | First recipient of the prize for Jurisprudence or law. | |||
Exact sciences | ||||
Life sciences | First recipient of the prize for Life sciences. | |||
Agriculture | First recipient of the prize for Agriculture. | |||
Music | First recipient of the prize for Music. | |||
1955 | Jewish studies | |||
Literature | ||||
Exact sciences | ||||
Life sciences | ||||
Medical science | ||||
Family relationship: Sister of recipient Shlomo Hestrin (1957, Exact sciences). | ||||
Agriculture | ||||
Painting and Sculpture | ||||
1956 | Jewish studies | |||
Rabbinical literature | First recipient of the prize for specifically Rabbinical literature. | |||
Literature | ||||
Children's literature | First recipient of the prize specifically for Children's literature. | |||
Education | ||||
Social sciences | ||||
Exact sciences | ||||
Life sciences | ||||
Medicine | ||||
Theatre | First recipient of the prize for the Theatre, acting or Stage arts. | |||
1957 | Jewish studies | |||
Humanities | Posthumously awarded Prize. | |||
Literature | ||||
Jurisprudence | ||||
Education | ||||
Exact sciences | Family relationship: Brother of recipient Sara Hestrin-Lerner (1955, Medical science). | |||
Medicine | ||||
Agriculture | ||||
Music | ||||
Rabbinical literature | ||||
Children's literature | ||||
Architecture | Family relationships: Father of recipients Ram Karmi (2002, Architecture) and Ada Karmi-Melamede (2007, Architecture). First recipient of the prize for Architecture. | |||
1958 | Jewish studies | |||
Also awarded the Israel Prize in 1973. | ||||
Rabbinical literature | ||||
Family relationship: Grandfather of recipient Abraham Haim Halevy (2002, Agriculture). | ||||
Humanities | ||||
Literature | Also awarded the Israel Prize in 1954. | |||
Also awarded the Israel Prize in 1953. | ||||
Education | Organization – one of the first four organizations to receive the Prize. | |||
Social sciences | ||||
Exact sciences | ||||
Life sciences | ||||
Medicine | ||||
Agriculture | ||||
Painting and Sculpture | Organization – one of the first four organizations to receive the Prize. | |||
Theatre | ||||
Music | ||||
1959 | Rabbinical literature | |||
Humanities | ||||
Literature | ||||
Life sciences | Family relationship: Brother of recipient Aharon Katzir (1961, Life sciences). | |||
Agriculture | ||||
Painting | ||||
Theatre | Family relationship: Father of recipient Devorah Bertonov (1991, Stage arts). | |||
1960 | Jewish studies | |||
Education | ||||
Jurisprudence | ||||
Theatre | ||||
Medicine | ||||
Exact sciences | ||||
1961 | Rabbinical literature | |||
Humanities | ||||
Literature | ||||
Life sciences | Family relationship: Brother of recipient Ephraim Katzir (1959, Life sciences). | |||
Agriculture | ||||
Music | ||||
1962 | Jewish studies | |||
Education | ||||
Social sciences | ||||
Exact sciences | ||||
Medicine | ||||
Architecture | ||||
1963 | Rabbinical literature | |||
Humanities | ||||
Literature | ||||
Life sciences | ||||
Painting | ||||
1964 | Jewish studies | |||
Jurisprudence | ||||
Medicine | ||||
Theatre | ||||
1965 | Literature | |||
Education | ||||
Organization – the only organization to receive the Prize during the 1960s. | ||||
Social sciences | ||||
Exact sciences | ||||
Agriculture | ||||
Music | ||||
1966 | Jewish studies | |||
Rabbinical literature | ||||
Humanities | ||||
Life sciences | ||||
Architecture | ||||
1967 | Literature | |||
Education | ||||
Jurisprudence | ||||
Medicine | ||||
Painting | ||||
1968 | Rabbinical literature | |||
[2] | ||||
Jewish studies | ||||
Humanities | ||||
Literature | ||||
Education | ||||
Social sciences | ||||
Jurisprudence | ||||
Exact sciences | ||||
Life sciences | ||||
Medicine | ||||
Agriculture | ||||
Sculpture | ||||
Theatre | ||||
Dance | First recipient of the prize specifically for dance. | |||
Architecture | ||||
1969 | Jewish studies | Family relationship: Husband of recipient Bracha Qafih (1999, Special contribution to Society and the State). The first husband and wife to have both received the Israel Prize (followed by Elihu Katz [1989] and Ruth Katz [2012]). | ||
Humanities | ||||
Life sciences | ||||
Theatre | ||||
Exact sciences | Returned the Prize in 1992. | |||
1970 | Rabbinical literature | |||
Literature | ||||
posthumously | ||||
Social sciences | ||||
Music | ||||
Medicine | ||||
1971 | Jewish studies | |||
Education | ||||
Jurisprudence | ||||
Agriculture | ||||
Painting | ||||
1972 | Humanities | |||
Literature | ||||
Exact sciences | ||||
Life sciences | ||||
Architecture | ||||
Special contribution to Society and the State | First recipient of the Prize for "Special contribution to Society". | |||
1973 | Jewish studies | |||
Rabbinical literature | Organization. Awarded in respect of Complete Israeli Talmud Institute project. | |||
Humanities | ||||
Literature | ||||
Education | Also awarded the Israel Prize in 1958. | |||
Social sciences | ||||
Exact sciences | ||||
Life sciences | ||||
Medicine | ||||
Agriculture | ||||
Painting | ||||
Theatre | ||||
Dance | ||||
Architecture | ||||
Jurisprudence | ||||
Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
Organization. Prize awarded for the Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities (Pinkas HaKehillot) project. Yad Vashem also awarded the Israel Prize in 2003. | ||||
1974 | Jewish studies | |||
Exact sciences | ||||
Life sciences | ||||
Music | ||||
Special contribution to Society and the State | Also awarded the Israel Prize in 1954. | |||
First recipient of the prize who was a sportsperson. | ||||
1975 | Literature | |||
Education | ||||
Jurisprudence | ||||
Theatre | ||||
Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
Special contribution to Society and the State in community service | ||||
1976 | Rabbinical literature | |||
Technology and Engineering | First recipient of the prize for Engineering or technology. | |||
Arabic linguistics | One of the first two recipients of the prize for Arabic linguistics. | |||
Radio, Television and Cinema | ||||
Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
1977 | History of the Jewish people | |||
Land of Israel studies | First recipient of the prize for the study or Knowledge of the "Land of Israel". | |||
Geography | First recipient of the prize specifically for geography. | |||
Cultural research | ||||
Agriculture | ||||
Design | One of first two recipients of the prize specifically for Design. | |||
Design | ||||
Sculpture | ||||
Special contribution to work | ||||
Special contribution to industry | ||||
1978 | Children's literature | |||
Hebrew language | ||||
Linguistics | First recipient of the prize specifically for linguistics. | |||
Social sciences | ||||
Medicine | ||||
Music | ||||
Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
1979 | Jewish studies | |||
Hebrew law | ||||
Education | ||||
Natural sciences | ||||
Theatre | ||||
Theatre | ||||
1980 | History of the Jewish people | |||
Jurisprudence | ||||
Physics | First recipient of the prize specifically for physics. | |||
Painting | ||||
Special contribution to Society and the State in the activity of perpetuating the memory of Israel's (fallen) sons (and daughters) | Organization. Award also noted its founder Baruch Oren. | |||
Noted in the award to Yad LaBanim (in Petah Tikva). | ||||
Special contribution to Society and the State for the environment | Organization. Award also noted Amotz Zahavi, Azaria Alon and Yoav Sagi. | |||
Noted in the award to the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel. | ||||
[3] | ||||
1981 | Rabbinical literature | |||
Mathematics | One of first two recipients of the prize specifically for mathematics. | |||
Mathematics | ||||
Arabic Linguistics and Middle Eastern studies | ||||
culture of Dance | ||||
Special contribution to Society and the State in social | Organization | |||
Special contribution to Society and the State in the service of well-being, community and youth | ||||
1982 | Chemistry | First recipient to receive the prize specifically for chemistry. | ||
Acquisition of knowledge and love of the Land of Israel | ||||
Acquisition of knowledge and love of the Land of Israel | ||||
Hebrew poetry | ||||
Hebrew poetry | ||||
Demographics | The only recipient to date of the prize for demographics. | |||
Architecture | ||||
Land of Israel studies | ||||
Special contribution to Society and the State in work and industry | ||||
1983 | History | One of first two recipients of the prize specifically for history. | ||
History | ||||
Literature | ||||
Hebrew song (lyrics and melody) | ||||
Hebrew song (melody) | ||||
Hebrew song (lyrics) | ||||
Special contribution to Society and the State for the advancement of Hebrew law | ||||
Lifetime achievement | ||||
1984 | Children's literature | |||
History of science | ||||
Agriculture | ||||
Agriculture | ||||
Theatre | ||||
Special contribution to Society and the State | Organization | |||
1985 | Yiddish Literature | The only recipient to date of the prize specifically for Yiddish Literature. | ||
Linguistics and Hebrew language | ||||
Medicine | ||||
Middle Eastern Jewish Literature | Organization | |||
Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
1986 | Opinion journalism | |||
Lifework in desert studies | ||||
Lifework in Education | Organization. Prize awarded jointly with Shulamith Katznelson. | |||
Jointly awarded with Ulpan Akiva. | ||||
Organization. Prize awarded jointly with Gershon Zak | ||||
Jointly awarded with HaKfar HaYarok | ||||
Lfework in Sculpture (Land of Israel) | ||||
Lifetime achievement | ||||
1987 | Zionist historiography | The only recipient to date of the prize specifically for Zionist historiography. | ||
Biblical interpretation and Rabbinical literature | ||||
Economics | First recipient of the prize for economics. | |||
Engineering and Technology | ||||
Acting | ||||
First Israeli Arab recipient of the prize | ||||
1988 | Jewish studies | |||
Life sciences | ||||
Hebrew poetry | ||||
Hebrew Literature | ||||
Hebrew song | ||||
Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
1989 | Hebrew Literature | |||
study of the Hebrew language | ||||
Exact sciences | ||||
Social sciences | His wife, Ruth Katz, received the Israel Prize in Musicology in 2012. | |||
Sports | Organization. One of the first two recipients of the prize specifically for sports. | |||
Sports | One of first two recipients of the prize specifically for sports. | |||
Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
Organization | ||||
1990 | Jewish studies | |||
Humanities | ||||
Life sciences | ||||
Family relationship: Son of recipient Jacob Levitski (1953, Exact sciences). | ||||
Painting | ||||
Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
1991 | Jewish studies | |||
Land of Israel studies | ||||
Law | ||||
Economics | ||||
Exact sciences | ||||
Stage arts | Family relationship: Daughter of recipient Yehoshua Bertonov (1959, Theatre). | |||
Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
Organization | ||||
special prize awarded to non-Israeli | Special award in recognition of Mehta's devotion to Israel and to the IPO. | |||
1992 | Jewish studies | |||
Social sciences | ||||
Life sciences | ||||
Arabic Literature | First recipient of the prize for Arabic Literature. | |||
Hebrew poetry | ||||
1993 | Hebrew Literature | |||
Hebrew language and Jewish languages | ||||
Hebrew language and general linguistics | ||||
History | ||||
Political science | First recipient of the prize specifically for political science. | |||
Exact sciences | ||||
Communications, Radio and Television | ||||
Communications, journalism | ||||
1994 | Bible | One of the first two recipients to receive the prize for Biblical studies. | ||
Talmud | ||||
Jewish thought | ||||
Law | ||||
Economics | ||||
Biochemistry | One of the first two recipients to receive the prize specifically for biochemistry. | |||
Family relationship: Brother of recipient Shmuel Shtrikman (2001, physics). One of the first two recipients to receive the prize specifically for biochemistry. | ||||
Agriculture | ||||
Music | ||||
Hebrew song | ||||
composition | ||||
Special contribution to Society and the State | Organization | |||
Organization. Prize awarded jointly with Noga HaReuveni. | ||||
Jointly awarded with the staff of Neot Kedumim. | ||||
1995 | [4] | Archaeology | First recipient of the prize for archaeology. | |
Geography | ||||
Jewish history | ||||
Psychology | First recipient of the prize specifically for psychology. | |||
Education | ||||
Exact sciences | ||||
Computer sciences | First recipient of the prize for computer sciences. | |||
Hebrew poetry | ||||
Hebrew Literature | ||||
Painting | ||||
Sculpture | ||||
Architecture | ||||
Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
1996 | Jewish languages | |||
Translation of Literature and poems to Hebrew | First recipient of the prize specifically for translation. | |||
Political science | ||||
History of art | First recipient of the prize specifically for history of art. | |||
Middle Eastern studies | ||||
general Literature | ||||
Agriculture | ||||
Medicine | ||||
Stage arts – dramatics | ||||
Stage arts – dance | ||||
Stage arts – theatrical scenery | ||||
Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
1997 | Talmudic studies | |||
Jewish thought | ||||
Biblical studies | ||||
Rabbinical literature | ||||
Rabbinical literature | ||||
Law | ||||
Law | ||||
Music | ||||
Communications | One of the first two recipients of the prize for communications. | |||
Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
1998 | History of the Jewish people | |||
Land of Israel | ||||
Archaeology | ||||
Social work | ||||
Education | ||||
Sociology | ||||
Agriculture | ||||
Medical science | ||||
Mathematics | ||||
Physics | ||||
original Poetry | ||||
Literature | ||||
Architecture | Jointly awarded with Lipa Yahalom. | |||
Jointly awarded with Dan Tsur. | ||||
Design | ||||
Stage arts | ||||
Hebrew song | ||||
Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
1999 | Jewish thought | |||
Hebrew Literature | ||||
Hebrew language | ||||
Jewish languages | ||||
original Rabbinical literature | ||||
original Rabbinical literature | ||||
General history | ||||
Middle Eastern studies | ||||
History of art | ||||
Geography | ||||
Medicine | ||||
Agriculture | ||||
Biology | First recipient to receive the prize specifically for biology. | |||
Cinema | One of the first two recipients of the prize for Cinema. | |||
Sports | ||||
Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
Family relationship: Wife of recipient Yosef Qafih (1969, Jewish studies). The only husband and wife to have both received the Israel Prize. | ||||
2000 | Biblical studies | |||
Talmudic studies | ||||
study of Literature | ||||
Linguistics | ||||
Philosophy | ||||
Philosophy | ||||
Chemistry | ||||
Engineering and Technology | ||||
Computer sciences | ||||
original Hebrew Literature | ||||
Literature and Poetry | ||||
Painting | ||||
Painting and Sculpture | ||||
Photography | ||||
Lifetime Achievement & Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
Members comprise Gavriel (Gavri) Banai, Yeshayahu (Shaike) Levi and Yisrael (Poli) Poliakov. | ||||
Awarded as a member of Hagashash Hachiver. | ||||
2001 | Jewish thought | |||
Education | ||||
Law | ||||
Medicine | ||||
Physics | ||||
Family relationship: Brother of recipient Nathan Sharon (1994, biochemistry). | ||||
Music | ||||
Sports | ||||
Lifetime Achievement & Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
2002 | Psychology | |||
Geography | ||||
Knowledge of the Land of Israel | ||||
Archaeology | ||||
Economics | ||||
Agriculture | Family relationship: Grandson of recipient Yosef Zvi HaLevy (1958, Rabbinical literature). | |||
Chemistry | ||||
Architecture | Family relationships: Son of recipient Dov Karmi (1957, Architecture) and brother of recipient Ada Karmi-Melamede (2007, Architecture). | |||
Design | ||||
Media | ||||
Jewish thought | ||||
Lifetime Achievement & Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
Organization | ||||
2003 | Talmud studies | |||
Jewish history | ||||
General history | ||||
Sociology | ||||
Government studies | ||||
Criminology | One of the first two recipients of the prize for criminology. | |||
Biology | ||||
Engineering | ||||
Earth sciences | ||||
Theatre | ||||
Literature | ||||
Translation | ||||
Lifetime Achievement & Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
Organization. Also awarded the Israel Prize in 1973, for the Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities (Pinkas HaKehillot) project. | ||||
2004 | Biblical studies | |||
Literature | ||||
Social work | ||||
History of art | ||||
Biochemistry | ||||
Mathematics | ||||
Computer sciences | ||||
Statistics | ||||
Sculpture | ||||
Cinema | ||||
Hebrew song | ||||
Lifetime Achievement & Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
2005 | Philosophy | |||
Management | ||||
Hebrew language and Linguistics | ||||
Linguistics | ||||
Middle Eastern studies | ||||
Medicine | ||||
Physics | ||||
Photography | ||||
Dance | ||||
Literature | ||||
Poetry | ||||
Lifetime Achievement & Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
Organization | ||||
2006 | Jewish philosophy | |||
Education | ||||
Law | ||||
Agriculture | ||||
Chemistry | ||||
Music | ||||
Music | ||||
Sports | ||||
Lifetime Achievement & Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
Organization | ||||
2007 | Geography | |||
Knowledge of the Land of Israel | ||||
Psychology | ||||
Economics | ||||
Biology | ||||
Engineering | ||||
Architecture | ||||
Family relationships: Daughter of recipient Dov Karmi (1957, Architecture) and sister of recipient Ram Karmi (2002, Architecture). | ||||
Design | ||||
Communications | ||||
Rabbinical literature | Organization | |||
Lifetime Achievement & Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
Folk singers group | ||||
2008 | Talmudic studies | |||
History | ||||
Sociology | ||||
Political science | ||||
Biochemistry | ||||
Mathematics | ||||
Computer sciences | ||||
Painting | ||||
Theatre | ||||
Posthumous receipt of Prize.[5] | ||||
Literature | ||||
Hebrew poetry | ||||
Hebrew translation | ||||
Lifetime Achievement & Special contribution to Society and the State | Organization | |||
Organization. Joint award to three Israeli women's organization, WIZO, Na'amat and Emunah. | ||||
2009 | Biblical studies | |||
Literature | ||||
Social work | ||||
Archaeology | ||||
Medicine | ||||
Physics | ||||
Sculpture | ||||
Cinema | ||||
Hebrew song | ||||
Lifetime Achievement & Special contribution to Society and the State | Organization | |||
2010 | Philosophy | |||
Literature | ||||
Poetry | ||||
Hebrew Linguistics | ||||
General Linguistics | ||||
criminology | ||||
administrative science | ||||
Chemistry | ||||
Earth sciences | ||||
Agriculture | ||||
Photography | ||||
Dance | Organization | |||
Lifetime Achievement & Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
Organization | ||||
2011 | Jewish thought | |||
Life sciences | ||||
Legal research | ||||
Education | ||||
Engineering | ||||
Visual arts | ||||
The study of music | Members of the selection Committee – Betty Olivero who was selected by N. Sheriff for the E.M.E.T. Prize in 2015 | |||
Sports | ||||
Lifetime Achievement & Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
2012 | Mathematics and Computer sciences | |||
Psychology | ||||
Chemistry and Physics | ||||
Lifetime Achievement & Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
[6] | Education | |||
Statistics | ||||
Hebrew Literature and poetry | ||||
communications | ||||
2013 | earth science | |||
Life Sciences | ||||
History of the Jewish people | ||||
Jewish language and Literature | ||||
Architecture | ||||
Sociology and Anthropology | ||||
Stage arts | ||||
Lifetime Achievement & Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
2014 | Talmud | |||
Physics and Chemistry | ||||
Plant pathology and entomology | ||||
History | ||||
Jewish Literature | ||||
Medicine | ||||
Visual arts | ||||
Management | ||||
Lifetime Achievement & Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
2015 | ||||
Cinema | ||||
Hebrew Literature and poetry | ||||
Mathematics and Computer science | ||||
Social work and Criminology | ||||
East Asian studies | ||||
Biblical studies | ||||
Life sciences | ||||
2016 | Chemistry & Physics | |||
Linguistics | ||||
Hebrew song | ||||
Lifetime Achievement & Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
Near Eastern studies | ||||
Life sciences | ||||
Religious studies and Philosophy | ||||
Stage arts | ||||
Geography, Archeology, and Land of Israel studies | ||||
2017 | Sports | |||
Lifetime Achievement & Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
Life sciences | ||||
Music | ||||
Education | ||||
Jewish thought | ||||
Engineering | ||||
2018 | Journalism | |||
Literature | ||||
Physics | ||||
Economics | ||||
Mathematics and Computer Science | ||||
Lifetime Achievement & Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
2019 | Archaeology | |||
Theater and Dance | ||||
Dan Yakir | Environmental sciences, geology and atmospheric sciences | |||
2020 | Chemistry and Physics | |||
Lifetime Achievement | ||||
2021 | Hebrew Literature | |||
Film Art | ||||
Mathematics & Computer Sciences | Prize blocked by politicians, Supreme Court decided in favour | |||
Life Sciences | ||||
Far Eastern Studies | ||||
Literature | ||||
Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
2022 | Moussa B.H. Youdim | Life Sciences | ||
Philosophy Research | ||||
Linguistic Research | ||||
Israeli Music | ||||
Entrepreneurship | ||||
Theatre | ||||
Middle Eastern Studies | ||||
Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
Physics | ||||
Special contribution to Society and the State | ||||
2023 | Amnon Shashua | Special contribution to Society and the State | ||
Yoram Dinstein | Legal research | |||
Emanuel Peled | Chemistry and Chemical engineering | |||
Amal Nasser el-Din | Special contribution to Society and the State | |||
Rachel Haber | Special contribution to Society and the State |