List of Kyoto Prize winners explained

This is a list of Kyoto Prize winners, awarded annually by the Inamori Foundation.[1] [2]

Basic sciences

Source: Kyoto Prize

YearLaureateCountry
1985Claude Elwood Shannon1916–2001Mathematical sciences
1986George Evelyn Hutchinson1903–1991Biological sciences
1987Jan Hendrik Oort1900–1992Earth and planetary sciences, astronomy and astrophysics
1988Avram Noam Chomskyborn 1928Cognitive science
1989Izrail Moiseevich Gelfand1913–2009Mathematical sciences
1990Jane Goodallborn 1934Biological sciences
1991Edward Norton Lorenz1917–2008Earth and planetary sciences, astronomy and astrophysics
1992Yasutomi Nishizuka1932–2004Life sciences
1993William Donald Hamilton1936–2000Biological sciences
1994André Weil1906–1998Mathematical sciences
1995Chūshirō Hayashi1920–2010Earth and planetary sciences, astronomy and astrophysics
1996Mario Renato Capecchiborn 1937Life sciences
1997Daniel Hunt Janzenborn 1939Biological sciences
1998Kiyoshi Itô1915–2008Mathematical sciences
1999Walter Heinrich Munk1917–2019Earth and planetary sciences, astronomy and astrophysics
2000Walter Jakob Gehring1939–2014Life sciences
2001John Maynard Smith1920–2004Biological sciences
2002Mikhail Gromovborn 1943Mathematical sciences
2003Eugene Newman Parker1927–2022Earth and planetary sciences, astronomy and astrophysics
2004Alfred G. Knudson1922–2016Life sciences
2005Simon Asher Levinborn 1941Biological sciences
2006Hirotsugu Akaike1927–2009Mathematical sciences
2007Hiroo Kanamoriborn 1936Earth and planetary sciences, astronomy and astrophysics
2008Anthony James Pawson / 1952–2013Life sciences
2009Barbara Rosemary Grantborn 1936Biological sciences
Peter Raymond Grantborn 1936
2010László Lovászborn 1948Mathematical sciences
2011Rashid Alievich Sunyaev / born 1943Earth and planetary sciences, astronomy and astrophysics
2012Yoshinori Ohsumiborn 1945Life sciences
2013Masatoshi Nei1931–2023Biological sciences
2014Edward Wittenborn 1951Mathematical sciences
2015Michel Mayorborn 1942Earth and planetary sciences, astronomy and astrophysics
2016Tasuku Honjoborn 1942Life sciences
2017Graham Farquharborn 1947Biological sciences
2018Masaki Kashiwaraborn 1947Mathematical sciences
2019James Gunnborn 1938Earth and Planetary Sciences, Astronomy and Astrophysics
2020No award because of COVID-19 pandemic
2021Robert G. Roederborn 1942Life sciences
2022Bryan Grenfellborn 1954Biological sciences
2023Elliott H. Liebborn 1932Mathematical sciences
2024Paul F. Hoffmanborn 1941Earth and Planetary Sciences, Astronomy and Astrophysics

Advanced technology

Source: Kyoto Prize

YearLaureateCountry
1985Rudolf Emil Kálmán / 1930–2016Electronics
1986Nicole Marthe Le Douarinborn 1930Biotechnology and medical technology
1987Morris Cohen1911–2005Materials science and engineering
1988John McCarthy1927–2011Information science
1989Amos E. Joel, Jr.1918–2008Electronics
1990Sydney Brenner1927–2019Biotechnology and medical technology
1991Michael Szwarc1909–2000Materials science and engineering
1992Maurice Vincent Wilkes1913–2010Information science
1993Jack St. Clair Kilby1923–2005Electronics
1994Paul Christian Lauterbur1929–2007Biotechnology and medical technology
1995George William Gray1926–2013Materials science and engineering
1996Donald Ervin Knuthborn 1938Information science
1997Stanley Mazorborn 1941Electronics
Marcian Edward Hoff Jr.born 1937
Federico Fagginborn 1941
Masatoshi Shimaborn 1943
1998Kurt Wüthrichborn 1938Biotechnology and medical technology
1999W. David Kingery1926–2000Materials science and engineering
2000Sir Antony Hoareborn 1934Information science
2001Morton B. Panishborn 1929Electronics
Izuo Hayashi1922–2005
Zhores Ivanovich Alferov1930–2019
2002Leroy Edward Hoodborn 1938Biotechnology and medical technology
2003George McClelland Whitesidesborn 1939Materials science and engineering
2004Alan Curtis Kayborn 1940Information science
2005George H. Heilmeier1936–2014Electronics
2006Leonard Herzenberg1931–2013Biotechnology and medical technology
2007Hiroo Inokuchi1927–2014Materials science and engineering
2008Richard M. Karpborn 1935Information science
2009Isamu Akasaki1929–2021Electronics
2010Shinya Yamanakaborn 1962Biotechnology and medical technology
2011John Werner Cahn1928–2016Materials science and engineering
2012Ivan Edward Sutherlandborn 1938Information science
2013Robert H. Dennardborn 1932Electronics
2014Robert S. Langerborn 1948Biotechnology and medical technology
2015Toyoki Kunitakeborn 1936Materials science and engineering
2016Takeo Kanadeborn 1945Information science
2017Takashi Mimuraborn 1944Electronics
2018Karl Deisserothborn 1971Biotechnology and medical technology
2019Ching Wan Tangborn 1947Materials Science and Engineering
2020No award because of COVID-19 pandemic
2021Andrew Chi-Chih Yao / born 1946Information science
2022Carver Meadborn 1934Electronics
2023Ryuzo Yanagimachiborn 1928Biotechnology and medical technology
2024John Pendryborn 1943Materials science and engineering

Arts and philosophy

Source: Kyoto Prize

YearLaureateCountry
1985Olivier Messiaen1908–1992Music
1986Isamu Noguchi1904–1988Arts
1987Andrzej Wajda1926–2016Theater, cinema
1988Paul Thieme1905–2001Thought and Ethics
1989John Cage1912–1992Music
1990Renzo Pianoborn 1937Arts
1991Peter Stephen Paul Brook1925–2022Theater, cinema
1992Karl Raimund Popper1902–1994Thought and Ethics
1993Witold Lutosławski1913–1994Music
1994Akira Kurosawa1910–1998Theater, cinema
1995Roy Lichtenstein1923–1997Arts
1996Willard Van Orman Quine1908–2000Thought and ethics
1997Iannis Xenakis1922–2001Music
1998Nam June Paik1932–2006Arts
1999Maurice Béjart1927–2007Theater, cinema
2000Paul Ricœur1913–2005Thought and Ethics
2001György Ligeti / 1923–2006Music
2002Tadao Andoborn 1941Arts
2003Tamao Yoshida1919–2006Theater, cinema
2004Jürgen Habermasborn 1929Thought and Ethics
2005Nikolaus Harnoncourt1929–2016Music
2006Issey Miyakeborn 1938Arts
2007Pina Bausch1940–2009Theater, cinema
2008Charles Margrave Taylorborn 1931Thought and Ethics
2009Pierre Boulez1925–2016Music
2010William Kentridgeborn 1955Arts
2011Tamasaburo Bando Vborn 1950Theater, cinema
2012Gayatri Chakravorty Spivakborn 1942Thought and Ethics
2013Cecil Taylor1929–2018Music
2014Fukumi Shimuraborn 1924Arts
2015John Neumeierborn 1942Theater, Cinema
2016Martha Craven Nussbaumborn 1947Thought and Ethics
2017Richard Taruskin1945–2022Music history
2018Joan Jonasborn 1936Arts
2019Ariane Mnouchkineborn 1939Arts and Philosophy
2020No award because of COVID-19 pandemic
2021Bruno Latour1947–2022 Thought and Ethics
2022Zakir Hussainborn 1951Music
2023Nalini Malaniborn 1946Arts
2024William Forsytheborn 1949Theater, Cinema

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kyoto Prize Laureates by Year. Inamori Foundation. August 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180812115901/https://www.kyotoprize.org/en/laureates/list_by_year/. August 12, 2018. dead.
  2. https://www.kyotoprize.org/en/ Kyoto Prize Home Page