Nobel Prize laureates by secondary school affiliation

The following is a list of Nobel Prize laureates by secondary school affiliation. To be listed, a high school must have at least one Nobel Prize laureate among its alumni.

[Note: this list is very incomplete, especially for the many high schools that have one alumnus or alumna who is a Nobel Prize winner.]

Affiliations	School	Laureate	Field	Year of Award	Class of	University
7	Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, New York City, NY	Leon N. Cooper[citation needed]	Physics	1972	1947	Brown University
		Sheldon Glashow[1]	Physics	1979	1950	Columbia University
		Steven Weinberg[citation needed]	Physics	1979	1950	Cornell University
		Melvin Schwartz[2]	Physics	1988	1949	Columbia University
		Russell Hulse[3]	Physics	1993	1966	Princeton University
		H. David Politzer[citation needed]	Physics	2004	1966	California Institute of Technology
		Roy Glauber[4]	Physics	2005	1941	Harvard University
4	Stuyvesant High School, Manhattan, New York City, NY	Joshua Lederberg[5]	Medicine	1958	1941	Rockefeller University
		Roald Hoffmann[6]	Chemistry	1981	1954	Cornell University
		Robert Fogel[7]	Economics	1993	1944	Cornell University
		Richard Axel[8]	Medicine	2004	1963	Columbia University
4	James Madison High School Brooklyn, New York City, NY	Stanley Cohen[citation needed]	Medicine	1986	1939	Vanderbilt University
		Robert Solow[citation needed]	Economics	1987	1940	MIT
		Martin Perl	Physics	1995	1943	University of Michigan
		Gary Becker[citation needed]	Economics	1992	1947	University of Chicago
3	Westminster School, London, England	Edgar Adrian[citation needed]	Medicine	1932		University of Cambridge
		Andrew Huxley[citation needed]	Medicine	1963		University of Cambridge
		Richard Stone[citation needed]	Economics	1984		University of Cambridge
3	Harrow School, London, England	John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh[citation needed]	Physics	1904	?	University of Cambridge
		John Galsworthy[citation needed]	Literature	1932	?	Novelist
		Winston Spencer Churchill[citation needed]	Literature	1953	1893	Sandhurst
3	Abraham Lincoln High School, Brooklyn, New York City, NY	Arthur Kornberg[citation needed]	Medicine	1959	1933	Stanford University
		Paul Berg[citation needed]	Chemistry	1980	1943	Stanford University
		Jerome Karle[citation needed]	Chemistry	1985	1933	City College of New York
3	Townsend Harris High School Queens, New York City, NY	Herbert Hauptman[citation needed]	Chemistry	1985	1933	City College of New York
		Julian Schwinger[citation needed]	Physics	1965	1933	City College of New York
		Kenneth Arrow[citation needed]	Economics	1972	1936	City College of New York
3	Far Rockaway High School Queens, New York City, NY	Richard Feynman[citation needed]	Physics	1965	1935	California Institute of Technology
		Baruch Blumberg[citation needed]	Medicine	1976	1942	University of Pennsylvania
		Burton Richter[citation needed]	Physics	1976	1948	Stanford University
3	Phillips Academy Andover, MA	George Hoyt Whipple[citation needed]	Medicine	1933	1900	University of Rochester
		William Vickrey[citation needed]	Economics	1996	?	Columbia University
		William S. Knowles[citation needed]	Chemistry	2001	1935	Monsanto Company
3	St. Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia	William Lawrence Bragg[9]	Physics	1915	1903	University of Adelaide
		Howard Walter Florey[10]	Medicine	1945	1916	The Queen's College, Oxford
		J. Robin Warren[11]	Medicine	2005	?	University of Adelaide
3	University Laboratory High School, Urbana, Illinois	Philip W. Anderson[citation needed]	Physics	1977	1940	Harvard University
		Hamilton O. Smith[citation needed]	Medicine	1978	1948	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
		James Tobin[citation needed]	Economics	1981	1935	Harvard University
2	King Edward's School, Birmingham, England	Maurice Wilkins	Medicine	1962	?	University of Birmingham
		Sir John Vane	Medicine	1982	?	University of Birmingham
2	Brooklyn Technical High School, Brooklyn, New York City, NY	Arno Penzias[citation needed]	Physics	1978	1947	City College of New York
		George Wald[citation needed]	Biology	1987	1922	Harvard University
2	Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn, New York City, NY	Barbara McClintock[12]	Medicine or Physiology	1983	1919	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
		Eric Kandel[13]	Medicine or Physiology	2000	1944	Columbia University
2	Walton High School, Bronx, New York City, NY	Rosalyn Sussman Yalow	Medicine and Physiology	1977	?	Bronx VA Hospital
		Gertrude Elion	Medicine and Physiology	1988	1933	Duke University
2	Döblinger Gymnasium, Vienna, Austria	Wolfgang Pauli	Physics	1945	1918	ETH Zurich
		Richard Kuhn	Chemistry	1938	1918	Heidelberg University
2	Hebrew University Secondary School, Jerusalem, Israel	Daniel Kahneman[citation needed]	Economics	2002	1951	Princeton University
		David Gross[citation needed]	Physics	2004	1959	University of California, Santa Barbara
2	Malvern College, Malvern, England	Francis Aston[citation needed]	Chemistry	1922		University of Cambridge
		James Meade[citation needed]	Economic Sciences	1977		University of Oxford
2	Niles East High School, Skokie, Illinois	H. Robert Horvitz[citation needed]	Medicine or Physiology	2002	1964	MIT
		Martin Chalfie[citation needed]	Chemistry	2008	1965	Columbia University
2	The Perse School, Cambridge, England	George Paget Thomson[citation needed]	Physics	1937	?	University of Cambridge
		Ronald G. W. Norrish[citation needed]	Chemistry	1967	?	University of Cambridge
2	St Columb's College, Derry, Northern Ireland, UK	Seamus Heaney[citation needed]	Literature	1995	1957	Queen's University of Belfast
		John Hume[citation needed]	Peace	1998	1955	St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, Ireland
2	University of Toronto Schools Toronto, Ontario, Canada	John Charles Polanyi[citation needed]	Chemistry	1986	?	University of Toronto
		Michael Spence[citation needed]	Economics	2001	?	Harvard University
1	St. Joseph's College, Hong Kong	Charles K. Kao[14]	Physics	2009	1952	University College London Woolwich Polytechnic
1	Baltimore City College, Baltimore, MD	Martin Rodbell[15]	Physiology or Medicine	1994	1943	Johns Hopkins University University of Washington
1	Bristol Grammar School, Bristol, England	John Pople[16]	Chemistry	1998	1944	University of Cambridge
1	Fairfax High School, Fairfax, Virginia	Craig Mello[citation needed]	Physiology or Medicine	2006	1978	University of Massachusetts Medical School
1	The Geelong College, Geelong, Victoria, Australia	Frank Macfarlane Burnet[17]	Medicine	1960	?	University of Melbourne University of London
1	Indooroopilly State High School, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	Peter Doherty[citation needed]	Medicine	1996	?	University of Queensland University of Edinburgh
1	Melbourne High School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	John Carew Eccles[citation needed]	Medicine	1963	?	University of Melbourne University of Oxford
1	Newman College, Perth, Western Australia	Barry Marshall[citation needed]	Medicine	2005	?	University of Western Australia
1	Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey	Orhan Pamuk[18]	Literature	2006	1970	Istanbul University
1	Colegio Saint Francis, San José, Costa Rica	Oscar Arias Sanchez[citation needed]	Peace	1987	1957	Universidad de Costa Rica
1	Sydney Boys High School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	John Cornforth[citation needed]	Chemistry	1975	?	University of Sydney University of Oxford
1	Cleveland Heights High School, Cleveland Heights, Ohio	Donald A. Glaser	Physics	1960	1944	Case Western Reserve University
1	Monrovia High School, Monrovia, California	Thomas J. Sargent[19]	Economics	2011	1961	University of California, Berkeley Harvard University
1	Jordan High School, Los Angeles, California	Glenn T. Seaborg[20]	Physics	1951	1929	University of California, Berkeley University of California, Los Angeles
1	Garden City High School, Garden City, New York	Steven Chu[21]	Physics	1997	1966	University of Rochester University of California, Berkeley
1	Greenwich High School, Greenwich, Connecticut	Christopher A. Sims[22]	Economics	2011	1959	Harvard University University of California, Berkeley
1	Punahou School, Honolulu, Hawaii	Barack Obama	Peace	2009	1979	Columbia University Harvard Law School
1	Plains High School, Plains, Georgia	Jimmy Carter	Peace	2002	1941	United States Naval Academy
1	Germantown Friends School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Saul Perlmutter[23]	Physics	2011	1977	Harvard University University of California, Berkeley
1	Watchung Hills Regional High School, Warren Township, New Jersey	Adam Riess[24]	Physics	2011	1988	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvard University
1	Bartlett High School, Anchorage, Alaska	Brian Schmidt[25]	Physics	2011	1985	University of Arizona Harvard University

See also

• List of Nobel laureates by university affiliation

References and notes

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2. ^ "Melvin Schwartz - Autobiography". Nobel Foundation. 1988. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1988/schwartz-autobio.html. Retrieved June 2, 2009. 
3. ^ "Russell A. Hulse - Autobiography". Nobel Foundation. 1993. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1993/hulse-autobio.html. Retrieved June 2, 2009. 
4. ^ "Roy J. Glauber - Autobiography". Nobel Foundation. 2005. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2005/glauber-autobio.html. Retrieved June 2, 2009. 
5. ^ "Joshua Lederberg - The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1958 - Biography". 1958. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1958/lederberg-bio.html. Retrieved October 31, 2007. 
6. ^ "Roald Hoffmann's land between chemistry, poetry and philosophy". http://www.roaldhoffmann.com/pn/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=11&page=1. Retrieved October 31, 2007. 
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8. ^ Eisner, Robin (Winter 2005). "Richard Axel: One of the Nobility in Science". P&S (Columbia University). http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/journal/journal-o/winter-2005/nobility.html. Retrieved October 31, 2007. 
9. ^ "Lawrence Bragg - Biography". Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1915/wl-bragg-bio.html. Retrieved June 2, 2008. 
10. ^ "Sir Howard Florey - Biography". Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1945/florey-bio.html. Retrieved June 2, 2008. 
11. ^ Warren, J. Robin. "J. Robin Warren - Autobiography". Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2005/warren-autobio.html. Retrieved June 2, 2008. 
12. ^ Boyer, David (March 11, 2001). "NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: FLATBUSH; Grads Hail Erasmus as It Enters a Fourth Century". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04EED8143AF932A25750C0A9679C8B63. Retrieved December 1, 2007. 
13. ^ "Eric R. Kandel: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2000". http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2000/kandel-autobio.html. Retrieved September 20, 2007. "In 1944, when I graduated from the Yeshiva of Flatbush elementary school, it did not as yet have a high school. I went instead to Erasmus Hall High School, a local public high school in Brooklyn that was then academically very strong." 
14. ^ "Nobel Laureate Charles Kao returns to Alma Mater in HK". People's Daily Online. 2010. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6889760.html. Retrieved 8 October 2010. 
15. ^ Rodbell, Martin (1994). "Autobiography". The Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1994/rodbell-autobio.html. Retrieved August 2, 2007. 
16. ^ Pople, John (1998). "Autobiography". The Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1998/pople-autobio.html. Retrieved October 27, 2008. 
17. ^ Sexton, Christopher (1999). Burnet, a Life. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-551165-4. 
18. ^ "Orhan Pamuk - Bio-bibliography". Nobel Foundation. 2006. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2006/pamuk-bio-bibl.html. Retrieved February 11, 2007. 
19. ^ Monrovia High School graduate wins Nobel Prize in economics
20. ^ "Glenn T. Seaborg - Biography". Nobel Foundation. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/1951/seaborg-bio.html. Retrieved October 10, 2011. 
21. ^ "Steven Chu - Autobiography". Nobel Foundation. 1997. http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1997/chu-autobio.html. Retrieved October 10, 2011. 
22. ^ "Ex-Greenwich resident wins Nobel Prize in economics". Connecticut Post. 2011. http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Ex-Greenwich-resident-wins-Nobel-Prize-in-2213310.php. Retrieved October 13, 2011. 
23. ^ Tom Avril (October 4, 2011). "Astrophysicist with Philly roots awarded Nobel Prize". The Philadelphia Inquirer. http://articles.philly.com/2011-10-04/news/30242928_1_astrophysicist-adam-riess-elementary-grades. Retrieved October 13, 2011. 
24. ^ Spivey, Mark. "Watchung Hills graduate shares Nobel Prize in physics", Daily Record (Morristown), October 4 2011. Accessed October 5, 2011. "Riess, who grew up in Warren, gave a shout-out to retired teacher Jeff Charney, saying his interest in science first was piqued at Watchung Hills."
25. ^ Mike Dunham (October 5, 2011). "Bartlett teachers remember Nobel-winning student". Anchorage Daily News. http://www.adn.com/2011/10/04/2103502/bartlett-teachers-recall-their.html. Retrieved October 13, 2011. 

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