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Nobel Laureates Dataset up to 2023
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Records the history of individuals and organisations honoured with the Nobel Prizes and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, spanning the years 1901 through to 2023. The prize is administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden. This resource contains essential biographical details for each laureate, including their birth location, gender, and the motivation behind the award. The information is ideal for conducting historical analysis into global trends in scientific, economic, and peace-related achievements. The primary source for this data is the Nobel Foundation’s data archives.
Columns
The dataset includes 16 distinct columns that detail the award and the recipient:
- year: The specific year the Nobel Prize was granted.
- category: The field of the award, such as medicine, physics, or economics.
- motivation: The stated reason or rationale for honouring the laureate.
- prizeShare: The fractional share of the prize received by the individual laureate.
- laureateID: A unique identifying number for the recipient.
- fullName: The full name of the Nobel Laureate or organisation.
- gender: The biological gender of the recipient (noting that 91% are male).
- born: The birth year of the recipient.
- bornCountry: The country where the laureate was born (USA is the most common).
- bornCity: The city where the laureate was born.
- died: The year of death for the laureate (if applicable).
- diedCountry: The country where the laureate died.
- diedCity: The city where the laureate died.
- organizationName: The name of the organisation the laureate was associated with at the time of the award.
- organizationCountry: The country where the associated organisation is situated.
- organizationCity: The city where the associated organisation is situated.
Distribution
The dataset is typically provided as a structured data file named
nobel_laureates_data.csv. The file size is approximately 225.34 kB. It contains 1,000 records, which represent every individual or organisation awarded a prize between 1901 and 2023. Each record contains 16 distinct attributes.Usage
This data resource is highly useful for various analytical tasks. It supports research into questions such as determining which nation has won the most awards within specific categories, analysing the textual content of the prize motivations, and developing predictive models for the demographic attributes (such as age, gender, and nationality) of future Nobel recipients. It is excellent for data visualisation projects that aim to map global intellectual achievements.
Coverage
The temporal scope of the data ranges from the inaugural year of 1901 up to and including 2023. Geographically, the dataset encompasses laureates born across 88 unique countries globally, with affiliations to organisations in 27 countries. Demographically, the data reveals that 91% of the recipients are male. The data is anticipated to be updated annually.
License
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Who Can Use It
Intended users include data scientists looking for rich historical records for statistical modelling, researchers studying patterns in global achievement recognition, journalists developing historical stories, and students and educators requiring robust data for academic projects focused on history, science, and economics.
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Original Data Source:Nobel Laureates Dataset up to 2023
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