List of Kyoto Prize winners

This is a list of Kyoto Prize winners, awarded annually by the Inamori Foundation.Kyoto Prize Home Page

Basic sciences Source: Kyoto Prize YearLaureateCountry1985Claude Elwood Shannon1916–2001Mathematical sciences1986George Evelyn Hutchinson1903–1991Biological sciences1987Jan Hendrik Oort1900–1992Earth and planetary sciences, astronomy and astrophysics1988Avram Noam Chomskyborn 1928Cognitive science1989Izrail Moiseevich Gelfand1913–2009Mathematical sciences1990Jane Goodall1934–2025Biological sciences1991Edward Norton Lorenz1917–2008Earth and planetary sciences, astronomy and astrophysics1992Yasutomi Nishizuka1932–2004Life sciences1993William Donald Hamilton1936–2000Biological sciences1994André Weil1906–1998Mathematical sciences1995Chūshirō Hayashi1920–2010Earth and planetary sciences, astronomy and astrophysics1996Mario Renato Capecchiborn 1937Life sciences1997Daniel Hunt Janzenborn 1939Biological sciences1998Kiyoshi Itô1915–2008Mathematical sciences1999Walter Heinrich Munk1917–2019Earth and planetary sciences, astronomy and astrophysics2000Walter Jakob Gehring1939–2014Life sciences2001John Maynard Smith1920–2004Biological sciences2002Mikhail Gromovborn 1943Mathematical sciences2003Eugene Newman Parker1927–2022Earth and planetary sciences, astronomy and astrophysics2004Alfred G. Knudson1922–2016Life sciences2005Simon Asher Levinborn 1941Biological sciences2006Hirotsugu Akaike1927–2009Mathematical sciences2007Hiroo Kanamoriborn 1936Earth and planetary sciences, astronomy and astrophysics2008Anthony James Pawson / 1952–2013Life sciences2009Barbara Rosemary Grantborn 1936Biological sciencesPeter Raymond Grantborn 19362010László Lovászborn 1948Mathematical sciences2011Rashid Alievich Sunyaev / born 1943Earth and planetary sciences, astronomy and astrophysics2012Yoshinori Ohsumiborn 1945Life sciences2013Masatoshi Nei1931–2023Biological sciences2014Edward Wittenborn 1951Mathematical sciences2015Michel Mayorborn 1942Earth and planetary sciences, astronomy and astrophysics2016Tasuku Honjoborn 1942Life sciences2017Graham Farquharborn 1947Biological sciences2018Masaki Kashiwaraborn 1947Mathematical sciences2019James Gunnborn 1938Earth and Planetary Sciences, Astronomy and Astrophysics 2020No award because of COVID-19 pandemic2021 Robert G. Roederborn 1942Life sciences2022Bryan Grenfellborn 1954Biological sciences2023Elliott H. Liebborn 1932Mathematical sciences2024Paul F. Hoffmanborn 1941Earth and Planetary Sciences, Astronomy and Astrophysics2025Azim Suraniborn 1945Life Sciences and Medicine

Advanced technology Source: Kyoto Prize YearLaureateCountry1985Rudolf Emil Kálmán / 1930–2016Electronics1986Nicole Marthe Le Douarinborn 1930Biotechnology and medical technology1987Morris Cohen1911–2005Materials science and engineering1988John McCarthy1927–2011Information science1989Amos E. Joel, Jr.1918–2008Electronics1990Sydney Brenner1927–2019Biotechnology and medical technology1991Michael Szwarc1909–2000Materials science and engineering1992Maurice Vincent Wilkes1913–2010Information science1993Jack St. Clair Kilby1923–2005Electronics1994 Paul Christian Lauterbur1929–2007Biotechnology and medical technology1995George William Gray1926–2013Materials science and engineering1996Donald Ervin Knuthborn 1938Information science1997Stanley Mazorborn 1941ElectronicsMarcian Edward Hoff Jr.born 1937Federico Fagginborn 1941Masatoshi Shimaborn 19431998Kurt Wüthrichborn 1938Biotechnology and medical technology1999W. David Kingery1926–2000Materials science and engineering2000Sir Antony Hoare1934-2026Information science2001Morton B. Panishborn 1929ElectronicsIzuo Hayashi1922–2005Zhores Ivanovich Alferov1930–20192002Leroy Edward Hoodborn 1938Biotechnology and medical technology2003George McClelland Whitesidesborn 1939Materials science and engineering2004Alan Curtis Kayborn 1940Information science2005George H. Heilmeier1936–2014Electronics2006Leonard Herzenberg1931–2013Biotechnology and medical technology2007Hiroo Inokuchi1927–2014Materials science and engineering2008Richard M. Karpborn 1935Information science2009Isamu Akasaki1929–2021Electronics2010Shinya Yamanakaborn 1962Biotechnology and medical technology2011John Werner Cahn1928–2016Materials science and engineering2012Ivan Edward Sutherlandborn 1938Information science2013Robert H. Dennard1932-2024Electronics2014Robert S. Langerborn 1948Biotechnology and medical technology2015Toyoki Kunitakeborn 1936Materials science and engineering2016Takeo Kanadeborn 1945Information science2017Takashi Mimuraborn 1944Electronics2018Karl Deisserothborn 1971Biotechnology and medical technology2019Ching Wan Tangborn 1947Materials Science and Engineering 2020No award because of COVID-19 pandemic2021 Andrew Chi-Chih Yao / born 1946Information science2022 Carver Meadborn 1934Electronics2023Ryuzo Yanagimachi1928-2023Biotechnology and medical technology2024John Pendryborn 1943Materials science and engineering2025Shun-ichi Amariborn 1936Information Science

Arts and philosophy Source: Kyoto Prize

YearLaureateCountry1985Olivier Messiaen1908–1992Music1986Isamu Noguchi1904–1988Arts1987Andrzej Wajda1926–2016Theater, cinema1988Paul Thieme1905–2001Thought and Ethics1989John Cage1912–1992Music1990Renzo Pianoborn 1937Arts1991Peter Stephen Paul Brook1925–2022Theater, cinema1992Karl Raimund Popper1902–1994Thought and Ethics1993Witold Lutosławski1913–1994Music1994Akira Kurosawa1910–1998Theater, cinema1995Roy Lichtenstein1923–1997Arts1996Willard Van Orman Quine1908–2000Thought and ethics1997Iannis Xenakis1922–2001Music1998Nam June Paik1932–2006Arts1999Maurice Béjart1927–2007Theater, cinema2000Paul Ricœur1913–2005Thought and Ethics2001György Ligeti / 1923–2006Music2002Tadao Andoborn 1941Arts2003Tamao Yoshida1919–2006Theater, cinema2004Jürgen Habermas1929-2026Thought and Ethics2005Nikolaus Harnoncourt1929–2016Music2006Issey Miyake1938-2022Arts2007Pina Bausch1940–2009Theater, cinema2008Charles Margrave Taylorborn 1931Thought and Ethics2009Pierre Boulez1925–2016Music2010William Kentridgeborn 1955Arts2011Tamasaburo Bando Vborn 1950Theater, cinema2012Gayatri Chakravorty Spivakborn 1942Thought and Ethics2013Cecil Taylor1929–2018Music2014Fukumi Shimuraborn 1924Arts2015 John Neumeierborn 1942Theater, Cinema2016Martha Craven Nussbaumborn 1947Thought and Ethics2017Richard Taruskin1945–2022Music history2018Joan Jonasborn 1936Arts2019Ariane Mnouchkineborn 1939Arts and Philosophy2020No award because of COVID-19 pandemic2021 Bruno Latour1947–2022 Thought and Ethics2022 Zakir Hussain1951–2024Music2023Nalini Malaniborn 1946Arts2024William Forsytheborn 1949Theater, Cinema2025Carol Gilliganborn 1936Thought and Ethics

See also The Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology The Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences The Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy The Kyoto Prize

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