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Several Nobel Prize winners have an association with WashU.
Further biographical information about these distinguished persons is linked with each name below. Names marked with an * indicates the individual did a significant portion of award-winning work while at WashU. As of October 10, 2022, there are total of 26 people associated with Washington University who have received a Nobel Prize. (See note at bottom of page for further information)
Four Washington University Nobel Prize winners.
From left: Dr. Carl Cori, Dr. Joseph Erlanger, Dr. Gerty Cori, Dr. Arthur Holly Compton (photo by Herb Weitman)
More information about the Prize and past winners can be found at the web site of the Nobel Foundation or by consulting the materials listed under "Additional Resources" on this page.
Bringing Distinction: Nobel Prize Laureates & Washington University in St. Louis by 
The Who's Who of Nobel Prize Winners, 1901-2000 by 
Nobel Prize Women in Science by The official number of Nobel Prize winners who were either faculty or graduates of Washington University is 26. While Thomas Stearns (T.S.) Eliot did graduate from the WashU-run preparatory school, Smith Academy, when reporting official statistics of the University he is not counted, since this was a high school diploma.
