#20
(1950) Alumnus Ralph Bunche becomes the first Black winner of a Nobel Prize, earning the Nobel Peace Prize.
The other UCLA faculty and alumni recipients thus far are:
1951 – Glen T. Seaborg, chemistry
1960 – Willard F. Libby, chemistry (the first faculty member in the College to win)
1965 – Julian S. Schwinger, physics
1984 – Bruce Merrifield, chemistry
1987 – Donald J. Cram, chemistry
1990 – William F. Sharpe, economics
1997 – Paul D. Boyer, chemistry
2009 – Elinor Ostrom, economics
2010 – Richard F. Heck, chemistry
2012 – Lloyd S. Shapley, economics
2013 – Randy W. Schekman, physiology or medicine
2016 – Sir J. Fraser Stoddart, chemistry
2020 – Andrea Ghez, physics
2021 – Ardem Patapoutian, physiology or medicine
1951 – Glen T. Seaborg, chemistry
1960 – Willard F. Libby, chemistry (the first faculty member in the College to win)
1965 – Julian S. Schwinger, physics
1984 – Bruce Merrifield, chemistry
1987 – Donald J. Cram, chemistry
1990 – William F. Sharpe, economics
1997 – Paul D. Boyer, chemistry
2009 – Elinor Ostrom, economics
2010 – Richard F. Heck, chemistry
2012 – Lloyd S. Shapley, economics
2013 – Randy W. Schekman, physiology or medicine
2016 – Sir J. Fraser Stoddart, chemistry
2020 – Andrea Ghez, physics
2021 – Ardem Patapoutian, physiology or medicine
