Explanation

• First Nobel laureate in Pakistan: Dr. Abdus Salam — 1979, Physics

Additional information:

• Last/most recent Pakistani Nobel laureate: Malala Yousafzai — 2014, Peace
• First Nobel laureate from Asia: Rabindranath Tagore — 1913, Literature
• First Nobel laureate in the world: Emil von Behring — 1901, Physiology or Medicine

Last verified on 07-09-2026

Explanation

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to poet, essayist, and translator Anne Carson.

She belongs to Canada.

She became the 19th woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Awarded by Swedish Academy

Additional Information:

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Hungarian novelist and screenwriter Laszlo Krasznahorkai.

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Explanation

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to poet, essayist, and translator Anne Carson.

She belongs to Canada.

She became the 19th woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Awarded by Swedish Academy

Additional Information:

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Hungarian novelist and screenwriter Laszlo Krasznahorkai.

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Explanation

Total categories: 6

• Physics
• Chemistry
• Physiology or Medicine
• Literature
• Peace
• Economic Science

First awarded: 10 December 1901

Location: Stockholm, Sweden (the Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway)

Additional information

• Original categories (1901) were 5 
• 6th category was added in 1968 as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.

Explanation

• The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway.
• The other Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden.
• The Peace Prize is awarded annually on 10 December.
• Established: According to the will of Alfred Nobel.

Last verified on 28-09-2026