Name a person who received a Nobel Prize in 1901.
Use the first year's individual laureates across the five original prize categories.
Six people received the first Nobel Prizes in 1901, including two Peace laureates.
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Points are editorial tiers. The source supports membership in the set, not how many people know an answer.
- Wilhelm Röntgen 25 · Familiar
- Wilhelm Röntgen is in the 6-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Rontgen · Röntgen · Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen · Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen · Wilhelm Rontgen
- Henri Dunant 25 · Familiar
- Henri Dunant is in the 6-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Dunant · Henry Dunant · Jean Henry Dunant
- Sully Prudhomme 50 · Less common
- Sully Prudhomme is in the 6-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Prudhomme
- Emil von Behring 75 · Uncommon
- Emil von Behring is in the 6-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Behring · Emil Adolf von Behring
- Frédéric Passy 100 · Rare
- Frédéric Passy is in the 6-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Frederic Passy · Passy
- Jacobus van 't Hoff 100 · Rare
- Jacobus van 't Hoff is in the 6-answer set defined by this question.
Also accepted: Jacobus H. van 't Hoff · Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff · Van 't Hoff · Van't Hoff
Checked exclusions
- Ivan Pavlov: Pavlov's Nobel Prize was in 1904, not 1901.
Sources for this question
- NOBEL1901
Official Nobel 1901 API: six individuals across five categories; two Peace recipients. Pavlov excluded.
api.nobelprize.org · Checked 2026-11-02
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