Kavli Prize
Kavli Prize: every winner
Every recorded recipient in one list, oldest first. First awarded in 2008 for breakthroughs in astrophysics, nanoscience, and neuroscience. Three prizes are presented every two years at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway. Carries a prize of $1 million per field, split among co-recipients.
31 recipients, 2008-2026
| Year | Category | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Astrophysics | Donald Lynden-Bell |
| 2008 | Astrophysics | Maarten Schmidt |
| 2010 | Astrophysics | James Roger Prior Angel |
| 2010 | Astrophysics | Jerry E. Nelson |
| 2010 | Astrophysics | Raymond N. Wilson |
| 2012 | Astrophysics | Michael Edwards Brown |
| 2012 | Astrophysics | David Jewitt |
| 2012 | Astrophysics | Jane Luu |
| 2014 | Astrophysics | Alan Guth |
| 2014 | Astrophysics | Andrei Linde |
| 2014 | Astrophysics | Alexei A. Starobinsky |
| 2016 | Astrophysics | Ronald Drever |
| 2016 | Astrophysics | Kip S. Thorne |
| 2016 | Astrophysics | Rainer Weiss |
| 2018 | Astrophysics | Ewine van Dishoeck |
| 2020 | Astrophysics | Andrew Fabian |
| 2022 | Astrophysics | Conny Aerts |
| 2022 | Astrophysics | Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard |
| 2022 | Astrophysics | Roger Ulrich |
| 2024 | Astrophysics | David Charbonneau |
| 2024 | Astrophysics | Sara Seager |
| 2026 | Astrophysics | Vasily Belokurov |
| 2026 | Astrophysics | Amina Helmi |
| 2026 | Astrophysics | Rodrigo Ibata |
| 2026 | Neuroscience | Christine Holt |
| 2026 | Neuroscience | Kelsey Martin |
| 2026 | Neuroscience | Erin Schuman |
| 2026 | Neuroscience | Oswald Steward |
| 2026 | Nanoscience | Eva Y. Andrei |
| 2026 | Nanoscience | Pablo Jarillo-Herrero |
| 2026 | Nanoscience | Allan H. MacDonald |