1. Physics: Emilio Segrè and Owen Chamberlain "for their demonstration of the existence of the antiproton".
2. Chemistry: Jaroslav Heyrovský "for his discovery and development of the polarographic methods of analysis".
3. Medicine: Severo Ochoa and Arthur Kornberg "for their discovery of the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid".
4. Literature: Salvatore Quasimodo "for his lyrical poetry, which with classical fire expresses the tragic experience of life in our own times".
5. Peace: Philip Noel-Baker "for working tirelessly to promote disarmament and international cooperation".
6. Economics (first awarded in 1969): N/A
7. Physiology or Medicine: Severo Ochoa and Arthur Kornberg "for their discovery of the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid".
8. Chemistry: Jaroslav Heyrovský "for his discovery and development of the polarographic methods of analysis".
9. Physics: Emilio Segrè and Owen Chamberlain "for their demonstration of the existence of the antiproton".
10. Literature: Salvatore Quasimodo "for his lyrical poetry, which with classical fire expresses the tragic experience of life in our own times".