Since the inauguration ofNobel Prize in 1901, until 2024, threeBengali persons and one Bengali origin person—four in all, have won this award. The first Bengali as well as the first Asian to be awarded the Nobel Prize in 1913, wasRabindranath Tagore (born inBritish India, nowIndia), in literature.[1] Later in 1998,Amartya Sen (born inBritish India, nowIndia) in Economics, in 2006Muhammad Yunus (born inBritish India, nowBangladesh) in Peace,[2] and in 2019Abhijit Banerjee (born inIndia), won this award in Economics.[3]
| Portrait | Name | Born & Died | Country | Field | Year | Rational |
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 | Rabindranath Tagore | Born:7 May 1861 Kolkata,Bengal,British India Died:7 August 1941 Kolkata,Bengal,British India |  British India | Literature | 1913 | For his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West[4] |
 | Amartya Sen | Born:3 November 1933 |  India | Economics | 1998 | For hiscontributions towelfare economics[5] |
 | Muhammad Yunus | Born:28 June 1940 Hathazari,Chittagong,Bengal,British India |  Bangladesh | Peace | 2006 | For his contribution of the concept of themicrocredit concept. and creating economic and social development from below.[6]Shared thePrize withGrameen Bank.[7] |
.jpg) | Abhijit Banerjee | Born:21 February 1961 Krishnanagar,West Bengal,India |  USA | Economics | 2019 | For their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty[8] Use ofRCTs indevelopment economics |
The following list consists of individuals who were nominated for the Nobel Prize but never won it.
| Portrait | Nominee | Born | Died | Year(s) | Field | Country | Note |
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 |  Rabindranath Tagore | 7 May 1861 | 7 August 1941 | 1913 | Literature | British India | For his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West.[4] Nominated by:
Won the 1913Nobel Prize in Literature. |
.jpg) | Rabindranath Datta | 1 October 1883 | 6 July 1917 | 1916 | Literature | British India | Nominated by:
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 | Upendranath Brahmachari | 19 December 1873 Sardanga,Purbasthali,Bengal,British India | 6 February 1946 | 1929, 1942 | Physiology or Medicine | British India | Discovered Urea Stibamine (antimonial compound for treatment ofkala-azar) and a new disease,Post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis.[11] Nominated by:
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.jpg) | Meghnad Saha | 6 October 1893 Seoratali,Dhaka,Bengal,British India | 16 February 1956 New Delhi | 1930, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1951, 1955 | Physics | British IndiaIndia | For developing theSaha ionization equation, used to describe chemical and physical conditions in stars.[12] Nominated by:
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.png){kind=icon} | Harimohan Banerjee | N/a | 3 September 1960 Kolkata,West Bengal, India | 1934, 1936, 1938 | Peace Literature | British India | For his book "Secrets of Religion and Way to Peace".[13] Nominated by:
He also wrote a pamphlet called "View of Peace".[13] |
.jpg) | Bijay Chandra Majumdar | 27 October 1861 Khanakul,Faridpur,British India (present-dayBangladesh) | 30 December 1942 | 1937, 1939 | Literature | British India | Nominated by:
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| Sanjib Kumar Chaudhuri | 5 September 1902 | N/a | 1938, 1939, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971 | Peace Literature | British IndiaIndia | For his work forWorld Order,World Peace andWorld Federalism Movement and for his book "A Constitution for World Government" and for his authorship of treaties important to theworld order and his services to humanity.[15] Nominated by:
He was the Vice-President of the Asian Congress for World Federation held atHiroshima in 1952, and Chairman of a Commission in the special Session of the People's World Convention held inParis in 1951. |
.jpg) | Sri Aurobindo Ghose | 15 August 1872 Kolkata,Bengal,British India | 5 December 1950 Pondicherry,French India (present-dayPondicherry,Puducherry Union Territory, India) | 1943, 1950 | Peace Literature | British IndiaIndia | Nominated by
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.jpg) | Satyendra Nath Bose | 1 January 1894 | 4 February 1974 | 1956, 1959, 1962, 1968, 1969, 1970 | Physics | India | For developing the foundation forBose–Einstein statistics and the theory of theBose–Einstein condensate inQuantum Mechanics.[17] Nominated by:
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| Sudhindra Nath Ghose | 30 July 1899 | 30 December 1965 | 1965 | Literature |  United Kingdom | Nominated by:
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| Das Moni Roy | 12 February 1895 | N/a | 1967 | Peace | India | Nominated by:
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.jpg) | Binay Ranjan Sen | 1 January 1898 | 12 June 1993 | 1967, 1968 | Peace | India | For his exceptional contribution to the peace of the world through his work at theFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO).[21] Nominated by:
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| Jogesh Chandra Bhattacharya | c.1895 | 2 April 1960 | 1969 | Peace | India | For his dedication to the propagation of spiritualism through which alone, he believes, peace will dawn on Earth. His book "Prayers for a New Advent" is groundbreaking in the field of propagation of the ideals of peace.[23] Nominated posthumously by:
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 | Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay | 27 July 1898 | 14 September 1971 | 1971, 1972, 1973 | Literature | India | Nominated by: |
.jpg) | Suniti Kumar Chatterji | 26 November 1890 | 29 May 1977 | 1972, 1973 | Literature | India | Nominated by: |
 | Sri Chinmoy | 27 August 1931 Boalkhali,Chittagong,Bengal,British India (present-dayBangladesh) | 11 October 2007 | 1972, 1973, 1974 | Peace Literature | India | Nominated by:
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.jpg) | Mujibur Rahman | 17 March 1920 Tungipara,Bengal,British India (present-dayBangladesh) | 15 August 1975 | 1975 | Peace | Bangladesh | Nominated by:
Assassinated before the only chance to be rewarded.[28] |
 | Mahasweta Devi | 14 January 1926 (present-dayBangladesh) | 28 July 2016 Kolkata,West Bengal, India | 2012 | Literature | India | [29] |
 | Taslima Nasrin | 25 August 1962 (present-dayBangladesh) | (aged63) | 2005 | Peace | Bangladesh | [30][31] |
.jpg) | Muhammad Yunus | 28 June 1940 Hathazari,Chittagong,Bengal,British India | (aged85) | 2006 | Peace | Bangladesh | For his contribution of the concept of themicrocredit concept. and creating economic and social development from below.[6] Shared the 2006Nobel Peace Prize withGrameen Bank.[7] |
| Dr Ruhul Abid | 1961 | (aged64–65) | 2020 | Peace | United StatesBangladesh | For his humanitarian healthcare initiatives through HAEFA, providing critical medical services to underprivileged communities, Rohingya refugees, and garment workers in Bangladesh, alongside pioneering digital health innovations like the Nirog system and COVID-19 response efforts.[32][33] Jointly Nominated with HAEFA by: |
| Ryan Saadi | 6 December 1964 Ishwardi Upazila,Pabna, Bangladesh | (aged61) | 2023 | Peace | United StatesBangladesh | For his leadership in advancing accessible medical innovation and biotech solutions impacting global health equity through his role as CEO founder of Tevogen Bio.[34][35] Nominated by:
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