The Nobel Prize has been awarded to a number of scholars who were in some way affiliated to Leiden University. Lorentz, Kamerlingh Onnes and Einthoven were professors at Leiden when they were awarded the Nobel Prize.

The Nobel Prize is the most prestigious prize in science. This international award, founded by Alfred Nobel, has been awarded annually since 1901 for achievements in physics, chemistry, medicine and literature, and for promoting peace. In 1968, the Bank of Sweden instituted the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. The Nobel Laureates are announced in October every year. The winners receive their awards (a monetary prize, a gold medal and a diploma) on 10 December, the anniversary of Nobel’s death. 

1901 - Van 't Hoff

Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852-1911) 
Chemistry in 1901 
Student at Leiden University (1871-1872) 
Biography

1902 - Lorentz

Hendrik Antoon Lorentz (1853-1928) 
Physics in 1902 
Student (1870-1873), PhD (1875) and professor at Leiden University (1878-1928) 
Biography

1902 - Zeeman

Pieter Zeeman (1863-1943) 
Physics in 1902 
Student (1885-1890) and PhD (1893) at Leiden University 
Biography

1910 - Van der Waals

Johannes Diderik van der Waals (1837-1923) 
Physics in 1910 
Student (1862-1865) and PhD (1873) at Leiden University 
Biography

1911 - Asser

Tobias Asser (1838-1913) 
Peace in 1911 
PhD at Leiden University (1860) 
Biography

1913 - Kamerlingh Onnes

Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853-1926) 
Physics in 1913 
Professor at Leiden University (1882-1926) 
Biography

1921 - Einstein

Albert Einstein (1879-1955) 
Physics in 1921 
Professor by special appointment on behalf of the Leids Universiteits Fonds at Leiden University (1920-1946) 
Biography

1924 - Einthoven

Willem Einthoven (1860-1927) 
Physiology/Medicine in 1924 
Professor at Leiden University (1886-1927) 
Biography

1937 - Szent-Györgyi

Albert Szent-Györgyi (1893-1986) 
Physiology/Medicine in 1937 
Visiting researcher at Leiden University (1920-1922) 
Biography

1938 - Fermi

Enrico Fermi (1901-1954) 
Physics in 1938 
Rockefeller fellowship at Leiden University (1924) 
Biography

1958 - Tamm

Igor Tamm (1895-1971) 
Physics in 1958  
Visiting researcher at Leiden University (1928) 
Biography

1969 - J. Tinbergen

Jan Tinbergen (1903-1994) 
Economics in 1969 
Student (1921-1925), PhD candidate (1929) and professor (1973-1975) at Leiden University 
Biography

1973 - N. Tinbergen

Nikolaas Tinbergen (1907-1988) 
Physiology/Medicine in 1973 
Student (1925-1930), PhD (1932), lecturer (1933-1942 // 1944-1947), professor (1947-1949) at Leiden University 
Biography

1975 - Koopmans

Tjalling Koopmans (1910-1985) 
Economics in 1975 
PhD at Leiden University (1936) 
Biography

1981 - Bloembergen

Nicolaas Bloembergen (b. 1920) 
Physics in 1981 
PhD (1948) and Lorentz Professor (1973) at Leiden University 
Biography

1984 - Jerne

Niels Jerne (1911-1994)
Physiology/Medicine in 1984
Student at Leiden University (1931-1933)
Biography