The numerology of the Nobel Prize

Does any number reach the summit more often? We looked at the Life Paths of 93 Nobel laureates. The most over-represented is Life Path 33 (The Master Teacher), appearing 86% more often than its share of famous people overall.

An original LandNum data study · updated June 2026

Life Paths over-represented among laureates

Lift = a Life Path's share within this group ÷ its share among all famous people.

LP 33 The Master Teacher

1.86× · n=8

LP 8 The Achiever

1.46× · n=15

LP 11 The Visionary

1.41× · n=11

LP 22 The Master Builder

1.17× · n=4

0.99× · n=10

0.96× · n=10

0.94× · n=10

0.86× · n=5

0.83× · n=9

LP 9 The Humanitarian

0.80× · n=8

LP 4 The Builder

0.43× · n=3

The leading number of each Nobel category

Literature

LP 33 · The Master Teacher leads (1.92×) · 45

Physics

LP 33 · The Master Teacher leads (1.80×) · 24

Physiology or Medicine

LP 11 · The Visionary leads (2.65×) · 9

Peace

LP 33 · The Master Teacher leads (4.80×) · 9

The top Life Paths, in person

LP 33 — The Master Teacher · 1.86× over-represented

Charles Hard Townes Woodrow Wilson Henri Bergson Eugene O'Neill Romain Rolland Dag Hammarskjöld Gabriel Lippmann

LP 8 — The Achiever · 1.46× over-represented

Naguib Mahfouz Rudyard Kipling Fritz Haber Isaac Bashevis Singer George Bernard Shaw James Franck Alexis Carrel

LP 11 — The Visionary · 1.41× over-represented

Elias Canetti Barack Obama Miguel Ángel Asturias Henryk Sienkiewicz Luigi Pirandello Heike Kamerlingh Onnes Donna Strickland

ⓘ How this study was doneLast reviewed June 24, 2026

We took everyone in our records who holds a Nobel Prize (excluding the satirical Ig Nobel), with a verified birth date, and computed each Life Path's lift (share among laureates ÷ share among all famous people). Categories are shown where at least five laureates are on record. The laureate pool is modest, so treat category detail as indicative. Placeholder (January 1) dates are excluded.

Sources: Public biographical records (Wikipedia/Wikidata)

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