Fields Medal Winners

Awarded every four years by the International Congress of the International Mathematical Union, the Fields Medal honors the outstanding contributions to mathematics by a mathematician under the age of 40.

Fields Medal Winners

17 Fellows

First Name

Last Name

University

Grant

Award Year

First Name: Akshay

Last Name: Venkatesh

University: New York University

Grant: Mathematics, 2007

Award Year: 2018
First Name: Terence

Last Name: Tao

University: University of California, Los Angeles

Grant: Mathematics, 1999

Award Year: 2006
First Name: Andrei

Last Name: Okounkov

University: University of California, Berkeley

Grant: Mathematics, 2000

Award Year: 2006
First Name: Vladimir

Last Name: Voevodsky

University: Northwestern University

Grant: Mathematics, 1997

Award Year: 2002
First Name: Curtis

Last Name: McMullen

University: Princeton University

Grant: Mathematics, 1988

Award Year: 1998
First Name: Vaughan

Last Name: Jones

University: University of California, Los Angeles

Grant: Mathematics, 1983

Award Year: 1990
First Name: Michael

Last Name: Freedman

University: University of California, San Diego

Grant: Mathematics, 1980

Award Year: 1986
First Name: Shing-Tung

Last Name: Yau

University: Stony Brook University

Grant: Mathematics, 1974

Award Year: 1982
First Name: William

Last Name: Thurston

University: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Grant: Mathematics, 1974

Award Year: 1982
First Name: Daniel

Last Name: Quillen

University: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Grant: Mathematics, 1967

Award Year: 1978
First Name: Charles

Last Name: Fefferman

University: The University of Chicago

Grant: Mathematics, 1970

Award Year: 1978
First Name: David

Last Name: Mumford

University: Harvard University

Grant: Mathematics, 1962

Award Year: 1974
First Name: Heisuke

Last Name: Hironaka

University: Brandeis University

Grant: Mathematics, 1962

Award Year: 1970
First Name: John

Last Name: Thompson

University: Harvard University

Grant: Mathematics, 1961

Award Year: 1970
First Name: Stephen

Last Name: Smale

University: University of California, Berkeley

Grant: Mathematics, 1960

Award Year: 1966
First Name: Paul

Last Name: Cohen

University: Stanford University

Grant: Mathematics, 1962

Award Year: 1966
First Name: John

Last Name: Milnor

University: Princeton University

Grant: Mathematics, 1955

Award Year: 1962