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{{Short description|Award branch of the Wolf Prize}}
The '''Wolf Prize in Mathematics''' is awarded almost annually{{efn|The Wolf Foundation describes the prize as annual; however, some prizes are split across years, while in some years no prize is awarded.}} by the [[Wolf Foundation]] in [[Israel]]. It is one of the six [[Wolf Prize]]s established by the Foundation and awarded since 1978; the others are in [[Wolf Prize in Agriculture|Agriculture]], [[Wolf Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]], [[Wolf Prize in Medicine|Medicine]], [[Wolf Prize in Physics|Physics]] and [[Wolf Prize in Arts|Arts]]. The Wolf Prize includes a monetary award of $100,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wolffund.org.il/the-wolf-prize/ |title=The Wolf Prize |website=[[Wolf Foundation]] |access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref>

According to a reputation survey conducted in 2013 and 2014, the Wolf Prize in Mathematics is the third most prestigious international academic award in mathematics, after the [[Abel Prize]] and the [[Fields Medal]].<ref>{{cite book|author=IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence|title=IREG List of International Academic Awards|publisher=[[IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence]]|location=Brussels|url=http://ireg-observatory.org/en/pdfy/IREG-list-academic-awards-EN.pdf|access-date=3 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Zheng|first1=Juntao|last2=Liu|first2=Niancai|title=Mapping of important international academic awards|journal=Scientometrics|date=2015|volume=104|issue=3 |pages=763–791|doi=10.1007/s11192-015-1613-7}}</ref> 

== Laureates ==

{| class="wikitable"
|- "
! style="width:7%" |Year
! style="width:21%" | Name
! style="width:18%" | Nationality
! Citation
|-
|rowspan=2| 1978
| [[Israel Gelfand]]
|{{USSR}}
| for his work in [[functional analysis]], [[group representation]], and for his seminal contributions to many areas of mathematics and its applications.
|-
| [[Carl L. Siegel]]
|{{GER}}
| for his contributions to the [[theory of numbers]], theory of [[several complex variables]], and [[celestial mechanics]].
|-
|rowspan=2| 1979
| [[Jean Leray]]
|{{FRA}}
| for pioneering work on the development and application of [[topological]] methods to the study of [[differential equations]].
|-
| [[André Weil]]
|{{FRA}}
| for his inspired introduction of [[algebraic geometry|algebraic-geometric]] methods to the theory of numbers.
|-
|rowspan=2| 1980
| [[Henri Cartan]]
|{{FRA}}
| for pioneering work in [[algebraic topology]], [[Several complex variables|complex variables]], [[homological algebra]] and inspired leadership of a generation of mathematicians.
|-
| [[Andrey Kolmogorov]]
|{{USSR}}
| for deep and original discoveries in [[Fourier analysis]], [[probability theory]], [[ergodic theory]] and [[dynamical systems]].
|-
|rowspan=2| 1981
| [[Lars Ahlfors]]
|{{FIN}}
| for seminal discoveries and the creation of powerful new methods in [[geometric function theory]].
|-
| [[Oscar Zariski]]
| {{USA}}
| creator of the modern approach to [[algebraic geometry]], by its fusion with [[commutative algebra]].
|-
|rowspan=2| 1982
| [[Hassler Whitney]]
|{{USA}}
| for his fundamental work in [[algebraic topology]], [[differential geometry]] and [[differential topology]].
|-
| [[Mark Krein]]
|{{USSR}}
| for his fundamental contributions to [[functional analysis]] and its applications.
|-
|rowspan=2| 1983/84
| [[Shiing-Shen Chern]]
|{{CHN}} <br> {{USA}}
| for outstanding contributions to global [[differential geometry]], which have profoundly influenced all mathematics.
|-
| [[Paul Erdős]]
|{{HUN}}
| for his numerous contributions to [[number theory]], [[combinatorics]], [[probability]], [[set theory]] and [[mathematical analysis]], and for personally stimulating mathematicians the world over.
|-
|rowspan=2| 1984/85
| [[Kunihiko Kodaira]]
|{{JPN}}
| for his outstanding contributions to the study of [[complex manifolds]] and [[algebraic varieties]].
|-
| [[Hans Lewy]]
|{{USA}}
| for initiating many, now classic and essential, developments in [[partial differential equation]]s.
|-
|rowspan=2| 1986
| [[Samuel Eilenberg]]
|{{POL}} <br> {{USA}}
| for his fundamental work in [[algebraic topology]] and [[homological algebra]].
|-
| [[Atle Selberg]]
|{{NOR}}
| for his profound and original work on [[number theory]] and on [[discrete group]]s and [[automorphic form]]s.
|-
|rowspan=2| 1987
| [[Kiyoshi Itō]]
|{{JPN}}
| for his fundamental contributions to pure and applied [[probability theory]], especially the creation of the [[stochastic calculus|stochastic differential and integral calculus]].
|-
| [[Peter Lax]]
|{{HUN}} <br> {{USA}} 
| for his outstanding contributions to many areas of [[mathematical analysis|analysis]] and [[applied mathematics]].
|-
|rowspan=2| 1988
| [[Friedrich Hirzebruch]]
|{{GER}}
| for outstanding work combining [[topology]], [[algebraic geometry]] and [[differential geometry]], and [[algebraic number theory]]; and for his stimulation of mathematical cooperation and research.
|-
| [[Lars Hörmander]]
|{{SWE}}
| for fundamental work in modern analysis, in particular, the application of [[pseudo-differential operator]]s and [[Fourier integral operator]]s to linear [[partial differential equation]]s.
|-
|rowspan=2| 1989
| [[Alberto Calderón]]
|{{ARG}}
| for his groundbreaking work on [[singular integral operator]]s and their application to important problems in [[partial differential equation]]s.
|-
| [[John Milnor]]
|{{USA}}
| for ingenious and highly original discoveries in [[geometry]], which have opened important new vistas in [[topology]] from the [[Algebraic geometry|algebraic]], [[Discrete geometry|combinatorial]], and [[Differential geometry|differentiable]] viewpoint.
|-
|rowspan=2| 1990
| [[Ennio De Giorgi]]
|{{ITA}}
| for his innovating ideas and fundamental achievements in [[partial differential equation]]s and [[calculus of variations]].
|-
| [[Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro]]
|{{USSR}} <br> {{ISR}}
| for his fundamental contributions in the fields of [[homogeneous space|homogeneous]] [[Domain (mathematical analysis)|complex domain]]s, [[discrete group]]s, [[representation theory]] and [[automorphic form]]s.
|-
| 1991
|colspan=2| No award ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 1992
| [[Lennart Carleson]]
|{{SWE}}
| for his fundamental contributions to [[Fourier analysis]], [[complex analysis]], [[quasi-conformal mapping]]s and [[dynamical system]]s.
|-
| [[John G. Thompson]]
|{{USA}}
| for his profound contributions to all aspects of [[finite group theory]] and connections with other branches of mathematics.
|-
|rowspan=2| 1993
| [[Mikhail Gromov (mathematician)|Mikhail Gromov]]
|{{RUS}} <br> {{FRA}}
| for his revolutionary contributions to global [[Riemannian geometry|Riemannian]] and [[symplectic geometry]], [[algebraic topology]], [[geometric group theory]] and the theory of [[partial differential equation]]s;
|-
| [[Jacques Tits]]
|{{BEL}} <br> {{FRA}}
| for his pioneering and fundamental contributions to the theory of the structure of algebraic and other classes of groups and in particular for the theory of [[building (mathematics)|buildings]].
|-
| 1994/95
| [[Jürgen Moser]]
|{{SUI}} <br> {{USA}}
| for his fundamental work on stability in [[Hamiltonian mechanics]] and his profound and influential contributions to nonlinear [[differential equation]]s.
|-
|rowspan=2| 1995/96
| [[Robert Langlands]]
|{{CAN}}
| for his path-blazing work and extraordinary insight in the fields of [[number theory]], [[automorphic form]]s and [[group representation]].
|-
| [[Andrew Wiles]]
|{{UK}}
| for spectacular contributions to [[number theory]] and related fields, major advances on fundamental conjectures, and for settling [[Fermat's Last Theorem]].
|-
|rowspan=2| 1996/97
| [[Joseph B. Keller]]
||{{USA}}
| for his profound and innovative contributions, in particular to [[electromagnetic wave|electromagnetic]], [[optical]], and [[acoustic wave|acoustic]] [[wave propagation]] and to [[fluid mechanics|fluid]], [[solid mechanics|solid]], [[quantum mechanics|quantum]] and [[statistical mechanics]].
|-
| [[Yakov G. Sinai]]
| {{RUS}}  <br> {{USA}}
| for his fundamental contributions to mathematically rigorous methods in [[statistical mechanics]] and the [[ergodic theory]] of [[dynamical system]]s and their applications in [[physics]].
|-
| 1998
|colspan=2| No award ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 1999
| [[László Lovász]]
|{{HUN}} <br> {{USA}}
| for his outstanding contributions to [[combinatorics]], theoretical [[computer science]] and [[combinatorial optimization]].
|-
| [[Elias M. Stein]]
|{{USA}}
| for his contributions to classical and [[Fourier analysis|Euclidean Fourier analysis]] and for his exceptional impact on a new generation of analysts through his eloquent teaching and writing. 
|-
|rowspan=2| 2000
| [[Raoul Bott]]
|{{HUN}}  <br> {{USA}}
|  for his deep discoveries in [[topology]] and [[differential geometry]] and their applications to [[Lie group]]s, [[differential operator]]s and [[mathematical physics]].
|-
| [[Jean-Pierre Serre]]
|{{FRA}}
| for his many fundamental contributions to [[topology]], [[algebraic geometry]], [[algebra]], and [[number theory]] and for his inspirational lectures and writing.
|-
|rowspan=2| 2001
| [[Vladimir Arnold]]
| {{RUS}}
| for his deep and influential work in a multitude of areas of mathematics, including [[dynamical system]]s, [[differential equation]]s, and [[singularity theory]].
|-
| [[Saharon Shelah]]
|{{ISR}}
| for his many fundamental contributions to [[mathematical logic]] and [[set theory]], and their applications within other parts of mathematics.
|-
|rowspan=2| 2002/03
| [[Mikio Sato]]
|{{JPN}}
| for his creation of [[algebraic analysis]], including [[hyperfunction]] theory and [[microfunction]] theory, [[D-modules#Holonomic modules|holonomic quantum field theory]], and a unified theory of [[soliton]] equations.
|-
| [[John Tate (mathematician)|John Tate]]
|{{USA}}
| for his creation of fundamental concepts in [[algebraic number theory]].
|-
| 2004
|colspan=2| No award ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2005
| [[Gregory Margulis]]
|{{RUS}} <br> {{USA}}
| for his monumental contributions to [[algebra]], in particular to the theory of [[lattice (group)|lattice]]s in semi-simple [[Lie group]]s, and striking applications of this to [[ergodic theory]], [[representation theory]], [[number theory]], [[combinatorics]], and [[measure theory]].
|-
| [[Sergei Novikov (mathematician)|Sergei Novikov]]
|{{RUS}}
| for his fundamental and pioneering contributions to [[algebraic topology|algebraic]] and [[differential topology]], and to [[mathematical physics]], notably the introduction of [[algebraic geometry|algebraic-geometric]] methods.
|-
|rowspan=2| 2006/07
| [[Stephen Smale]]
|{{USA}}
| for his groundbreaking contributions that have played a fundamental role in shaping [[differential topology]], [[dynamical system]]s, [[mathematical economics]], and other subjects in mathematics.
|-
| [[Hillel Furstenberg]]
|{{USA}} <br> {{ISR}}
| for his profound contributions to [[ergodic theory]], [[probability]], [[topological dynamics]], analysis on [[symmetric spaces]] and [[ergodic theory#Ergodic flows on manifolds|homogeneous flows]].
|-
|rowspan=3| 2008
| [[Pierre Deligne]]
|{{BEL}}
| for his work on [[Hodge theory|mixed Hodge theory]]; the [[Weil conjectures]]; the [[Riemann-Hilbert correspondence]]; and for his contributions to [[arithmetic]].
|-
| [[Phillip A. Griffiths]]
|{{USA}}
| for his work on variations of [[Hodge structure]]s; the theory of periods of [[abelian integral]]s; and for his contributions to [[differential geometry#Complex and Kähler geometry|complex differential geometry]].
|-
| [[David B. Mumford]]
|{{USA}}
| for his work on [[algebraic surface]]s; on [[geometric invariant theory]]; and for laying the foundations of the modern [[Moduli of algebraic curves|algebraic theory of moduli of curves]] and [[theta function]]s.
|-
| 2009
|colspan=2| No award ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2010
| [[Shing-Tung Yau]]
|{{USA}}
| for his work in [[geometric analysis]] that has had a profound and dramatic impact on many areas of geometry and physics.
|-
| [[Dennis Sullivan|Dennis P. Sullivan]]
|{{USA}}
| for his innovative contributions to [[algebraic topology]] and [[conformal dynamics]].
|-
| 2011
|colspan=2| No award ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2012
| [[Michael Aschbacher]]
|{{USA}}
| for his work on the theory of [[finite groups]].
|-
| [[Luis Caffarelli]]
|{{ARG}}
| for his work on [[partial differential equations]].
|-
|rowspan=2| 2013
| [[George Mostow|George D. Mostow]]
|{{USA}}
| for his fundamental and pioneering contribution to geometry and Lie group theory.
|-
| [[Michael Artin]]
|{{USA}}
| for his fundamental contributions to algebraic geometry, both in commutative and noncommutative.
|-
|rowspan=1| 2014
| [[Peter Sarnak]]
|{{ZAF}} <br> {{USA}}
| for his deep contributions in analysis, number theory, geometry, and combinatorics. 
|-
|rowspan=1| 2015
| [[James Arthur (mathematician)|James G. Arthur]]
| {{CAN}}
| for his monumental work on the [[Arthur–Selberg trace formula|trace formula]] and his fundamental contributions to the theory of [[automorphic representation]]s of reductive groups. 
|-
| 2016
|colspan=2| No award ||
|-
|rowspan=2| 2017
| [[Richard Schoen]]
|{{USA}}
| for his contributions to geometric analysis and the understanding of the interconnectedness of partial differential equations and differential geometry.
|-
| [[Charles Fefferman]]
|{{USA}}
| for his contributions in a number of mathematical areas including complex multivariate analysis, partial differential equations and sub-elliptical problems.
|-
|rowspan=2| 2018
| [[Alexander Beilinson]]
|{{RUS}} <br> {{USA}}
|rowspan=2| for their work that has made significant progress at the interface of geometry and mathematical physics.
|-
| [[Vladimir Drinfeld]]
|{{UKR}} <br> {{USA}}
|-
|rowspan=2| 2019
| [[Jean-Francois Le Gall]]
|{{FRA}}
| for his several deep and elegant contributions to the theory of [[stochastic process]]es. 
|-
| [[Gregory Lawler]]
|{{USA}}
| for his comprehensive and pioneering research on [[Loop-erased random walk|erased loops and random walks]].<ref>[http://www.wolffund.org.il/index.php?dir=site&page=winners&cs=963 Wolf Prize 2019 - Mathematics]</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2| 2020
| [[Simon K. Donaldson]]
|{{UK}}
|rowspan=2| for their contributions to differential geometry and topology.<ref>[https://wolffund.org.il/the-wolf-prize/#Laureates Wolf Prize 2020 - Mathematics]</ref>
|-
| [[Yakov Eliashberg]]
|{{USA}}
|-
| 2021
|colspan=2| No award ||
|-
|rowspan=1| 2022
| [[George Lusztig]]
| {{ROU}} <br> {{USA}} <br>  {{HUN}}
| for his groundbreaking contributions to representation theory and related areas.<ref>[https://wolffund.org.il/2022/02/08/george-lusztig/ Wolf Prize 2022 - Mathematics]</ref>
|-
|rowspan=1| 2023
| [[Ingrid Daubechies]]
| {{BEL}} <br> {{USA}}
| for her work in [[wavelet]] theory and applied harmonic analysis.<ref>[https://wolffund.org.il/2023/02/07/ingrid-daubechies/ Wolf Prize 2023 - Mathematics]</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2| 2024
| [[Adi Shamir]]
|{{ISR}}
| for his fundamental contributions to Mathematical Cryptography.<ref>[https://wolffund.org.il/adi-shamir/ Wolf Prize 2024 - Mathematics]</ref>
|-
| [[Noga Alon]]
|{{ISR}}
| for his fundamental contributions to Combinatorics and Theoretical Computer Science.<ref>[https://wolffund.org.il/noga-alon/ Wolf Prize 2024 - Mathematics]</ref>
|-
| 2025
|colspan=2| No award ||
|-
|}

== Laureates per country ==
Below is a chart of all laureates per country (updated to 2024 laureates). Some laureates are counted more than once if they have multiple citizenships.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; overflow:auto;border:2px solid; margin-left:0px; margin-right:auto;"
|-  style="background:#ececec; vertical-align:top;"
!Country
!Number of laureates
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|United States}}
|34
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{USSR}} / {{flag|Russia}}
|10
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|France}}
|7
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Israel}}
|5
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Hungary}}
|5
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Japan}}
|3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Belgium}}
|3
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Germany}}
|2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|United Kingdom}}
|2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Canada}}
|2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Argentina}}
|2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Sweden}}
|2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Ukraine}}
|2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|South Africa}}
|1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Poland}}
|1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Italy}}
|1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|China}}
|1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Norway}}
|1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Finland}}
|1
|-
| style="text-align:left;" |{{flag|Romania}}
|1
|}

== Notes ==
{{noteslist}}

==See also==

* [[List of mathematics awards]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
*{{cite web | title=The Wolf Foundation Prize in Mathematics | url=http://www.wolffund.org.il/index.php?dir=site&page=winners&name=&prize=3016&year=&field=3004&language=eng}}
* {{cite news | title=Huffingtonpost Israel-Wolf-Prizes 2012
 | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/10/placido-domingo-israel-wolf-prize_n_1196509.html | work=Huffington Post | date=10 January 2012}}
* {{cite web | title=Jerusalempost Israel-Wolf-Prizes 2013 | date=13 December 2011 |url=http://www.jpost.com/Health/Article.aspx?id=298237}}
* [http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Health/Wolf-Prizes-in-the-sciences-and-arts-presented-to-nine-North-Americans-389466 Israel-Wolf-Prizes 2015]
* [http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Wolf-Prize-to-be-awarded-to-eight-laureates-from-US-UK-and-Switzerland-477364 Jerusalempost Wolf Prizes 2017]
* [http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Culture/Paul-McCartney-among-9-Wolf-Prize-recipients-542404 Jerusalempost Wolf Prizes 2018]
* [https://www.facebook.com/ReuvenRivlin/videos/2152641934956397/ Wolf Prize 2019]

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