This is a list of recipients of MacArthur Fellowships. Fellowships, often described as "genius awards", are made annually by the The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, each with a term of five years.

Table of contents
1 Notable recipients
2 Current recipients
3 External links

Notable recipients

Current recipients

List of MacArthur Fellows organized by terms of their awards.

October 2003 through September 2008

  • Guillermo Algaze, archaeologist
  • James J. Collins, biomedical engineer
  • Lydia Davis, writer
  • Erik Demaine, mathematician
  • Corinne Dufka, human rights researcher
  • Peter Gleick, conservation analyst
  • Osvaldo Golijov, composer
  • Deborah Jin, physicist
  • Angela Johnson, writer
  • Tom Joyce, blacksmith
  • Sarah H. Kagan, nurse
  • Ned Kahn, graphic artist
  • Jim Yong Kim, physician
  • Nawal Nour, physician
  • Loren Rieseberg, botanist
  • Amy Rosenzweig, biochemist
  • Pedro A. Sanchez, agronomist
  • Lateefah Simon, women's advocate
  • Peter Sis, illustrator
  • Sarah Sze, sculptor
  • Eve Troutt Powell, historian
  • Anders Winroth, historian
  • Daisy Youngblood, ceramic artist
  • Xiaowei Zhuang, biophysicist

September 2002 through August 2007

  • Bonnie Bassler
  • Ann Blair
  • Katherine Boo
  • Paul Ginsparg
  • David B. Goldstein
  • Karen Hesse
  • Janine Jagger
  • Daniel Jurafsky
  • Toba Khedoori
  • Liz Lerman
  • George Lewis
  • Liza Lou
  • Edgar Meyer
  • Jack Miles
  • Erik Mueggler
  • Sendhil Mullainathan
  • Stanley Nelson
  • Lee Ann Newsom
  • Daniela Rus
  • Charles Steidel
  • Brian Tucker
  • Camilo José Vergara
  • Paul Wennberg
  • Colson Whitehead

October 2001 through September 2006

July 2000 through June 2005

July 1999 through June 2004

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