This year’s final Nobel Prize winner was just announced, so we take a look at Nobel hotties. Sure, these do-gooders and brainiacs are prize winners thanks to the Nobel committee. But to us, these men are prizes because of their looks. And sorry, guys, this list is for the gals.
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1. Mixing molecules hot
Tony Avelar/AP Brian K. Kobilka, 58 — Chemistry, 2012
Age when awarded: 57
Hometown: Little Falls, Minn.
The Stanford prof was acknowledged last year for deciphering the human communication system to the outside world through a study of G-protein coupled receptors. Communication and couples. Sexy! (The blue eyes don’t hurt.) -
2. Health hot
Kyodo News/AP Shinya Yamanaka, 51 — Medicine, 2012
Age when awarded: 50
Hometown: Osaka, Japan, San Francisco
Shinya Yamanaka’s work with cells may lead to new treatments for stubborn diseases. Ok, cool. But his close-cropped hair and steely determination are a turn-on, too. -
3. Money management hot
Robert J. Shiller, 67 — Economics, 2013
Age when awarded: 67
Hometown: Detroit
The Yale professor earned his bona fides predicting the dot-com bubble collapse and the 2007 housing market failure. And how about that hair! -
4. Almost presidentially hot
Getty Images Mario Vargas Llosa, 77 — Literature, 2010
Age when awarded: 74
Hometown: Arequipa, Peru
This silver-haired, Peruvian fox ran for president of his home country in 1990. Though he fell short, his literary works alone have been known to rock the Latin American political structure. And who wouldn’t want to investigate whether what’s said about Latin lovers is true? -
5. White House hot
Carolyn Kaster/AP Barack Obama, 52 — Peace, 2009
Age when awarded: 48
Hometown: Washington, DC, by way of Chicago by way of Honolulu
Whatever your politics, most of us can agree that President Obama has brought a youthful vigor to the White House. That, combined with some more-recent distinguished gray in his hair make for a knockout one-two punch. -
6. Cultural discovery hot
Jean-Regis Rouston/Getty Images Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio, 73 — Literature, 2008
Age when awarded: 68
Hometown: Nice, France
Most writers craft pieces based on their own perspective or human experience. But when you’ve resided in as many remote locales as J. M. G. Le Clézio, you can channel anyone, anywhere. This European author has written about North African immigrants in France, native Indians in Mexico and dwellers of the Indian Ocean. Yeah, being a well-traveled curator of words makes him extremely hot. -
7. Nations uniter hot
Louai Beshara/Getty Images Kofi Annan, 75 — Peace, 2001
Age when awarded: 63
Hometown: Kumasi, Ghana, NYC, Geneva
The former UN Secretary-General can bring people together. And he can whisper sweet nothings (or somethings) in English, French and several African languages. Plus, no Nobel winner can wear a suit like the regal Annan. -
8. Power tools hot
AP Photo Wolfgang Ketterle, 55 — Physics, 2001
Age when awarded: 43
Hometown: Eppelheim, Germany; Cambridge, Mass.
Wolfgang Ketterle, earned his keep doing repairs on household appliances around the house as a child. The MIT prof got his Nobel for the achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms. And he’s a runner, which mean he keeps his body in tip-top shape.