Free, printable trading card sets of Nobel laureates, made by the Heien Lab. Every set runs from the first prizes in 1901 through 2026, with one standard 2.5 × 3.5 in card per laureate per prize, so two-time winners get a separate card for each prize. Card fronts show a photo of the laureate. Backs list the prize motivation, education, and short prize facts. The cards are free to print and give away, and they are not for sale.
The cards are free. If you enjoy them, you can buy me a coffee to help keep the project going.
202 cards, 1901–2026. Frederick Sanger and K. Barry Sharpless each won Chemistry twice, so each has two cards. Laureates without a clearly free photo get a drawing of a molecule tied to their prize.
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231 cards, 1901–2026. John Bardeen won Physics twice, so he has two cards, #65 (1956) and #94 (1972).
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235 cards, 1901–2026, one per laureate. Laureates without a free photo show a drawing of their prize-winning work.
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144 cards, 1901–2026. Repeat winners get one card per prize, including the International Committee of the Red Cross (1917, 1944, 1963) and the UN refugee agency (1954, 1981).
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Each set is one print-ready PDF on US Letter paper, 9 cards per sheet, with fronts and backs on alternating pages.
Print double-sided at 100% (Actual size), with "Fit to page" turned off.
Flip on long edge when your printer asks how to turn the page.
Paper: matte, laser-compatible cover stock, 65 to 80 lb (about 176 to 216 g/m²). 65 lb is safest for two-sided printing. Check your printer's maximum paper weight before going heavier, set the paper type to Heavy or Cardstock, and avoid glossy inkjet stock.
Print one test sheet first, and check the alignment against a light.
Cut along the cut marks.
Sources and credits
Prize data from nobelprize.org. Short life-and-work lines from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photos are public-domain or Creative Commons files from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card back.