But it's hard to imagine Mr. Burman as a Nobel laureate on the basis of these charming but not really momentous fables.

* 1911 – Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist, Nobel laureate ( d. 1979 )

* 1920 – Edmond H. Fischer, Swiss-American biochemist, Nobel laureate

* 1928 – James D. Watson, American geneticist, Nobel laureate

* 1949 – Horst Ludwig Störmer, German physicist, Nobel laureate

* 1884 – Otto Meyerhof, German physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1951 )

* 1901 – Simon Kuznets, Ukrainian economist, Nobel laureate ( d. 1985 )

* 1902 – Theodore Schultz, American economist, Nobel laureate ( d. 1998 )

* 1865 – Charles G. Dawes, American general and politician, 30th Vice President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1951 )

* 1874 – Carl Bosch, German chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1940 )

* 1915 – Norman Foster Ramsey, Jr., American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 2011 )

* 1881 – Alexander Fleming, Scottish scientist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1955 )

* 1911 – William Alfred Fowler, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1996 )

* 1912 – Salvador Luria, Italian-American microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1991 )

* 1918 – Frederick Sanger, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate

* 1941 – Jules A. Hoffmann, French biologist, Nobel Prize laureate

* 1968 – Lev Davidovich Landau, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate ( b. 1908 )

* 1885 – George de Hevesy, Hungarian chemist and Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1966 )

* 1945 – Douglas Osheroff, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

* 1959 – Koichi Tanaka, Japanese engineer and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate

* 1942 – Richard Willstätter, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate ( b. 1872 )

* 1979 – Bertil Ohlin, Swedish economist, Nobel Prize laureate ( b. 1899 )

* 1904 – Ralph Bunche, American diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1971 )

* 1901 – Ernest Lawrence, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1958 )

* 1902 – Paul Dirac, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate ( d. 1984 )

* June 28 – Muhammad Yunus, founder of Grameen Bank, Nobel Prize laureate

The Grameen Bank and its founder Muhammad Yunus were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for pioneering micro-credit.

Muhammad Yunus was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his work providing microcredit services to the poor.

Rubio performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Gala in Oslo, Norway, alongside Rihanna, John Legend, and Lionel Richie, who also lined up to honor the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Muhammad Yunus.

The microcredit initiatives of Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus have been described as inspiring a " war on poverty that blends social conscience and business savvy ".

1935 ), economist and microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus ( Ph. D. 1971 ), and former Vice President Al Gore have won the Nobel Prize.

* Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi economist and founder of Grameen Bank, Nobel Prize winner

This was considered surprising because many of the other members of the Top 10, including 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, had been nominated and profiled by prominent writers in the magazine in the weeks before the vote.

The organization and its founder, Muhammad Yunus, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 ; the organization's Low-cost Housing Program won a World Habitat Award in 1998.

Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus, the bank's founder

AIT has tied up with Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to create a Yunus Center at AIT with an objective " to contribute to poverty alleviation by enabling rural people to handle and be in control of improving their own livelihoods ".

* Dr. Muhammad Yunus: Nobel peace prize winner in 2006 for his contribution on poverty alleviation of the ultra poor, Nobel laureate, Founder of Grameen Bank and the Microcredit theory of Economics

Other major recent speakers include California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, California Attorney General Kamala Harris, former secretaries of State Condoleezza Rice, George Shultz, James Baker, and Madeleine Albright ; California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger ; Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner ; authors Christopher Hitchens, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Greg Mortenson ; microcredit entrepreneur and Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus ; historian Victor Davis Hanson ; airline pilot Chesley Sullenberger ; CIA Director Leon Panetta ; former U. S. Comptroller General and Peter Peterson Foundation President David Walker, and business leaders Richard Kovacevich and David O ' Reilly.

# Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Nobel laureate ( Intermediate 1957, Lecturer 1961-65 )

Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus expressed deep shock at the death, saying, “ It is with great sadness and a deep shock that I learned of the death of Humayun Ahmed.

Stevens performed the song live at the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony when Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh received the award.

An open letter was sent to the CEO and Chairman of Salesforce. com Inc., signed by people and organisations from across the world, including Professor Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, and Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, co-authors of The Spirit Level, which asked that Salesforce. com Inc stop using the term ‘ social enterprise ’.

* Muhammad Yunus wins Nobel Peace Prize for successful application of microcredit schemes to poor entrepreneurs in Bangladesh.

Also in late 2006 and 2007, football legend Zinedine Zidane paid a visit to local teams and various events thanks to the invite of Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Muhammad Yunus.

* Muhammad Yunus, President of Grameen Bank, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Recipient

Grillo often receives letters of appreciation and support from prominent figures, such as Antonio Di Pietro ( former Italian Minister of Infrastructures ), Fausto Bertinotti ( former President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies ), Renzo Piano, and even Nobel Prize Winners ( like Dario Fo, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Dalai Lama, Muhammad Yunus ).