This is a partially sorted list of notable persons who have had ties to Columbia University.
As of the 2023 awards, 103 Nobel laureates have been affiliated with Columbia University as alumni or faculty.
In the following list, the number following a person's name is the year they received the prize; in particular, a number with asterisk (*) means the person received the award while they were working at Columbia University (including emeritus staff).
A name marked with a dagger (†) indicates that this person has already been listed in a previous category (i.e., multiple affiliations).
Founding Fathers of the United States are the political leaders who signed the Declaration of Independence or the United States Constitution, or otherwise participated in the American Revolution as leaders of the Patriots.