Francis William Astonfor his discovery, by means of his mass spectrograph, of isotopes, in a large number of non-radioactive elements, and for his enunciation of the whole-number rule
Jacinto Benaventefor the happy manner in which he has continued the illustrious traditions of the Spanish drama
Fridtjof Nansenfor his leading role in the repatriation of prisoners of war, in international relief work and as the League of Nations' High Commissioner for refugees
Niels Henrik David Bohrfor his services in the investigation of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating from them
Otto Fritz Meyerhoffor his discovery of the fixed relationship between the consumption of oxygen and the metabolism of lactic acid in the muscle