Yale Pulitzer Prize Winners
by Sylviastel | created - 29 Aug 2014 | updated - 29 Aug 2014 | PublicYale students, graduates, and faculty who have been awarded the Pulitzer Prize. The following have also won but are not here on this site. Charles Forelle (BA 2002); won for Public Service in 2007. Wesley Morris (BA 1997); won 2012 for film criticism. Kevin Puts (MM 1996) 2012 for music; Mark Schoofs (BA 1985) won in 2000 for international reporting; Yehudi Wyner (BA 1950, B.Mus.1951, M.Mus.1953) composer, won the Pulitzer for music in 2006 for his piano concerto, "Chiavi in Mano;" professor emeritus of musical composition at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.
1. Anne Applebaum
Anne Applebaum was born on July 25, 1964 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. She is known for The Way Back (2010), Transformacja cz. 2 - Zmienna linia Partii, III wojna swiatowa i raport lokomotywy (2013) and Titel, Thesen, Temperamente (1967). She has been married to Radek Sikorski since ...
BA in 1986; won 2004 for non-fiction
2. Charles Bartlett
Self | American Dynasties: The Kennedys
Charles Bartlett was born on August 14, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was married to Josephine Martha Buck. He died on February 17, 2017 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
BA in 1943; won 1956 for national reporting.
3. Stephen Vincent Benet
Writer | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
American poet and writer, several of whose short stories were filmed. The son of a U.S. Army officer who inculcated in Benet and his brother, famed poet William Rose Benet, an appreciation for excellence in literature, Benet was raised around military posts. He attended Yale University, then ...
BA in 1919; MA in 1920: won the Pulitzer twice as an author.
4. John Lewis Gaddis
John Lewis Gaddis is known for Cold War (1998), American Experience (1987) and Charlie Rose (1991).
2012 winner for biography
5. Paul Goldberger
Paul Goldberger is known for Frontline (1983), Modern Tide: Midcentury Architecture on Long Island (2012) and Trump: What's the Deal? (1991). He has been married to Susan L. Solomon since 1980. They have two children.
BA 1972; 1984 for Distinguished Criticism.
6. Stephen Greenblatt
Self | Shakespeare Uncovered
Stephen Greenblatt was born on November 7, 1943 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
BA 1964, M.Phil 1968, and Ph.D. in 1969. 2012 in general non-fiction.
7. Linda Greenhouse
Producer | We're Glad You're Here
Linda Greenhouse is known for We're Glad You're Here (2010), Reversing Roe (2018) and Frontline (1983). She has been married to Eugene R. Fidell since January 1, 1981.
MA in 1978; 1998 recipient
8. John Hersey
Writer | The War Lover
John Hersey was born on June 17, 1914 in Tianjin, China. He was a writer, known for The War Lover (1962), A Bell for Adano (1945) and Lux Video Theatre (1950). He was married to Barbara Day Addams Kaufman and Frances Ann Cannon. He died on March 24, 1993 in Key West, Florida, USA.
BA 1936; won in 1945 for the novel, "A Bell for Adano." Namesake of the John Hersey Lecture at Yale.
9. Quiara Alegría Hudes
Writer | In the Heights
Quiara Alegría Hudes was born on September 22, 1977 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for In the Heights (2021), tick, tick... BOOM! (2021) and Vivo (2021).
BA 1999; playwright and recipient of "In the Heights" for 2012 in Drama.
10. Charles Ives
Soundtrack | Lola rennt
Charles Ives was born on October 20, 1874 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA. He was a composer, known for Run Lola Run (1998), The Thin Red Line (1998) and Neruda (2016). He was married to Harmony Twitchell. He died on May 19, 1954 in New York City, New York, USA.
BA 1898; 1947 for music.
11. David M. Kennedy
The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century
David M. Kennedy is known for The Great War: 1914-1918 (1996), American Creed (2018) and When the World Breaks (2010).
MA 1964; Ph.D. 1968; won the 2000 in history for "Freedom from Fearl The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945.
12. David McCullough
Actor | Seabiscuit
David McCullough was born on July 7, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Seabiscuit (2003), Nova (1974) and John Adams (2008). He was married to Rosalee Barnes. He died on August 7, 2022 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA.
BA 1965; won the award twice.
13. J.R. Moehringer
Writer | The Tender Bar
J.R. Moehringer was born on December 7, 1964 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for The Tender Bar (2021), Resurrecting the Champ (2007) and Sutton.
BA 1986; won 2000 for feature writing.
14. Douglas Moore
Music_department | Live from Lincoln Center
Douglas Moore was born on August 10, 1893 in Cutchogue, Long Island, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for Live from Lincoln Center (1976), Youth Gets a Break (1941) and Arias and Arabesques (1962). He died on July 25, 1969 in Greenport, long Island, New York, USA.
BA 1915; awarded for music.
15. Lynn Nottage
Writer | Everlasting Yea!
Lynn Nottage was born on November 2, 1964 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She is a producer and writer, known for Everlasting Yea!, She's Gotta Have It (2017) and What We Do Next (2022).
MFA; won for the drama, "Ruined."
16. Mel Powell
Actor | A Song Is Born
Mel Powell was born on February 12, 1923 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for A Song Is Born (1948), The Lonely Night (1954) and American Frontier (1953). He was married to Martha Scott. He died on April 24, 1998 in Van Nuys, California, USA.
BA 1952; won in 1992 for music for "Duplicates; A Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra; founding dean and professor of music at the California Institute for the Arts.
17. Samantha Power
Writer | Sergio
Samantha Power was born on September 21, 1970 in Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland. She is a writer and producer, known for Sergio (2020), Sergio (2009) and Watchers of the Sky (2014). She has been married to Cass Sunstein since July 4, 2008. They have two children.
BA 1992; winner for the book, "A Problem from Hell: America and the Age of Genocide.
19. Lewis Spratlan
Music_department | Innocent Creep
Lewis Spratlan was born on September 5, 1940 in Miami, Florida, USA. He was a composer, known for Innocent Creep (2013) and A Letter Without Words (1998). He was married to Melinda Kessler. He died on February 9, 2023 in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, USA.
BA 1962, MM 1965; won in 2000 for music for "Life is a Dream, Opera in Three Acts: Act II, Concert Version."
20. Garry Trudeau
Writer | A Doonesbury Special
Garry Trudeau was born on July 21, 1948 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for A Doonesbury Special (1977), Tanner '88 (1988) and Alpha House (2013). He has been married to Jane Pauley since June 14, 1980. They have three children.
BA 1970, MFA 1973; won in 1975 for his comic strip, "Doonesbury."
21. Wendy Wasserstein
Actress | Life with Mikey
Wendy Wasserstein was born on October 18, 1950 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for Life with Mikey (1993), The Object of My Affection (1998) and Great Performances (1971). She died on January 30, 2006 in New York City, New York, USA.
MFA 1976; won for the drama, "The Heidi Chronicles."
22. Thornton Wilder
Writer | Shadow of a Doubt
Thornton Niven Wilder was the second of five children in the family of a newspaper editor and a U.S. diplomat, Amos Parker Wilder, and Isabella Niven Wilder. He spent part of his childhood with his father, who was a Consul General in Hong Kong and China between 1906 and 1914. Wilder finished high ...
BA 1920; won twice first in 1928 for the play, "The Bridge of San Luis Rey," and again in 1938 for the play, "Our Town." He was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963.
23. Bob Woodward
Writer | All the President's Men
Bob Woodward was born on March 26, 1943 in Geneva, Illinois, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for All the President's Men (1976), Wired (1989) and The Nightmare Years (1989). He has been married to Elsa Walsh since November 25, 1989. They have two children. He was previously married to Frances ...
BA 1965; won twice first with Carl Bernstein for the non-fiction book, "All the Presidents Men;" and the second in 2002 for national reporting.
24. Doug Wright
Writer | Quills
Doug Wright is known for Quills (2000), The Burial (2023) and Turn of Mind.
BA 1985; won in 2004 for drama and a Tony Award.
25. Daniel Yergin
Producer | American Wake
Daniel Yergin was born on February 6, 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for American Wake, Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy (2002) and VPRO Backlight (2002).
BA 1968; won for "The Prize. The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power."
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