# List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1977

List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1977
| Fellow | Category | Field of Study |
| Ruben Adler | Natural Sciences | Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| Michael J. B. Allen | Humanities | Italian Literature |
| Robert L. Allen | Creative Arts | General Nonfiction |
| Aracy A. Amaral | Humanities | Fine Arts Research |
| Dane Archer | Social Sciences | Sociology |
| Walter W. Arndt | Humanities | German & Scandinavian Literature |
| Charles Arthur Arnoldi | Creative Arts | Fine Arts |
| Francisco J. Ayala | Natural Sciences | Organismic Biology & Ecology |
| Thomas J. Babe | Creative Arts | Drama & Performance Art |
| F. G. Bailey | Social Sciences | Anthropology & Cultural Studies |
| Michael G. Barbour | Natural Sciences | Plant Sciences |
| Hazel E. Barnes | Humanities | French Literature |
| Alan H. Barrett | Natural Sciences | Astronomy—Astrophysics |
| Frances Barth | Creative Arts | Fine Arts |
| Roland S. Barth | Social Sciences | Education |
| Ann Beattie | | Fiction |
| Michael Les Benedict | | Political Science |
| James O. Berger | | Statistics |
| Lillian D. Bloom | | English Literature |
| Lesser Blum | | Physics |
| Sheila E. Blumstein | | Linguistics |
| Alberto Boveris | | Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| Stan Brakhage | Creative Arts | Film |
| Robert Brenner | | Economic History |
| Lee Breuer | | Theatre Arts |
| Joseph Brodsky | | Poetry |
| D. Allan Bromley | | Physics |
| Benjamin F. Brown | | Italian Literature |
| Blanche R. Brown | | Fine Arts Research |
| Joan Brown | | Fine Arts |
| James W. Buchman | | Fine Arts |
| Bruce Bueno de Mesquita | | Political Science |
| C. Tyler Burge | | Philosophy |
| Guy L. Bush | | Organismic Biology & Ecology |
| Warren L. Butler | | Plant Sciences |
| Jack G. Calvert | | Chemistry |
| David Caplovitz | | Sociology |
| George G. Carey | | Folklore & Popular Culture |
| María Soledad Carrasco | | Spanish & Portuguese Literature |
| Francisco Cervantes | | Poetry |
| Gerald Wester Chapman | | English Literature |
| Giuseppe Cilento | | Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| John Clarke | | Physics |
| James P. Collman | | Chemistry |
| Fernando Raúl Colomb | | Astronomy—Astrophysics |
| Joel Conarroe | | American Literature |
| John Cooper | | Astronomy—Astrophysics |
| Ann Cornelisen | | General Nonfiction |
| Stanley Corngold | | German & Scandinavian Literature |
| Richard Crawford | | Music Research |
| David Cressy | | U.S. History |
| Peter Dallos | | Neuroscience |
| Jerry Dantzic | Creative Arts | Photography |
| Nassos Daphnis | | Fine Arts |
| John Putnam Demos | | U.S. History |
| William M. Denevan | | Geography & Environmental Studies |
| Charles H. DePuy | | Chemistry |
| Edwin B. DeWindt | | Medieval History |
| Manuel O. Diaz Rivara | | Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| Lucia Dlugoszewski | | Music Composition |
| Michael Dorris | | Anthropology & Cultural Studies |
| Seymour Drescher | | British History |
| Norman E. Dubie | | Poetry |
| Alistair M. Duckworth | Humanities | English Literature |
| Daniel Edge | | Fine Arts |
| Samuel Y. Edgerton | | Fine Arts Research |
| Gerald E. Edwards | | Plant Sciences |
| Richard Eisenberg | | Chemistry |
| Joseph E. Emonds | Humanities | Linguistics |
| Leslie D. Epstein | Creative Arts | Fiction |
| Linda Feferman | Creative Arts | Film |
| Michael E. Feingold | Humanities | Theatre Arts |
| Rafael Ferrer | Creative Arts | Fine Arts |
| Jorge A. Flores Ochoa | Social Sciences | Anthropology & Cultural Studies |
| Richard Ford | Creative Arts | Fiction |
| Enrique Forero | Natural Sciences | Plant Sciences |
| Llyn Foulkes | Creative Arts | Fine Arts |
| James Bruce French | Natural Sciences | Physics |
| Charles Fuller | Creative Arts | Drama & Performance Art |
| Paul Fussell | Humanities | English Literature |
| Henry Gabay | Creative Arts | Film |
| Robert G. Gallager | Natural Sciences | Computer Science |
| Herbert J. Gans | | Sociology |
| Jacques Garelli | | French Literature |
| Guillermo Geisse Grove | Humanities | Architecture, Planning, & Design |
| Albert J. Gelpi | | American Literature |
| John C. Gerhart | | Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| William H. Goetzmann | | U.S. History |
| Erving Goffman | | Sociology |
| Martin V. Goldman | | Astronomy—Astrophysics |
| Michael P. Goldman | | English Literature |
| Robert Philip Goldman | | East Asian Studies |
| Cylon E. Gonçalves da Silva | | Physics |
| Mark Goodman | Creative Arts | Photography |
| Gary Hamilton Gossen | | Anthropology & Cultural Studies |
| William B. Gould | | Law |
| George Griffin | Creative Arts | Film |
| O. Hayes Griffith | | Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| Phyllis M. Grosskurth | | English Literature |
| Giles B. Gunn | | American Literature |
| John Gutmann | Creative Arts | Photography |
| Shelby J. Haberman | Natural Sciences | Statistics |
| Patrick Hanan | | East Asian Studies |
| Carolyn M. Hansson | | Applied Mathematics |
| John Harbison | | Music Composition |
| Robert D. Harbison | | Fine Arts Research |
| Richard Harris | | Law |
| Gordon Hart | | Fine Arts |
| Sven R. Hartmann | | Physics |
| Erick Hawkins | Creative Arts | Choreography |
| Sidney M. Hecht | | Chemistry |
| Mary Heilmann | | Fine Arts |
| Harold C. Helgeson | | Earth Science |
| Richard J. Herrnstein | | Psychology |
| William Heyen | | Poetry |
| Peter W. Hochachka | | Organismic Biology & Ecology |
| Sydney P. Hodkinson | | Music Composition |
| Israel Horovitz | | Drama & Performance Art |
| Henry Horwitz | | British History |
| Richard A. Howard | | Plant Sciences |
| Robert Hudson | | Fine Arts |
| Richard Hugo | | Poetry |
| Sandy Hume | Creative Arts | Photography |
| Alex Inkeles | Social Sciences | Sociology |
| Miyoko Ito | Creative Arts | Fine Arts |
| Roman Jackiw | | Physics |
| Arthur M. Jaffe | | Applied Mathematics |
| Guillermo Jaim Etcheverry | | Medicine & Health |
| Rex L. Jamison | | Medicine & Health |
| Farish A. Jenkins | | Earth Science |
| M. Kent Jennings | | Political Science |
| Bruce M. Johnson | | American Literature |
| Diane Lain Johnson | | English Literature |
| Edward Dudley Hume Johnson | | English Literature |
| Robert K. Josephson | | Neuroscience |
| Carl F. Kaestle | | Education |
| Inga Karetnikova | | Fine Arts Research |
| Simon Karlinsky | Humanities | Slavic Literature |
| Robert Kaske | Humanities | Medieval Literature |
| Friedrich Katz | | Iberian & Latin American History |
| J. Lawrence Katz | | Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| Michael B. Katz | | U.S. History |
| John A. Katzenellenbogen | | Chemistry |
| Nicholas A. Kefalides | | Medicine & Health |
| Cornelis Klein | | Earth Science |
| Shoshichi Kobayashi | | Mathematics |
| Edward M. Kosower | | Chemistry |
| Francisco Kröpfl | Creative Arts | Music Composition |
| Susumu Kuno | Humanities | Linguistics |
| Mordecai Kurz | Social Sciences | Economics |
| Donald B. Kuspit | Humanities | Fine Arts Research |
| Alvin L. Kwiram | Natural Sciences | Chemistry |
| Wayne R. LaFave | | Law |
| Barbara Miller Lane | | Architecture, Planning, & Design |
| Crispin Larangeira | | Drama & Performance Art |
| Beatriz Rosario Lavandera | | Linguistics |
| Norman R. Lebovitz | | Astronomy—Astrophysics |
| Isaías Lerner | | Spanish & Portuguese Literature |
| Bella Lewitzky-Reynolds | Creative Arts | Choreography |
| Enrique Andrés Lihn | | General Nonfiction |
| David C. Lindberg | | History of Science & Technology |
| Jerzy Linderski | | Classics |
| James Lockhart | | Iberian & Latin American History |
| Lewis H. Lockwood | | Music Research |
| Harvey F. Lodish | | Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| Leopoldo M. Maler | | Fine Arts |
| Joseph D. Masheck | | Fine Arts Research |
| Vojtech Mastny | | German & East European History |
| Benson Mates | | Philosophy |
| Thomas F. Mathews | | Fine Arts Research |
| Gordon Matta-Clark | | Fine Arts |
| Brian W. Matthews | | Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| Carlos Alfredo Mautalen | | Medicine & Health |
| James McMichael | | Poetry |
| William L. McMillan | | Physics |
| David Mechanic | | Sociology |
| Jonas Mekas | Creative Arts | Film |
| Michael Meltsner | | Law |
| Robert Mezey | | Poetry |
| Nancy Milford | Creative Arts | Biography |
| Jacob Milgrom | | Near Eastern Studies |
| Michael Millgate | | English Literature |
| Earl Miner | | East Asian Studies |
| Charles W. Moore | | Architecture, Planning, & Design |
| Herbert Morris | | Philosophy |
| William W. Murdoch | | Organismic Biology & Ecology |
| Gregory Nagy | Humanities | Classics |
| Víctor Elías Nahmod | Natural Sciences | Medicine & Health |
| Alan Needleman | Natural Sciences | Applied Mathematics |
| Charles Neider | | General Nonfiction |
| Jay Neugeboren | Creative Arts | Fiction |
| Phill Niblock | Creative Arts | Film |
| George W. Nickelsburg | | Religion |
| Craig Nova | Creative Arts | Fiction |
| Julius Novick | Humanities | Theatre Arts |
| Juan Antonio Oddone | Humanities | Iberian & Latin American History |
| Gregory Orr | Creative Arts | Poetry |
| Linda Orr | Humanities | French Literature |
| Martin Ostwald | Humanities | Classics |
| Steven Ozment | Humanities | Renaissance History |
| Nam June Paik | | Video & Audio |
| Joseph Pedlosky | | Earth Science |
| Jonathan Penner | | Fiction |
| Constance Perin | | Anthropology & Cultural Studies |
| David M. Perlmutter | | Linguistics |
| Edward Pessen | | U.S. History |
| Paul E. Peterson | | Political Science |
| Sylvia Plachy | Creative Arts | Photography |
| Raoul Pleskow | | Music Composition |
| Nelson W. Polsby | | Political Science |
| Richard D. Portes | | Economics |
| Kathryn O. Posin | Creative Arts | Choreography |
| William K. Pratt | | Computer Science |
| Mark Prent | | Fine Arts |
| Peter S. Prescott | | General Nonfiction |
| Peter W. Price | | Organismic Biology & Ecology |
| Jesse C. Rabinowitz | | Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| José Agustín Ramírez Gómez | | Fiction |
| Paul Ramsey | | Religion |
| Shulamit Ran | | Music Composition |
| Edward Ranney | Creative Arts | Photography |
| Diane Ravitch | | Education |
| Omar Rayo | | Fine Arts |
| John Shelton Reed | | Sociology |
| William P. Reinhardt | | Chemistry |
| Frank Restle | | Psychology |
| Jacqueline A. Reynolds | | Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| Paul G. Richards | | Earth Science |
| Daniel Robbins | | Fine Arts Research |
| Richard P. Rogers | Creative Arts | Film |
| Jason P. Rosenblatt | | English Literature |
| John Robert Ross | | Linguistics |
| Paul Rozin | | Psychology |
| Donald B. Rubin | | Statistics |
| Jeffrey Z. Rubin | | Psychology |
| M. Jonathan Rubin | Creative Arts | Film |
| Sol I. Rubinow | | Applied Mathematics |
| Philippe C. Schmitter | | Political Science |
| Ira Schneider | | Video & Audio |
| Robert Scholes | | Literary Criticism |
| Paul E. Schupp | | Mathematics |
| Robert Schwarz | | Literary Criticism |
| Marlene Elizabeth Scott | | Fine Arts |
| Donald D. Searing | | Political Science |
| Alan Franklin Segal | | Religion |
| Joseph S. Semancik | | Plant Sciences |
| Martin M. Shapiro | | Political Science |
| Karl Shell | | Economics |
| Elaine C. Showalter | | English Literature |
| Joseph H. Silverman | | Spanish & Portuguese Literature |
| Barbara Herrnstein Smith | | Literary Criticism |
| Mary Elizabeth Smith | | Iberian & Latin American History |
| Allan W. Snyder | | Neuroscience |
| James A. Spudich | | Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| David St. John | | Poetry |
| David A. Starrett | | Economics |
| Francis Steegmuller | | French Literature |
| David C. Steinmetz | | Renaissance History |
| Gabriel Stolzenberg | | Mathematics |
| Donald D. Stone | | English Literature |
| William Stott | | U.S. History |
| Ronald S. Stroud | | Classics |
| Jean Strouse | Creative Arts | Biography |
| Rose R. Subotnik | | Music Research |
| Ezra N. Suleiman | | Political Science |
| Geoffrey W. Symcox | Humanities | French History |
| Megan Terry | Creative Arts | Drama & Performance Art |
| Jerry L. Thompson | Creative Arts | Photography |
| Joan Tower | Creative Arts | Music Composition |
| Hans L. Trefousse | Humanities | U.S. History |
| Jean François Treves | Natural Sciences | Mathematics |
| Chinary Ung | Creative Arts | Music Composition |
| Martin Wachs | Humanities | Architecture, Planning, & Design |
| Mauricio Wacquez | Creative Arts | Fiction |
| Derek A. Walcott | Creative Arts | Drama & Performance Art |
| Alice Walker | Creative Arts | Fiction |
| Donald G. Walker | Natural Sciences | Medicine & Health |
| Geoffrey King Walters | Natural Sciences | Physics |
| Piotr S. Wandycz | Humanities | French History |
| Susan Weil | Creative Arts | Fine Arts |
| Félix Weinberg | Humanities | Iberian & Latin American History |
| Robert V. Wells | Humanities | U.S. History |
| David B. Werner | Natural Sciences | Medicine & Health |
| Nicholas P. White | Humanities | Philosophy |
| David T. Wilkinson | Natural Sciences | Astronomy—Astrophysics |
| Sylvia Jean Wilkinson | Creative Arts | Fiction |
| George W. Williams | Humanities | English Literature |
| Paul H. Williams | Natural Sciences | Plant Sciences |
| Oliver E. Williamson | Social Sciences | Economics |
| Christopher J. Wills | Natural Sciences | Molecular & Cellular Biology |
| Margaret Dauler Wilson | Humanities | Philosophy |
| Nicholas Winograd | Natural Sciences | Chemistry |
| Roland Winston | Natural Sciences | Physics |
| Ronald G. Witt | Humanities | Medieval History |
| David Woodward | Social Sciences | Geography & Environmental Studies |
| Maurice Wright | Creative Arts | Music Composition |
| Merwin Crawford Young | Social Sciences | Political Science |
| Larzer Ziff | Humanities | American Literature |
| Alex Zwerdling | Humanities | English Literature |
* William W. Murdoch, population ecologist
* Michel Riffaterre, French-born literary scholar (also awarded a Fellowship in 1961)