1980 Paul Arthur Schilpp
1981 Steve Allen
1982 Henry Kendall (Union of Concerned Scientists)
1983 Joseph Rotblat [1995 Nobel Peace Prize winner]
1984 Dora Black Russell
1985 Robert Jay Lifton and Lester Denonn
1986 People for
the American Way
1987 John Somerville
1988 Paul Kurtz
1989 Paul Edwards
1990 (none)
1991 Planned Parenthood
Federation of America
1992 Karl Popper
1993 Harry Ruja
1994 (none)
1995 Zero Population Growth
1996 Willard Van Orman Quine
1997 (none)
1998 Irving Copi
1999 Dr. Henry Morgentaler: see The
Morgentaler Clinic
2000 Stephen Jay Gould
2001 Stephen Toulmin
2002 Studs Terkel
2003 Katha Pollitt
2004 Daniel Dennett
2005 (none)
2006 Sir Martin Rees