2010 Jonathan Miller
2009 Richard Dawkins
2008 Mario Bunge
2007 (none)
2006 Sir Martin Rees
2005 (none)
2004 Daniel Dennett
2003 Katha Pollitt
2002 Studs Terkel
2001 Stephen Toulmin
2000 Stephen Jay Gould
1999 Dr. Henry Morgentaler: see The
Morgentaler Clinic
1998 Irving Copi
1997 (none)
1996 Willard Van Orman Quine
1995 Zero Population Growth
1994 (none)
1993 Harry Ruja
1992 Karl Popper
1991 Planned Parenthood
Federation of America
1990 (none)
1989 Paul Edwards
1988 Paul Kurtz
1987 John Somerville
1986 People for
the American Way
1985 Robert Jay Lifton and Lester Denonn
1984 Dora Black Russell
1983 Joseph Rotblat [1995 Nobel Peace Prize winner]
1982 Henry Kendall (Union of Concerned Scientists)
1981 Steve Allen
1980 Paul Arthur Schilpp