Recipients
| Year | Recipient | Image | Birth / death | Country | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Parliamentarians for Global Action | – | est. 1978 | – | International Organisation of Parliamentarians |
| 1987 | Mikhail Gorbachev | b. 1931 | Russia | Former Soviet Union Leader | |
| 1988 | Gro Harlem Brundtland | b. 1939 | Norway | Former Prime Minister of Norway | |
| 1989 | UNICEF | est. 1946 | – | United Nations Children's Fund | |
| 1990 | Sam Nujoma | b. 1929 | Namibia | First President of Namibia | |
| 1991 | Rajiv Gandhi | 1944 – 1991 | India | Former Prime Minister of India (posthumous) | |
| 1992 | Saburo Okita | 1914 - 1993 | Japan | Japanese Economist | |
| 1993 | Václav Havel | 1936 – 2011 | Czech Republic | 1st President of the Czech Republic | |
| 1994 | Trevor Huddleston | 1913 - 1998 | Anti-Apartheid Activist | ||
| 1995 | Olusegun Obasanjo | b. 1937 | Nigeria | 12th President of Nigeria | |
| 1996 | Médecins Sans Frontières | est. 1971 | – | Voluntary Organisation | |
| 1997 | Jimmy Carter | b. 1924 | United States | 39th President of the United States | |
| 1998 | Muhammad Yunus | b. 1940 | Bangladesh | Founder of Grameen Bank | |
| 1999 | M S Swaminathan | b. 1925 | India | Indian Agricultural Scientist | |
| 2000 | Mary Robinson | b. 1944 | Ireland | 7th President of Ireland | |
| 2001 | Sadako Ogata | b. 1927 | Japan | Former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | |
| 2002 | Shridath Ramphal | – | b. 1928 | 2nd Commonwealth Secretary-General | |
| 2003 | Kofi Annan | b. 1938 | Ghana | 7th United Nations Secretary General | |
| 2004 | Maha Chakri Sirindhorn | b. 1955 | Thailand | Princess of Thailand | |
| 2005 | Hamid Karzai | b. 1957 | Afghanistan | 1st President of Afghanistan | |
| 2006 | Wangari Maathai | 1940 - 2011 | Kenya | Environmental and Political activist | |
| 2007 | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | est. 1994 | United States | Charitable Foundation | |
| 2008 | Mohamed ElBaradei | b. 1942 | Egypt | 4th Director General of the IAEA | |
| 2009 | Sheikh Hasina | b. 1947 | Bangladesh | Prime Minister of Bangladesh | |
| 2010 | Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva | b. 1945 | Brazil | Ex-President of Brazil | |
| 2011 | Ela Bhatt | b. 1933 | India | Founder of SEWA | |
| 2012 | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf | b. 1938 | Liberia | President of Liberia |
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