Previous winners include Nelson Mandela (South Africa), Alexander Dubček (Czechoslovakia), Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo (Argentina), Wei Jingsheng (China), Ibrahim Rugova (Kosovo), and the United Nations Organisation and its former Secretary-General, Ko Annan.
Ar na daoine a bhfuil an duais seo faighte acu, tá Nelson Mandela (An Afraic Theas), Alexander Dubček (An tSeicslóvaic), Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo (An Airgintín), Wei Jingsheng (An tSín), Ibrahim Rugova (An Chosaiv), agus Eagraíocht na Náisiún Aontaithe agus a hiar-Ardrúnaí, Ko Annan.