- 2002: Nelson Mandela, Allan Cormack, F.W. de Klerk, Basil Schonland, Peter Beighton, Hamilton Naki
- 2004: Sydney Brenner, Tshilidzi Marwala, Batmanathan Dayanand Reddy
- 2005: John Maxwell Coetzee, Aaron Klug, Frank Nabarro, Tebello Nyokong, Himladevi Soodyall
- 2006: Selig Percy Amoils, George Ellis, Lionel Opie, Patricia Berjak
- 2007: Claire Penn, Sibusiso Sibisi, Valerie Mizrahi
- 2008: Doris Lessing, Wieland Gevers, Phuti Ngoepe, Tim Noakes, Pragasen Pillay
- 2009: Bongani Mayosi
- 2010: Johann Lutjeharms, Monique Zaahl, Douglas Butterworth
- 2011: Pieter Steyn
- 2012: Oliver Reginald Tambo
- 2014: Malegapuru Makgoba, Glenda Gray, George Ekama, Bernie Fanaroff, Quarraisha Abdool Karim
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