John Lennon (musician; Beatle)
> Declined award or nomination: Returned his Member of the Order of the British Empire award
> Year: 1969
> Reason: In protest at Britain’s foreign policy
USA Men’s Olympic Basketball team
> Declined award or nomination: Olympic silver medal
> Year: 1972
> Reason: In protest of how referees called the game
Marlon Brando (actor)
> Declined award or nomination: Oscar for Best Actor
> Year: 1973
> Reason: To protest the degrading portrayals of Native Americans in film, and to draw attention to an armed conflict that was taking place at Wounded Knee
Lê Đức Thọ (Vietnamese revolutionary and politician)
> Declined award or nomination: Nobel Peace Prize
> Year: 1973
> Reason: The war in Vietnam was not yet over
Peter O’Toole (actor)
> Declined award or nomination: Knighthood
> Year: 1987
> Reason: Personal and political reasons including his opposition to war
