Viadrina Prize Laureates
| 1999 | Karl Dedecius German translator of Polish and Russian literature |
| 2000 | Adam Michnik polish political publicist and editor-in-chief of Gazeta Wyborcza |
| 2001 | Günter Grass German author and playwright |
| 2002 | Janusz Reiter former Polish ambassador in Germany |
| 2003 | Markus Meckel German politician (SPD party) and member of the German Bundestag |
| 2004 | Włodzimierz Borodziej Polish publicist and vice-president of the Warsaw University |
| 2005 | Rudolf von Thadden German historian |
| 2006 | Adam Krzeminski Polish journalist and publicist |
| 2007 | The Copernicus Group a joint project of the German Institute for Polish Culture in Darmstadt and the Germany and Northern Europe Institute in Szczecin |
| 2008 | Rita Süssmuth President of the German Institute for Polish Culture (Deutsches Poleninstitut) |
| 2009 | Tadeusz Mazowiecki former prime minister of Poland |