None. Richard Ford won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for Independence Day (Alfred A. Knopf) in 1996. Richard Ford is not related to Gerald Ford, the former US President.
The late Jonathan Larson's musical, Rent, won both a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award in 1996.
The late Jonathan Larson's rock-opera, Rent, won both the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a Tony Award for Best Play of the Year.
Wynton Marsalis won the 1997 (not 1996) Pulitzer Prize in Music for Blood on the Fields. He was the first jazz musician to win the Pulitzer.
Independence Day (1996)
James A. Mirrlees won The Prize in Economic Sciences in 1996.
Stirling Prize was created in 1996.
Kiriyama Prize was created in 1996.
Richard E. Smalley won The Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1996.
Peter C. Doherty won The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1996.
Orange Prize for Fiction was created in 1996.
Stig Dagerman Prize was created in 1996.
Gerrit Noordzij Prize was created in 1996.