The Nobel Prize in Literature was not awarded between 1940 and 1943 due to the impact of World War II on the selection and awarding process. The Nobel Committee chose not to award a prize during those years as a result of the challenges and disruptions caused by the war.
Kenzabaro Oe was 59 years of age when he won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1994.
Niels Bohr was 37 years old when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922.
French poet and philosopher Sully Prudhomme was the first winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901.
It is doubtful that she would be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize today. The committee that has awarded the prize in recent years has bypassed a number of truly deserving humanitarians and awarded it to people who have made very dubious contributions to the betterment of the world, such as Al Gore and Obama.
The Nobel Peace Prize in 1969 was awarded to the International Labour Organization (ILO). They were honored for their work in advancing social justice and promoting decent work conditions worldwide.
Toni Morrison won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993 for her body of work, becoming the first African American woman to do so. "Beloved" also won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in the same year, further solidifying Morrison's literary acclaim.
In 2009, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to President Barack Obama for his efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.
Jimmy Carter was nominated seven times for a Nobel Peace Prize and was awarded one in 2002.
Alas, National Book Awards were invented long after Shakespeare died, 334 years after in fact, but Shakespeare would not have qualified for one anyway because he was not American. In fact, when he lived, there was no such thing as Americans.
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded annually since 1901, so people have won the prize for over 120 years.
Some examples of books/people that have won prestigious prizes include "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Nobel Prize in Literature), "The Underground Railroad" by Colson Whitehead (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction), and "The Testaments" by Margaret Atwood (Booker Prize).