The serious son of Quaker parents, Philip Noel-Baker was first a scholar, then an Olympian, and finally a Nobel Peace Prize winner. He is the only person ever to have won both an Olympic medal and a Nobel. In 1912, Philip Noel-Baker (far left) competed in the 1500 meter (shown here) and 800 meter races at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. But like many who had seen the worst of the so-called Great War, Noel-Baker returned with an even greater zeal for peace. Philip Noel-Baker’s legacyEight more Olympics had taken place since Noel-Baker won his silver medal, the games interrupted by yet another world war.