If you are worried that you need a title to make it in life, keep in mind that not everyone who is honored in life ends up on the right side of history. A member of the Swedish parliament, E.G.C. Brandt, nominated Adolf Hitler for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1939, although it’s possible that it wasn’t meant to be taken seriously. Benito Mussolini was also nominated for the 1935 Nobel Peace Prize by professors from Germany and France, although their reasons have been lost to time.