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"I was among friends and family who packed a chapel at Golders Green crematorium on Friday to hear more than two hours of tributes to Larry Adler. In accordance with Larry's wishes - he was an inveterate atheist who refused to recognise the supernatural in any shape or form - there were no religious observances." [11] Joe Ahearne: 1963–
"A republican, atheist and socialist, she is married, has four children and five grandchildren, and lives in Leicester." [36] Polly Toynbee: 1946– Atheist activist British journalist, columnist for The Guardian. Even an old atheist like me sees no good in this ignorance of basic Christian myths [37] William Trenwith: 1846–1925 Politician
Atheist activist, co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation and author of Losing Faith In Faith: From Preacher To Atheist. "Following five years of reading, Dan gradually outgrew his religious beliefs. "If I had limited myself to Christian authors, I'd still be a Christian today," Dan says. "I just lost faith in faith."
This is a compilation of the various lists of atheists with articles on Wikipedia by category. Living people in these lists are those whose atheism is relevant to their notable activities or public life, and who have publicly identified themselves as atheists.
John Baskerville (1706–1775): English typesetter, printing innovator and typefounder, designer of the typeface that bears his name. [4] [5] Richard Branson (1950–): English business magnate, investor and philanthropist. [6] [7] Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919): Scottish-American industrialist, who led the expansion of the steel industry.
Last person in England to be imprisoned for being an atheist [6] George Hrab: 1971– Musician, podcaster Independent recording artist, host of Geologic Podcast "George Hrab is an atheist in the Christmas City, a performer more famous globally than in his hometown and his "day job" is drumming for a funk band." [7] Jamie Hyneman: 1956–
"Despite asserting that he had always loathed the family, both the one he was born into and the ones he had created, in the same year he published Le Moine et le philosophe (1997, "The Monk and the Philosopher", 1998), a book-length dialogue between Revel, the convinced atheist, and his son Mathieu Ricard, who had abandoned a career in ...
It shifted something in me. I'm an atheist, but it was the first time that it gave me faith in other people's faith")." [57] Terry Pratchett: 1948–2015 Author British (English) Fantasy author known for his satirical Discworld series. "I'm an atheist, at least to the extent that I don't believe in the objective existence of any big beards in ...