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In a narrower sense, atheism is simply the absence of belief that any deities exist. 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.
Both Eastern and Western cultural traditions ascribe special significance to words uttered at or near death, [4] but the form and content of reported last words may depend on cultural context. There is a tradition in Hindu and Buddhist cultures of an expectation of a meaningful farewell statement; Zen monks by long custom are expected to ...
This is a list of atheist philosophers with articles in Wikipedia. Living persons in this list are people relevant to their notable activities or public life, and who have publicly identified themselves as atheists.
Wrote and presented the 2004 television series, Atheism: A Rough History of Disbelief, exploring the roots of his own atheism and investigating the history of atheism in the world. [56] [57] Tim Minchin (1975–): Australian comedian, actor, composer, songwriter, pianist, musical director, winner of the 2005 Best Newcomer Perrier Comedy Award. [58]
"In college, after reading material from American Atheists, he became, in his words, 'a pretty hard core atheist.'" [6] Douglas Adams: 1952–2001 British radio and television writer and novelist, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. "I am a radical Atheist..." - Adams in an interview with American Atheists. [7] Mary Adams: 1898–1984
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."
Kingsley Amis (1922–1995): English novelist, poet, critic and teacher, most famous for his novels Lucky Jim and the Booker Prize-winning The Old Devils. [9] Seth Andrews (born 1968): American author and host of The Thinking Atheist radio podcast. [10] He is the author of two books, Deconverted (2012) [10] and Sacred Cows (2015). [11]
For lists of atheists who converted to Christianity, Islam, or Judaism see the following links: List of converts to Christianity from nontheism; List of converts to Islam from nontheism; List of converts to Judaism from non-religious backgrounds; All other former atheists and agnostics that have been listed so far are below.