SettingsAtheism activists
A. B. Shah
A. B. Shah is best known and remembered as the founder-president of the Indian Secular Society.
A. B. Shah is best known and remembered as the founder-president of the Indian Secular Society.
Abraham Kovoor
Abraham Thomas Kovoor (April 10, 1898 – September 18, 1978) was an Indian professor and rationalist who gained prominence after retirement for his campaign to expose as frauds various Indi...
Abraham Thomas Kovoor (April 10, 1898 – September 18, 1978) was an Indian professor and rationalist who gained prominence after retirement for his campaign to expose as frauds various Indi...
Adriaan Koerbagh
Adriaan Koerbagh (1632, Amsterdam - 1669, Amsterdam) was a Dutch scholar and writer best known as a critic of religion and conventional morality.
Adriaan Koerbagh (1632, Amsterdam - 1669, Amsterdam) was a Dutch scholar and writer best known as a critic of religion and conventional morality.
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Algernon Charles Swinburne was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic.
Algernon Charles Swinburne was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic.
André Comte-Sponville
André Comte-Sponville (born 12 March 1952) is a French philosopher born in Paris, France.
André Comte-Sponville (born 12 March 1952) is a French philosopher born in Paris, France.
Annie Laurie Gaylor
Annie Laurie Gaylor is co-founder of the Freedom From Religion Foundation and, with her husband Dan Barker, is the current co-president.
Annie Laurie Gaylor is co-founder of the Freedom From Religion Foundation and, with her husband Dan Barker, is the current co-president.
Aravindan Neelakandan
Aravindan Neelakandan (அரவிந்தன் நீலகண்டன், born 16 June 1971) is an Indian writer.
Aravindan Neelakandan (அரவிந்தன் நீலகண்டன், born 16 June 1971) is an Indian writer.
Arnulf Øverland
Ole Peter Arnulf Øverland was a Norwegian author born in Kristiansund and raised in Bergen.
Ole Peter Arnulf Øverland was a Norwegian author born in Kristiansund and raised in Bergen.
Ashraf Dehghani
Ashraf Dehghani is amongst the best known Iranian female communist revolutionaries, and is a member of the Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas.
Ashraf Dehghani is amongst the best known Iranian female communist revolutionaries, and is a member of the Iranian People's Fedai Guerrillas.
Aziz Nesin
Aziz Nesin was a famous Turkish writer and humorist of Crimean Tatar origin and author of more than 100 books.
Aziz Nesin was a famous Turkish writer and humorist of Crimean Tatar origin and author of more than 100 books.
Baba Amte
Murlidhar Devidas Amte (December 26, 1914 – February 9, 2008), popularly known as Baba Amte (बाबा आमटे), was an Indian social worker and social activist known particularly for his work for...
Murlidhar Devidas Amte (December 26, 1914 – February 9, 2008), popularly known as Baba Amte (बाबा आमटे), was an Indian social worker and social activist known particularly for his work for...
Baron d'Holbach
Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d'Holbach was a French-German author, philosopher, encyclopedist and a prominent figure in the French Enlightenment.
Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d'Holbach was a French-German author, philosopher, encyclopedist and a prominent figure in the French Enlightenment.
Basava Premanand
Basava Premanand (17th February 1930 - 4th October 2009) was an eminent skeptic and rationalist from Kerala, India.
Basava Premanand (17th February 1930 - 4th October 2009) was an eminent skeptic and rationalist from Kerala, India.
Bautista van Schouwen Vasey
Bautista van Schouwen Vasey was a medical doctor and one of the founders of the Movement of the Revolutionary Left, the Chilean guerrilla organization which earliest resisted the Military Coup o...
Bautista van Schouwen Vasey was a medical doctor and one of the founders of the Movement of the Revolutionary Left, the Chilean guerrilla organization which earliest resisted the Military Coup o...
Benjamin Tucker
Benjamin Ricketson Tucker was a proponent, in the 19th century, of American individualist anarchism, which he called "unterrified Jeffersonianism", and editor and publisher of the individualist ...
Benjamin Ricketson Tucker was a proponent, in the 19th century, of American individualist anarchism, which he called "unterrified Jeffersonianism", and editor and publisher of the individualist ...
Bernhard Caesar Einstein
Bernard Caesar Einstein was a German-born American physicist, the son of Hans Albert Einstein.
Bernard Caesar Einstein was a German-born American physicist, the son of Hans Albert Einstein.
Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic.
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic.
Bob Avakian
Bob Avakian is Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA, which he has led since its formation in 1975.
Bob Avakian is Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA, which he has led since its formation in 1975.
Cedomil Lausic Glasinovic
Cedomil Lausic Glasinovic (July 16, 1946 - April 3, 1975) was a Chilean agronomist and prominent member of the Marxist-Leninist MIR organisation in Chile.
Cedomil Lausic Glasinovic (July 16, 1946 - April 3, 1975) was a Chilean agronomist and prominent member of the Marxist-Leninist MIR organisation in Chile.
Charles Bradlaugh
Charles Bradlaugh (26 September 1833 – 30 January 1891) was a political activist and one of the most famous English atheists of the 19th century.
Charles Bradlaugh (26 September 1833 – 30 January 1891) was a political activist and one of the most famous English atheists of the 19th century.
Charles Chilton Moore
Charles Chilton Moore (December 20, 1837 - February 7, 1906) was an American atheist, and the editor of the Blue Grass Blade, one of the United States' first newspapers promoting atheism.
Charles Chilton Moore (December 20, 1837 - February 7, 1906) was an American atheist, and the editor of the Blue Grass Blade, one of the United States' first newspapers promoting atheism.
Charles Lee Smith
Charles Lee Smith (1887–1964) was an atheist activist in the United States and an editor of the Truth Seeker from 1937 until his death.
Charles Lee Smith (1887–1964) was an atheist activist in the United States and an editor of the Truth Seeker from 1937 until his death.
Charles Southwell
Charles Southwell (1814 – 7 August 1860) was a radical English journalist and freethinker.
Charles Southwell (1814 – 7 August 1860) was a radical English journalist and freethinker.
Charles-Auguste Bontemps
Charles-Auguste Bontemps (1893–1981) was a french individualist anarchist, pacifist, freethinker and naturist activist and writer.
Charles-Auguste Bontemps (1893–1981) was a french individualist anarchist, pacifist, freethinker and naturist activist and writer.
Charles-Philippe Ronsin
Charles-Philippe Ronsin (December 1, 1751 – March 24, 1794) was a French general of the Revolutionary Army of the First French Republic, commanding the large Parisian division of l'Armée...
Charles-Philippe Ronsin (December 1, 1751 – March 24, 1794) was a French general of the Revolutionary Army of the First French Republic, commanding the large Parisian division of l'Armée...
Chris Harper
Chris Harper (born February 2, 1967) is an American satirist and actor who created the Landover Baptist Church.
Chris Harper (born February 2, 1967) is an American satirist and actor who created the Landover Baptist Church.
Chris Rodda
Chris Rodda is an author, blogger, and religious freedom activist.
Chris Rodda is an author, blogger, and religious freedom activist.
Christer Sturmark
Nils Gösta Christer Sturmark, born 7 September 1964 in Danderyd, Stockholm County, is a Swedish author, IT-entrepreneur and prominent debater on religion and humanism in Swedish media.
Nils Gösta Christer Sturmark, born 7 September 1964 in Danderyd, Stockholm County, is a Swedish author, IT-entrepreneur and prominent debater on religion and humanism in Swedish media.
Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Eric Hitchens was an English American author and journalist whose career spanned more than four decades.
Christopher Eric Hitchens was an English American author and journalist whose career spanned more than four decades.
Clark Adams
Clark Davis Adams (July 23, 1969 – May 21, 2007) was a prominent American freethought leader and activist.
Clark Davis Adams (July 23, 1969 – May 21, 2007) was a prominent American freethought leader and activist.
D'Holbach's Coterie
D'Holbach's Coterie (la coterie holbachique was the phrase coined by Jean-Jacques Rousseau) was a group of radical French Enlightenment thinkers who met regularly at the salon of the ath...
D'Holbach's Coterie (la coterie holbachique was the phrase coined by Jean-Jacques Rousseau) was a group of radical French Enlightenment thinkers who met regularly at the salon of the ath...
D. J. Grothe
Douglas James "D. J." Grothe (born June 25, 1973 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American writer and public speaker who talks about issues at the nexus of science, critical thinking, secularism, r...
Douglas James "D. J." Grothe (born June 25, 1973 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American writer and public speaker who talks about issues at the nexus of science, critical thinking, secularism, r...
Dan Barker
Dan Barker (born June 25, 1949) is a prominent American atheist activist who served as a Christian preacher and musician for 19 years but left Christianity in 1984.
Dan Barker (born June 25, 1949) is a prominent American atheist activist who served as a Christian preacher and musician for 19 years but left Christianity in 1984.
Daniel Dennett
Daniel Clement Dennett is an American philosopher, writer and cognitive scientist whose research centers on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science and philosophy of biology, particularly ...
Daniel Clement Dennett is an American philosopher, writer and cognitive scientist whose research centers on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science and philosophy of biology, particularly ...
Darrel Ray
Darrel Wayne Ray (born 1950) is a writer and speaker on leadership and organizational development and author of two books on the topic.
Darrel Wayne Ray (born 1950) is a writer and speaker on leadership and organizational development and author of two books on the topic.
Dave Kong
Dave Kong is the director of the California chapter of the American Atheists.
Dave Kong is the director of the California chapter of the American Atheists.
David Fitzgerald (author)
David Fitzgerald is an American author, public speaker, historical researcher, and atheist activist.
David Fitzgerald is an American author, public speaker, historical researcher, and atheist activist.
David Silverman (activist)
Dave Silverman is the current president of the American Atheists, a non-profit organization that supports the rights of atheists and the removal of expressions of religion in public when possib...
Dave Silverman is the current president of the American Atheists, a non-profit organization that supports the rights of atheists and the removal of expressions of religion in public when possib...
Debbie Goddard
Debbie Goddard is an American atheist activist.
Debbie Goddard is an American atheist activist.
Deniz Gezmiş
Deniz Gezmiş was a Turkish Marxist-Leninist revolutionary and political activist in Turkey in the late 1960s.
Deniz Gezmiş was a Turkish Marxist-Leninist revolutionary and political activist in Turkey in the late 1960s.
Dilsa Demirbag Sten
Dilsa Demirbag Sten (pronounced "Dilsha") (born Dilsah Demirbağ, 10 October 1969) is a Swedish author and journalist.
Dilsa Demirbag Sten (pronounced "Dilsha") (born Dilsah Demirbağ, 10 October 1969) is a Swedish author and journalist.
Dmitry Puchkov
Dmitry Yuryevich Puchkov (Дмитрий Юрьевич Пучков; born 1961), also known as Goblin and Starshiy Operupolnomocheniy Goblin, is an English-to-Russian movie and video game translator, s...
Dmitry Yuryevich Puchkov (Дмитрий Юрьевич Пучков; born 1961), also known as Goblin and Starshiy Operupolnomocheniy Goblin, is an English-to-Russian movie and video game translator, s...
Dursun Karataş
Dursun Karataş was the founding leader of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front in Turkey.
Dursun Karataş was the founding leader of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front in Turkey.
E. Haldeman-Julius
E. Haldeman-Julius was a Jewish-American socialist writer, atheist thinker, social reformer and publisher.
E. Haldeman-Julius was a Jewish-American socialist writer, atheist thinker, social reformer and publisher.
Edward Aveling
Edward Bibbins Aveling (29 November 1849 - 2 August 1898) was a prominent English biology instructor and popular spokesman for Darwinian evolution and atheism.
Edward Bibbins Aveling (29 November 1849 - 2 August 1898) was a prominent English biology instructor and popular spokesman for Darwinian evolution and atheism.
Ellen Johnson
Ellen Johnson is an activist for atheist rights and the separation of church and state in the United States.
Ellen Johnson is an activist for atheist rights and the separation of church and state in the United States.
Enver Hoxha
Enver Hoxha was the leader of Albania from the end of World War II until his death in 1985, as the First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania.
Enver Hoxha was the leader of Albania from the end of World War II until his death in 1985, as the First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania.
Erkki Hartikainen
Erkki Juhani Hartikainen (b. June 24, 1942, Finland) is the chairman of Atheist association of Finland ("Suomen Ateistiyhdistys" in Finnish, a very small atheistic association in Finland).
Erkki Juhani Hartikainen (b. June 24, 1942, Finland) is the chairman of Atheist association of Finland ("Suomen Ateistiyhdistys" in Finnish, a very small atheistic association in Finland).
Etienne Vermeersch
Etienne Vermeersch (born May 2, 1934 in Sint-Michiels (nowadays part of Bruges)) is a Belgian (moral) philosopher, skeptic, opinion maker and debater.
Etienne Vermeersch (born May 2, 1934 in Sint-Michiels (nowadays part of Bruges)) is a Belgian (moral) philosopher, skeptic, opinion maker and debater.
Fariborz Shamshiri
Fariborz Shamshiri also known as Rotten Gods, is an Iranian blogger.
Fariborz Shamshiri also known as Rotten Gods, is an Iranian blogger.
George Carlin
George Denis Patrick Carlin was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, actor and writer/author, who won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums.
George Denis Patrick Carlin was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, actor and writer/author, who won five Grammy Awards for his comedy albums.
George William Foote
George William Foote (11 January 1850 – 17 October 1915) was a British secularist and journal editor.
George William Foote (11 January 1850 – 17 October 1915) was a British secularist and journal editor.
Goparaju Ramachandra Rao
Goparaju Ramachandra Rao (aka Gora) (November 15, 1902-1975) was an Indian atheist leader.
Goparaju Ramachandra Rao (aka Gora) (November 15, 1902-1975) was an Indian atheist leader.
Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal is an American author, playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and political activist.
Gore Vidal is an American author, playwright, essayist, screenwriter, and political activist.
Greta Christina
Greta Christina is a prominent atheist blogger, speaker, and author.
Greta Christina is a prominent atheist blogger, speaker, and author.
Harriet Martineau
Harriet Martineau was an English social theorist and Whig writer, often cited as the first female sociologist.
Harriet Martineau was an English social theorist and Whig writer, often cited as the first female sociologist.
Harry Binswanger
Harry Binswanger (born 1944) is an American philosopher and writer.
Harry Binswanger (born 1944) is an American philosopher and writer.
Henry M. Tichenor
Henry M. Tichenor was a writer and magazine editor prominent in the socialist and freethinking movements during the Progressive Era and the Golden Age of Freethought of American history.
Henry M. Tichenor was a writer and magazine editor prominent in the socialist and freethinking movements during the Progressive Era and the Golden Age of Freethought of American history.
Herman Philipse
Herman Philipse (born May 13, 1951) is a professor of philosophy at Utrecht University in the Netherlands.
Herman Philipse (born May 13, 1951) is a professor of philosophy at Utrecht University in the Netherlands.
Inkulab
Makkal Pavalar Inkulab (also spelt Inquilab, Inkulab or Ingulab) (மக்கள் பாவலர் இன்குலாப்) is a rationalist Tamil poet/writer, activist, and Communist with Marxist Leninist...
Makkal Pavalar Inkulab (also spelt Inquilab, Inkulab or Ingulab) (மக்கள் பாவலர் இன்குலாப்) is a rationalist Tamil poet/writer, activist, and Communist with Marxist Leninist...
István Vágó
István Vágó is a Hungarian television host for the Budapest-based TV2, best known as the host of "Legyen ön is Milliomos" the Hungarian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.
István Vágó is a Hungarian television host for the Budapest-based TV2, best known as the host of "Legyen ön is Milliomos" the Hungarian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.
J. Anderson Thomson
J. Anderson Thomson, Jr., MD, is a Trustee of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science and a staff psychiatrist for Counseling and Psychological Services at the University of Virgin...
J. Anderson Thomson, Jr., MD, is a Trustee of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science and a staff psychiatrist for Counseling and Psychological Services at the University of Virgin...
Jack Dormand
John Donkin Dormand, Baron Dormand of Easington (27 August 1919 – 18 December 2003), known as Jack Dormand, was a British educationist and Labour Party politician from the coal mining area...
John Donkin Dormand, Baron Dormand of Easington (27 August 1919 – 18 December 2003), known as Jack Dormand, was a British educationist and Labour Party politician from the coal mining area...
Jacques Hébert
Jacques René Hébert was a French journalist, and the founder and editor of the extreme radical newspaper Le Père Duchesne during the French Revolution.
Jacques René Hébert was a French journalist, and the founder and editor of the extreme radical newspaper Le Père Duchesne during the French Revolution.
Jacques-André Naigeon
Jacques-André Naigeon was a French artist, atheist philosopher, editor and man of letters best known for his contributions to the Encyclopédie and for reworking Baron d'Holbach's and Diderot...
Jacques-André Naigeon was a French artist, atheist philosopher, editor and man of letters best known for his contributions to the Encyclopédie and for reworking Baron d'Holbach's and Diderot...
James Randi
James Randi is a Canadian-American stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience.
James Randi is a Canadian-American stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience.
Jean-Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce, baron de Cloots
Jean-Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce, baron de Cloots (June 24, 1755 – March 24, 1794), better known as Anacharsis Cloots (also spelled Clootz), was a Prussian nobleman who was a sign...
Jean-Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce, baron de Cloots (June 24, 1755 – March 24, 1794), better known as Anacharsis Cloots (also spelled Clootz), was a Prussian nobleman who was a sign...
Jennifer McCreight
Boobquake, which took place on April 26, 2010, was devised by Jennifer McCreight, then a senior in the Purdue University College of Science, in response to news reports that Hojatoleslam Kazem S...
Boobquake, which took place on April 26, 2010, was devised by Jennifer McCreight, then a senior in the Purdue University College of Science, in response to news reports that Hojatoleslam Kazem S...
Jessica Ahlquist
Jessica Ahlquist (born June 21, 1995) is an American civil liberties campaigner and atheist.
Jessica Ahlquist (born June 21, 1995) is an American civil liberties campaigner and atheist.
Jim Herrick
Jim Herrick (born 1944) is a British Humanist and secularist.
Jim Herrick (born 1944) is a British Humanist and secularist.
Joachim Kahl
Joachim Kahl (born 1941 in Cologne, Germany) is a German freelance philosopher whose work focuses on the criticism of religion, ethics and aesthetics.
Joachim Kahl (born 1941 in Cologne, Germany) is a German freelance philosopher whose work focuses on the criticism of religion, ethics and aesthetics.
Johann Friedrich Struensee
Count Johann Friedrich Struensee (5 August 1737 – 28 April 1772) was a German doctor.
Count Johann Friedrich Struensee (5 August 1737 – 28 April 1772) was a German doctor.
Johann Hari
Johann Eduard Hari is a British journalist who was a columnist at The Independent and The Huffington Post, and contributed to several other publications, before, in 2011, admitting to pl...
Johann Eduard Hari is a British journalist who was a columnist at The Independent and The Huffington Post, and contributed to several other publications, before, in 2011, admitting to pl...
John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry
John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry GCVO was a Scottish nobleman, remembered for lending his name and patronage to the "Marquess of Queensberry rules" that formed the basis of moder...
John Sholto Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry GCVO was a Scottish nobleman, remembered for lending his name and patronage to the "Marquess of Queensberry rules" that formed the basis of moder...
John Ridpath
John B. Ridpath, Ph.D. (born 1936) is a Canadian Objectivist intellectual historian and retired associate professor of economics and intellectual history at York University in Toronto.
John B. Ridpath, Ph.D. (born 1936) is a Canadian Objectivist intellectual historian and retired associate professor of economics and intellectual history at York University in Toronto.
Jon Garth Murray
Jon Garth Murray (November 16, 1954 – September 29, 1995) was the son of American Atheist leader, Madalyn Murray O'Hair.
Jon Garth Murray (November 16, 1954 – September 29, 1995) was the son of American Atheist leader, Madalyn Murray O'Hair.
Jonathan Miller
Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller CBE is a British theatre and opera director, author, physician, television presenter, humorist and sculptor.
Sir Jonathan Wolfe Miller CBE is a British theatre and opera director, author, physician, television presenter, humorist and sculptor.
Joseph Edamaruku
Joseph Edamaruku (7 September 1934 – 29 June 2006), popularly identified by his surname Edamaruku, was a well known journalist and rationalist from Kerala.
Joseph Edamaruku (7 September 1934 – 29 June 2006), popularly identified by his surname Edamaruku, was a well known journalist and rationalist from Kerala.
Joseph McCabe
Joseph Martin McCabe (12 November 1867 – 10 January 1955) was an English writer and speaker on freethought, after having been a Roman Catholic priest earlier in his life.
Joseph Martin McCabe (12 November 1867 – 10 January 1955) was an English writer and speaker on freethought, after having been a Roman Catholic priest earlier in his life.
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин; born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, Иосиф Виссарионович Джугашвили; 18 December 1878 – 5 March 1953) was the Premier of t...
Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин; born Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, Иосиф Виссарионович Джугашвили; 18 December 1878 – 5 March 1953) was the Premier of t...
José Saramago
José de Sousa Saramago, GColSE (; (16 November 1922 – 18 June 2010) was a Nobel-laureate Portuguese novelist, poet, playwright and journalist.
José de Sousa Saramago, GColSE (; (16 November 1922 – 18 June 2010) was a Nobel-laureate Portuguese novelist, poet, playwright and journalist.
Jules Ferry
Jules François Camille Ferry (; 5 April 1832 17 March 1893) was a French statesman and republican.
Jules François Camille Ferry (; 5 April 1832 17 March 1893) was a French statesman and republican.
Julien Offray de La Mettrie
Julien Offray de La Mettrie (November 23, 1709 – November 11, 1751) was a French physician and philosopher, and one of the earliest of the French materialists of the Enlightenment.
Julien Offray de La Mettrie (November 23, 1709 – November 11, 1751) was a French physician and philosopher, and one of the earliest of the French materialists of the Enlightenment.
Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist.
Karl Heinrich Marx (5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist.
Karlheinz Deschner
Karl Heinrich Leopold Deschner (born on May 23, 1924, in Bamberg, Bavaria), is a German researcher and writer who has achieved public attention in Europe for his thorough and fiercely critical ...
Karl Heinrich Leopold Deschner (born on May 23, 1924, in Bamberg, Bavaria), is a German researcher and writer who has achieved public attention in Europe for his thorough and fiercely critical ...
Keith Porteous Wood
Keith Porteous Wood is the Executive Director, formerly General Secretary, of the National Secular Society in the United Kingdom, a position he has held since 1996.
Keith Porteous Wood is the Executive Director, formerly General Secretary, of the National Secular Society in the United Kingdom, a position he has held since 1996.
Lee Daniel Crocker
Lee Daniel Crocker (born in Valdosta, Georgia on July 3, 1963) is an American computer programmer and poker player.
Lee Daniel Crocker (born in Valdosta, Georgia on July 3, 1963) is an American computer programmer and poker player.
Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky, born Lev Davidovich Bronshtein, was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army.
Leon Trotsky, born Lev Davidovich Bronshtein, was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and theorist, Soviet politician, and the founder and first leader of the Red Army.
Leonard Peikoff
Leonard S. Peikoff (born October 15, 1933) is a Canadian-American philosopher.
Leonard S. Peikoff (born October 15, 1933) is a Canadian-American philosopher.
Louis Fles
Levie Jacob "Louis" Fles (1872-1940) was a Dutch businessman, activist and author.
Levie Jacob "Louis" Fles (1872-1940) was a Dutch businessman, activist and author.
Ludwig Feuerbach
Ludwig Andreas von Feuerbach (July 28, 1804, Landshut, Lower Bavaria – September 13, 1872) was a German philosopher and anthropologist.
Ludwig Andreas von Feuerbach (July 28, 1804, Landshut, Lower Bavaria – September 13, 1872) was a German philosopher and anthropologist.
M. M. Mangasarian
Mangasar Magurditch Mangasarian was an American rationalist and secularist.
Mangasar Magurditch Mangasarian was an American rationalist and secularist.
Manabendra Nath Roy
Manabendra Nath Roy (মানবেন্দ্রনাথ রায়) (1887 - 1954), born Narendra Nath Bhattacharya and popularly known as M. N. Roy, was an Indian nationalist revolutionary and an internationally kno...
Manabendra Nath Roy (মানবেন্দ্রনাথ রায়) (1887 - 1954), born Narendra Nath Bhattacharya and popularly known as M. N. Roy, was an Indian nationalist revolutionary and an internationally kno...
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung, and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao (December 26, 1893September 9, 1976), was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfa...
Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung, and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao (December 26, 1893September 9, 1976), was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfa...
Margaret Downey
Margaret Downey is an atheist activist who is the former President of Atheist Alliance International and founder and president of the the Freethought Society.
Margaret Downey is an atheist activist who is the former President of Atheist Alliance International and founder and president of the the Freethought Society.
Martin Wagner (artist)
Martin Wagner is an artist, cartoonist, and filmmaker currently living in Austin, Texas.
Martin Wagner is an artist, cartoonist, and filmmaker currently living in Austin, Texas.
Massimo Pigliucci
Massimo Pigliucci (born January 16, 1964) is the chair of the Department of Philosophy at CUNY-Lehman College.
Massimo Pigliucci (born January 16, 1964) is the chair of the Department of Philosophy at CUNY-Lehman College.
Matt Dillahunty
Matt Dillahunty is the president of the Atheist Community of Austin, the host of the live internet radio show "Non-Prophets Radio" and of the Austin Public-access television cable TV show The At...
Matt Dillahunty is the president of the Atheist Community of Austin, the host of the live internet radio show "Non-Prophets Radio" and of the Austin Public-access television cable TV show The At...
Michael Schmidt-Salomon
Michael Schmidt-Salomon is a German author, philosopher, and public relations manager.
Michael Schmidt-Salomon is a German author, philosopher, and public relations manager.
Michel Onfray
Michel Onfray is a contemporary French philosopher who adheres to hedonism, atheism and anarchism.
Michel Onfray is a contemporary French philosopher who adheres to hedonism, atheism and anarchism.
Miguel Enríquez
Miguel Enríquez Espinosa was a physician and one founder of the Chilean political party and former far left-wing guerrilla organization Movement of the Revolutionary Left, founded 1965.
Miguel Enríquez Espinosa was a physician and one founder of the Chilean political party and former far left-wing guerrilla organization Movement of the Revolutionary Left, founded 1965.
Mikhail Bakunin
Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin (; – 1 July 1876) was a well-known Russian revolutionary and philosopher, theorist of collectivist anarchism.
Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin (; – 1 July 1876) was a well-known Russian revolutionary and philosopher, theorist of collectivist anarchism.
Murat Karayılan
Murat Karayilan is the leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), a separatist insurgent group fighting against Turkey to establish an autonomous Kurdistan in South-East Turkey.
Murat Karayilan is the leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), a separatist insurgent group fighting against Turkey to establish an autonomous Kurdistan in South-East Turkey.
Nicolas Walter
Nicolas Hardy Walter (22 November 1934 – 7 March 2000) was a British anarchist and atheist writer, speaker and activist.
Nicolas Hardy Walter (22 November 1934 – 7 March 2000) was a British anarchist and atheist writer, speaker and activist.
Nâzım Hikmet
Nâzım Hikmet Ran, commonly known as Nâzım Hikmet, was a Turkish poet, playwright, novelist and memoirist.
Nâzım Hikmet Ran, commonly known as Nâzım Hikmet, was a Turkish poet, playwright, novelist and memoirist.
Paolo Flores d'Arcais
Paolo Flores d'Arcais (born in Cervignano del Friuli, on July 11, 1944) is an Italian philosopher and journalist, editor of the magazine MicroMega.
Paolo Flores d'Arcais (born in Cervignano del Friuli, on July 11, 1944) is an Italian philosopher and journalist, editor of the magazine MicroMega.
Pat Condell
Patrick "Pat" Condell, is an Irish-born English writer, political commentator, comedian and atheist internet personality.
Patrick "Pat" Condell, is an Irish-born English writer, political commentator, comedian and atheist internet personality.
Patrick Greene (activist)
Patrick Greene is a former atheist activist from San Antonio, Texas.
Patrick Greene is a former atheist activist from San Antonio, Texas.
Penn Jillette
Penn Fraser Jillette is an American illusionist, comedian, musician, and best-selling author known for his work with fellow magician Teller in the team Penn & Teller, and advocacy of atheism, sc...
Penn Fraser Jillette is an American illusionist, comedian, musician, and best-selling author known for his work with fellow magician Teller in the team Penn & Teller, and advocacy of atheism, sc...
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is critically regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language.
Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is critically regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language.
Peter Atkins
Peter William Atkins (born 10 August 1940) is a British chemist and former Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Lincoln College.
Peter William Atkins (born 10 August 1940) is a British chemist and former Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Lincoln College.
Peter Schwartz (writer)
Peter Schwartz is a writer and journalist who follows the Objectivist philosophy of Ayn Rand.
Peter Schwartz is a writer and journalist who follows the Objectivist philosophy of Ayn Rand.
Piergiorgio Odifreddi
Piergiorgio Odifreddi (born July 13, 1950 in Cuneo), is an Italian mathematician, logician and aficionado of the history of science, who is also extremely active as a popular science writer and ...
Piergiorgio Odifreddi (born July 13, 1950 in Cuneo), is an Italian mathematician, logician and aficionado of the history of science, who is also extremely active as a popular science writer and ...
Pierre Gaspard Chaumette
Pierre Gaspard Chaumette (24 May 1763 - 13 April 1794) was a French politician of the Revolutionary period.
Pierre Gaspard Chaumette (24 May 1763 - 13 April 1794) was a French politician of the Revolutionary period.
Polly Toynbee
Polly Toynbee is a British journalist and writer, and has been a columnist for The Guardian newspaper since 1998.
Polly Toynbee is a British journalist and writer, and has been a columnist for The Guardian newspaper since 1998.
Prabir Ghosh
Prabir Ghosh (born March 1, 1945) is the head of the Science and Rationalists’ Association of India, and president of the Humanists' Association based in Kolkata.
Prabir Ghosh (born March 1, 1945) is the head of the Science and Rationalists’ Association of India, and president of the Humanists' Association based in Kolkata.
PZ Myers
Paul Zachary "PZ" Myers (born March 9, 1957) is an American scientist and biology professor at the University of Minnesota Morris (UMM) and the author of the Pharyngula science blog.
Paul Zachary "PZ" Myers (born March 9, 1957) is an American scientist and biology professor at the University of Minnesota Morris (UMM) and the author of the Pharyngula science blog.
R. J. Hollingdale
Reginald John (RJ) Hollingdale (October 20, 1930 – September 28, 2001) was best known as a biographer and a translator of German philosophy and literature, especially the works of Friedrich Niet...
Reginald John (RJ) Hollingdale (October 20, 1930 – September 28, 2001) was best known as a biographer and a translator of German philosophy and literature, especially the works of Friedrich Niet...
Ramswaroop Verma
Ramswaroop Verma (1923-1998) was born August 22, 1923 in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Ramswaroop Verma (1923-1998) was born August 22, 1923 in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Reason Rally
The Reason Rally is an upcoming demonstration that will take place at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2012.
The Reason Rally is an upcoming demonstration that will take place at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2012.
Reginald Vaughn Finley, Sr.
Reginald Vaughn Finley, Sr., is a former R&B singer, education activist, lecturer, Internet radio host, and podcaster in Atlanta, Georgia, known as the Infidel Guy.
Reginald Vaughn Finley, Sr., is a former R&B singer, education activist, lecturer, Internet radio host, and podcaster in Atlanta, Georgia, known as the Infidel Guy.
Richard Carlile
Richard Carlile (9 December 1790 – 10 February 1843) was an important agitator for the establishment of universal suffrage and freedom of the press in the United Kingdom.
Richard Carlile (9 December 1790 – 10 February 1843) was an important agitator for the establishment of universal suffrage and freedom of the press in the United Kingdom.
Richard Dawkins
Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL, known as Richard Dawkins, is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author.
Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL, known as Richard Dawkins, is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author.
Ricky Gervais
Ricky Dene Gervais is an English comedian, actor, director, producer, musician, writer, and former radio presenter.
Ricky Dene Gervais is an English comedian, actor, director, producer, musician, writer, and former radio presenter.
Rius
Eduardo del Río (born June 20, 1934 and better known by his pen name Rius) is a famous Mexican intellectual, political cartoonist and writer born in Zamora, Michoacán.
Eduardo del Río (born June 20, 1934 and better known by his pen name Rius) is a famous Mexican intellectual, political cartoonist and writer born in Zamora, Michoacán.
Robert Taylor (Radical)
Reverend Robert Taylor (1784–1844), was an early 19th century Radical, a clergyman turned freethinker whose "Infidel home missionary tour" was a dramatic incident in Charles Darwin's education, ...
Reverend Robert Taylor (1784–1844), was an early 19th century Radical, a clergyman turned freethinker whose "Infidel home missionary tour" was a dramatic incident in Charles Darwin's education, ...
Ronald Plasterk
Ronald Hans Anton Plasterk (born April 12, 1957) is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).
Ronald Hans Anton Plasterk (born April 12, 1957) is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).
Salman Rushdie
Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie (Hindi: अहमद सलमान रुशदी (Devanagari), (Nastaʿlīq); ; born 19 June 1947) is a British Indian novelist and essayist.
Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie (Hindi: अहमद सलमान रुशदी (Devanagari), (Nastaʿlīq); ; born 19 June 1947) is a British Indian novelist and essayist.
Sam Harris (author)
Sam Harris (born 1967) is an American author, public intellectual, and neuroscientist, as well as the co-founder and CEO of Project Reason.
Sam Harris (born 1967) is an American author, public intellectual, and neuroscientist, as well as the co-founder and CEO of Project Reason.
Sanal Edamaruku
Sanal Edamaruku is the founder-president of Rationalist International.
Sanal Edamaruku is the founder-president of Rationalist International.
Sean Sinjin
Sean Sinjin is the author of the book, Meme, and operates the atheism-education website, BetterHuman.org.
Sean Sinjin is the author of the book, Meme, and operates the atheism-education website, BetterHuman.org.
Sibnarayan Ray
Sibnarayan Ray was one of the most renowned Bengali thinker, educationist, philosopher and literary critic of twentieth century India.
Sibnarayan Ray was one of the most renowned Bengali thinker, educationist, philosopher and literary critic of twentieth century India.
Sikivu Hutchinson
Sikivu Hutchinson is an American feminist, atheist, activist and author.
Sikivu Hutchinson is an American feminist, atheist, activist and author.
Simon Blackburn
Simon Blackburn (born 1944) is a British academic philosopher known for his work in quasi-realism and his efforts to popularise philosophy.
Simon Blackburn (born 1944) is a British academic philosopher known for his work in quasi-realism and his efforts to popularise philosophy.
Stellan Skarsgård
Stellan John Skarsgård is a Swedish actor, though he is best known internationally for his roles in English-language films.
Stellan John Skarsgård is a Swedish actor, though he is best known internationally for his roles in English-language films.
Stephen Fry
Stephen John Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter, film director, and a director of Norwich City Football Club.
Stephen John Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter, film director, and a director of Norwich City Football Club.
Steven Weinberg
Steven Weinberg (born May 3, 1933) is an American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics for his contributions with Abdus Salam and Sheldon Glashow to the unification of the weak fo...
Steven Weinberg (born May 3, 1933) is an American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate in Physics for his contributions with Abdus Salam and Sheldon Glashow to the unification of the weak fo...
Susan Blackmore
Susan Jane Blackmore is an English freelance writer, lecturer, and broadcaster on psychology and the paranormal, perhaps best known for her book The Meme Machine.
Susan Jane Blackmore is an English freelance writer, lecturer, and broadcaster on psychology and the paranormal, perhaps best known for her book The Meme Machine.
Sébastien Faure
Sébastien Faure was a French anarchist (January 6, 1858, Saint-Étienne, Loire - July 14, 1942 Royan).
Sébastien Faure was a French anarchist (January 6, 1858, Saint-Étienne, Loire - July 14, 1942 Royan).
Tariq Ali
Tariq Ali,, is a British Pakistani military historian, novelist, journalist, filmmaker, public intellectual, political campaigner, activist, and commentator.
Tariq Ali,, is a British Pakistani military historian, novelist, journalist, filmmaker, public intellectual, political campaigner, activist, and commentator.
Taslima Nasrin
Taslima Nasrin तसलीमा नसरीन is a Bangladeshi author and former physician who has been living in exile since 1994.
Taslima Nasrin तसलीमा नसरीन is a Bangladeshi author and former physician who has been living in exile since 1994.
Terry Sanderson (writer)
Terry Sanderson is a leading UK secularist and gay rights activist, author and journalist.
Terry Sanderson is a leading UK secularist and gay rights activist, author and journalist.
Theo van Gogh (film director)
Theodoor "Theo" van Gogh (, 23 July 19572 November 2004) was a Dutch film director, film producer, columnist, author and actor.
Theodoor "Theo" van Gogh (, 23 July 19572 November 2004) was a Dutch film director, film producer, columnist, author and actor.
Tomás Garrido Canabal
Tomás Garrido Canabal (born Playas de Catazajá, Chiapas, September 20, 1891— died Los Angeles, California, April 8, 1943), was a Mexican politician and revolutionary.
Tomás Garrido Canabal (born Playas de Catazajá, Chiapas, September 20, 1891— died Los Angeles, California, April 8, 1943), was a Mexican politician and revolutionary.
Vashti McCollum
Vashti Cromwell McCollum (November 6, 1912 – August 20, 2006) was the plaintiff in a landmark 1948 Supreme Court case that struck down religious education in the public schools.
Vashti Cromwell McCollum (November 6, 1912 – August 20, 2006) was the plaintiff in a landmark 1948 Supreme Court case that struck down religious education in the public schools.
Victor J. Stenger
Victor John Stenger (born January 29, 1935, Bayonne, New Jersey) is an American particle physicist, outspoken atheist, and author, now active in philosophy and popular religious skepticism.
Victor John Stenger (born January 29, 1935, Bayonne, New Jersey) is an American particle physicist, outspoken atheist, and author, now active in philosophy and popular religious skepticism.
Viktor Lennstrand
Viktor Emanuel Lennstrand (30 January 1861 - 31 October 1895) was a Swedish Freethought activist and writer.
Viktor Emanuel Lennstrand (30 January 1861 - 31 October 1895) was a Swedish Freethought activist and writer.
Vitaly Ginzburg
Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg, ForMemRS was a Soviet theoretical physicist, astrophysicist, Nobel laureate, a member of the Soviet and Russian Academies of Sciences and one of the fathers of Soviet...
Vitaly Lazarevich Ginzburg, ForMemRS was a Soviet theoretical physicist, astrophysicist, Nobel laureate, a member of the Soviet and Russian Academies of Sciences and one of the fathers of Soviet...
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary, intellectual and politician who led the October Revolution of 1917.
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary, intellectual and politician who led the October Revolution of 1917.
Walid Husayin
Walid Husayin is a Palestinian blogger.
Walid Husayin is a Palestinian blogger.
William Chilton (printer)
William Chilton (1815- 28 May 1855), was a printer, Owenite Socialist, evolutionist, and co-founder with Charles Southwell of The Oracle of Reason, which claimed to be the world's first avow...
William Chilton (1815- 28 May 1855), was a printer, Owenite Socialist, evolutionist, and co-founder with Charles Southwell of The Oracle of Reason, which claimed to be the world's first avow...
William McIlroy
William J. McIlroy (born 1928) is a British secularist and atheist activist, writer and editor.
William J. McIlroy (born 1928) is a British secularist and atheist activist, writer and editor.
Yaron Brook
Yaron Brook (ירון ברוק; born 1961) is a political activist and the current president and executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute, a non-profit organization in Irvine, California, whose miss...
Yaron Brook (ירון ברוק; born 1961) is a political activist and the current president and executive director of the Ayn Rand Institute, a non-profit organization in Irvine, California, whose miss...
Yemelyan Yaroslavsky
Yemelyan Mikhailovich Yaroslavsky was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet politician, communist party organizer and activist, journalist, and historian.
Yemelyan Mikhailovich Yaroslavsky was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet politician, communist party organizer and activist, journalist, and historian.
Youp van 't Hek
Joseph Jacobus Maria "Youp" van 't Hek (born February 28, 1954) is a Dutch comedian and a columnist for NRC Handelsblad.
Joseph Jacobus Maria "Youp" van 't Hek (born February 28, 1954) is a Dutch comedian and a columnist for NRC Handelsblad.