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Freethought leader and atheist activist. "In college, after reading material from American Atheists, he became, in his words, 'a pretty hard core atheist.'" [2] Larry Adler: 1914–2001 Musician, widely acknowledged as one of the world's most skilled harmonica players.
He also became the leader of the first democratically elected communist government in the world. K.N. Ramachandran (1937–): Naxalite leader and General Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) Red Star; Prakash Karat (1948–): Politician, The General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from 2005 to 2015.
Atheism is, in a broad sense, the lack of belief in the existence of deities.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.
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]
Saraswathi Gora (1912–2006): Indian social activist, wife of Gora and leader of the Atheist Centre for many years, campaigning against untouchability and the caste system. [25] John William Gott (1866–1922): English trouser salesman and leader of the Freethought Socialist League, the last person in Britain to be sent to prison for blasphemy ...
Alain de Botton (1969–): British philosopher and author of Religion for Atheists: A Non-Believer's Guide to the Uses of Religion, 2012. [47] Daniel Dennett. Daniel Dennett (1942–2024): American philosopher of science and author of Breaking the Spell. [48] [49] Jacques Derrida (1930–2004): Algerian-born French philosopher. [50] [51] [52]
Professed to being an atheist in his book Tricks of the Mind and described Bertrand Russell's collection of essays Why I Am Not a Christian "an absolute joy." Luis Buñuel (1900–1983): Spanish film-maker, activist of the surrealist movement. Known for his one-liner, "Thank God I'm an atheist." [36] [37] Richard Burton (1925–1984): Welsh ...
He now considers himself to be an atheist, [47] but still professes respect for all religious practices. [48] Kim Il Sung [49] [50] North Korea: North Korean leader, was raised in a Presbyterian family. Abraham Kovoor [51] India: Indian professor and rationalist, noted for Abraham Kovoor's challenge. Vladimir Lenin [52] Soviet Union