Notable Humanists, Atheists, Skeptics or Freethinkers

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Louis Appignani b. 1933 Entrepreneur, philanthropist, founder of the Appignani Humanist Legal Center
Isaac Asimov 1920-1992 Author, professor of biochemistry, 1984 Humanist of the Year
Margaret Atwood b. 1939 Novelist, poet, 1987 Humanist of the Year
Bart Bok 1906-1983 Astronomer, Founding Fellow of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
Raymond Bragg 1902-1979 President, American Humanist Association
Lester R. Brown b. 1934 Environmental analyst, author, 1991 Humanist of the Year
Mary Calderone 1904-1998 Physician, public health advocate for sexual education, 1974 Humanist of the Year
Helen Caldicott b. 1938 Physician, author, anti-nuclear advocate, 1982 Humanist of the Year
Anton Carlson 1875-1956 Physiologist, 1953 Humanist of the Year
Brock Chisholm 1896-1971 First director-general of the World Health Organization, 1959 Humanist of the Year
Arthur C. Clarke 1917-2008 Author, inventor, futurist
Richard Dawkins b. 1941 Ethologist, evolutionary biologist, author, 1996 Humanist of the Year
Daniel C. Dennett b. 1942 Philosopher, author, cognitive scientist, 2004 Humanist of the Year
Barbara Ehrenreich b. 1941 Feminist, author, activist, 1998 Humanist of the Year
Albert Ellis 1913-2007 Psychologist, 1971 Humanist of the Year
Richard Feynman 1918-1988 Nobel laureate, physicist
Joseph Fletcher 1905-1991 Professor, bioethics pioneer, 1974 Humanist of the Year
Betty Friedan 1921-2006 Writer, activist, feminist, 1975 Humanist of the Year
Erich Fromm 1900-1980 Social psychologist, philosopher, 1966 Humanist of the Year
R. Buckminster Fuller 1895-1983 Systems theorist, architect, engineer, author, inventor, futurist, 1969 Humanist of the Year
John Kenneth Galbraith 1908-2006 Economist, 1985 Humanist of the Year
Murray Gell-Mann b. 1929 Nobel laureate, physicist, linguist, 2005 Humanist of the Year
Rebecca Newberger Goldstein b. 1950 Novelist, professor of philosophy, 2011 Humanist of the Year
Stephen Jay Gould 1941-2002 Paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and historian of science, 2001 Humanist of the Year
Sam Harris b. 1967 Author, philosopher, neuroscientist
Christopher Hitchens 1949-2011 Author, essayist, journalist
Sidney Hook 1902-1989 Philosopher, author
Julian Huxley 1887-1975 Evolutionary biologist, former president of the British Humanist Association, 1962 Humanist of the Year
William Heard Kilpatrick Educator, Humanist pioneer
Maggie Kuhn 1905-1995 Activist, 1978 Humanist of the Year

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