Notable Humanists, Atheists, Skeptics or Freethinkers

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Paul Kurtz 1925-2012 Professor of philosophy, founder and past chairman of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, the Council for Secular Humanism, and the Center for Inquiry
Richard D. Lamm b. 1935 Politician, professor, lawyer, 1993 Humanist of the Year
Corliss Lamont 1902-1995 Socialist philosopher, 1977 Humanist of the Year
Mel Lipman Attorney, former president of the American Humanist Association
Abraham H. Maslow 1908-1970 Professor of psychology, 1967 Humanist of the Year
PZ Meyers b. 1957 Biology professor, author of the Pharyngula science blog, 2009 Humanist of the Year
Ashley Montagu 1905-1999 Anthropologist, 1995 Humanist of the Year
Lloyd Morain 1917-2010 Businessman, philanthropist, writer, former president of the American Humanist Association, 1994 Humanist of the Year
Mary Morain 1911-1999 Therapist, social reformer, 1994 Humanist of the Year
Henry Morgentaler b. 1923 Physician, pro-choice advocate, 1975 Humanist of the Year
Hermann J. Muller 1890-1967 Nobel laureate, geneticist, educator, 1963 Humanist of the Year
Kai Nielsen b. 1926 Professor, author
David Noise b. 1962 President of the American Humanist Association
Bill Nye b. 1955 Science educator, scientist, 2010 Humanist of the Year
Joyce Carol Oates b. 1938 Author, 2007 Humanist of the Year
Linus Pauling 1901-1994 Nobel laureate, chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, educator, 1961 Humanist of the Year
Steven Pinker b. 1954 experimental psychologist, cognitive scientist, linguist, author, 2006 Humanist of the Year
A. Philip Randolph 1889-1979 Civil rights activist, labor activist, 1970 Humanist of the Year
Oliver L. Reiser 1895-1974 Philosopher, Humanist pioneer
Oscar Riddle 1877-1968 Biologist, 1958 Humanist of the Year
Gene Roddenberry 1921-1991 Screenwriter, producer, futurist
Carl Rogers 1902-1987 Psychologist, one of the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology, 1964 Humanist of the Year
Salman Rushdie b. 1947 Novelist, essayist
Bertrand Russell 1872-1970 Philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, social critic
Carl Sagan 1934-1996 Astronomer, astrophysicist, novelist, 1981 Humanist of the Year
Andrei Sakharov 1921-1989 Nuclear physicist, dissident, human rights activist, 1980 Humanist of the Year
Jonas Salk 1914-1995 Medical researcher and virologist, discoverer of the first safe and effective polio vaccine, 1976 Humanist of the Year
Margaret Sanger 1879-1966 Sex educator, nurse, birth control activist, 1957 Humanist of the Year
William F. Schulz b. 1949 Former executive director of Amnesty International USA, Unitarian Universalist minister, 2000 Humanist of the Year
David Silverman b. 1966 President of American Atheists

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