Can you name the Famous Atheists? by JensonsBeard

Profession	Name	Nationality
Revolutionary		Argentinian (1928-1967)
Author (Hitchhiker's Guide Series)		British (1952-2001)
Playwright (The Crucible)		American (1915-2005)
Martial Artist		Chinese (1940-1973)
Animator (Family Guy, American Dad)		American (1973--)
Comedy Actor/Writer (The Office, Extras)		British (1961--)
Biologist/Author (The God Delusion)		British (1941--)
Actor (The Matrix)		American (1964--)
Philosopher/Linguist/Anarchist		American (1928--)
Former Prime Minister (1976-1979)		British (1912-2005)
Guitarist (Muse)		British (1978--)
Political Theorist (The Communist Manifesto)		German (1818-1883)
Comedian (Seven Dirty Words)		American (1937-2008)
Musicians (Oasis)		British (1967-- & 1972--)
Comedian (8 Out Of 10 Cats)		British (1972--)
Actor (Harry Potter)		British (1989--)
Actress (The Silence Of The Lambs)		American (1962--)
Philosopher (Existentialist)		French (1905-1980)
Actress (Love Among The Ruins)		American (1907-2003)
Actor (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory)		American (1933--)
Politician (Team America)		Korean (1941--)
Film Director and Comedian (Sleeper)		American (1935--)
Entertainer (Sirius XM)		American (1954--)
Entrepreneur (Facebook)		American (1984--)
Actor (Burn After Reading)		American (1953--)

Profession	Name	Nationality
Actress (The Queen)		British (1945--)
Musician (Roxy Music)		British (1948--)
Musician (It's Oh So Quiet)		Icelandic (1965--)
Philosopher (Beyond Good and Evil)		German (1844-1900)
Singer (Pearl Jam)		American (1964--)
Actor (Apollo 13)		American (1958--)
Guitarist (Pink Floyd)		British (1946--)
Football Manager (Nottingham Forest)		British (1935-2004)
Silent Actor (The Great Dictator)		British (1889-1977)
Film Director (Avatar)		Canadian (1954--)
Author (A Series of Unfortunate Events)		American (1970--)
Naturalist (Wildlife on One)		British (1926--)
Actor (Fight Club)		American (1963--)
Television Writer (60 Minutes)		American (1919--)
Actor (Doctor Who)		British (1964--)
Poet (Current Poet Laureate)		British (1955--)
Illusionist (Trick of the Mind)		British (1971--)
Cyclist (Tour de France Winner)		American (1971--)
Author (Vanity Fair Magazine)		British (1949--)
Politician (Communist Party of the Soviet Union)		Russian (1878-1953)
Author (Foundation series)		Russian-born American (1920-1992)
Author (1984, Animal Farm)		British (1903-1950)
Musician (The Cure)		British (1959--)
Actor (Lord of the Rings, X-Men)		British (1939--)
Publisher (Hustler)		American (1942--)
Myself	American (1942--)
Nun	American (1942--)
Dictator	American (1942--)

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50 Famous Atheists Quiz

by JensonsBeard

Created Oct 1, 2009 in Religion
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	RebeccaAMax:	Oct 1st, 2009 at 12:52 GMT		3 points
	Nice idea, but a little description would help. Or even dates. So we're not just typing names into a void.

	JensonsBeard:	Oct 1st, 2009 at 12:59 GMT		2 points
	Fair comment, I'll have a go at adding dates and making the descriptions a bit more intimate.

	cmkeller:	Oct 1st, 2009 at 13:08 GMT		6 points
	Isaac Asimov may have been born in Russia, but he'd spin in his grave if he heard himself described as a Russian.

	JensonsBeard:	Oct 1st, 2009 at 13:25 GMT		2 points
	That's true. He's now a Russian-born American. I've also made the clues more relevant.

	RebeccaAMax:	Oct 1st, 2009 at 13:35 GMT		3 points
	Thanks for updating!

	Platypus222:	Oct 1st, 2009 at 16:54 GMT		0 points
	Gene Wilder was in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," not in the newer remake. Good quiz! Didn't know all these people were fellow godless heathens.

	JensonsBeard:	Oct 1st, 2009 at 17:15 GMT		2 points
	Thanks! Point amended.

	MaxCanning:	Oct 2nd, 2009 at 02:55 GMT		6 points
	Helen Mirren was born in 1945, not 1965. Although, she is fine so I can see how you'd make that mistake.

	iceman1731:	Oct 2nd, 2009 at 03:23 GMT		2 points
	I hope someday to add my name to this great list...also Bill Maher would of been a good one, he did make "Religulous" afterall

	tomjenkins:	Oct 2nd, 2009 at 04:45 GMT		6 points
	Just to make sure no toes are stepped on, I would choose a different source than wikipedia, the atheist list changes every day on that site

	JensonsBeard:	Oct 2nd, 2009 at 16:50 GMT		3 points
	Max, point amended. And Tom, I see your point but it's difficult to find a definitive list of atheists on the net, and to be fair that was my source.

	LinuxLinus:	Oct 3rd, 2009 at 03:43 GMT		5 points
	I blanked hardcore on Miller and Sartre, couldn't spell Gilmour or Neist -- Nietz -- Freiderich Philosopherface, and was disappointed not to see Stephen Fry on the list.

	JensonsBeard:	Oct 3rd, 2009 at 09:07 GMT		3 points
	Nietzsche... I treid to put in as many misspellings as possible for him... although clearly not enough! Maybe Stephen Fry deserves a place, he's probably a bigger name than some of the people on here, but I was trying not to make it too Brit-centric.

	Nicktroptopolis:	Oct 5th, 2009 at 08:59 GMT		1 point
	Perhaps Roxy Music would be a better clue for Brian Eno than U2, since that was the band he started out with and the one he was a definite member of, rather than just producing their albums.

	Father_Time:	Oct 5th, 2009 at 23:06 GMT		-1 points
	No Ayn Rand or Penn and Teller?

	JensonsBeard:	Oct 6th, 2009 at 09:49 GMT		1 point
	Nick: Yeah, I was thinking his work with more famous acts would be better, but it appears he played too obscure a part in them. I'll change it to Roxy Music. Father_Time: That's right! That's why they didn't come up when you typed them in! :P

	Massagraf:	Oct 7th, 2009 at 17:08 GMT		16 points
	Hurray for atheism!

	Father_Time:	Oct 8th, 2009 at 02:20 GMT		-2 points
	well you should add those two, ayn rand was a conservative author and yet she was pushing atheism to, from what I hear she was one of the first to go on TV and discuss it openly. Also Penn and Teller are awesome and they're pushing it too (and by that I mean they aren't just atheists, they try to advertise atheism and get people to sign up, so to speak).

	JensonsBeard:	Oct 8th, 2009 at 16:25 GMT		4 points
	Yeah, but it's not a quiz about who expresses their atheism most. Dawkins and Hitchens make the list for that, but they've become notable for being the forefront of the atheist movement. The others are just people who do other things and happen to be atheists - Like Ricky Gervais, who only mentions it in interviews. Plus, I haven't heard of Penn and Teller or Rand, and to add them now would make it 52. Which isn't a very good number.

	Father_Time:	Oct 8th, 2009 at 20:53 GMT		1 point
	rand wrote atlas shrugged.

	indiekid:	Oct 10th, 2009 at 06:57 GMT		9 points
	Lance Armstrong "If there was a god, I'd still have both nuts"

	lwfc:	Oct 10th, 2009 at 23:01 GMT		5 points
	i think it should accept "matt bellamy", not just matthew. but good quiz

	JensonsBeard:	Oct 11th, 2009 at 18:43 GMT		3 points
	Amended

	benshore:	Oct 14th, 2009 at 01:00 GMT		5 points
	The Wikipedia source is very sketchy. I would place money on the fact that a few people on this list are not atheists at all.

	JensonsBeard:	Oct 14th, 2009 at 08:44 GMT		3 points
	I know quite a few of them are for sure. Thing is, Wikipedia sources where they got the indication these people are an atheist from, and I'm putting Wikipedia up there as a definitive list of atheists rather than 50 different links. If anyone finds anything that proves any of these people aren't atheists, let me know and I'll research and remove if necessary.

	wolver:	Oct 14th, 2009 at 18:55 GMT		3 points
	Definitely saw David Attenborough say he now wasn't sure of his atheism on Jonathan Ross. Wow, I don't know whether this list is a advert for atheism or would put people off...

	redsxfenway:	Oct 17th, 2009 at 00:43 GMT		4 points
	@Father_Time I think the sequel was called Atlas Wrote Another Bad Book.

	extranail09:	Oct 31st, 2009 at 02:42 GMT		7 points
	I think you can come up with a much mor appropriate description of Kim Jong-il than "Team America." Even just "North Korea" would work.

	thefeintinggoat:	Oct 31st, 2009 at 16:54 GMT		2 points
	Great quiz, but an improvement would be to point out that you mean "Vanity Fair" the magazine and not the novel. Thackeray isn't on this list.

	JensonsBeard:	Nov 1st, 2009 at 02:04 GMT		4 points
	extranail09 - It's a little joke. Given that his nationality is Korean, adding (North Korea) wouldn't provide a great amount more. thefeintinggoat - Good point, I'll make that distinction clearer.

	Handrejka:	Nov 15th, 2009 at 21:26 GMT		3 points
	I believe Sir David Attenborough is an agnostic rather than an atheist.

	Spl89:	Dec 5th, 2009 at 17:17 GMT		7 points
	As most Atheists are, Richard Dawkins himself said he is an Agnostic, being a complete Atheist is denying the possibility there is anything else and being Agnostic is accepting the fact that we just don't know and any of the religions can only be mere speculation without evidence.

	JensonsBeard:	Dec 6th, 2009 at 15:23 GMT		1 point
	That's a decent point Spl89, and I agree. To categorically deny there is a God doesn't really make sense, but still I think there is a scale whereby you become an atheist rather than an agnostic, when you decide to apply empirical, rational thinking to the argument. There's no evidence, so it's as likely as fairies existing... close enough, I'd say.

	Shay:	Dec 8th, 2009 at 20:40 GMT		4 points
	If you are using Wikipedia as your source, then look at the Wikipedia page for James Callaghan - which says "religion - baptist" - there's a bit about it in the "personal life" section as well. I've certainly never heard him described as an atheist.

	JensonsBeard:	Dec 8th, 2009 at 22:55 GMT		2 points
	According to Wikipedia, their reference for Callaghan's atheism... "One of the more enduring marks on British life left by the atheist, Prime Minister Callaghan, was to remove exclusive responsibility for the appointment of bishops from his own office and share it largely with a commission of churchmen. Since 1976, the Prime Minister has been limited to choosing one from two nominees of the commission or, in exceptional cases, sending the list back for the commission to produce a new one." Hugo Young, 'A relic of history best left undisturbed'" I may change that one and a couple of others in due course...

	beforever:	Dec 29th, 2009 at 20:44 GMT		-2 points
	I'm atheistic, but damn, Hell sure would be an interesting place to end up.

	cocky:	Jan 10th, 2010 at 15:44 GMT		1 point
	Stalin was a "politician"?

	bujumbo:	Feb 12th, 2010 at 19:40 GMT		1 point
	"Love Among the Ruins" as Hepburn's cited film? Over "Bringing Up Baby", "The Philadelphia Story", "The African Queen" etc.?

	chrismet:	Feb 16th, 2010 at 10:25 GMT		3 points
	Agnosticism is about knowledge not belief. So an agnostic atheist would say "I don't know if there's a god but I don't believe he exists" and an agnostic theist would say "I don't know if there's a god but I believe there is". Agnosticism is not a middle ground between theism and atheism.

	kypzethdurron:	Feb 26th, 2010 at 13:15 GMT		1 point
	Sir David Attenborough is most definitely not an atheist... and unlike some of the people on the list he has openly publicised the fact that he's agnostic!