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Penn Fraser Jillette (born March 5, 1955) is an American magician, actor, musician, inventor, television presenter, and author, best known for his work with fellow magician Teller as half of the team Penn ...
Date of birth: 5 March 1955
Nationality: American
Occupation: Magician
Gender: Male
Height: 6' 6" (198 cm)
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali ( Somali: Ayaan Xirsi Cali: Ayān Ḥirsī 'Alī; born Ayaan Hirsi Magan, 13 November 1969) is a Somali-born Dutch-American activist, feminist, author, scholar and former politician. She received ...
Date of birth: 13 November 1969
Nationality: Dutch
Occupation: Activist
Gender: Female
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Ayn Rand
Russian-born American author and philosopher (1905–1982)
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Ayn Rand (born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum; February 2, [O.S. January 20] 1905 – March 6, 1982) was a Russian-American writer and philosopher. She is known for her two best-selling novels, The ...
Date of birth: 2 February 1905
Date of death: 6 March 1982
Nationality: Russian
Occupation: Writer
Gender: Female
Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)
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Madalyn Murray O'Hair (née Mays; April 13, 1919 – September 29, 1995) was an American activist supporting atheism and separation of church and state. In 1963 she founded American Atheists and served as ...
Date of birth: 13 April 1919
Date of death: 29 September 1995
Nationality: American
Occupation: Activist
Gender: Female
Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)
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Christopher Eric Hitchens (13 April 1949 – 15 December 2011) was an English-American author, columnist, essayist, orator, journalist, and social critic. Hitchens was the author, co-author, editor, or ...
Date of birth: 13 April 1949
Date of death: 15 December 2011
Nationality: British
Occupation: Journalist
Gender: Male
Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)
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Philip Milton Roth (March 19, 1933 – May 22, 2018) was an American novelist and short-story writer.
Date of birth: 19 March 1933
Date of death: 22 May 2018
Nationality: American
Occupation: Novelist
Gender: Male
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Mike Mentzer (November 15, 1951 – June 10, 2001) was an American IFBB professional bodybuilder, businessman and author.
Date of birth: 15 November 1951
Date of death: 20 June 2001
Nationality: American
Occupation: Bodybuilder
Gender: Male
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Daniel Clement Dennett III (March 28, 1942 – April 19, 2024) was an American philosopher and cognitive scientist. His research centered on the philosophy of mind, the philosophy of science, and the ph ...
Date of birth: 28 March 1942
Date of death: 19 April 2024
Nationality: American
Occupation: Philosopher
Gender: Male
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Michael Brant Shermer (born September 8, 1954) is an American science writer, historian of science, founder of The Skeptics Society, and editor-in-chief of its magazine Skeptic, which is largely devoted ...
Date of birth: 8 September 1954
Nationality: American
Occupation: Writer
Gender: Male
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Sam Harris
American neuroscientist, author, and podcaster
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Samuel Benjamin Harris (born April 9, 1967) is an American author, philosopher, neuroscientist, and podcast host. His work touches on a wide range of topics, including rationality, religion, ethics, free ...
Date of birth: 9 April 1967
Nationality: American
Occupation: Scientist
Gender: Male
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David Thorstad (born June 6, 1941) is an American political activist engaged with pro-pederast and pro-pedophile activism within the North American Man/Boy Love Association (commonly known as NAMBLA) ...
Date of birth: 6 June 1941
Date of death: 1 August 2021
Nationality: American
Occupation: Activist
Gender: Male
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Emma Goldman (June 27 [O.S. June 15], 1869 – May 14, 1940) was an anarchist political activist and writer. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in ...
Date of birth: 27 June 1869
Date of death: 14 May 1940
Nationality: American
Occupation: Writer
Gender: Female
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Daniel Edwin Barker (born June 25, 1949) is an American atheist activist and musician who served as an evangelical Christian preacher and composer for 19 years but left Christianity in 1984. He and his ...
Date of birth: 25 June 1949
Nationality: American
Occupation: Activist
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Rebecca Kay Watson (born October 18, 1980) is an American blogger and podcast host. She is the founder of the Skepchick blog and former co-host of The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe podcast. She also ...
Date of birth: 18 October 1980
Nationality: American
Occupation: Activist
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Ernestine Louise Rose (January 13, 1810 – August 4, 1892) was a suffragist, abolitionist, and freethinker who has been called the “first Jewish feminist.” Her career spanned from the 1830s to the 1870s ...
Date of birth: 13 January 1810
Date of death: 4 August 1892
Nationality: American
Occupation: Activist
Gender: Female
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Paul Zachary Myers (born March 9, 1957) is an American biologist who founded and writes the Pharyngula science-blog. He is associate-professor of biology at the University of Minnesota Morris (UMM) where ...
Date of birth: 9 March 1957
Nationality: American
Occupation: Biologist
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William Gwinn Dever (born November 27, 1933, Louisville, Kentucky) is an American archaeologist, specialising in the history of Israel and the Near East in biblical times. He was Professor of Near Eastern ...
Date of birth: 27 November 1933
Nationality: American
Occupation: Scientist
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Farrell Till (April 26, 1933 – October 3, 2012) was the editor of the formerly published The Skeptical Review and was a prominent debater against Christianity and biblical inerrancy. He published critical ...
Date of birth: 26 April 1933
Date of death: 3 October 2012
Nationality: American
Occupation: Writer
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David Harsanyi (born circa 1970) is an American conservative journalist, columnist, author, and editor. He wrote for the Denver Post for eight years, and edited for The Federalist for more than six years ...
Date of birth: 1970
Nationality: American
Occupation: Writer
Gender: Male
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John Howard Moore (December 4, 1862 – June 17, 1916) was an American zoologist, philosopher, educator and socialist. He advocated for the ethical consideration and treatment of animals and authored several ...
Date of birth: 4 December 1862
Date of death: 17 June 1916
Nationality: American
Occupation: Activist
Gender: Male
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