Atheism
Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the Existence of God, existence of Deity, deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the ...
, in the broadest sense, is an absence of
belief
A belief is a subjective Attitude (psychology), attitude that something is truth, true or a State of affairs (philosophy), state of affairs is the case. A subjective attitude is a mental state of having some Life stance, stance, take, or opinion ...
in the
existence
Existence is the state of having being or reality in contrast to nonexistence and nonbeing. Existence is often contrasted with essence: the essence of an entity is its essential features or qualities, which can be understood even if one does ...
of
deities
A deity or god is a supernatural being considered to be sacred and worthy of worship due to having authority over some aspect of the universe and/or life. The ''Oxford Dictionary of English'' defines ''deity'' as a God (male deity), god or god ...
. 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
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by category. Living people in these lists are those whose atheism is relevant to their notable activities or public life, and who have publicly identified themselves as atheists.
Lists by country, territory, or people
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List of atheist Americans
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List of atheist Armenians
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List of Dutch atheists
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List of Jewish atheists and agnostics
This page lists well-known Jewish atheism, Jewish atheists and agnostics. Based on Jewish law's emphasis on matrilineal descent, religiously conservative Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox Jewish authorities would accept an atheist born to a Jewish mo ...
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List of South African atheists
Lists by profession
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List of atheist activists and educators
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List of atheist authors
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List of atheist philosophers
There have been many philosophers in recorded history who were atheism, atheists. This is a list of atheist philosophers who have articles in Wikipedia. Living persons in this list are people deemed relevant for their notable activities in public ...
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List of atheists in film, radio, television and theater
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List of atheists in music
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List of atheists in politics and law
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List of atheists in science and technology
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List of atheists (miscellaneous)
Lists by surname
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List of atheists (surnames A to B)
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List of atheists (surnames C to D)
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List of atheists (surnames E to G)
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List of atheists (surnames H to K)
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List of atheists (surnames L to M)
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List of atheists (surnames N to Q)
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List of atheists (surnames R to S)
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List of atheists (surnames T to Z)
See also
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List of nonreligious Nobel laureates
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List of fictitious atheists and agnostics
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Lists of people by belief (including non-beliefs)
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List of agnostics
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List of converts to nontheism
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List of deists
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List of former atheists and agnostics
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List of humanists
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List of Jewish atheists and agnostics
This page lists well-known Jewish atheism, Jewish atheists and agnostics. Based on Jewish law's emphasis on matrilineal descent, religiously conservative Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox Jewish authorities would accept an atheist born to a Jewish mo ...
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List of pantheists
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List of secularist organizations
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Lists about skepticism
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Lists of religious skeptics