# Any Famous Athiests? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 25, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-famous-athiests/497617 "2009-05-25T22:55:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-famous-athiests/497617/41 "2009-05-29T23:14:52Z")
> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#): > > Madeline Murray O’Hare? Also famous for being the atheist mostly likely to be disavowed by other atheists. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-famous-athiests/497617/42 "2009-05-30T01:00:01Z")
It’s interesting that the Famous Atheists are mostly male. Why is this, do you think? Women making up for a lousy relationship with their own father? Afraid to break from the herd mentality? Social reasons? ---
**Author:** ![Sebastienne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Sebastienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sebastienne)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2009, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-famous-athiests/497617/43 "2009-05-30T02:18:16Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > It’s interesting that the Famous Atheists are mostly male. > > Why is this, do you think? > > Women making up for a lousy relationship with their own father? Afraid to break from the herd mentality? Social reasons? Many of the famous atheists are scientists (or science fiction writers!). Name five famous male scientists off the top of your head. Now name five famous female scientists. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-famous-athiests/497617.md?page=2)