Any Famous Athiests?

There isn’t a precise answer to the OP’s question because atheism isn’t an ideology or philosophy or science or anything like that. It’s just an absence of a particular belief, so while there are lots of famous people who were/are atheists, few of them are famous only for that in the way that Darwin is for evolution because there’s nothing really to explore, pioneer or develop about it as a per se assertion, except to argue against assertions in favor of theism.

Even Dawkins, who has kind of become the most well known advocate for arheism and public critic of religion, was already well-known as an evolutionary biologist before he became famous for The God Delusion.

I think O’Hair is probably the most synonomous with “atheism,” but she isn’t really the exemplar most atheists would want representing them.

Thomas Jefferson was likely an atheist. Also Karl Rove is reportedly an atheist.

Although some of us are superlative.

You’ve got the Mythbuster guys.

Baruch Spinoza?

How famous is David Hume among non-philosophers?

No! No! Back in the pond with you, Rove!

Daniel Dennett is also not famous simply for being an atheist, but is certainly a key figure in contemporary atheism.

James Watson

All I really know is that he could out-consume Schopenhauer and Hegel.

Terry Pratchett, or at least he does a very good impression of one.

George Carlin certainly spent a lot of time discussing atheism in his stand up.

Agreed - we should confine the list to humans.

Originally best known as a magician (illusionist), now better known as a debunker of woo-woo, but since 2003, also well-known as a full-throated atheist, James Randi.

I’m ninety nine percent sure TP is an Atheist.

Recently Pratchett has said that he’s not as convinced about atheism as he used to be:

Wendell Wagner is correct.

Honest Abe is very doubtful as an atheist, but perhaps was a deist. He belonged to no formal church, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t a Christian.

Seth McFarlane

Judging by the lack of clarity for most historical figures and the lack of popular appeal for most of the living nominees, It seems like the answer is a simple, “No. While there are some atheists that are well-known in their fields, there are no atheists that are widely known.”

Philip Pullman comes to mind