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Atheists with surnames starting L to M, sortable by the field for which they are mainly known and nationality.

Name Dates Known as / for Who Reference
John Landis 1950– American Film Director Director of movies such as The Blues Brothers, An American Werewolf in London and Animal House. "I'm an atheist and I certainly don't believe or care about Satan or Jesus". Stated in a radio interview on BBC 5, 29 Oct 2010.[1]
Stieg Larsson 1954–2004 Swedish journalist Author of the Millennium Trilogy and the founder of the anti-racist magazine Expo. Larsson specifically requested that no religious ceremonies should be held at his funeral. "I was an atheist and won't feel any better because of religious ceremonies".[2]
Bruce Lee 1940–1973 Chinese martial artist, actor, and taoist philosopher Author of books like The Tao of Jeet Kune Do and star of film movies like The Big Boss and Enter the Dragon. John Little states that Lee was an atheist. When asked in 1972 what his religious affiliation was, he replied "none whatsoever." Also in 1972, when asked if he believed in God, he responded, "To be perfectly frank, I really do not."[3]
Geddy Lee 1953– Singer Lead singer and front man of Canadian progressive rock band Rush. "I consider myself a Jew as a race, but not so much as a religion. I’m not down with religion at all. I’m a Jewish atheist, if that’s possible… I celebrate the holidays in the sense that my family gets together for the holidays and I like being a part of that. So I observe the 'getting together' aspect.[4]
Michael Lewis 1960– American financial journalist and non-fiction author Liar's Poker, Moneyball, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game and The Big Short Lewis self-identified as an atheist in his nonfiction book Boomerang. While researching the book, he speaks with a priest.
Priest: "But what is your religion?"
Lewis: "I don't have one."
Priest: "But you believe in God?"
Lewis: "No."[5][6]
Kazimierz Łyszczyński 1634–1689 He was a "martyr" of Polish atheism. He was a Polish nobleman, landowner in Brest Litovsk Voivodeship of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, philosopher, and soldier in the ranks of the Sapieha family, who was accused, tried, and executed for atheism in 1689. Łyszczyński wrote a treatise entitled "De non existentia Dei" (the non-existence of God), which stated that God does not exist and that religions are the inventions of man.
Seth MacFarlane 1973– American comedian, actor, writer, producer, singer Creator of Family Guy, American Dad!, The Cleveland Show "I do not believe in God. I'm an atheist. I consider myself a critical thinker, and it fascinates me that in the 21st century most people still believe in, as George Carlin puts it, 'the invisible man living in the sky'."[7]
Bill Maher 1956– American comedian Host of Real Time with Bill Maher "I'm an atheist pot smoker"[8]
Maxim Martsinkevich 1984– Russian activist Russian neo-Nazi activist, media personality and businessman. "I am an atheist."[9]
Sir Ian McKellen 1939– Actor English actor and gay rights activist. "I have been reluctant to lobby on other issues I most care about - nuclear weapons (against), religion (atheist), capital punishment (anti), AIDS (fund-raiser) because I don't want to be forever spouting, diluting the impact of addressing my most urgent concern: legal and social equality for gay people worldwide."[10]
David Miliband 1965– British politician British Labour politician, Foreign Secretary from 2007 to 2010. [11]
Ed Miliband 1969– British politician British Labour politician, Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party from 2010 to 2015. [12]
Sean Murphy 1960– American comics writer/artist Hellblazer: City of Demons, Joe the Barbarian, American Vampire: Survival of the Fittest Discussing his series Punk Rock Jesus in 2012: "Over my evolution from Catholic to atheist, I've inhabited a number of different outlooks, and many of the characters [in Punk Rock Jesus] embody those roles."[13]
Douglas Murray 1979– British writer, journalist and commentator British neoconservative writer, journalist and commentator, vocal critic of political islam and jihadism. Associate director of the Henry Jackson Society, associate editor of The Spectator, writing also for the Wall Street Journal and Standpoint, among others. "Since it had always seemed to me that if you believed in God a ‘pick and mix’ approach to the central tenets of the faith was pointless, I said ‘yes’. But in fact I felt ‘no’. It wasn’t that I had been wrestling over the doctrine of the incarnation, I simply felt that if I didn’t believe in the virgin birth, I would not believe in God. The truth is I didn’t and don’t. The guilt has been lingering since. This is my atheist mea culpa."[14]

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ [2]
  3. ^ Little, John (1996). The Warrior Within - The philosophies of Bruce Lee to better understand the world around you and achieve a rewarding life. Contemporary Books. p. 122. ISBN 0-8092-3194-8.
  4. ^ http://www.heebmagazine.com/a-show-of-hands-2/
  5. ^ Lewis, Michael. Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World. W.W. Norton and Company, 2011, hardback, ISBN 978-0-393-08181-7, page 58.
  6. ^ Lewis, Michael (October 1, 2010). "Beware of Greeks Bearing Bonds". Vanity Fair. Page 4 of 8
  7. ^ Seth MacFarlane to Steppin' Out magazine[volume & issue needed]
  8. ^ Jake Tapper (February 14, 2014). "THE LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER- Bill Maher "Meddling" In The Political Process, One-on-One Interview With Bill Maher". CNN. Retrieved December 17, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Максим "Тесак" Марцинкевич и Димитрий Энтео" (YouTube) (in Russian). 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-06. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |people= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Sir Ian McKellen: Activism (Accessed 15 November 2011)
  11. ^ "Miliband, a devout atheist, had forged his reputation as a policy wonk at the Left-leaning Institute for Public Policy Research and was headhunted to become Tony Blair's head of policy at Downing Street." Andrew Pierce, 'Profile of Foreign Secretary David Miliband', Daily Telegraph, July 30, 2008 (accessed August 1, 2008).
  12. ^ "The Labour leader's atheism puts him in stark contrast to his predecessors Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, for whom religion was a central part of their lives." '[3]', Daily Telegraph, September 29, 2010 (accessed May 25, 2011).
  13. ^ Dueben, Alex (June 12, 2012). "Murphy Gets Passionate with 'Punk Rock Jesus'". Comic Book Resources.
  14. ^ Douglas Murray (December 29, 2008). "Studying Islam has made me an atheist". The Spectator. Retrieved September 13, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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