Below are some of the world's most prominent leaders, thinkers, and activists in the fields of philosophy, justice, science, and the arts who are proudly affiliated with the American Humanist Association.
Bestselling Author
- Joyce Carol Oates
- Isaac Asimov
- Salman Rushdie
- Kurt Vonnegut
- Margaret Atwood
- Gore Vidal
Scientists and science advocates
- Steve Wozniak
- Carolyn Porco
- Bill Nye
- Carl Sagan
- Steven Pinker
- Edward O. Wilson
- Jonas Salk
philosopher
- Rebecca Neuberger Goldstein
- Daniel Dennett
- Corliss Lamont
- John Dewey
Prominent activists
- Gloria Steinem
- Jessica Valenti
- Dan Savage
- Betty Friedan
- Jack Kevorkian
- Philip Randolph
Political leaders
- Jared Huffman
- Barney Frank
- Jamie Raskin
- Pete Stark
Actor, director, writer, entertainer
- John de Lancie
- Julia Sweeney
- Kelly Carlin
- Steve Allen
- Norman Lear
- Oliver Stone
- Stephen Jay Gould
- Gene Roddenberry
- Katharine Hepburn
- Kristen Bell
- Dax Shepard
Media and journalism
- Amy Goodman
- Cenk Uyghur
- Michelle Goldberg
- Ira Flatau
- Pacifica Radio Foundation
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I am a humanist, which means I have tried to behave decently after death without reward or punishment.
– Kurt Vonnegut, 1994 Humanist of the Year and former AHA President Emeritus
When we talk about equality, about women and men, about blacks and whites, about people all over the world, we are talking about humanism.
– Gloria Steinem, 2012 Humanist of the Year
Humanists recognize that people can best develop values that meet human needs and serve the human interest only when they are free to think for themselves, guided by reason.
-Isaac Asimov, 1984 Humanist of the Year and Past AHA President
