15 Most Famous Atheist Nobel Prize Winners

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7.  Jean-Paul Sartre

Sartre is probably one of the most famous atheists in the world and was a prolific novelist, political activist, philosopher, and playwright. Even though he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1964, he refused to accept the award, stating that it was against his beliefs to accept awards for his work.

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