Celebrities Who Don’t Believe in God

However, there are countless people around the globe who do not have a set belief system known as atheism, or people who may have spiritual guidance but still don’t believe in God. Celebrities too, are not immune to this belief. Here are a few of the celebrities who ascribe to atheism.

Joaquin was actually cited in a common book “Amazing Truths: How Science and the Bible Agree.” In the citation, he stated that he did not believe in God, religion, or even the concept of a soul. This is truly amazing to hear since his parents were fully involved with the group Children of God. Joaquin also admitted to being an atheist in the Nylon Guys magazine.

Radcliffe recently admitted in an interview with The Telegraph that he was an atheist. While born to a Protestant father and a Jewish mother in London, Daniel spoke with Parade Magazine, noting that religion leaves no room for human complexity. He even goes on to say that faith needs to stop impacting legislation and include sex education in schools.

Keira has been open on several occasions when discussing her religious beliefs, stating that she does not believe in God. In an interview with Interview Magazine, she expresses the wish for a belief in God, to be able to simply ask for forgiveness and to be forgiven.

In another interview on The Telegraph, Kevin notes that he is happily atheist. In another interview for The Times of London, Bacon states that he was extremely passionate about church and state separation. In Kevin’s band, The Bacon Brothers, their song “Children” represents the harm inflicted on children by religious violence.

Brad has been extremely open about his religion and his spirituality. Pitt has most recently been on the record as being an atheist. Pitt believes that he is roughly 20% atheist and 80% agnostic.

Bjork believes in one thing: herself, plain and simple. She has admitted on multiple occasions that she does not believe in any type of God. However, she did state that if she had to pick a single religion to conform to, it would be Buddhism. However, she also posted on Facebook that as she aged, she believed nature was her religion.

Despite the fact that David was brought up in a firmly Jewish family household, he did admit that he was an atheist. David admitted to being an atheist while on an appearance on ABC’s “Politically Incorrect” on March 9th, 1998.

Bill fully believes in atheism and actually pulls a lot of his comedic routines from his beliefs. Most famously, Maher’s film, “Religious,” is one of the highest-growing documentaries of all time. In this documentary, Maher interviews religious believers of a variety of faiths, which always involve comedy relief. Maher concludes the movie with a warning about the dangers of religion. He would even go on to say, “New rule: If churches don’t have to pay taxes, they also can’t call the fire department when they catch fire. Sorry, reverend, that’s one of those services that goes along with paying in. I’ll use the fire department I pay for. You can pray for rain.”, which was quoted in “Real Time”.

While Woody was growing up, he held deep Jewish values but rejected those beliefs later in life. Woody Allen is on record in the book “The Quotable Atheist,” where he spoke on his beliefs. Woody believes that God existed before but is currently dead.

Helen is somewhat confused about her religious beliefs. In an exclusive interview with Esquire, Helen admitted that while she was a spiritual person, she did not believe in God. She describes herself as a Christian who doesn’t believe in God. Furthermore, Hellen states that she believes in mythological things like Leprechauns and other figures that people have issues believing in.

In an exclusive interview with People magazine, Angelina Jolie spoke briefly about her religious beliefs. She stated that she did not believe in a particular religion itself but does believe in a higher being. While she believed in a higher being, however, that higher being was not God. While responding to a question on the Onion A.V. Club, she states that there does not need to be a God for her.

Amber declared that she was an atheist dating all the way back to her years in high school. Despite being raised Catholic, she started identifying as an atheist because of the death of her best friend in a car crash. Despite the fact that she is an atheist, she continues to support the rights of others in terms of religious beliefs.

Ian is yet another popular celebrity who openly admits that he does not believe in God. He is on record stating that even if God did exist, he would not be in his life. As an openly gay man back in 1988, he became a founding member of the UK LGBT advocacy group, which advocated against discriminatory legislation.

Even the infamous Billy Joel has doubts about the certainty of God. Billy went on record in 1982 through the book “Rock Stars,” in which he clearly states that he is an atheist. He also discussed the topic of karma with Howard Stern, emphasizing that he believes in karma but not with a religious aspect.

Kathy Griffin has been firmly established as a proclaimed atheist since 2007 despite being raised in a Catholic household. Kathy proclaimed at the Emmys in 2007 that Jesus did not help her win her prize – what a time to announce it! Kathy firmly believed that the esteemed award was her new “God.” Kathy frequently criticizes organized religion and describes herself as a militant atheist.

While being raised in a Christian household, he would go on to express disappointment with a few aspects of organized religion. John Lennon was very open about his religious beliefs, infamously translated through his song “God.” In this song, Lennon questions the existence of God and proclaims he is an atheist.

On his own show, he has a very depressing outlook on the afterlife, he believes you simply sit in a box and get eaten by worms when you die, nothing else happens. He sometimes equates the pope wearing a hat and parading around with a purse as the same as an African painting his face white and praying to a rock.

It may be relatively unsurprising to find out that Uma is an atheist. However, it is extremely surprising to know that her father is an academic Buddhist. Uma does not prescribe Buddhism or the belief in God but does follow a few of the religion’s teachings.

Seth spoke to an editor of Esquire and was very open about his religious beliefs. MacFarlane even went on to call out other atheists to speak out more about their beliefs. MacFarlane is extremely vocal in his beliefs for atheism, gay rights, and many other social and political movements. He even stood firm in his beliefs when he missed his flight on arguably the best day possible to miss a flight, 9/11, which hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center. MacFarlane attributes this to a coincidence and not the makings of the man living in the sky.

While speaking to a reporter for The Hollywood Reporter, Julianne did admit that she did not believe in God. She states that she does not believe in God and has a strong sense that meaning is imposed in a chaotic world. Her faith in God ceased at a very young age when her mother died when she was 5.

Alan not only admits that he does not have faith in God but does not believe in any type of religion at all. Alan was on record during an interview with Jennifer Jason Leigh for Interview magazine, stating he believes people simply believe in God because it is out of habit. He even skips mass on Christmas while his family attends midnight mass.

Ricky has been extremely open about his religious beliefs, or lack thereof for that matter, for quite some time. Ricky has mentioned multiple times that he is against all types of religion and even believes less in people who are involved in religion.

Stephen recently spoke in an interview for the Irish Channel RTE One, in which he admitted he did not believe in God or any sort of higher being. After returning to his life of atheism, he would go on to describe the Christian God as “utterly evil, capricious, and monstrous” in an interview with The Guardian.

One of his comedy routines is known as “Sky Cake, “which shows religion as a trick played by smart, weak guys on big dumb guys essentially. Most recently, Oswalt admitted that while he describes himself as an atheist, he does not view religion as a bad thing.

John is a firm believer in things he is able to see and feel, like people or inanimate objects like cars. However, he struggles to fully believe in God or another higher being.

While on his own podcast, the Rogan Experience, Joe is very open and transparent about his religious beliefs. Joe does not hold back during his podcasts; he notes that not only does he not believe in God, but he feels religion is simply for stupid people.

While on a radio interview on Breakfast Club, Larry King did admit that he was an atheist. Furthermore, in another interview with Reason Magazine, he emphasized his firm atheism status and felt that all libertarians should be atheists.

Sean had recently admitted during an interview with Oprah that he did not feel any connection to God or any other religion.

Hugh is on record talking about his religious beliefs in the book “On Gratitude,” noting that he was not a man of God. Furthermore, Hugh does not have any beliefs in any other religion at all, proclaiming himself as an atheist.

In an interview for the newspaper, “Graphic Showbiz,” he noted that he does not believe in God. Jack admitted this back in 2004 and notes that he has no problem asking about his religious beliefs.

Jodie spoke with a reporter for Entertainment Weekly back in 2007, in which she admitted she is an atheist. Jodie went on to say that she never really found a reason or any proof to help her believe in God.

Freeman is one of the most ironic celebrities on this list, Morgan Freeman. He is on record through The Washington Post, believing God was just a human invention.

He may believe that human beings possess infinite capabilities, but when it comes to God, Tom isn’t ready to give a definite answer. He goes back and forth with many unanswered questions.

From Hanks, stating his Mormonism to being Catholic to being quoted as confirming he was a “Bible-toting evangelical teenager” to then emphasizing his views as a Greek Orthodox Christian, we think it’s safe to say Hank’s religious identity is complicated. Tom has shifted greatly throughout the years and where he stands now seems to be a work in progress.

Most would consider her a “practical Christian” and while these other celebrities struggle with whether there is or there isn’t a God, she chooses to focus on the spirituality and morality that religion entails. Maybe these other celebrities can take a page from her book.