15 Most Famous Atheist Nobel Prize Winners

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12. Hermann Joseph Muller

An American geneticist who was known for his outspoken political beliefs and inclinations, Muller is perhaps most famous for his testing of the effects of radiation on genetics, which earned him a Nobel Prize in 1946 for Physiology or Medicine. He remained an atheist throughout his life after becoming one in high school.

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