List of Humanists - M

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• Bill Maher, American stand-up comedian, television host, political commentator, author, and actor.
• Ashley Montagu, British-American anthropologist and humanist, of Jewish ancestry, who popularized topics such as race and gender and their relation to politics and development. Selected as "Humanist of the Year" in 1995 by the American Humanist Association.
• Abraham Maslow, American professor of psychology at Brandeis University, Brooklyn College, New School for Social Research and Columbia University who created Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Given the title, "Humanist of the Year" in 1967 by the American Humanist Association.
• Jonathan Meades, writer, broadcaster and prominent British Humanist Association member.
• R. Lester Mondale was a signer of the original Humanist Manifesto.
• Henry Morgentaler, Canadian physician and prominent pro-choice advocate who has fought numerous legal battles for that cause. Given the title, "Humanist of the Year" in 1975 by the American Humanist Association.
• Hermann Joseph Muller, American geneticist, educator, and Nobel laureate best known for his work on the physiological and genetic effects of radiation (X-ray mutagenesis) as well as his outspoken political beliefs. Given the title, "Humanist of the Year" in 1963 by the American Humanist Association.
• PZ Myers, American scientist and biology professor at the University of Minnesota Morris (UMM) and the author of the Pharyngula science blog. Given the title, "Humanist of the Year" in 2009 by the American Humanist Association.