List of fictitious atheists and agnostics

Contents 1 Film and television characters 2 A 3 B 4 C 5 D 6 G 7 H 8 J 9 K 10 L 11 M 12 O 13 P 14 R 15 S 16 T 17 W 18 Literature and video games 19 A 20 C 21 D 22 E 23 F 24 G 25 I 26 L 27 M 28 R 29 S 30 Y 31 References

Film and television characters

A

• Nicholas Angel (played by Simon Pegg), from the British action comedy film Hot Fuzz^[1]
• Eleanor Ann Arroway (played by Jodie Foster), from the science fiction film Contact^[2]
• Jonathan Ames (played by Jason Schwartzman), from the show Bored to Death

B

• Ken Barlow (played by William Roache), from the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street^[3]
• Temperance Brennan (played by Emily Deschanel), from the American drama television series Bones^[4]
• Karen Brockman (played by Ramona Marquez, from Outnumbered
• Jake Brockman (played by Tyger Drew-Honey), from the show Outnumbered
• Cleveland Brown, Jr. from Family Guy and The Cleveland Show, though he states his aversion for the term "atheist".
• Ruth Buggs (played by Kristen Wiig), from the film Paul

C

• Allison Cameron (played by Jennifer Morrison), from the Emmy and Peabody-winning American medical drama House
• Brenda Chenowith (played by Rachel Griffiths), from the show Six Feet Under
• Sheldon Cooper, PhD. (played by Jim Parsons), from the show The Big Bang Theory
• Perry Cox (played by John C. McGinley), from the comedy-drama television series Scrubs^[5]

D

• Donnie Darko (played by Jake Gyllenhaal), from the film Donnie Darko
• Sally Draper (played by Kiernan Shipka), from the show Mad Men
• Tyler Durden, played by Brad Pitt from the film Fight Club
• Debbie Gallagher (played by Rebecca Ryan) from the British TV series Shameless.

G

• Liam Gallagher (played by Liam Gallagher) from the British band Oasis.
• Ronnie Gardocki (played by David Rees Snell), from the American drama series The Shield
• Michael Garibaldi (played by Jerry Doyle), from the American science fiction series Babylon 5
• Clive Gollings (played by Nick Frost), from the film Paul
• Brian Griffin (voiced by Seth MacFarlane), from the show Family Guy

H

• Laine Billings Hanson (played by Joan Allen), from the political thriller The Contender^[6]
• Ben Harper (played by Robert Lindsay), from the British comedy show My Family
• Madeline "Maddie" Hayes (played by Cybill Shepherd), from the American television series Moonlighting^[7]
• Gregory House (played by Hugh Laurie), from the Emmy and Peabody-winning American medical drama House^[8]
• Kurt Hummel (played by Chris Colfer), from the show Glee

J

• Patrick Jane, the titular character from the American detective show The Mentalist
• Sid Jenkins (played by Mike Bailey, from the British TV show, Skins

K

• Billy Keikeya (played by Paul Campbell), from the science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica^[9]

L

• Gabe Lewis (played by Zach Woods), from the show The Office
• Jen Lindley (played by Michelle Williams), from the American primetime television drama Dawson's Creek^[10]
• Märta Lundberg (played by Ingrid Thulin), from the film Winter Light

M

• Oscar Martinez (played by Oscar Nunez), from the show The Office
• Andy Millman (played by Ricky Gervais), from the BAFTA, Golden Globe and Emmy-winning British television sitcom Extras^[11]
• Dexter Morgan (played by Michael C. Hall), from the show Dexter
• Daria Morgendorffer (played by Tracy Grandstaff), from the shows Beavis and Butt-Head and Daria

O

• Maxxie Oliver (played by Mitch Hewer), from the British TV show, Skins

P

• Paul (played by Seth Rogen), from the film Paul
• Britta Perry (played by Gillian Jacobs), from the American comedy-drama television series Community^[12]
• Daniel Plainview, played by Daniel Day-Lewis from the film There Will Be Blood

R

• Dennis Reynolds (played by Glenn Howerton), from the show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
• Malcolm Reynolds (played by Nathan Fillion), from the show Firefly and the film Serenity

S

• Sara Sidle (played by Jorja Fox), from CSI^[13]
• Hayley Smith (played by Rachael MacFarlane), from the comedy series American Dad!
• Roger Smith (played by Seth MacFarlane), from the comedy series American Dad!
• Michael Stivic and his wife Gloria Stivic from the TV comedy All in the Family
• Effy Stonem (played by Kaya Scodelario), from the British TV series Skins
• Tony Stonem (played by Nicholas Hoult), from the British TV series Skins
• Neil Sutherland (played by Blake Harrison, from the British comedy TV series The Inbetweeners

T

• Tara Thornton from the TV show True Blood.

W

• Lindsay Weir (played by Linda Cardellini), from the American comedy-drama television series Freaks and Geeks^[14]
• Graeme Willy (played by Simon Pegg), from the film Paul
• Jeff Winger (played by Joel McHale) from the American television series Community^[15]
• Cristina Yang (played by Sandra Oh), from the medical drama Grey's Anatomy^[16]

Literature and video games

A

• Anarky (a.k.a Lonnie Machin), an ambiguous superhero/villain in publications of DC Comics.^[17]

C

Phillip Carey, the protagonist in the novel Of Human Bondage, by W Somerset Maugham

• Holden Caulfield, the protagonist in the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.^[18]

D

• Savage Dragon, superhero who stars in his eponymous series from Image Comics.^[19]
• Tyler Durden, from the novel Fight Club

E

• Edward Elric, the main character in the Fullmetal Alchemist universe.^[20]

F

• Cliff Fittir, supporting character in Star Ocean 3.
• Flynn, Blackhawk pilot in Battlefield: Bad Company 2

G

• Booster Gold (a.k.a. Michael Jon Carter), a superhero in publications from DC Comics.^[21]

I

• Iron Man (a.k.a. Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark), a superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe.^[22]

L

• David Lurie, protagonist of the novel Disgrace.
• Lex Luthor, archenemy of Superman.

M

• John Marston, protagonist of the video game Red Dead Redemption
• Terry McCaleb, a former FBI agent featured in Michael Connelly's 1998 novel Blood Work.
• Mister Terrific (a.k.a. Michael Holt), a superhero in the DC Comics Universe.^[23]

R

• Joe Rose, protagonist of the novel Enduring Love
• David Rain, protagonist of the novel The Fire Within
• Andrew Ryan, antagonist in BioShock, created Rapture partially as a refuge from a world consumed by religion.

S

• Setsuna F. Seiei, the primary protagonist of the show Gundam 00.
• Ted Strayer, an NPC living in Rivet City in the video game Fallout 3.^[24]
• Terrence Sweetwater, a character in Battlefield: Bad Company and Battlefield: Bad Company 2
• Winston Smith, the protagonist of George Orwell's 1984

Y

• Gertrude Yorkes, deceased, the daughter of time-traveling criminals from Runaways.
• Heero Yuy, the primary protagonist of the show Gundam Wing.

References