Distinguished supporters

Distinguished supporters of Humanism include some of the most important scientists and physicians of modern times; politicians; actors; journalists; media personalities. Humanists have made and are making a powerful contribution to human wellbeing.  Distinguished supporters of the BHA include:

  • Graham Allen MP
  • Adele Anderson
  • Jane Asher
  • Peter Atkins
  • Professor Sir Michael Atiyah OM FRS
  • John Austin 
  • Lord Avebury
  • Julian Baggini
  • Lorraine Barrett AM
  • David Baddiel
  • Sian Berry
  • Professor Simon Blackburn (Vice-President)
  • Baroness Blackstone(Vice-President)
  • Professor Colin Blakemore FRS
  • Dr Susan Blackmore
  • Sir David Blatherwick KCMG OBE
  • Sir Thomas Blundell FRS
  • Faith Brook
  • Rt Hon Nick Brown MP
  • Alan Brownjohn
  • Ed Byrne 
  • Sir Roy Calne FRS
  • Michael Clapham 
  • Sir Kenneth Clucas
  • Michael Connarty MP
  • Professor Brian Cox OBE 
  • The Viscount Craigavon  
  • Dr Helena Cronin
  • Professor Richard Dawkins FRS (Vice-President)
  • Jonathan Derbyshire
  • Lord Dubs
  • Maureen Duffy
  • Professor R I M Dunbar FBA
  • Professor Sir Anthony Epstein CBE FRS
  • Dylan Evans
  • Hermione Eyre
  • The Viscount Falkland
  • Baroness Flather
  • Ken Follett
  • Professor Frank Furedi
  • Professor Chris French
  • Stephen Fry
  • Baron Garel-Jones of Watford
  • Nicci Gerrard
  • Peter Goodfellow FRS
  • Sir James Gowans CBE FRCP FRS
  • Lord Graham of Edmonton
  • Sir Francis Graham-Smith FRS
  • Professor A C Grayling (Vice- President)
  • Dr Evan Harris (Vice- President)
  • Lord Harrison
  • Rt Hon The Lord Hattersley
  • Natalie Haynes
  • Richard Herring  
  • Julie Hesmondhalgh
  • Professor Robert Hinde FRS
  • Jon Holmes
  • Mary Honeyball MEP (Vice- President)
  • Kelvin Hopkins MP
  • Lord Hughes of Woodside (Vice- President)
  • Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
  • Professor Hugh Huxley FRS MBE
  • Robin Ince 
  • Dr Michael Irwin
  • Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys FRS
  • Professor Steve Jones
  • Sir Anish Kapoor
  • Miriam Karlin OBE
  • Randal Keynes OBE
  • Professor Sir David King
  • Baroness Glenys Kinnock
  • Professor Sir Hans Kornberg FRS
  • Professor Sir Harold Kroto FRS
  • Professor John Lee
  • Stewart Lee
  • Warren Lakin
  • Ken Livingstone
  • Alice Mahon 
  • Kenan Malik
  • Zoe Margolis 
  • Bob Marshall-Andrews QC
  • Baroness Massey of Darwen
  • Lord McCarthy
  • Professor Sheila A M Mclean
  • Ian McEwan
  • Lord Macdonald of Tradeston 
  • Jonathan Meades
  • Fiona Millar
  • Sir Jonathan Miller CBE
  • Warren Mitchell
  • Lord Monkswell
  • Suzanne Moore
  • Julie Morgan
  • Rt Hon Rhodri Morgan AM
  • Andrew Mueller
  • Diane Munday
  • Jenni Murray OBE
  • Maryam Namazie
  • David Nobbs
  • Professor Richard Norman (Vice- President)
  • Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan (Martin O'Neill, former MP)
  • Professor Sir Roger Penrose FRS
  • Lord Peston
  • Colin Pickthall
  • Lucy Porter
  • Martin Poulter
  • Sir Terry Pratchett OBE
  • Simon Price
  • Philip Pullman CBE
  • Claire Rayner OBE (Vice-President)
  • Richard Reeves
  • Matt Ridley
  • Jon Ronson
  • Paul Rose
  • Professor Steven Rose
  • Martin Rowson
  • Michael Rubenstein
  • Salman Rushdie
  • Ariane Sherine
  • Sir David Smith FRS FRSE
  • Dr Harry Stopes-Roe (Vice-President)
  • Professor Sir Kenneth Stuart FRCP
  • Sir John Sulston FRS
  • Professor Raymond Tallis
  • Lord Dick Taverne QC
  • Laurie Taylor
  • Sir Keith Thomas BA
  • Polly Toynbee
  • Baron Bilston of Bilston (Dennis Turner, former MP)
  • Baroness Turner of Camden (Vice-President)
  • Professor Sir David Weatherall FRS
  • Baroness Whitaker (Vice-President)
  • Zoe Williams
  • Jane Wynne Willson (Vice-President)
  • Professor Lewis Wolpert CBE FRS (Vice President)
  • Professor Lord Wedderburn of Charlton QC FBA
  • See also

    Obituaries of some distinguished supporters of Humanism who have died in recent years.

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