# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/madalyn-murray-o-hair
# Generated: 2026-08-16T02:18:26.840Z

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name: "Madalyn Murray O'Hair"
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description: "Madalyn Murray O'Hair was an American activist who supported atheism, separation of church and state, and feminism. In 1963, she founded American Atheists and served as its president until 1986, after which her son Jon Garth Murray succeeded her. She created the first issues of American Atheist Magazine and identified as a militant feminist."
tagline: "American atheist activist (1919–1995)"
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birthDate: "1919-04-13"
deathDate: "1995-09-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump