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Dan Barker

1949 - Today

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Daniel Edwin Barker (born June 25, 1949) is an American atheist activist and musician who served as an evangelical Christian preacher and composer for 19 years but left Christianity in 1984. He and his wife Annie Laurie Gaylor are the current co-presidents of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, and he is cofounder of The Clergy Project. He has written numerous articles for Freethought Today, an American freethought newspaper. He is the author of several books including Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dan Barker is the 6,771st most popular writer (up from 6,850th in 2019), the 14,190th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,388th in 2019) and the 1,007th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Dan Barker ranks 6,771 out of 7,302. Before him are Naomi Novik, Pat Cadigan, Padraic Colum, David Frawley, Jan van Steenbergen, and Jasper Fforde. After him are Sita Ram Goel, Walter Mosley, Federico Andahazi, Richard A. Knaak, Randall Jarrell, and Kevin Poulsen.

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Among people born in 1949, Dan Barker ranks 769. Before him are John Leckie, Robert D. Cabana, Bruce Fairbairn, Susan Lindquist, Junior Murvin, and Bruce E. Melnick. After him are Amama Mbabazi, Mike Boit, Sue Hendrickson, Claudia Jennings, Jerry Coyne, and A. C. Grayling.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dan Barker ranks 14,194 out of 20,380. Before him are Nathaniel Bowditch (1773), Ashley Blue (1981), Angela Ahrendts (1960), Kathleen Hanna (1968), Eileen Davidson (1959), and Matt Servitto (1965). After him are Kevin Jonas (1987), Stuart Hamm (1960), Matthew Barney (1967), Joseph Cedar (1968), Eddie Cahill (1978), and Alex Groza (1926).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Dan Barker ranks 1,007. Before him are Ronald D. Moore (1964), Charles Portis (1933), Leonard Maltin (1950), Naomi Novik (1973), Pat Cadigan (1953), and David Frawley (1950). After him are Walter Mosley (1952), Richard A. Knaak (1961), Randall Jarrell (1914), Kevin Poulsen (1965), Robert Hunter (1941), and Michael Arndt (1970).

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