Ted Williams

Williams is in the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of the greatest hitters of all time.

During the 2002 controversy surrounding the cryogenic preservation of his body following his death, several articles, including:

"Ted wanted to be cremated," former teammate Johnny Pesky noted. "He was an atheist. He didn't believe in religion." [1]

Other articles [2] [3] which mention that he was an atheist.