Here is a quick script which places points on a sphere, by means of a golden section spiral.

The points are approximately evenly distributed.

Python source here: http://www.softimageblog.com/archives/115

Ran CopyToPoints with a small sphere.

Edit: June 13, 2012. Attached is an upgrade to SpherePoints, which also creates radial lines, which enable
ArrayGem to work, in order to do a spherical array, normal to the sphere.