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This is a list of notable libertarians in the United States. It includes people who have identified themselves as members of the Libertarian Party or with Libertarianism in their political or social philosophy.

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• B
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• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z
• See also
• References

A

• Max Abramson, State Representative from New Hampshire
• Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad, Palestinian-American scholar and the president of the Minaret of Freedom Institute; 2012 Libertarian Party nominee for the U.S. Senate in Maryland
• Norma Jean Almodovar, 1986 Libertarian Party nominee for Lieutenant Governor of California
• Justin Amash, former U.S. Representative from Michigan
• Michael Arrington, founder of TechCrunch
• Cliff Asness, hedge fund manager

B

• Jim Babka, president of the Downsize DC Foundation; former chair of the Libertarian Party of Ohio
• Michael Badnarik, 2004 Libertarian Party presidential nominee
• Peter Bagge, cartoonist
• Radley Balko, journalist, blogger, and author
• Doug Bandow, blogger, columnist, writer, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute
• John Perry Barlow, lyricist and co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Randy Barnett, legal scholar and law professor
• Bob Barr, former U.S. Representative from Georgia and 2008 Libertarian Party presidential nominee
• Christopher R. Barron, founder of GOProud
• Dave Barry, humor columnist
• Jim Bell, entrepreneur and author of an essay describing a method of killing government officials
• Bruce L. Benson, academic
• David Bergland, 1984 Libertarian Party presidential nominee, and two-time chair of the Libertarian National Committee
• David Bernstein, law professor
• David Boaz, political writer and one-time executive vice president of the Cato Institute.
• Big Boi, rapper
• Clint Bolick, Associate Justice, Arizona Supreme Court; lawyer and founder of the litigation division of the Goldwater Institute
• Scott Boman, 2008 Libertarian Party nominee for the U.S. Senate in Michigan
• Rupert Boneham, Survivor contestant and 2012 Libertarian Party nominee for Governor of Indiana
• Murray Bookchin, writer
• Neal Boortz, radio host
• Andy Borsa, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
• James Bovard, author
• R. W. Bradford, founder of Liberty
• Barbara Branden, Canadian-American writer, editor, and lecturer
• Nathaniel Branden, Canadian–American psychotherapist and writer
• Arthur C. Brooks, author
• Harry Browne, 1996 and 2000 Libertarian Party presidential nominee
• David Brudnoy, talk radio host
• Scott Bullock, civil rights attorney
• Gene Burns, talk show host and candidate for the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination in 1984
• Marshall Burt, member of the Wyoming House of Representatives

C

• Richard Campagna, 2004 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee
• Bryan Caplan, economist, writer, and academic
• Drew Carey, comedian and actor
• Dale Carpenter, law professor
• Kevin Carson, political writer and blogger
• Doug Casey, investor, writer, founder and chairman of Casey Research
• Dixie Carter, actress
• Graydon Carter, former editor of Vanity Fair
• Rodney Caston, cybersecurity expert, open-source intelligence investigator, writer, and 2012 Libertarian Party nominee for the Texas House of Representatives
• John Chamberlain, journalist
• Marilyn Chambers, 2004 Personal Choice Party vice-presidential nominee and pornographic actress
• Gary Chartier, legal scholar, philosopher, political theorist, and theologian
• Roy Childs, essayist and critic
• Frank Chodorov, writer
• Ed Clark, 1980 Libertarian Party presidential nominee
• Spike Cohen, entrepreneur, podcaster, and 2020 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee
• Chris Cole, 2008 Libertarian nominee for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina
• Michael Colley, U.S. Navy vice admiral and member of the board of directors of the Libertarian Party
• Barry Cooper, drug policy reform activist, filmmaker, Libertarian candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in Texas in 2008 and for Texas Attorney General in 2010
• Stephen D. Cox, author, academic, and editor-in-chief of Liberty (2005-2024)
• Richard Cornuelle, activist, political theorist, and author
• Tyler Cowen, economist, columnist, author, and blogger
• Ed Crane, co-founder of the Cato Institute

D

• Aubrey Dunn, Jr., former New Mexico commissioner of public lands and Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018
• Caleb Q. Dyer, former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives

E

• Charlie Earl, former member of the Ohio House of Representatives, Libertarian Party candidate in the 2014 Ohio gubernatorial election
• Clint Eastwood, actor
• Richard Epstein, legal scholar, academic, and writer

F

• Ken Fanning, member of the Alaska House of Representatives
• Arthur Farnsworth, Libertarian Party nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives convicted of tax evasion in 2006
• Fred Foldvary, academic, economist, and writer
• Kmele Foster, political commentator and telecommunications entrepreneur
• Conor Friedersdorf, journalist, staff writer at The Atlantic
• David D. Friedman, economist, physicist, legal scholar, political theorist, and author
• Milton Friedman, economist, statistician, and writer
• Patri Friedman, activist, political theorist; founder of The Seasteading Institute
• Rose Friedman, economist

G

• Eric Garris, founder of Antiwar.com
• John T. Georgopoulos, founder of SportsGrumblings.com, fantasy sports journalist for various publications, former SiriusXM show host, podcast producer and host
• Nick Gillespie, journalist who has served as a writer, contributor, and editor for Reason magazine, Reason.com, and ReasonTV
• Dan Gookin, author, 2004 Libertarian Party nominee for the Idaho Senate and 2007 Libertarian nominee for the Coeur d'Alene city council
• Daniel P. Gordon, former member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013, who changed his party affiliation from Republican to Libertarian; at the time, he was the only Libertarian serving in any state legislative house in the country
• Don Gorman, former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
• Jim Gray, former presiding judge of the Superior Court of Orange County, California; 2012 Libertarian vice-presidential nominee and candidate for the 2020 Libertarian presidential nomination
• Greg Gutfeld, host of The Greg Gutfeld Show and one of five co-hosts and panelists on the political talk show The Five, both on the Fox News Channel

H

• F. A. Harper, academic, economist, and writer; founder of the Institute for Humane Studies
• Phil Harvey, entrepreneur and philanthropist, President of Adam & Eve
• Henry Hazlitt, journalist, editor, economist, and author
• Gene Healy, political pundit, journalist, editor, and author; Vice President at the Cato Institute and contributing editor to Liberty magazine
• Karl Hess, activist, speechwriter, journalist, editor, and political philosopher
• Jeff Hewitt, Riverside County, California Supervisor, and Libertarian gubernatorial candidate in the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election
• Robert Higgs, economist, historian, and writer
• John Holt, author and educator, a proponent of unschooling, and a pioneer in youth rights theory
• John Hospers, philosophy professor and 1972 Libertarian Party presidential nominee
• Carla Howell, activist and 2002 Libertarian Party nominee for Governor of Massachusetts
• Michael Huemer, academic, philosopher, and writer

J

• Paul Jacob, activist and commentator
• Glenn Jacobs, wrestler known as Kane
• Penn Jillette, magician (renounced libertarianism in 2020).
• Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico and 2012 and 2016 Libertarian Party presidential nominee
• Stan Jones, 2002 Libertarian Party nominee for the U.S. Senate in Montana
• Alex Joseph, mayor of Big Water, Utah
• Jo Jorgensen, 1996 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee and 2020 presidential nominee
• Eric July, musician, YouTuber, comic book writer, and political commentator

K

• Rob Kampia, activist, 2000 Libertarian Party nominee for delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives in the District of Columbia
• Chris Kluwe, former punter for the Minnesota Vikings
• Charles G. Koch, businessman
• David H. Koch, businessman and 1980 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee
• Adam Kokesh, activist, author, and 2020 candidate for the Libertarian presidential nomination
• Bart Kosko, writer, academic, researcher; contributing editor to Liberty
• Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Steve Kubby, activist, writer, and 1998 Libertarian Party nominee for Governor of California and 2000 candidate for the Libertarian vice-presidential nomination

L

• Philip Labonte, musician, singer for heavy metal band All That Remains
• Suzanne La Follette, individualist feminist, political theorist, journalist, and editor
• Sonny Landham, actor and 2008 Libertarian Party nominee for the U.S. Senate in Kentucky, with whom the party cut ties in July of that year
• Rose Wilder Lane, journalist, travel writer, novelist, and political theorist
• James A. Lewis, 1984 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee
• Kurt Loder, entertainment critic, author, columnist, and media personality
• Dan Loeb, hedge fund manager
• Nancy Lord, attorney, medical researcher, and 1992 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee

M

• Roger MacBride, lawyer and 1976 Libertarian Party presidential nominee
• Spencer MacCallum, anthropologist, business consultant and author
• John Mackey, CEO and co-founder of Whole Foods Market
• Michael Malice, Ukrainian-American author, podcaster, columnist, and media personality
• Andre Marrou, former member of the Alaska House of Representatives and 1992 Libertarian Party presidential nominee
• John McAfee, computer programmer, businessman, and presidential candidate
• Peter McWilliams, self-help author and activist
• Angela McArdle, Chair of the Libertarian National Committee
• Russell Means, Sioux rights activist, actor and 1988 candidate for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination
• Jeffrey Miron, economist and academic
• John Monds, 2008 Libertarian Party nominee for the Georgia Public Service Commission and 2010 Libertarian nominee for Governor of Georgia
• Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, American political commentator, radio personality, author, former MTV VJ, and the current host of Kennedy on the Fox Business Network
• Kary Mullis, 1993 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry for the invention of the polymerase chain reaction technique
• Michael Munger, 2008 Libertarian Party nominee for Governor of North Carolina
• Rupert Murdoch, media mogul and founder of global media holding company News Corporation

N

• Loretta Nall, 2006 Libertarian Party nominee for Governor of Alabama
• Andrew Napolitano, former New Jersey Superior Court Judge and host of Freedom Watch
• Tonie Nathan, 1972 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee
• David Nolan, principal founder of the Libertarian Party and candidate for office in Arizona
• Gary Nolan, talk radio personality and 2004 candidate for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination
• Robert Nozick, philosopher

O

• Gary Oldman, actor
• Chase Oliver, activist, business executive; Libertarian Party candidate for the 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia, and 2024 Libertarian presidential nominee
• Art Olivier, 2000 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee

P

• Tom G. Palmer, writer and political theorist
• Trey Parker, actor, animator and screenwriter. Parker described himself in 2001 as "a registered Libertarian"
• Isabel Paterson, Canadian-American journalist, novelist, and political philosopher
• Ron Paul, former U.S. Representative from Texas and 1988 Libertarian Party presidential nominee
• Carl Person, attorney and 2012 candidate for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination
• Austin Petersen, activist, commentator, broadcaster, candidate for the 2016 Libertarian presidential nomination
• John Popper, frontman of the rock band Blues Traveler
• Virginia Postrel, columnist, blogger, author, former editor-in-chief of Reason magazine
• Sharon Presley, writer, activist, academic; co-founder of Laissez Faire Books, and executive director of the Association of Libertarian Feminists

R

• Ralph Raico, historian, academic, and writer
• Justin Raimondo, founder of Antiwar.com
• Dick Randolph, former member of the Alaska House of Representatives
• Earl Ravenal, Georgetown University professor and 1984 candidate for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination
• Leonard Read, writer, economist; founder of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)
• Michael Rectenwald, academic, author, and candidate for the 2024 Libertarian presidential nomination
• Warren Redlich, member of the Guilderland town council and 2010 Libertarian Party nominee for Governor of New York
• Wayne Allyn Root, radio host, businessperson, author; 2008 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee
• Murray Rothbard, economist and political philosopher
• Finlay Rothhaus, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
• Kurt Russell, actor
• Aaron Russo, film producer and 2004 candidate for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination
• Mary Ruwart, biophysicist and 2008 candidate for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination

S

• Murray Sabrin, 1997 Libertarian nominee for Governor of New Jersey
• Julian Sanchez, journalist, blogger, and editor
• Robert Sarvis, attorney, 2013 Libertarian nominee for Governor of Virginia, and 2014 Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in Virginia
• Nicholas Sarwark, attorney and businessperson; former chair of Libertarian National Committee
• Peter Schiff, financial analyst, stockbroker, author, one-time Senate candidate, president and CEO of Euro Pacific Capital Inc.
• Larry Sharpe, entrepreneur, podcaster, and 2018 Libertarian nominee for Governor of New York
• Michael Shermer, science writer and founder of The Skeptics Society
• Julian Simon, economist, academic, and writer
• Paul Singer, founder and CEO of Elliott Management Corporation and founder of the Paul E. Singer Family Foundation
• Sam Sloan, 2010 candidate for the Libertarian nomination for Governor of New York
• Dave Smith, comedian, podcaster.
• Robby Soave, journalist, author, senior editor for Reason
• Ilya Somin, academic, blogger, author, adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute
• John Sophocleus, economics instructor and 2002 Libertarian nominee for Governor of Alabama
• Thomas Sowell, academic, economist, commentator, and social theorist
• Joseph Stallcop, former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
• Doug Stanhope, stand-up comedian
• Starchild, political activist, perennial candidate, and sex worker
• Matt Stone, actor, animator and screenwriter
• John Stossel, consumer reporter, investigative journalist, author, columnist
• Jacob Sullum, syndicated columnist, journalist, and senior editor at Reason magazine
• Vermin Supreme, performance artist, candidate for the 2020 Libertarian Party presidential nomination
• Thomas Szasz, intellectual, author, opponent of medical coercion, advocate of medical freedom

T

• Kristin Tate, political commentator, columnist & author
• Joan Kennedy Taylor, journalist, author, editor, and activist
• Mike ter Maat, businessperson, professional economist, retired police officer, and 2024 Libertarian vice presidential nominee
• Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal
• Ed Thompson, mayor of Tomah, Wisconsin and 2002 Libertarian Party nominee for Governor of Wisconsin
• Katherine Timpf, columnist, television personality, reporter, and comedian
• Christina Tobin, founder of the Free and Equal Elections Foundation and 2010 Libertarian Party nominee for California Secretary of State
• Maj Toure, political activist and rapper; founder of Black Guns Matter
• Jeffrey Tucker, political theorist, editor, writer, and internet entrepreneur

V

• Jimmie Vaughan, musician
• Vince Vaughn, actor

W

• Rufus Wainwright, singer-songwriter
• Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Misplaced Pages
• Calvin Warburton, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and 1992 candidate for the Libertarian Party vice-presidential nomination
• David Weigel, journalist, blogger, contributing editor for Reason magazine
• Matt Welch, blogger and journalist; writer and editor for Reason magazine
• Bill Weld, former Governor of Massachusetts and 2016 Libertarian vice-presidential nominee
• Walter E. Williams, economist, commentator, and academic
• Richard Winger, editor of Ballot Access News
• Tom Woods, author and radio host
• Lily Wu, mayor-elect of Wichita, Kansas.
• Adrian Wyllie, 2014 candidate for the Libertarian Party nomination for Governor of Florida

See also

• List of American conservatives
• List of American liberals

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