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.
A
edit- Max Abramson, State Representative from New Hampshire[1]
- 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[2]
- Norma Jean Almodovar, 1986 Libertarian Party nominee for Lieutenant Governor of California[3]
- Justin Amash, former U.S. Representative from Michigan[4][5]
- Michael Arrington, founder of TechCrunch[6]
- Cliff Asness, hedge fund manager[7]
B
edit- Jim Babka, president of the Downsize DC Foundation; former chair of the Libertarian Party of Ohio[8]
- Michael Badnarik, 2004 Libertarian Party presidential nominee[9]
- Peter Bagge, cartoonist[10]
- Radley Balko, journalist, blogger, and author[11]
- Doug Bandow, blogger, columnist, writer, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute[12]
- John Perry Barlow, lyricist and co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation[13]
- Randy Barnett, legal scholar and law professor[14]
- Bob Barr, former U.S. Representative from Georgia and 2008 Libertarian Party presidential nominee[15]
- Christopher R. Barron, founder of GOProud[16]
- Dave Barry, humor columnist[17]
- Jim Bell, entrepreneur and author of an essay describing a method of killing government officials[18]
- Bruce L. Benson, academic[19]
- David Bergland, 1984 Libertarian Party presidential nominee, and two-time chair of the Libertarian National Committee[20]
- David Bernstein, law professor[21]
- David Boaz, political writer and one-time executive vice president of the Cato Institute.[22]
- Big Boi, rapper[23]
- Clint Bolick, Associate Justice, Arizona Supreme Court; lawyer and founder of the litigation division of the Goldwater Institute[24]
- Scott Boman, 2008 Libertarian Party nominee for the U.S. Senate in Michigan[25]
- Rupert Boneham, Survivor contestant and 2012 Libertarian Party nominee for Governor of Indiana[26]
- Murray Bookchin, writer[27]
- Neal Boortz, radio host[28]
- Andy Borsa, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives[29]
- James Bovard, author[30]
- R. W. Bradford, founder of Liberty[31]
- Barbara Branden, Canadian-American writer, editor, and lecturer[32]
- Nathaniel Branden, Canadian–American psychotherapist and writer[33]
- Arthur C. Brooks, author[34]
- Harry Browne, 1996 and 2000 Libertarian Party presidential nominee[35]
- David Brudnoy, talk radio host[36]
- Scott Bullock, civil rights attorney[37]
- Gene Burns, talk show host and candidate for the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination in 1984[38]
- Marshall Burt, member of the Wyoming House of Representatives[39]
C
edit- Richard Campagna, 2004 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee[40]
- Bryan Caplan, economist, writer, and academic[41]
- Drew Carey, comedian and actor[42][43][44][45]
- Dale Carpenter, law professor[46]
- Kevin Carson, political writer and blogger[47]
- Doug Casey, investor, writer, founder and chairman of Casey Research[48]
- Dixie Carter, actress[49]
- Graydon Carter, former editor of Vanity Fair[50]
- Rodney Caston, cybersecurity expert, open-source intelligence investigator, writer, and 2012 Libertarian Party nominee for the Texas House of Representatives[51]
- John Chamberlain, journalist[52]
- Marilyn Chambers, 2004 Personal Choice Party vice-presidential nominee and pornographic actress[53]
- Gary Chartier, legal scholar, philosopher, political theorist, and theologian[54]
- Roy Childs, essayist and critic[55]
- Frank Chodorov, writer[56]
- Ed Clark, 1980 Libertarian Party presidential nominee[57]
- Spike Cohen, entrepreneur, podcaster, and 2020 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee[58]
- Chris Cole, 2008 Libertarian nominee for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina[59]
- Michael Colley, U.S. Navy vice admiral and member of the board of directors of the Libertarian Party[60]
- 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[61]
- Stephen D. Cox, author, academic, and editor-in-chief of Liberty (2005-2024)[62]
- Richard Cornuelle, activist, political theorist, and author[63]
- Tyler Cowen, economist, columnist, author, and blogger[64]
- Ed Crane, co-founder of the Cato Institute[65]
D
edit- Aubrey Dunn, Jr., former New Mexico commissioner of public lands and Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018[66]
- Caleb Q. Dyer, former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives[67]
E
edit- Charlie Earl, former member of the Ohio House of Representatives, Libertarian Party candidate in the 2014 Ohio gubernatorial election[68]
- Clint Eastwood, actor[69]
- Richard Epstein, legal scholar, academic, and writer[70]
F
edit- Ken Fanning, member of the Alaska House of Representatives[71]
- Arthur Farnsworth, Libertarian Party nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives convicted of tax evasion in 2006[72]
- Fred Foldvary, academic, economist, and writer[73]
- Kmele Foster, political commentator and telecommunications entrepreneur[74]
- Conor Friedersdorf, journalist, staff writer at The Atlantic[75]
- David D. Friedman, economist, physicist, legal scholar, political theorist, and author[76]
- Milton Friedman, economist, statistician, and writer[77]
- Patri Friedman, activist, political theorist; founder of The Seasteading Institute[78]
- Rose Friedman, economist[79]
G
edit- Eric Garris, founder of Antiwar.com[80]
- John T. Georgopoulos, founder of SportsGrumblings.com, fantasy sports journalist for various publications, former SiriusXM show host, podcast producer and host[81]
- Nick Gillespie, journalist who has served as a writer, contributor, and editor for Reason magazine, Reason.com, and ReasonTV[82]
- Dan Gookin, author, 2004 Libertarian Party nominee for the Idaho Senate and 2007 Libertarian nominee for the Coeur d'Alene city council[83]
- 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[84]
- Don Gorman, former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives[29]
- 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[85]
- 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
edit- F. A. Harper, academic, economist, and writer; founder of the Institute for Humane Studies[86]
- Phil Harvey, entrepreneur and philanthropist, President of Adam & Eve
- Henry Hazlitt, journalist, editor, economist, and author[87]
- Gene Healy, political pundit, journalist, editor, and author; Vice President at the Cato Institute and contributing editor to Liberty magazine[88]
- Karl Hess, activist, speechwriter, journalist, editor, and political philosopher[89]
- Jeff Hewitt, Riverside County, California Supervisor, and Libertarian gubernatorial candidate in the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election[90]
- Robert Higgs, economist, historian, and writer[91]
- John Holt, author and educator, a proponent of unschooling, and a pioneer in youth rights theory[92]
- John Hospers, philosophy professor and 1972 Libertarian Party presidential nominee[93]
- Carla Howell, activist and 2002 Libertarian Party nominee for Governor of Massachusetts[94]
- Michael Huemer, academic, philosopher, and writer[95]
J
edit- Paul Jacob, activist and commentator[96]
- Glenn Jacobs, wrestler known as Kane[97]
- Penn Jillette, magician[98] (renounced libertarianism in 2020).[99]
- Gary Johnson, former Governor of New Mexico and 2012 and 2016 Libertarian Party presidential nominee[100]
- Stan Jones, 2002 Libertarian Party nominee for the U.S. Senate in Montana[101]
- Alex Joseph, mayor of Big Water, Utah[102]
- Jo Jorgensen, 1996 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee and 2020 presidential nominee[103]
- Eric July, musician, YouTuber, comic book writer, and political commentator[104]
K
edit- Rob Kampia, activist, 2000 Libertarian Party nominee for delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives in the District of Columbia[105]
- Chris Kluwe, former punter for the Minnesota Vikings[106]
- Charles G. Koch, businessman[107]
- David H. Koch, businessman and 1980 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee[107]
- Adam Kokesh, activist, author, and 2020 candidate for the Libertarian presidential nomination[108]
- Bart Kosko, writer, academic, researcher; contributing editor to Liberty[109]
- Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit[110]
- Steve Kubby, activist, writer, and 1998 Libertarian Party nominee for Governor of California and 2000 candidate for the Libertarian vice-presidential nomination[111]
L
edit- Philip Labonte, musician, singer for heavy metal band All That Remains[112]
- Suzanne La Follette, individualist feminist, political theorist, journalist, and editor[113]
- Sonny Landham, actor and 2008 Libertarian Party nominee for the U.S. Senate in Kentucky,[114] with whom the party cut ties in July of that year[115]
- Rose Wilder Lane, journalist, travel writer, novelist, and political theorist[116]
- James A. Lewis, 1984 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee[117]
- Kurt Loder, entertainment critic, author, columnist, and media personality[118]
- Dan Loeb, hedge fund manager[7]
- Nancy Lord, attorney, medical researcher, and 1992 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee[119]
M
edit- Roger MacBride, lawyer and 1976 Libertarian Party presidential nominee[120]
- Spencer MacCallum, anthropologist, business consultant and author[121]
- John Mackey, CEO and co-founder of Whole Foods Market[122]
- Michael Malice, Ukrainian-American author, podcaster, columnist, and media personality[123]
- Andre Marrou, former member of the Alaska House of Representatives and 1992 Libertarian Party presidential nominee[124]
- John McAfee, computer programmer, businessman, and presidential candidate[125]
- Peter McWilliams, self-help author and activist[126]
- Angela McArdle, Chair of the Libertarian National Committee[127]
- Russell Means, Sioux rights activist, actor and 1988 candidate for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination[128]
- Jeffrey Miron, economist and academic[129]
- John Monds, 2008 Libertarian Party nominee for the Georgia Public Service Commission and 2010 Libertarian nominee for Governor of Georgia[130]
- Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, American political commentator, radio personality, author, former MTV VJ, and the current host of Kennedy on the Fox Business Network[131]
- Kary Mullis, 1993 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry for the invention of the polymerase chain reaction technique[132]
- Michael Munger, 2008 Libertarian Party nominee for Governor of North Carolina[133]
- Rupert Murdoch, media mogul and founder of global media holding company News Corporation[134][135]
N
edit- Loretta Nall, 2006 Libertarian Party nominee for Governor of Alabama[136]
- Andrew Napolitano, former New Jersey Superior Court Judge and host of Freedom Watch[137]
- Tonie Nathan, 1972 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee[138]
- David Nolan, principal founder of the Libertarian Party and candidate for office in Arizona[139]
- Gary Nolan, talk radio personality and 2004 candidate for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination[140]
- Robert Nozick, philosopher[141]
O
edit- Gary Oldman, actor[142]
- Chase Oliver, activist, business executive; Libertarian Party candidate for the 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia, and 2024 Libertarian presidential nominee[143]
- Art Olivier, 2000 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee[144]
P
edit- Tom G. Palmer, writer and political theorist[145]
- Trey Parker, actor, animator and screenwriter. Parker described himself in 2001 as "a registered Libertarian"[146]
- Isabel Paterson, Canadian-American journalist, novelist, and political philosopher[147]
- Ron Paul, former U.S. Representative from Texas and 1988 Libertarian Party presidential nominee[148]
- Carl Person, attorney and 2012 candidate for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination[149]
- Austin Petersen, activist, commentator, broadcaster, candidate for the 2016 Libertarian presidential nomination[150]
- John Popper, frontman of the rock band Blues Traveler[151]
- Virginia Postrel, columnist, blogger, author, former editor-in-chief of Reason magazine[152]
- Sharon Presley, writer, activist, academic; co-founder of Laissez Faire Books, and executive director of the Association of Libertarian Feminists[153]
R
edit- Ralph Raico, historian, academic, and writer[154]
- Justin Raimondo, founder of Antiwar.com[80]
- Dick Randolph, former member of the Alaska House of Representatives[155]
- Earl Ravenal, Georgetown University professor and 1984 candidate for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination[156]
- Leonard Read, writer, economist; founder of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)[157]
- Michael Rectenwald, academic, author, and candidate for the 2024 Libertarian presidential nomination[158]
- Warren Redlich, member of the Guilderland town council and 2010 Libertarian Party nominee for Governor of New York[159]
- Wayne Allyn Root, radio host, businessperson, author; 2008 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee[160]
- Murray Rothbard, economist and political philosopher[161]
- Finlay Rothhaus, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives[162]
- Kurt Russell, actor[163]
- Aaron Russo, film producer and 2004 candidate for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination[164]
- Mary Ruwart, biophysicist and 2008 candidate for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination[165]
S
edit- Murray Sabrin, 1997 Libertarian nominee for Governor of New Jersey[166]
- Julian Sanchez, journalist, blogger, and editor[167]
- Robert Sarvis, attorney, 2013 Libertarian nominee for Governor of Virginia, and 2014 Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in Virginia[168]
- Nicholas Sarwark, attorney and businessperson; former chair of Libertarian National Committee[169]
- Peter Schiff, financial analyst, stockbroker, author, one-time Senate candidate, president and CEO of Euro Pacific Capital Inc.[170]
- Larry Sharpe, entrepreneur, podcaster, and 2018 Libertarian nominee for Governor of New York[171]
- Michael Shermer, science writer and founder of The Skeptics Society[172]
- Julian Simon, economist, academic, and writer[173]
- Paul Singer, founder and CEO of Elliott Management Corporation and founder of the Paul E. Singer Family Foundation[7]
- Sam Sloan, 2010 candidate for the Libertarian nomination for Governor of New York[174]
- Dave Smith, comedian, podcaster.[175]
- Robby Soave, journalist, author, senior editor for Reason[176]
- Ilya Somin, academic, blogger, author, adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute[177]
- John Sophocleus, economics instructor and 2002 Libertarian nominee for Governor of Alabama[178]
- Thomas Sowell, academic, economist, commentator, and social theorist[179]
- Joseph Stallcop, former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives[67]
- Doug Stanhope, stand-up comedian[180]
- Starchild, political activist, perennial candidate, and sex worker[181]
- Matt Stone, actor, animator and screenwriter[182]
- John Stossel, consumer reporter, investigative journalist, author, columnist[183]
- Jacob Sullum, syndicated columnist, journalist, and senior editor at Reason magazine[184]
- Vermin Supreme, performance artist, candidate for the 2020 Libertarian Party presidential nomination[185]
- Thomas Szasz, intellectual, author, opponent of medical coercion, advocate of medical freedom[186]
T
edit- Kristin Tate, political commentator, columnist & author[187]
- Joan Kennedy Taylor, journalist, author, editor, and activist[188]
- Mike ter Maat, businessperson, professional economist, retired police officer, and 2024 Libertarian vice presidential nominee[143]
- Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal[189]
- Ed Thompson, mayor of Tomah, Wisconsin and 2002 Libertarian Party nominee for Governor of Wisconsin[190]
- Katherine Timpf, columnist, television personality, reporter, and comedian[191]
- Christina Tobin, founder of the Free and Equal Elections Foundation and 2010 Libertarian Party nominee for California Secretary of State[192]
- Maj Toure, political activist and rapper; founder of Black Guns Matter[193]
- Jeffrey Tucker, political theorist, editor, writer, and internet entrepreneur[194]
V
edit- Jimmie Vaughan, musician[195]
- Vince Vaughn, actor[97]
W
edit- Rufus Wainwright, singer-songwriter[196]
- Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia[97]
- Calvin Warburton, member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives and 1992 candidate for the Libertarian Party vice-presidential nomination[197]
- David Weigel, journalist, blogger, contributing editor for Reason magazine[198]
- Matt Welch, blogger and journalist; writer and editor for Reason magazine[199]
- Bill Weld, former Governor of Massachusetts and 2016 Libertarian vice-presidential nominee[200]
- Walter E. Williams, economist, commentator, and academic[201]
- Richard Winger, editor of Ballot Access News[202]
- Tom Woods, author and radio host[203]
- Lily Wu, mayor-elect of Wichita, Kansas.[204]
- Adrian Wyllie, 2014 candidate for the Libertarian Party nomination for Governor of Florida[205]
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