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 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 authorGillespie, Nick (June 15, 2020) "The Libertarian Roots of Police Reform", Reason.com. Doug Bandow, blogger, columnist, writer, Senior Fellow at the Cato InstituteGillespie, Nick (December 18, 2005) "Doug Bandow's 'Lapse of Judgement' ", Reason.com. 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 lecturerGillespie, Nick (December 12, 2013) "Barbara Branden on Ayn Rand's Inner Life and Legacy", Reason.com. 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"Libertarian economist Bryan Caplan on 'Freedom, Populism and Big Tech' " MPR News. June 3, 2021. Drew Carey, comedian and actor Dale Carpenter, law professor Doug Casey, investor, writer, founder and chairman of Casey Research"Doug Casey: The Decade of the Greater Depression", www.palisadesradio.com 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(February 13, 2012) " 'Markets Not Capitalism', Says Professor Gary Chartier", Reason.com 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 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 2010Mustian, Jim (March 4, 2010) "Sheriff:?Kopbuster busted - Authorities arrest Barry Cooper - on possession, false report charges", Odessa American. Stephen D. Cox, author, academic, and editor-in-chief of Liberty (2005-2024) Richard Cornuelle, activist, political theorist, and authorDoherty, Brian (May 4, 2011) "Richard Cornuelle, R.I.P.", Reason.com. Tyler Cowen, economist, columnist, author, and bloggerSomin, Ilya (January 16, 2020) "Tyler Cowen on "State Capacity Libertarianism" I: Is it the Wave of the "Smart" Libertarian Future?", Reason.com Ed Crane, co-founder of the Cato Institute
D Brian Doherty, journalist, author, Reason magazine senior editor, and historian of the American libertarian movement.Gillespie, Nick (March 16, 2026)"Remembering Brian Doherty, Chronicler of and Participant in Wild and Wonderful Subcultures", Reason. Retrieved March 18, 2026 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 RepresentativesDoherty, Brian (May 26, 2017) "Libertarian Party Now Has Two Sitting Legislators in New Hampshire", Reason.com.
E Charlie Earl, former member of the Ohio House of Representatives, Libertarian Party candidate in the 2014 Ohio gubernatorial election Clint Eastwood, former Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, actor and filmmaker Richard Epstein, legal scholar, academic, and writerRappaport, Mike (February 21, 2013) "Richard Epstein on 'Constitutionalism, Originalism, and Libertarianism' ", Law & Liberty.
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 writerKlein, Daniel B. (October 28, 2021) "Fred Foldvary, a Joyous Friend", Independent.org. Kmele Foster, political commentator and telecommunications entrepreneurGillespie, Nick (November 14, 2018) "Libertarian Filmmaker, Podcaster Kmele Foster Wants To Change the World: Podcast", Reason.com. Conor Friedersdorf, journalist, staff writer at The AtlanticHumphries, Stephen (May 28, 2021) " when a Twitter war gets...respectful? ", Christian Science Monitor (via NewsBank.com 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, economistMcCullagh, Declan (August 19, 2009) "Rose Friedman, Economist And Popular Writer, Dies At 98", CBSNews.com.
G John Galt, inventor of the static engine, philosopher, lecturer. 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 ReasonTVSmith, Russ. "Interview: Nick Gillespie; The Editor-in-Chief of Reason.com and Reason.tv talks about the print media crisis, his editorial philosophy, and why his libertarian publication won't be going easy on Obama.", Splice Today, January 30, 2009. 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 authorWalker, Jesse (January 18, 2019) "Henry Hazlitt Meets Peter Kropotkin's Daughter", Reason.com Gene Healy, political pundit, journalist, editor, and author; Vice President at the Cato Institute and contributing editor to Liberty magazine"Cato Institute VP On The Evolution Of Executive Power", January 11, 2020. NPR.org Karl Hess, activist, speechwriter, journalist, editor, and political philosopherWalker, Jesse (April 10, 2020) "Karl Hess: From Republican Speechwriter to New Left Radical to Libertarian Homesteader", Reason.com Jeff Hewitt, Riverside County, California Supervisor, and Libertarian gubernatorial candidate in the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election Robert Higgs, economist, historian, and writerGillespie, Nick (May 13, 2009) Robert Higgs on The Decline of American Liberalism", Reason.com. 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 writerHuemer, Michael (October 2018) "Debate: Libertarians Should Be Vegetarians", Reason.com.
J Paul Jacob, activist and commentator Glenn Jacobs, Mayor, of Knox County, 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 commentatorHumphries, Stephen (April 20, 2017) "Meet Eric July", Reason.com.
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 LibertyTeitelbaum, Sheldon (February 1, 1995) "Fuzzy Thinker: Fuzzy logic guru Bart Kosko explains Spock's worst nightmare", Wired. 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 theoristBoaz, David (March 23, 2015) "Libertarians and the Struggle for Women's Rights", HuffPost. James A. Lewis, 1984 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nominee Kurt Loder, entertainment critic, author, columnist, and media personality Dan Loeb, hedge fund manager