Archive: Celebrity Rand Fans

From Atlasphere founding editor Andrew Schwartz: Peter Schiff, an economist known for predicting the current financial crisis, and a liberty-minded individual who lists Ayn Rand's Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal on his recommended reading page, has announced ... »More

From The Daily Beast: "A recent email exchange with the late Farrah Fawcett reveals the unlikely friendship between the Charlie's Angels star and the novelist Ayn Rand, who helped the actress understand her place in ... »More

Ted Nicholas is perhaps the most famous direct mail and direct sales marketer in the world. During his career, working in 47 different industries, he has sold over 7 billion dollars worth of products and ... »More

Daniel Hannan, famous for taking Gordon Brown out to the woodshed in front of the EU Parliament while defending free market principles, confirmed today what many of us might have suspected: He's a fellow fan ... »More

How did Stagliano become a supporter of free markets? He read Ayn Rand in high school. Today he's being prosecuted for "obscenity" and could (if convicted) spend the rest of his life in prison. »More

Libertarian presidential candidate and former Republican U.S. Representative, Bob Barr, spoke on Sunday at The Atlas Society's Summer Seminar 2008 in Portland, Oregon. The Oregonian reported on Barr's talk: Former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr of Georgia, ... »More

We've noted before that Penn Jillette (of Penn & Teller fame) is a fan of Ayn Rand's ideas. Now Ed Hudgins confirms that the same is true of Teller: [The Atlas Society] had a display ... »More

In the wake of Vadim Perelman's departure from the Atlas Shrugged movie project, Angelina Jolie's enthusiasm for starring in the movie version of Ayn Rand's novel is still going strong. From an interview with MTV: Regarding the ... »More

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales -- a long-time admirer of Ayn Rand's writings -- was profiled in this month's issue of The Economist. Here's a choice quote from mid-way through the introduction: The philosophy that appealed ... »More

New York Times writer Rachel Donadio explores the "It's not you, it's your books" problem in romantic love -- a problem very familiar to many admirers of Ayn Rand's novels. From her perspective, though, it's the ... »More