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Who influenced Ayn Rand?

  • Aristotle

    Classical Greek philosopher and polymath (384-322 BC)

    Influenced 75

    Influenced by 10

  • Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    Russian novelist (1821–1881)

    Influenced 37

    Influenced by 18

  • Thomas Aquinas

    Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church

    Influenced 24

    Influenced by 15

  • Victor Hugo

    French novelist, poet, dramatist and politician (1802–1885)

    Influenced 15

    Influenced by 1

  • Ludwig von Mises

    Austrian-American economist (1881–1973)

    Influenced 11

    Influenced by 0

  • Friedrich Schiller

    German poet, philosopher, historian and playwright (1759–1805)

    Influenced 9

    Influenced by 4

  • Albert Jay Nock

    American journalist (1870-1945)

    Influenced 8

    Influenced by 2

  • Rose Wilder Lane

    American journalist

    Influenced 4

    Influenced by 3

  • Carl Menger

    founder of the Austrian School of economics

    Influenced 3

    Influenced by 0

  • Isabel Paterson

    author and editor

    Influenced 3

    Influenced by 2

  • Edmond Rostand

    French poet and dramatist (1868–1918)

    Influenced 1

    Influenced by 0

Who was influenced by Ayn Rand?

  • Rose Wilder Lane

    American journalist

    Influenced 4

    Influenced by 3

  • Isabel Paterson

    author and editor

    Influenced 3

    Influenced by 2

  • Jimmy Wales

    co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)

    Influenced 1

    Influenced by 2

  • John Chamberlain

    American journalist (critic, columnist, editor)

    Influenced 1

    Influenced by 7

  • Peter Thiel

    German-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)

    Influenced 1

    Influenced by 6

  • Stefan Molyneux

    far-right white nationalist and white supremacist podcaster, blogger, author and political commentator

    Influenced 1

    Influenced by 5

  • Alan Greenspan

    13th Chairman of the Federal Reserve in the United States

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 1

  • Alex J. Epstein

    American writer and energy policy commentator

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 2

  • Ayelet Shaked

    Israeli politician, activist and engineer (born 1976)

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 1

  • Clarence Thomas

    Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States since 1991

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 3

  • Edwin A. Locke

    American psychologist

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 1

  • George Reisman

    American economist

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 2

  • Greg Johnson

    American white nationalist

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 4

  • Leonard Peikoff

    Canadian-American philosopher

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 1

  • Sajid Javid

    British politician (born 1969)

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 1

  • Terry Goodkind

    American novelist (1948-2020)

    Influenced 0

    Influenced by 1