[CONTRIBUTE] Building a List of Libertarian Celebrities! Help out...

[Sentient Void]

UPDATE: There is an old 2007 thread on this, but there are too many people on it no one has ever heard of, and many of them are in major dispute).

Hey everyone! I've noticed recently that while there's rare and sporadic talk of libertarian celebrities, there's not really a comprehensive list of them.

Well - we're gonna do it. Right now. We're gonna make the best, most exhaustive & comprehensive list of libertarians we can possibly come up with.

I really think it's important for us to show more of the masses libertarians that they know and love - that it isn't as fringe as they think and that there some very prominent, reasonable, smart, funny people are libertarian. This will make them more open to the ideas of liberty.

I will start! As time goes on, and we add people (also bands, etc) throughout the thread - we are going to double check sources that lend significant evidence that these people are or are at least very probably, libertarian. They vary in degree of libertarianism (some are ancaps, some are minarchists, etc). These should be people that almost everyone knows, or groups almost everyone knows who the people are associated with.

If a name was added in error, please dispute it and we will go over the alleged evidence. And I will add them to this OP (along with the name of the person who first noted them as libertarian in the thread).

Confirmed libertarians:
Penn Jillette & Teller (Magicians, comedians and hosts of the show 'BULLSHIT')
Drew Carey
Vince Vaughn
Kurt Russell
Glenn Jacobs (AKA 'Kane' the wrestler)
Matthew Bellamy (singer/songwriter of the band 'Muse')
Aaron Lewis (singer/songwriter for the band 'Staind')
John Popper (singer/songwriter of the band 'Blues Traveler')
Krist Novoselic - (bassist for the band 'Nirvana')
Trey Parker & Matt Stone (creators of Southpark)
Joe Rogan (comedian, actor of show 'News Radio', Host of 'Fear Factor', and UFC host)
Adam Corolla
Doug Stanhope (comedian, host of man show w/ rogan, epic ranter)
Tommy Chong (of Cheech & Chong, That 70s Show, actor, musician, comedian, activist)
John Fitch (MMA Fighter)
Kennedy (former MTV VJ & television talk show host)
Christina Ricci
Clint Eastwood (though he supported McCain, has blatantly libertarian positions)
John Stossel (journalist, former host of 20/20 on ABC, current host of 'Stossel')
Judge Andrew Napolitano (news contributor, host of 'FreedomWatch, former NJ Supreme Court Judge)
Jimmy Whales (founder of Wikipedia)
Peter Thiel (founder/CEO of Paypal)
John Mackey (CEO of Whole Foods)
Patrick Byrne (CEO of Overstock.com)
Mark Cuban (entrepreneur, owner of NBA's Dallas Mavericks, Landmark Theatres, and Magnolia Pictures, and chairman of the HDTV cable network HDNet.)
Peter Schiff (writer, economist, CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, Senatorial Candidate for CT)
Ron Paul (DUH! lol)
Rand Paul
Milton Friedman (economist, Nobel Prize winner)
Ayn Rand
Thomas E. Woods, Jr. (Professor, Historian, Author)
Judge Andrew Napolitano (FOX News contributor, FOX Business News Host, former Supreme Court Judge of NJ)
David Asman (FOX Business News anchor)
Neil Peart (drummer from the band 'Rush')
Geddy Lee (singer from the band 'Rush')
Dean Koontz (author)
PJ O'Rourke (satirist, journalist, writer, author)
Thomas E. Woods, Jr (historian, author)
Dave Barry (Pulitzer Prize winner, author, columnist, founder/owner of online game www.nationstates.com)
Jack Kevorkian (AKA 'Dr. Death', American pathologist, euthanasia activist, painter, composer and instrumentalist)
Willie Nelson
Angelina Jolie
John Malkovich
Keanu Reeves
Kurt Loder (from MTV)
Mobb Deep (rapper)
Sir Mix-a-Lot (rapper)
Aimee Allen
Phil Gordon (Poker player, authored books on Poker. Former host Celebrity Poker Showdown. On board of Libertarian National Congressional Committee)
Greg Raymer (Winner of the World Series of Poker, 2004)

Disputed Libertarians:
Denis Leary
Alice Cooper
John Carpenter (horror movies director)
Wesley Snipes
Howard Stern
Tom Selleck (supported McCain?, no known substantive libertarian positions/comments)
Billie Joe Armstrong (singer/songwriter of the band 'Green Day') (supported Obama?)
Eva Mendez (says 'Any potential boyfriend has to be an Ayn Rand fan' - but that's all I have as evidence for her potential libertarianism)
Nolan Ryan (friend of Ron Paul's, honorary campaign chair and ad spokesman for one of the campaigns)
Chuck Norris (says Ron Paul is the only one he trusts)
Greg Gutfeld (host of 'Red Eye' on FOX News)

Contributors: Ekrub, ClayTrainor, Koz, notsure, dejavu22, thehungarian, Anti Federalist, MikeStanart, Christianlibertarian, emazur, MJU1983, TCE, TheBlackPeterSchiff

 

[Ekrub]

Doug Stanhope - comedian, host of man show w/ rogan, epic ranter

 

[ClayTrainor]

Tommy Chong, according to this site

 

[Koz]

Pretty sure Adam Carolla is and I know the CEO/founder of Overstock.com supports Dr. Paul. not sure of his name

 

[matt0611]

These are definite:

Jimmy Whales (founder of Wikipedia)
Peter Schiff (CEO of Euro Pacific Capital)
Patrick Byrne (CEO of overstock.com)
Does Adam Kokesh count?

 

[purplechoe]

Angelina Jolie - wasn't she and her hubby a big John Edwards fans in the last election?

 

[Badger Paul]

Wouldn't it fun be fun to see this song played at our tent stage in Ames:

 

[notsure]

I see you mentioned him already, but i just want to point out some comments that this site says he made.

Clint Eastwood

"Abuse of power isn't limited to bad guys in other nations. It happens in our own country if we're not vigilant. Those in power get jaded, deluded, and seduced by power itself." -Parade magazine (January 12, 1997)

when he was asked: "How would you characterize yourself politically?" Eastwood replied:

"Libertarian... Everyone leaves everyone else alone. -March 1997 Playboyinterview"

when asked about same-sex marriages. Eastwood replied: "From a libertarian point of view, you would say,

'Yeah? So what?' You have to believe in total equality. People should be able to be what they want to be and do what they want -- as long as they're not harming people." -2004 USA Today

"I like the libertarian view, which is to leave everyone alone." -2004 USA Today

 

[Luciconsort]

These are definite:

Jimmy Whales (founder of Wikipedia)
Peter Schiff (CEO of Euro Pacific Capital)
Patrick Byrne (CEO of overstock.com)
Does Adam Kokesh count?

AK definitively counts... he's gets arrested for being free a few more time and he'll be a household name lol. AVTM rules btw

 

[matt0611]

Oh and if you're gonna put Ron Paul you might as well put Rand as well (as he is pretty much a household name by now)

 

[ClayTrainor]

I see howard stern on that list, but I've heard him speak some strong statist garbage before.

Anyways, i'm just going by memory here. On what basis is he libertarian? What source confirms this?

 

[MJU1983]

Do they have to be alive? George Carlin seemed to get it.

 

[dejavu22]

John Mayer... maybe im not sure if this was serious or not

 

[RonPaulGetsIt]

I see howard stern on that list, but I've heard him speak some strong statist garbage before.

Anyways, i'm just going by memory here. On what basis is he libertarian? What source confirms this?

I've never heard him mention Ron Paul. Granted I only occasionally listen but still never even around debate times etc. I could be wrong. Anyone heard him talk about rp?

 

[thehungarian]

Greg Gutfeld, host of RedEye. If you're including Stossel and the Judge then he would apply as well.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Krist Novoselic - Muscian - best known for his work as bassist for Nirvana

 

[ClayTrainor]

I've never heard him mention Ron Paul. Granted I only occasionally listen but still never even around debate times etc. I could be wrong. Anyone heard him talk about rp?

There is one instance where he praised ron paul, that I'm aware of.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Bill Maher - HBO comedian.

 

[stefank]

the CEO of whole foods John Mackey
And supposedly Glenn Beck

 

[Anti Federalist]

And supposedly Glenn Beck

That's as funny as me posting Bill Maher's name.