Ayn Rand
Russian-American writer and philosopher
political
George Orwell
English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic
Plato
Athenian philosopher during the Classical period in Ancient Greece, founder of the Platonist school of thought and the Academy, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world
Barack Obama
American politician, lawyer, and author who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the United States
David McCullough
American author, narrator, popular historian, and lecturer
H. L. Mencken
American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English
John Stuart Mill
English philosopher, political economist, Member of Parliament and civil servant
Michel de Montaigne
One of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance
Niccolo Machiavelli
Italian diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Renaissance
Bryan Magee
British philosopher, broadcaster, politician and author, best known for bringing philosophy to a popular audience.