the ledger of connections
The Connections of Ayn Rand
Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982) Every person recorded alongside Ayn Rand in the archive: family, teachers, students, influences, and the contemporaries who shared the same years.
Family & Connections
People recorded alongside Ayn Rand in the ledgers of the archive.
- Spouses
- Frank O'Connor
- Influenced by
- Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Friedrich Schiller, Ludwig von Mises, Carl Menger, Isabel Paterson, Albert Jay Nock, Edmond Rostand
Alive in the same years
Records in the archive whose lifetimes overlapped the years 1905 to 1982.
Modern era
Stefan Thomas
February 1, 1932 – February 7, 2025
Historical figure
Modern era
Juan Benet
October 7, 1927 – January 5, 1993
Spanish writer (1927–1993)
Modern era
Joseph Poon
b. 1935
Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and producer
Modern era
Timothy C. May
1940 – September 22, 2011
English sociologist & race car historian (1940-2011)
Contemporary era
Hal Finney
May 4, 1956 – August 28, 2014
American software developer (1956-2014)
Contemporary era
Nick Szabo
b. April 5, 1964
American computer scientist
Contemporary era
Adam Back
b. 1970
British cryptographer
Contemporary era
David Chaum
b. 1955
American computer scientist and cryptographer
Contemporary era
Gavin Wood
b. April 22, 1980
Decentralized internet pioneer
Contemporary era
Joseph Lubin
b. 1964
Canadian-American entrepreneur
Contemporary era
Vlad Zamfir
b. March 1, 1974
Romanian actor
Contemporary era
Dan Larimer
b. c. 1950
Software developer; creator of BitShares, Steem and EOS.IO