Bios and headshots for past speakers reflect information that was accurate at the time of their appearance at FreedomFest. Speakers have appeared anywhere between 2007 and today, so the bios may not reflect current information about the speaker.
Steven Pinker
Cognitive Scientist, Harvard
Justin Amash
Former US Congressman
Matt Taibbi
New York Times Best Selling Author
Nadine Strossen
Former President, ACLU
Julie Borowski
Founder, Liberty Junkies
Mike Rowe
TV Host, Writer, Narrator, Producer, Actor & Spokesman
Cal Thomas
Columnist
Zuby Udezue
Rapper/Author
Joe Lombardo
Governor, Nevada
Stephen Moore
Economist
Dinesh D’Souza
Filmmaker
Connor Boyack
President, Tuttle Twins and Libertas Institute
Mark Skousen
Producer, FreedomFest
Magatte Wade
CEO, SkinIsSkin.com
Sen. Rand Paul
US Senator
John Mackey
Founder, Whole Foods Market
Deneen Borelli
Political Commentator
Jo Jorgensen
Former Presidential Candidate
Jeff Barnes
CEO, Angel Investors Network
Larry Sharpe
Candidate, Governor of New York
Barbara Oakley
Educator/Writer/Engineer
Ice-T
Grammy-Winning Artist & Actor
Jill Stein
Medical Doctor & Presidential Candidate
Ben Stein
Actor
Larry Arnn
President, Hillsdale College
Amity Shlaes
New York Times Best Selling Author
Spike Cohen
Former Libertarian Party VP Candidate
Antony Davies
Co-Host, Words & Numbers
Emily Compagno
Co-Host, "Outnumbered"
Greg Gutfeld
Journalist, Fox News
Betsy DeVos
Former U.S. Secretary of Education
Mitchell Earl
Discover Praxis
Michael Shellenberger
Founder/President, Environmental Progress
John Cleese
Award-winning actor, writer, author, and comedian
Camerson Sorsby
Discover Praxis
Maj Toure
Founder, Black Guns Matter
Sen. Marco Rubio
US Senator
Lord Matt Ridley
Author, Rational Optimist
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
2024 Presidential Candidate
TK Coleman
Director of Entrepreneurial Education, FEE
Paul Krugman
Economist
Jeffrey Hayzlett
CEO, C-Suite Network
Nick Gillespie
Reason
Gloria Alvarez
Presidential Candidate, Guatemala
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Author
Enes Freedom
Professional Basketball Player, Human Rights Activist
Afroman
Rapper, 2024 Presidential Candidate
Vivek Ramaswamy
2024 Presidential Candidate
James Harrigan
Co-Host, Words & Numbers
Jennifer Grossman
The Atlas Society
Larry Elder
2024 Presidential Candidate
Del Bigtree
Founder, Informed Consent Action
Tulsi Gabbard
Former Congresswoman, 2020 Presidential candidate
Tom Woods
Host, The Tom Woods Show
Glenn Beck
Television Host