John Hospers

John Hospers was an American philosopher and political activist. Hospers was interested in Objectivism, and was once a friend of the philosopher Ayn Rand, though she later broke with him. In 1972, Hospers became the first presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party, and was the only minor party candidate to receive an electoral vote in that year's U.S. presidential election.

9 June 1918

Born on the same birth day (9 June): Andrey Osterman • Boyd Cordner • Eric Wynalda • Felice Bonetto • Fred Jackson (American football coach) • Janric Craig, 3rd Viscount Craigavon • Michael J. Fox • Richard Kahui • Rubén Maza

Born in the same month (June 1918): Ajahn Chah • Cicely Saunders • Eddie Lopat • George Edward Hughes • Helmut Lent • James Joll • Yeoh Ghim Seng