This is a list of people who believed in and fought for libertarian socialism in order of the first letter of their first name.
Libertarian Socialists
A
- Abba Gordin
- Abdullah Öcalan
- Abel Paz
- Abraham Isaak
- Abraham Yehudah Khein
- Adhémar Schwitzguébel
- Adriano Sofri
- Agustín García Calvo
- Agustín Remiro
- Allan Burnett
- Aleksei Gan
- Alexander Atabekian
- Alexander Berkman
- Alexander Cockburn
- Alexander Schapiro - Political Organizer
- Alexandra David-Néel
- Alexandre Skirda
- Alexandros Schinas
- Alexandru Bogdan-Pitești
- Alexei Borovoi
- Amparo Poch y Gascón
- Anatoly Lamanov
- André Breton
- Andreas Scheu
- Andrej Grubačić
- Ángel Pestaña
- Angelina Soares
- Ann Hansen
- Anselmo Lorenzo
- Anton Constandse
- Anton Nilson
- Antoni Pellicer
- Antònia Fontanillas Borràs
- Antonia Maymón
- Antonio Acevedo Hernández
- Antonio García Barón
- Antonio Negri
- Antonio Ramón
- Antonio Téllez Solá
- Apollon Karelin
- Aron Baron
- Arthur Caron
- Arthur Lehning
- Arthur Moyse
- Astrojildo Pereira
- Augustus John
- Augustyn Wróblewski
- Axel Holmström
B
- Ba Jin
- Baek Jung Gi
- Barbu Lăzăreanu
- Benigno Andrade
- Benjamin Feigenbaum
- Benjamin Tucker
- Bhagat Singh
- Big Bill Haywood - Trade Unionist
- Bill Weinberg
- Biofilo Panclasta
- Björk Guðmundsdóttir
- Björn Söderberg
- Blanca de Moncaleano
- Boris Kagarlitsky
- Boris Yelensky
- Brian Behan
- Bruce Ronald Henderson
- Buenaventura Durruti
C
- Cai Yuanpei
- Camilo Cienfuegos - Soldier
- Carl Paivio
- Carlos Taibo
- Carmen Luna Alcázar
- Celeste Liddle - Trade Unionist
- César De Paepe
- Charles Fourier
- Chester Brown
- Chris Pallis
- Christiaan Cornelissen
- Chu Minyi
- Chummy Fleming - Trade Unionist
- Cipriano Mera
- Clara Thalmann
- Claude Lefort
- C.L.R. James - Cricket Player
- Concha Pérez Collado
- Cornelius Castoriadis - Philosopher
D
- Daniel Guérin
- Darren Thurston
- Dave Andrews - Preacher and Trade Unionist
- David Andrade - Journalist
- David Graeber - Anthropologist and Historian
- David Polyakov - Trade Unionist
- Davor Džalto
- Delfín Lévano
- Dennis Lyxzén
- Diego Abad de Santillán
- Dimitrios Roussopoulos
- Dmitry Bogrov
- Dmitry Ivanovich Popov
- Dumitru Țepeneag
E
- Edgard Leuenroth
- Edo Fimmen
- Eduard Pons Prades
- Edward Abramowski
- Edward Carpenter
- Efrim Menuck
- Eleuterio Quintanilla
- Elias Petropoulos
- Elise Ottesen-Jensen - Sex Educator, Journalist and Feminist
- Émile Dubois
- Emma Goldman - Feminist
- Emmanouil Dadaoglou
- Erich Fromm - Psychologist
- Eugen Relgis
- Eugene Hütz
F
- Fanya Baron
- Federica Montseny
- Federico Borrell García
- Federico Krutwig
- Fedir Shchus
- Felipe Alaiz
- Félix Guattari
- Felix Likiniano
- Félix López
- Ferdinand Nieuwenhuis
- Fermín Salvochea
- Fernando Fernán Gómez
- Fernando Tarrida del Mármol
- Fidel Manrique
- Florencio Sánchez
- Fráňa Šrámek
- Francesc Pi i Margall
- Francisco Ascaso
- Francisco Ferrer
- Franco Piperno
- Frank Fernández
- František Gellner
- František Kupka
- Franz Kafka
- Fumiko Kaneko
G
- Gabriel Kuhn
- Gary Chartier
- G.D.H. Cole
- Giuseppe Fanelli
- Geoff Mullen - Computer Programmer
- George Woodcock - Historian
- Georgi Bogdanov
- Georgy Chulkov
- Germaine Greer - Feminist and English Literature Professor
- German Askarov
- Gerrion Jones
- Gerry Hannah
- Gilda Antonia Guillen
- Gottfrid Svartholm
- Graham Purchase
- Grigory Kotovsky
- Gregori Maximoff
- Gustav Landauer
- Gustave Jeanneret
- György Lukács
H
- Ha Ki-rak
- Halfdan Rasmussen
- Hans Jæger
- Hans Widmer
- Har Dayal
- Harold Barclay - Anthropologist
- Harold Williams
- Harnam Singh Saini
- Harry Hooton - Poet
- Harry Järv - Librarian
- Hatta Shuzo
- Haukur Hilmarsson
- He Zhen
- Helene Minkin
- Hélio Oiticica
- Helios Gómez
- Herbert Marcuse
- Hideyo Amamoto
- Hillel Solotaroff
- Hinke Bergegren
- Hippolyte Havel
- Hiratsuka Raichō
- Hiski Salomaa
- Honoré Jackson
- Howard Zinn
- Hugo Cores
I
- Iain McIntyre - Musician and Radio Broadcaster
- Ida Mett
- Ilie Cătărău
- Immanuel Ness - Sociologist and Historian
- Isaac Puente - Doctor
- Isabelle Eberhardt
- Itō Noe
- Ivan Aguéli
- Ivan Illich - Sociologist
- Ivar Mortensson-Egnund
J
- Jack White
- Jaggi Singh
- Jaime Giménez Arbe
- Jakub Polák
- James Guillaume
- Jan Bucquoy
- Jan Narveson
- Jan Wacław Machajski
- Jaroslav Hašek
- Jas H. Duke - Poet
- Jean Boldt
- Jean-François Lyotard - Sociologist
- Jens Bjørneboe
- Jiří Mahen
- Joan Montseny
- Joan Peiró
- Joaquín Ascaso Budria
- John Arthur Andrews - Journalist and Poet
- John Cowper Powys
- John Creaghe
- John Englart - Journalist
- John Flaus - Actor and TV Presenter
- John Holloway - Sociologist
- John Kinsella - Poet
- John Zube - Microfiche Publisher
- Jón Gnarr
- Joop Westerweel
- José Domingo Gómez Rojas
- José María Vargas Vila
- José Oiticica
- José Peirats
- José Pellicer Gandía
- José Prat
- José Saramago
- Josef Peukert
- Josep Lluís i Facerias
- Josep Llunas i Pujals
- Josep Pallach i Carolà
- Joseph Déjacque
- Joseph Favre
- Joseph Toscano - Doctor
- Juan García Oliver
- Juan López Sánchez
- Juan Serrano Oteiza
- Judi Bari - Environmentalist and Trade Unionist
- Julia Bonk
- Julie McCrossin - Comedian, Journalist and Radio Broadcaster
- Juliet Caroline Belmas
- Julio Herrera y Reissig
- Jun Tsuji
- Jyri Jaakkola
K
- Kaarlo Uskela
- Kajsa Ekis Ekman - Journalist
- Kanno Sugako
- Kanson Arahata
- Karel Toman
- Kartar Singh Sarabha
- Kim Chwa-chin
- Kim Won-bong
- Koichi Toyama
- Kostas Sakkas
- Kōtoku Shūsui
- Krsta Cicvarić
- Kuri Kikuoka
L
- L. Susan Brown
- Lee Hoe-yeong
- Léo Ferré
- Leo Tolstoy
- Leon Larson
- Leonard Borgzinner
- Leopold Kohr
- Leopoldo Ramos Giménez
- Lennart Eriksson
- Lev Chernyi
- Lev Zadov
- Li Shizeng
- Lima Barreto
- Liu Shifu
- Liu Shipei
- Lola Iturbe
- Lola Ridge
- Lorenzo Íñigo Granizo
- Lorenzo Portet
- Louis Andriessen
- Louise Berger
- Louise Michel - Teacher and Soldier
- Luce Fabbri
- Lucía Sánchez Saornil
- Lucio Urtubia
- Lucy Parsons - Trade Unionist
- Luisa Capetillo - Trade Unionist and Feminist
- Lysander Spooner
M
- Makoto Tomioka
- Maksim Rayevsky
- Malvina Tavares
- Manuel Buenacasa
- Manuel González Prada
- Manuel Pardiñas
- Manuel Rojas
- Manuel Sabaté
- Marcelino Massana
- Marcelle Capy
- Marco Camenisch
- Margarethe Faas-Hardegger
- María Bruguera Pérez
- Maria Lacerda de Moura
- Maria Nikiforova
- Maria Silva Cruz
- Mário Ferreira dos Santos
- Mark Leier
- Mark Slonim
- Marko Boshnakov
- Martin Buber
- Mattias Gardell
- Max Goldstein
- Max Stirner - Philosopher
- Melchor Rodríguez García
- Mercedes Comaposada
- Michael Albert - Economist
- Michael Foot
- Michael Hardt - Sociologist
- Michael Kácha
- Michael Matteson - Student
- Michel Onfray
- Miguel García García
- Miguel Giménez Igualada
- Mihail Gerdzhikov
- Mikhail Bakunin - Philosopher
- Mikhail Baron
- Mikheil Tsereteli
- Milan Arsov
- Miljenko Smoje
- Milly Witkop
- Miloš Crnjanski
- Moa Martinson
- Moishe Tokar
- Mollie Steimer
- Monica Sjöö
- Montague Miller - Construction Worker and Trade Unionist
- Moshe Katz
- M.P.T. Acharya
- Murray Bookchin - Historian and Philosopher
N
- Naomi Klein - Historian
- Nedeljko Čabrinović
- Nestor Makhno - Military Commander
- Ngô Văn Xuyết
- Nick Rock'n'Roll
- Nicolas Lazarévitch
- Niilo Wälläri
- Nikolas Asimos
- Noam Chomsky - Linguist and Cognitive Scientist
- Noël Godin
- Norman Nawrocki
O
P
- Pablo de Rokha
- Pak Yol
- Panait Mușoiu
- Pao Ching-yen
- Paraskev Stoyanov
- Park Cha-jeong
- Patrick Read
- Pau Sabater
- Paul Avrich - Historian
- Paul Lapeyre
- Paul Mattick
- Paul Mattick Jr. - Economist
- Pepe Sabaté
- Pepita Carpeña
- Pepita Laguarda Batet
- Petar Mandzhukov
- Petar Sokolov
- Pete Seeger - Musician
- Peter Arshinov - Soldier and Historian
- Peter Dolving
- Peter Gelderloos - Historian
- Peter Hain - Politician
- Peter Kropotkin - Biologist and Geographer
- Peter McGregor - Professor
- Peter Vallentyne
- Philip Josephs
- Pi O - Poet
- Pierre-Joseph Proudhon - Economist
- Pierre Ramus
- Plotino Rhodakanaty
- Promoe
Q
R
- Rafael Barrett
- Rafael Corrales
- Rafael Farga i Pellicer
- Rafał Górski
- Raj Patel
- Ramnandan Mishra
- Ramón Acín
- Ramón J. Sender
- Ramón Rufat
- Ramor Ryan
- Ramon Vila Capdevila
- Refused
- Regina de Lamo
- René Lefeuvre
- Ricardo Mella
- Richard Sylvan - Logician
- Rō Takenaka
- Robert Graham
- Robert Wilson
- Roberto Bolaño
- Roberto Freire
- Robin Hahnel - Economist
- Roc Llop i Convalia
- Rose Pesotta
- Rose Witcop
- Rudolf Rocker
S
- Sail Mohamed - Soldier and Trade Unionist
- Salvador Puig Antich
- Salvador Seguí
- Sam Mainwaring
- Sam Mbah - Lawyer and Anthropologist
- Sascha Schapiro - Soldier
- Segundo Blanco
- Senya Fleshin
- Sergey Nechayev
- Sergey Stepnyak-Kravchinsky
- Shmuel Alexandrov
- Silvia Cusicanqui - Sociologist and Historian
- Simon Berman
- Simon Karetnik
- Simón Radowitzky
- Simone Casanova
- Sin Chaeho
- Slavi Merdzhanov
- Smári McCarthy
- Sole - Musician
- Soledad Villafranca
- Sophia N. Antonopoulou
- Staughton Lynd
- Stepan Petrichenko - Soldier
- Stephen Andrews
- Stephen Jay Gould - Paleotolongist, Evolutionary Biologist and Historian
- Stig Dagerman
- Süreyyya Evren
T
- Taiji Yamaga
- Taixu - Philosopher
- Takamure Itsue
- Takis Fotopoulos
- Tcheng Yu-hsiu - Judge
- Terence McKenna - Psychonaut
- Teresa Claramunt
- Teresa Wilms Montt
- Thomas Hodgskin - Economist
- Tinko Simov
- Todd Kowalski
- Toma Bebić
- Tõnu Trubetsky
- Tor Åge Bringsværd
U
V
- Valeriano Orobón Fernández
- Valerio Morucci
- Varlam Cherkezishvili - Journalist
- Vera Figner
- Vera Zasulich
- Victor Crăsescu
- Victor Dave
- Victor Robinson
- Victor Serge
- Viktor Belash
- Volin
- Voltairine de Cleyre
W
- Walery Mroczkowski
- Wang Jingwei
- Warcry
- Wendy Bacon - Journalist and Professor
- Wilhelm Reich - Psychiatrist
- Willem Siebenhaar - Chess Champion
- William Morris - Textile Designer and Poet
- Woody Guthrie - Musician
- Wu Zhihui
Y
- Yankev-Meyer Zalkind - Jewish Religious Scholar
- Yanis Varoufakis - Economist
- Yannis Tamtakos
- Yogendra Shukla
- Yordan Popyordanov
Z
Others
These people haven't explicitly identified themselves as libertarian socialists or have rejected the label outright, but have raised very similar concerns about society and proposed very similar solutions.
- Adam Smith - Economist
- Albert Einstein - Theoretical Physicist
- Alfie Kohn - Psychologist and Teacher
- Ali Sharati - Sociologist and Islamic Religious Scholar
- Alexander Grothendieck - Mathematician
- Barry Commoner - Cellular Biologist
- Carole Patemen - Philosopher and Feminist
- David Ellerman - Mathematician, Quantum Physicist, Economist and Philosopher
- George Orwell - Journalist and Novelist
- James Connolly - Military Commander
- Jean-Jacques Rosseau - Philosopher
- Karl Marx - Economist
- Leon Trotsky - General and Economist
- Michel Foucault - Sociologist and Historian
- Ned Kelly - Outlaw
- Phil Ochs - Musician
- St. Augustine - Religious Scholar
- Vladimir Lenin - Philosopher and Politician