# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/harry-browne
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:10:36.514Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/harry-browne"
name: "Harry Browne"
slug: "harry-browne"
description: "Harry Edson Browne was an American writer, libertarian political activist, and investment advisor. He was the Libertarian Party's presidential nominee in the U.S. elections of 1996 and 2000 running on a platform that advocated abolishing the federal income tax, privatizing Social Security, ending the war on drugs, and drastically reducing the size and scope of government. A leading figure in the modern libertarian movement, Browne was a passionate advocate for personal freedom, limited government, and voluntary cooperation. He authored 12 books that in total have sold more than 2 million copies including his influential work How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World (1973), which provided a blueprint for achieving individual liberation by rejecting societal constraints and embracing self-reliance. Through his presidential campaigns, writings, and public appearances, Browne articulated a vision of a society free from coercion, inspiring generations of libertarians to challenge political and cultural orthodoxy."
tagline: "American writer and politician (1933–2006)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/HarryBrowneLPCon1998.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1933-06-17"
deathDate: "2006-03-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.85
  momentum:             0
  historical:           13.40043733333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "http://www.harrybrowne.org/"
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    title: "Браун, Гарри"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump