# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/leonard-peikoff
# Generated: 2026-08-13T19:55:01.223Z

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description: "Leonard Sylvan Peikoff is a Canadian American philosopher. He is an Objectivist and was a close associate of Ayn Rand, who designated him heir to her estate. Peikoff is a former professor of philosophy and host of a nationally syndicated radio talk show. He co-founded the Ayn Rand Institute (ARI) in 1985 and is the author of several books on philosophy."
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump