Books Recommended by Famous People
Browse reading lists from entrepreneurs, investors, scientists, authors, creators, and public figures.
Bill Gates
Co-founder of Microsoft; co-chair of the Gates Foundation
Naval Ravikant
Co-founder of AngelList; angel investor
Tim Ferriss
Author and podcaster
Paul Graham
Co-founder of Y Combinator; essayist
Nat Eliason
Author and entrepreneur
Patrick Collison
Co-founder and CEO of Stripe
Jordan Peterson
Clinical psychologist and author
Derek Sivers
Author; founder of CD Baby
Marc Andreessen
Co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz
Ryan Holiday
Author and media strategist
Noam Chomsky
Linguist; professor emeritus at MIT
Barack Obama
44th President of the United States
Adam Grant
Organizational psychologist; Wharton professor
Ev Williams
Co-founder of Twitter and Medium
Jocko Willink
Retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer and author
Stewart Brand
Writer; founder of the Whole Earth Catalog
Oprah Winfrey
Media executive, television host, and author
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Author, essayist, mathematical statistician, and risk analyst
Eric Weinstein
Investor and podcast host
Frank Chimero
Designer and writer
Sophie Bakalar
Richard Branson
Founder of the Virgin Group
Elon Musk
Co-founder of PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX, and Neuralink
Keith Rabois
Technology executive and investor