Alice O'Connor (born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum; , 1905 – March 6, 1982), better known by her pen name Ayn Rand (), was a Russian-born American writer and public philosopher.
ˈælɪs oʊkˈɑːnɚ bˈɔːɹn ˈælɪsə zˈɪnəvɪˌɛvnɚ ɹˈoʊzənbˌaʊm; , nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv mˈɑːɹtʃ sˈɪks, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː, bˈɛɾɚ nˈoʊn baɪ hɜː pˈɛn nˈeɪm ˈaɪn ɹˈænd, wʌzɐ ɹˈʌʃənbˈɔːɹn ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ɹˈaɪɾɚ ænd pˈʌblɪk fɪlˈɑːsəfɚ.