After expanding my knowledge of who I believe John Galt may be, I am pleased to announce the unearth of my answer. Who is John Galt? John Galt is a character in the novel “Atlas Shrugged,” written by Ayn Rand. Galt is known to be a philosopher and inventor who believes in individualism, capitalism and the significance of the human mind. He also believes in the rights of individuals to make use of his/her mind solely for him/herself. He assimilates himself as a highly independent inverse to the collectivist