John Robbins (author)

John Ernest Robbins
Born(1947-10-26)October 26, 1947
DiedJune 11, 2025(2025-06-11) (aged 77)
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
OccupationAuthor
Known forDiet for a New America, 1987; Robbins at the Miami Book Fair International, 1991
SpouseAnnette Lyn Ainis
ChildrenOcean Robbins
Parents
RelativesEdie Baskin (niece)
Richard Baskin (nephew)
Burt Baskin (brother-in-law)
Isadore Familian (brother-in-law)
Websitewww.johnrobbins.info

John Robbins (October 26, 1947 – June 11, 2025) was an American author, who popularized the links among nutrition, environmentalism and animal rights.

Robbins was the author of the 1987 Diet for a New America, an exposé on connections between diet, physical health, animal cruelty, and environmentalism. Robbins founded the organization EarthSave in 1988 and co-founded the Food Revolution Network with his son, Ocean, in 2011. He was a leading voice in the plant-based movement.