Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (HUB-ərd; March 13, 1911 <unk> January 24, 1986) je onkọwe ara Amerika ti iro-jinlẹ ati itan irokuro, ati oludasile Ile-ijọsin ti Scientology. Ni 1950, Hubbard kọ Dianetics: Imọ-jinlẹ Modern ti Ilera Ọpọlọ ati ṣeto lẹsẹsẹ awọn ajo lati ṣe igbega Dianetics. Ni 1952, Hubbard padanu awọn ẹtọ si Dianetics ni awọn ilana ifilọlẹ, o si da Scientology silẹ. Lẹhinna Hubbard ṣe abojuto idagba ti Ile-ijọsin ti Scientology sinu agbari kariaye. Iwe irohin Smithsonian tọka Hubbard gẹgẹbi ọkan ninu awọn Amẹrika 100 ti o ṣe pataki julọ ni gbogbo igba.
March 13, ọdún 1911