Lafayette Ronald "L. Ron" Hubbard, (13 Maret 1911 – 24 Januari 1986) (/ˈhʌbərd/HUB-ərd)[2] yang sering disebut dengan inisialnya LRH, adalah seorang pengarang Amerika dan pendiri Gereja Scientology. Setelah menghimpun karier sebagai penulis, menjadi dikenal karena cerita-cerita fiksi ilmiah dan fantasi buatannya, ia mengembangkan sebuah sistem yang disebut Dianetics yang pertama kali muncul dalam bentuk buku pada Mei 1950.
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