- He is of Lebanese descent.
- Has run for President of the United States as a Green Party candidate (1996 & 2000) and an independent (2004 & 2008). He received his highest percentage of the popular vote in 2000 (3%).
- During the 1960s, was a major campaigner for laws requiring the existence and use of seatbelts, padded dashes, shatter proof windshields in every car in America, saving literally hundreds of thousands of american lives.
- Was once chosen to be the keynote speaker for a convention of Chevrolet Corvair collectors.
- Is a lawyer and a well-known consumer advocate.
- American humorist Garrison Keillor described his 2004 independent presidential campaign as akin to "an air bag without a car".
- Has Bell's Palsy.
- Wrote a book titled, "Unsafe At Any Speed", which was a major indictment of the safety record of Detroit auto makers, especially Chevrolet's Corvair.
- Speaks seven languages.
- Release of his book, "Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!". (September 2009)
- Release of his book, "The Good Fight: Declare Your Independence & Close the Democracy Gap". (2004)
- Induced into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2016.
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