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This is an incomplete list of confirmed famous people who were or are gay, lesbian or bisexual. Famous people who are simply rumored to be gay, lesbian or bisexual, are not listed. Transgendered people have not yet been added. [wiki]
Name | Lifetime[5] | Nationality | Notable as | Notes[6] |
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Leroy F. Aarons | 1933-2004 | American | Journalist | G [7] |
Louise Abbéma | 1858-1927 | French | Painter, designer | L [8] |
Berenice Abbott | 1898-1991 | American | Photographer | L [9] |
Paula Aboud | b. 1950 | American | Politician, activist | L [10] |
Boy Abunda | b. 1955 | Filipino | Journalist | G [11] |
Zackie Achmat | b. 1962 | South African | LGBT and AIDS activist | G [12] |
Marc Acito | b. 1966 | American | Author | G [13] |
Roberta Achtenberg | b. 1950 | American | Politician | L [14] |
Jean Acker | 1893-1978 | American | Actor, wife of actor Rudolph Valentino | L [15] |
Kathy Acker | 1949-1997 | American | Writer, feminist | B [16] |
J. R. Ackerley | 1896-1967 | English | Writer, arts editor of The Listener | G [17] |
Peter Ackroyd | b. 1949 | English | Author | G [18] |
Sir Harold Acton | 1904-1994 | English | Art writer, aesthete | G [19] |
Margie Adam | b. 1947 | American | Women's Music performer | L [20] |
Mark Adamo | b. 1962 | American | Classical music composer | G [21] |
John Bodkin Adams | 1899-1983 | British | Doctor, suspected serial killer | G [22] |
J. C. Adams | b. 1970 | American | Gay porn journalist | B [23] |
Sam Adams | b. 1963 | American | First openly gay Portland, Oregon City Council member, first openly gay mayor of a major city (Portland) | G [24] |
Stephanie Adams | b. 1970 | American | Model, author | L [25] |
Tracey Adams | b. 1959 | American | Porn star | L [26] |
Jane Addams | 1860-1935 | American | Social reformer, Nobel prize winner | L [27] |
Gaye Adegbalola | b. 1944 | American | Blues musician | B [28] |
Thomas Adès | b. 1971 | English | Composer | G [29] |
Allison Adler | b. 1967 | American | Television writer, producer | L [30] |
Patience Agbabi | b. 1965 | English | Poet, performer | B [31] |
Dominic Agostino | 1959-2004 | Canadian | Politician | G [32] |
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa | b. 1971 | American | Playwright, writer for Marvel Comics | G [33] |
Clay Aiken | b. 1978 | American | Singer, songwriter, American Idol runner-up | G[34] |
Alvin Ailey | 1931-1989 | American | Dancer, choreographer | G [35] |
Jean-Jacques Aillagon | b. 1946 | French | Politician | G [36] |
Dawn Airey | b. 1960 | English | Television executive | L [37] |
Pav Akhtar | b. ? [5] | British | Politician | G [38] |
Chantal Akerman | b. 1950 | Belgian | Filmmaker | L [39] |
Faisal Alam | b. 1977 | American | LGBT Muslim rights activist | G [40] |
Edward Albee | b. 1928 | American | Playwright | G [41] |
Albita | b. 1962 | Cuban | Singer | L [42] |
John Alcorn | b. ? [5] | Canadian | Jazz musician | G [43] |
Sarah Aldridge | 1911-2006 | American | Author | L [44] |
Sibilla Aleramo | 1876-1960 | Italian | Writer | L [45] |
Alexander the Great | 356-323 BC | Greek | King and conquerer | B [46] |
Horatio Alger, Jr. | 1832-1899 | American | Author | G [47] |
Michael Alig | b. 1966 | American | Party promoter, murderer | G [48] |
Napier Sturt, 3rd Baron Alington | 1896-1940 | English | Peer | B [49] |
Sandra Alland | b. 1973 | Canadian | Writer, artist, activist | L [50] |
Marc Allégret | 1900-1973 | French | Film director | B [51] |
Maud Allan | 1873-1956 | Canadian | Dancer | L [52] |
Chad Allen | b. 1974 | American | Actor, gay activist | G [53] |
Paula Gunn Allen | b. 1939 | American | Writer | L [54] |
Peter Allen | 1944-1992 | Australian | Entertainer | G [55] |
Ted Allen | b. 1965 | American | Food and wine connoisseur | G [56] |
Christian Wilhelm Allers | 1857-1915 | German | Painter | G [57] |
Henry Alley | b. 1944 | American | Author, academic | G [58] |
Waheed Alli, Baron Alli | b. 1964 | English | Businessman, first openly gay peer in Parliament | G [59] |
Dorothy Allison | b. 1949 | American | Writer | L [60] |
Eric Allman | b. 1955 | American | Computer programmer | G [61] |
László Almásy | 1895-1951 | Hungarian | Explorer, spy | G [62] |
Pedro Almodóvar | b. 1949 | Spanish | Filmmaker | G [63] |
Marc Almond | b. 1957 | English | Rock musician | G [64] |
Anne-Marie Alonzo | 1951-2005 | Canadian | Writer | L [65] |
Joseph Alsop | 1910-1989 | American | Journalist | G [66] |
Jeffrey Altergott | b. 1968 | American | Rock musician | G [67] |
Summer Altice | b. 1979 | American | Model, actor | B [68] |
Dennis Altman | b. 1943 | Australian | Academic, LGBT rights activist | G [69] |
Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo | 1936-2008 | Spanish | 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia | L [70] |
John Amaechi | b. 1970 | English | Basketball player, broadcaster | G [71] |
Scott Amedure | 1963-1995 | American | "Jenny Jones Murder" victim | G [72] |
Alejandro Amenábar | b. 1972 | Spanish | Filmmaker | G [73] |
Tom Ammiano | b. 1941 | American | San Francisco City Supervisor, comedian | G [74] |
Stephen K. Amos | b. ? | British | Comedian | G [75] |
Simon Amstell | b. 1979 | English | Comedian, television presenter | G [76] |
Sheldon Andelson | 1931-1988 | American | Politician | G [77] |
Brett Anderson | b. 1972 | English | Rock musician (Suede) | B [78] |
Dan Anderson | b. ? [5] | American | Writer | G [79] |
Gordon Stewart Anderson | 1958-1991 | Canadian | Writer | G [80] |
Jane Anderson | 1954 | American | Actor, playwright, director | L [81] |
Lindsay Anderson | 1923-1994 | Scottish | Film director | G [82] |
Ruth Anderson | b. 1928 | American | Composer | L [83] |
Sophie Anderton | b. 1977 | English | Model | B [84] |
Mário de Andrade | 1893-1945 | Brazilian | Writer | G [85] |
Harry Andrews | 1911-1989 | English | Actor | G [86] |
Robert Andrews | 1895-1976 | English | Actor | G [87] |
Jerzy Andrzejewski | 1909-1983 | Polish | Author | G [88] |
Kenneth Anger | b. 1927 | American | Filmmaker, author | G [89] |
Dallas Angguish | b. 1968 | Australian | Writer | G [90] |
Alyson Annan | b. 1973 | Australian | Field hockey gold medalist | L [91] |
Ant | b. 1967 | American | Actor, comedian | B [92] |
Katharine Anthony | 1877-1965 | American | Biographer | L [93] |
Trey Anthony | b. 1974 | Canadian | Comedian, playwright | G [94] |
Steve Antin | b. 1956 | American | Actor, screenwriter | G [95] |
Antinous | 110-130 | Greek | Beloved of Roman Emperor Hadrian | G [96] |
Laura Antoniou | b. 1963 | American | Author | L [97] |
Gloria E. Anzaldúa | 1942-2004 | American | Writer | G [98] |
Kwame Anthony Appiah | b. 1954 | Ghanaian | Philosopher, writer | G [99] |
Alistair Appleton | b. 1970 | English | Television presenter | G [100] |
Marshall Applewhite | 1931-1997 | American | Cult leader | G [101] |
Bettina Aptheker | b. 1944 | American | Activist, academic | L [102] |
Aleksey Apukhtin | 1840-1893 | Russian | Poet | G [103] |
Louis Aragon | 1897-1982 | French | Poet, novelist | B [104] |
Gregg Araki | b. 1959 | American | Filmmaker | G [105] |
John Aravosis | b. 1963 | American | LGBT rights activist | G [106] |
Bert Archer | b. 1968 | Canadian | Writer | G [107] |
Reinaldo Arenas | 1943-1990 | Cuban | Writer | G [108] |
Pietro Aretino | 1492-1556 | Italian | Writer, satirist | G [109] |
Joey Arias | b. 1949 | American | Performance artist, drag performer | G [110] |
Jillian Armenante | b. 1968 | American | Actor, writer | L [111] |
Billie Joe Armstrong | b. 1972 | American | Rock musician (Green Day) | B [112] |
Chip Arndt | b. 1966 | American | Reality TV show contestant, LGBT rights activist | G [113] |
Alice Arnold | b. 1972 | British | Newsreader | L [114] |
Robert Arnold | b. 1982 | New Zealander | Pop musician | G [115] |
Jake Arnott | b. 1961 | English | Author | G [116] |
Jean-Paul Aron | 1925-1988 | French | Writer | G [117] |
Willem Arondeus | 1894-1943 | Dutch | Painter | G [118] |
John S. Arrowood | b. 1956 | American | Judge | G [119] |
Pat Arrowsmith | b. 1930 | English | Writer, peace activist | L [120] |
Robert Arthur | 1925-2008 | American | Actor | G [121] |
Newton Arvin | 1900-1963 | American | Writer, academic | G [122] |
Dorothy Arzner | 1897-1979 | American | Film director | L [123] |
John Ashbery | b. 1927 | American | Poet | G [124] |
Howard Ashman | 1950-1991 | American | Lyricist | G [125] |
Frederick Ashton | 1904-1988 | English | Choreographer | G [126] |
Othniel Askew | 1972-2003 | American | Politician, murderer | G [127] |
Anthony Asquith | 1902-1968 | English | Film director | G [128] |
Rob Astbury | b. 1948 | Australian | Journalist, television presenter | G [129] |
Nils Asther | 1897-1981 | Swedish | Stage and silent film actor | G [130] |
Sverker Åström | b. 1915 | Swedish | Diplomat | G [131] |
Karen Atala | b. 1964 | Chilean | Lawyer, fighting for custody of her children | L [132] |
Kutluğ Ataman | b. 1961 | Turkish | Filmmaker | G [133] |
John Atherton | 1598-1640 | English | Anglican bishop executed for buggery | G [134] |
Ron Athey | b. 1961 | American | Artist | G [135] |
Toni Atkins | b. 1962 | American | Politician | L [136] |
Ti-Grace Atkinson | b. 1938 | American | Feminist author | L [137] |
Efva Attling | b. 1952 | Swedish | Jewelry designer | L [138] |
Amelia Atwater-Rhodes | b. 1984 | American | Writer | L [139] |
Alex Au | b. 1952 | Singaporean | LGBT rights activist, writer | G [140] |
Kevyn Aucoin | 1962-2002 | American | Make-up artist | G [141] |
W. H. Auden | 1907-1973 | English | Poet | G [142] |
John August | b. 1970 | American | Screenwriter | G [143] |
Michael Ausiello | b. 1972 | American | Television journalist | G [144] |
Edward Avedisian | 1936-2007 | American | Painter | G [145] |
Kevin Aviance | b. 1968 | American | Entertainer | G [146] |
Axel and Eigil Axgil | b. 1915 1922-1995 | Danish | First gay couple in the world joined in a civil union | G [147] |
Assi Azar | b. 1979 | Israel | Television personality | G [148] |