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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]
Lisa B b. ? Canadian Poet B [7]
Jamie Babbit b. 1970 American Film and television director L [8]
Babydaddy b. 1976 American Rock musician G [9]
Peter Bacanovic b. 1962 American Stockbroker, defendant in ImClone trial G [10]
Don Bachardy b. 1934 American Artist G [11]
Ruth Badger b. 1978 English Reality show contestant, television presenter, business consultant L [12]
Joan Baez b. 1941 American Folk musician B [13]
Bai Ling b. 1970 American Actor B [14]
Paul Bailey b. 1937 British Writer G [15]
Simon Bailey 1955-1995 English Anglican priest G [16]
Jon Robin Baitz b. 1961 American Playwright, television producer G [17]
Jack Baker b. 1942 American Attorney, LGBT rights activist G [18]
James Robert Baker 1946-1997 American Author G [19]
Josephine Baker 1906-1975 American Entertainer B [20]
John Roman Baker b. ? British Playwright G [21]
Marina Baker b. 1967 English Writer, politician B [22]
John Balance 1962-2004 English Rock and experimental musician G [23]
Kuwasi Balagoon 1946—1986 American Black Panther, writer B [24]
Clare Balding b. 1971 English BBC sports journalist L [25]
Long John Baldry 1941-2005 English Blues-rock musician G [26]
James Baldwin 1924-1987 American Writer G [27]
Oliver Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley 1899-1958 English Politician G [28]
Tammy Baldwin b. 1962 American Member of the United States House of Representatives (D - Wisconsin) L [29]
Cristobal Balenciaga 1885-1972 Spanish Fashion designer G [30]
Alan Ball b. 1957 American Screenwriter G [31]
Amy Balliett b. 1982 American LGBT rights activist L [32]
Ann Bancroft b. 1955 American First woman to reach the North Pole L [33]
Herman Bang 1857 - 1912 Danish Writer G [34]
Tallulah Bankhead 1902-1968 American Actor B [35]
Briana Banks b. 1978 American Porn star B [36]
Christopher Banks b. 1977 New Zealander Music producer, journalist G [37]
Kaushalya Bannerji b. ? Canadian Poet L [38]
Ann Bannon b. 1932 American Author L [39]
Patricia Barber b. 1956 American Jazz musician L [40]
Samuel Barber 1910-1981 American Classical music composer G [41]
Jillian Barberie b. 1966 American Television host B [42]
Paris Barclay b. 1956 American Television director G [43]
Alexander Bard b. 1961 Swedish Pop musician B [44]
Jean-Pierre Barda b. 1967 Swedish Musician, actor B [45]
Clive Barker b. 1952 English Author, film director G [46]
Gregory Barker b. 1966 English Politician G [47]
R. H. Barlow 1918-1951 American Writer, anthropologist G [48]
Djuna Barnes 1892-1982 American Writer B [49]
Fred Barnes 1885-1938 English Entertainer G [50]
Hazel Barnes b. 1915 American Philosopher L [51]
Micah Barnes b. 1960 Canadian Pop musician G [52]
Rev. Paul Barnes b. 1954 American Clergy G [53]
Richard Barnes b. ? English Politician G [54]
James Barnett b. 1986 American Activist G [55]
Lisa A. Barnett 1958-2006 American Science Fiction and fantasy writer L [56]
Tim Barnett b. 1958 New Zealander Member of the New Zealand Parliament G [57]
Natalie Clifford Barney 1876-1972 American Writer L [58]
Frank A. Barnhart b. ? American Actor, producer, director G [59]
Andrew Barr b. 1973 Australian Politician G [60]
Jean Barraqué 1928-1973 French Classical music composer G [61]
Amanda Barrett b. ? American Pop musician L [62]
Amanda Barrie b. 1935 English Actor B [63]
John Barrowman b. 1967 Scottish Actor G [64]
Drew Barrymore b. 1975 American Actor B [65]
Michael Barrymore b. 1952 English Entertainer G [66]
Richmond Barthé 1901–1989 American Sculptor G [67]
Paul Bartel 1938-2000 American Actor, writer, director G [68]
Roland Barthes 1915-1980 French Literary theorist G [69]
Neil Bartlett b. 1958 English Playwright G [70]
Jason Bartlett b. ? American Politician G [71]
Lance Bass b. 1979 American Pop musician G [72]
Bruce Bastian b. 1948 American Businessman G [73]
Alan Bates 1934-2003 English Actor B [74][75]
Katharine Lee Bates 1859-1929 American Songwriter L [76]
Baton Bob b. ? American Performance artist G [77]
Bryan Batt b. 1963 American Actor G [78]
Deborah Batts b. 1947 American Federal District Judge L [79]
Robert Bauman b. 1937 American Politician G [80]
Bruce Bawer b. 1956 American Writer G [81]
Howard Bayless b. ? American Politician G [82]
Jaime Bayly b. 1965 Peruvian Writer B [83]
Gary Beach b. 1947 American Actor G [84]
Rikki Beadle-Blair b. 1962 English Actor, writer G [85]
Simon Russell Beale b. 1961 English Actor G [86]
Billy Bean b. 1964 American Baseball player G [87]
James Beard b. 1903 American Chef and food writer G [88]
Amanda Bearse b. 1958 American Actor, director L [89]
Cecil Beaton 1904-1980 English Photographer G [90]
Bianca Beauchamp b. 1977 Canadian Adult model B [91]
William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp 1872-1938 British Peer of the Realm, Liberal politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports B [92]
Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu b. 1926 British Peer of the Realm, Conservative politician, founder of National Motor Museum B [93]
Binkie Beaumont 1908-1973 British Theatre manager, producer G [94]
Simone de Beauvoir 1908-1986 French Author, philosopher B [95]
Alison Bechdel 1960 American Cartoonist L [96]
Martha Beck 1962 American Sociologist and life coach L [97]
Volker Beck 1960 German Politician G [98]
Albrecht Becker 1906-2002 German Photographer G [99]
Antoine Bédard b. 1978 Canadian Musician G [100]
Sybille Bedford 1911-2006 English Writer B [101]
Lucius Beebe 1902-1966 American Photographer, railroad historian G [102]
Eve Beglarian b. 1958 American Contemporary classical music performer-composer L [103]
Chad Beguelin b. 1969 American Playwright and lyricist G .[104]
Brendan Behan 1923-1964 Irish Author, poet, playwright G [105]
Aphra Behn 1640-1689 English Writer B [106]
Frieda Belinfante 1904-1995 Dutch Classical musician and conductor, member of the Dutch resistance L [107]
Andy Bell b. 1964 English Rock musician (Erasure) G [108]
Arthur Bell ?–1984 American Journalist (Village Voice); founding member of the Gay Activists Alliance G [109]
Jason Bellini b. ? American Journalist G [110]
Paul Bellini b. 1963 Canadian Comedy writer G [111]
Linda Bellos b. 1950 English Black and LGBT activist, former London politician. L [112]
Sotiria Bellou 1921-1997 Greek Rebetiko musician L [113]
Birgitt Bender b. 1956 German Politician L [114]
Bruce Benderson b. 1946 American Writer G [115]
Fernando Bengoechea 1965-2004 Brazilian Photographer G [116]
Alan Bennett b. 1934 English Author, actor G [70]
Jill Bennett b. 1975 American Actor L [117]
Michael Bennett 1943-1987 American Creator, director, and choreographer of A Chorus Line G [118]
Trevor Bentham b. 1943 English Screenwriter, partner of actor Nigel Hawthorne G [119]
Gladys Bentley 1907-1960 American Blues musician L [120]
Anita Berber 1899-1928 German Dancer, actress B [121]
A. Scott Berg b. 1949 American Writer G [122]
Helmut Berger b. 1944 Austrian Actor B [123]
Cyrano de Bergerac b. 1619 French French dramatist and duelist G .[124] [125]
David Bergman b. ? American Writer G [126]
Humphry Berkeley 1926-1994 English Politician G [127]
Nate Berkus b. 1971 American Interior designer G [128]
Greg Berlanti b. 1972 American Television writer and producer G [129]
Joshua Berman b. 1980 American Professor and artist G [130]
Rodney Berman b. 1969 Scottish Politician G [131]
Leonard Bernstein 1918-1990 American Classical music conductor and composer B [132]
Samuel Bernstein 1970 American Writer G [133]
Michael Berresse b. 1964 American Actor, choreographer G [134]
Al Berto 1948-1997 Portuguese Artist G [135]
Betty Berzon 1928-2006 American Author, psychotherapist L [136]
Sarah Bettens b. 1972 Belgian Rock musician L [137]
Clive Betts b. 1950 English Politician G [138]



Stephen Bicknell 1957-2007 English Organ builder G [7]
Thom Bierdz b. 1962 American Actor G [8]
Christopher Biggins b. 1948 English Television and pantomime actor G [9]
Mark Bingham 1970-2001 American Entrepreneur, victim of the September 11, 2001 attacks G [10]
Alfred Biolek b. 1934 German Actor, producer G [11]
Elizabeth Birch b. 1956 American LGBT rights activist, attorney L [12]
Joan E. Biren b. 1944 American Photographer, documentarian L [13]
Jón Þór Birgisson b. 1975 Icelandic Rock musician G [14]
Chester Biscardi b. 1948 American Contemporary classical composer, academic G [15]
Elizabeth Bishop 1911-1979 American Writer, poet L [16]
Heather Bishop b. ? Canadian Children's music performer-composer L [17]
Michael Bishop b. 1942 English Business executive G [18]
Dustin Lance Black b. 1974 American Screenwriter G [19]
Marie-Claire Blais b. 1939 Canadian Author, playwright L [20]
Doug Blasdell 1963-2007 American Personal trainer, reality show star G [21]
Ross Bleckner b. 1949 American Artist G [22]
Sebastian Bleisch b. 1957 German Writer, porn director G [23]
Larry Bliss b. ? American Politician G [24]
Marc Blitzstein 1905-1964 American 20th century classical composer G [25]
Ted Bloecher 1929 American UFOlogist G [26]
Anthony Blond 1928-2008 English Publisher, author G [27]
Allan Bloom 1930-1992 American Philosopher G [28]
Amy Bloom b. 1953 American Writer L [29]
Lionel Blue b. 1930 English First openly gay rabbi in the UK, broadcaster G [30]
Anthony Blunt 1907-1983 English Art historian, spy G [31]
Konrad Boehmer b. 1941 Dutch Contemporary classical composer G [32]
Dirk Bogarde 1921-1999 English Actor G [33]
André Boisclair b. 1966 Canadian Politician, first openly gay person in North America elected to lead a major political party G [34]
Nicholas Boles b. 1965 English Politician G [35]
Ray Boltz b. 1953 American Singer-songwriter G [36]
Cris Bonacci b. 1966 Australian Rock musician, producer L [37]
Klaus Bondam b. 1963 Danish Actor, politician G [38]
Rosa Bonheur 1822-1899 French Painter, sculptor L [39]
William Bonin 1947-1996 American Serial killer G [40]
Abel Bonnard 1883–1968 French Writer G [41]
Gillian Bonner b. 1966 American Model B [42]
Mel Boozer b. ? American LGBT-rights activist G [43]
Lizzie Borden b. 1958 American Filmmaker B [44]
Trevor Boris b. ? Canadian Comedian G [45]
David Borrow b. 1962 English Politician G [46]
Francisco Bosch b. 1982 Spanish Actor, dancer G [47]
John Boswell 1947-1994 American Historian G [48]
Roddy Bottum b. 1963 American Rock musician (Imperial Teen, Faith No More) G [49]
Charles Karel Bouley b. 1962 American Radio personality, writer G [50]
Nina Bouraoui b. 1967 French Author L [51]
Matthew Bourne b. 1960 English Choreographer G [52]
Adam Bouska b. 1983 American Photographer G [53]
Jeff Bowen b. 1971 American Actor G [54]
Leigh Bowery 1961-1994 Australian Performance artist B [55]
Angela Bowie b. 1950 American Model B [56]
David Bowie b. 1947 British Musician B [57]
Jane Bowles 1917-1973 American Writer B [58]
Paul Bowles 1910-1999 American Classical composer, author B [59]
Karin Boye 1900-1941 Swedish Writer L [60]
Keith Boykin b. 1965 American Author, broadcaster, political advisor G [61]
Daniel Boys b. 1979 British Actor G [62]
Edwin Emmanuel Bradford 1860-1944 English Uranian poet G [63]
Ben Bradshaw b. 1960 English Politician G [64]
Stephen Brady b. ? Australian Official Secretary to the Governor-General of Australia G [65]
Howard Bragman b. ? American Writer G [66]
Christopher Bram 1952 American Writer G [67]
Wilfrid Brambell 1912-1985 English Actor G [68]
Adolf Brand 1874-1945 German Writer, LGBT rights activist B [69]
Dionne Brand 1953 Canadian Writer L [70]
Marlon Brando 1924-2004 American Actor B [71]
Johnny Brandon 1925 English Singer G [72]
Jay Brannan b. 1982 American Singer & Actor G
Ben Brantley b. 1954 American Theatre critic G [73]
Alan Bray 1948-2001 American Historian, LGBT rights activist G [74]
Bunny Breckinridge 1903-1996 American Actor G [75]
Allison Brewer b. ? Canadian Politician L [76]
Linda Bresonik b. 1983 German Footballer B [77]
Jean-Claude Brialy 1933-2007 French Actor G [78]
Aaron Bridgers 1918—2003 American Musician G[79]
Alicia Bridges b. 1953 American Pop musician L [80]
James Bridges 1936-1993 American Screenwriter, director G [81]
Susie Bright 1958 American Writer, broadcaster B [82]
Mark Brindal b. ? Australian Politician G [83]
Dave Brindle b. ? Canadian Journalist G [84]
Jos Brink 1942-2007 Dutch Actor, musician G [85]
Joanna Briscoe b. ? English Author L [86]
Scott Brison b. 1967 Canadian Member of Parliament G [87]
Benjamin Britten 1913-1976 English 20th century classical composer and conductor G [88]
David Brock b. ? American Writer G [89]
Lino Brocka 1939-1991 Filipino Filmmaker G [90]
David Bromstad b. 1973 American Television personality G [91]
Rupert Brooke 1887-1915 English Poet B [92]
Katherine Brooks b. 1976 American Movie director L [93]
Louise Brooks 1906-1985 American Actor B [94]
Romaine Brooks 1874-1970 American Painter B [95]
Brigid Brophy 1929-1995 English Writer B [96]
Nicole Brossard b. 1943 Canadian Writer L [97]
Trev Broudy b. 1968 American Actor, model G [98]
Bob Brown b. 1944 Australian Senator, first openly gay member of the Australian Parliament G [99]
Derren Brown b. 1971 English Psychological illusionist/mentalist G [100]
Erin Brown b. 1979 English Actor, model, filmmaker B [101]
Margaret Wise Brown 1910–1952 American Writer B [102]
Michael Brown b. 1951 English Journalist, politician G [86]
Nick Brown b. 1950 English Politician G [103]
Rebecca Brown b. ? American Writer L [104]
Rita Mae Brown b. 1944 American Author, activist L [105]
Coral Browne 1913-1991 Australian Actor B [106]
John Browne b. 1948 English Oil executive, member of the House of Lords G [107]
Oscar Browning 1837-1923 English Writer, historian G [108]
Carrie Brownstein b. 1974 American Rock musician B [109]
Tammy Bruce b. 1962 American Author L [110]
David Brudnoy 1940–2004 American Talk radio host G [111]
Til Brugman 1888-1958 Dutch Poet, linguist G [112]
Erik Bruhn 1928-1986 Danish Dancer G [113]
Tyler Brûlé b. 1968 Canadian Journalist G [18]
Frank Bruni b. 1964 American Journalist G [114]
Gioia Bruno b. 1963 American Pop musician B [115]
Manfred Bruns b. 1934 German LGBT rights activist B [116]
Chris Bryant b. 1962 English Politician G [117]
Bryher 1894-1983 English Writer L [118]
Kathleen Bryson b. 1968 American Writer, filmmaker B [119]
Raymond Buckley b. 1959 American Politician G [120]
Florin Buhuceanu b. 1971 Romanian LGBT rights activist G [121]
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria 1861-1948 Bulgarian Tsar B [122]
Jim J. Bullock b. 1955 American Actor G [123]
Lady Bunny b. 1962 American Drag performer, DJ, promoter G [124]
Julie Burchill 1959 English Writer B [125]
Guy Burgess 1911-1963 English Spy G [126]
Glenn Burke 1952-1995 American Baseball player G [127]
Ronnie Burkett b. 1957 Canadian Puppeteer G [128]
Pete Burns b. 1959 English Rock musician G [129]
Chandler Burr b. 1963 American Author G [130]
Raymond Burr 1917-1993 Canadian Actor B [131]
William S. Burroughs 1914-1997 American Writer G [132]
Saffron Burrows b. 1973 English Actor B [133]
Paul Burston b. 1965 English Journalist, author G [134]
David Burtka b. 1975 American Actor G
Gary Burton b. 1943 American Jazz musician G [135]
Charles Busch b. 1954 American Playwright, actor G [136]
Wolfgang Busch b. ? American Filmmaker G [137]
Rachel Kramer Bussel b. 1976 American Author, columnist L [138]
Ivan Bussens 1960-2007 English Sportsman G [139]
Sylvano Bussotti b. 1931 Italian Contemporary classical composer G [140]
Dorothy Bussy ca. 1865-1960 English Writer B [141]
Dan Butler b. 1954 American Actor G [142]
Judith Butler b. 1956 American Philosopher L [143]
Samuel Butler 1835-1902 English Author G [144]
Beth Bye b. ? American Politician L [145]
Spring Byington 1886-1971 American Actor B [146]
Lord Byron 1788-1824 English Poet B [147]

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