Author: Sexual Diversity
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Published: 18th Jan 2015 - Updated: 12th Sep 2022
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Summary: List of famous people and celebrities who were or are confirmed as gay, lesbian or bisexual.
This is a partial 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.)
Once it was considered a potentially career-ending acknowledgment, but a growing number of celebrities over the past years have come out with relatively little fanfare. The high prevalence of people from the West on this list may be due to societal attitudes toward homosexuality.
The Pew Research Center's 2003 Global Attitudes Survey found that;
The following listing names many prominent people who have identified themselves publicly as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.
Name | Famous For... |
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Alejandro Amenabar | Spanish Filmmaker |
Aleksey Apukhtin | Russian Poet |
Alex Au | LGBT rights activist, writer |
Alexander the Great | King and conqueror |
Alice Arnold | British Ex BBC Radio 4 Newsreader |
Alistair Appleton | British Television presenter |
Allison Adler | Television writer, producer |
Alvin Ailey | Dancer, choreographer |
Alyson Annan | Australian Field hockey gold medalist |
Amelia Atwater-Rhodes | Writer |
Anne-Marie Alonzo | Canadian Writer |
Ant | American Actor, comedian |
Anthony Asquith | Film director |
Antinous | Beloved of Roman Emperor Hadrian |
Assi Azar | Television personality |
Axel and Eigil Axgil | First gay couple in the world joined in a civil union |
Bela Ewald Althans | German Neo-Nazi activist |
Berenice Abbott | Photographer |
Bert Archer | Canadian Writer |
Bettina Aptheker | American Activist, academic |
Billie Joe Armstrong | American Rock musician (Green Day) |
Boy Abunda | Journalist |
Boy George | Member of the 1980s pop group Culture Club |
Brett Anderson | British Rock musician (Suede) |
Chad Allen | Actor, gay activist |
Chantal Akerman | Belgian Filmmaker |
Chip Arndt | American Reality TV show contestant, LGBT rights activist |
Christian Wilhelm Allers | German Painter |
Clay Aiken | Singer, songwriter, American Idol runner- up |
Dallas Angguish | Australian Writer |
David Ames | British Actor |
Dawn Airey | British Television executive |
Dennis Altman | Australian Academic, LGBT rights activist |
Dominic Agostino | Politician |
Dorothy Allison | American Writer |
Dorothy Arzner | Film director |
Edward Albee | Playwright |
Edward Avedisian | Painter |
Efva Attling | Swedish Jewelry designer |
Emperor Ai of Han | Chinese (Han Dynasty) Head of state |
Eric Allman | Computer programmer |
Faisal Alam | LGBT Muslim rights activist |
Frederick Ashton | Choreographer |
Gaye Adegbalola | Blues musician |
Gloria E. Anzaldua | American Writer |
Gordon Stewart Anderson | Canadian Writer |
Gregg Araki | American Filmmaker |
Harold Acton | Art writer, aesthete |
Harry Andrews | British Actor |
Henry Alley | Author, academic |
Howard Ashman | Lyricist |
J. C. Adams | Gay porn journalist |
J. R. Ackerley | Writer, arts editor of The Listener |
Jake Arnott | British Author |
Jane Addams | Social reformer, Nobel prize winner |
Jane Anderson | American Actress, playwright, director |
Janet Aalfs | Martial artist, poet |
Jean Acker | Actress, wife of actor Rudolph Valentino |
Jean-Jacques Aillagon | French Politician |
Jean-Paul Aron | French Writer |
Jerzy Andrzejewski | Polish Author |
Jillian Armenante | American Actress, writer |
Joey Arias | American Performance artist, drag performer |
John Alcorn | Canadian Jazz musician |
John Amaechi | Basketball player, broadcaster |
John Aravosis | American LGBT rights activist |
John Ashbery | Poet |
John Atherton | Anglican bishop executed for buggery |
John August | Screenwriter |
John Bodkin Adams | Doctor, suspected serial killer |
John S. Arrowood | Judge |
Joseph Alsop | American Journalist |
Judith Arndt | German Cyclist |
Kamal Al- Solaylee | Canadian Journalist, writer |
Karen Atala | Chilean Lawyer, fighting for custody of her children |
Katarzyna Adamik | Film director |
Katharine Anthony | American Biographer |
Kathy Acker | Writer, feminist |
Kenneth Anger | American Filmmaker, author |
Kevin Aviance | Entertainer |
Kevyn Aucoin | Make-up artist |
Kutlug Ataman | Turkish Filmmaker |
Kwame Anthony Appiah | Ghanaian Philosopher, writer |
Laura Antoniou | American Author |
Leroy F. Aarons | Journalist |
Lindsay Anderson | British Film director |
Louis Aragon | French Poet, novelist |
Louise Abbema | Painter, designer |
Luisa Isabel alvarez de Toledo | 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia |
Laszlo Almasy | Hungarian Explorer, spy |
Marc Acito | Author |
Marc Allegret | French Film director |
Marc Almond | British Rock musician |
Margie Adam | Women's Music performer |
Mark Adamo | Classical music composer |
Mary Ellicott Arnold | Social activist, writer |
Matt Alber | Singer, songwriter |
Maud Allan | Canadian Dancer |
Michael Alig | Party promoter, murderer |
Michael Ausiello | elevision journalist |
Mario de Andrade | Brazilian Writer |
Nadine Angerer | German Football (soccer) player |
Napier Sturt | British Peer |
Newton Arvin | Writer, academic |
Nickie Antonio | American Politician |
Nicola Adams | Olympic boxer |
Nils Asther | Stage and silent film actor |
Othniel Askew | Politician, murderer |
Pat Arrowsmith | Writer, peace activist |
Patience Agbabi | Poet, performer |
Paula Aboud | Politician, activist |
Paula Gunn Allen | American Writer |
Pedro Almodovar | Spanish Filmmaker |
Peter Ackroyd | Author |
Peter Allen | Australian Entertainer |
Pietro Aretino | Italian Writer, satirist |
Reinaldo Arenas | Cuban Writer |
Rob Astbury | Journalist, television presenter |
Robert Andrews | British Actor |
Robert Arnold | New Zealand Pop musician |
Robert Arthur | Actor |
Roberta Achtenberg | American Politician |
Roberto Aguirre- Sacasa | Playwright, writer for Marvel Comics |
Ron Athey | Artist |
Roy Ashburn | Politician |
Ruth Anderson | American Composer |
Salvatore Antonio | Canadian Actor, writer |
Sam Adams | First openly gay Portland, Oregon City Council member, first openly gay mayor of a major US city (Portland) |
Sandra Alland | Canadian Writer, artist, activist |
Sarah Aldridge | American Author |
Scott Amedure | Jenny Jones Murder victim |
Seimone Augustus | Basketball player |
Sheldon Andelson | American Politician |
Sibilla Aleramo | Italian Writer |
Simon Amstell | British Comedian, television presenter |
Stephen K. Amos | British Comedian |
Steve Antin | American Actor, screenwriter |
Sverker Astrom | Swedish Diplomat |
Ted Allen | Food and wine connoisseur |
Thomas Ades | Composer |
Ti-Grace Atkinson | American Feminist author |
Tom Ammiano | San Francisco City Supervisor, comedian |
Toni Atkins | American Politician |
Tony Ayres | Film director, screenwriter |
Tracey Adams | Porn performer |
Trey Anthony | Canadian Comedian, playwright |
W. H. Auden | Poet |
Waheed Alli, Baron Alli | Businessman, first openly gay peer in Parliament |
Will Aitken | Canadian Writer |
Willem Arondeus | Dutch Painter |
Zackie Achmat | LGBT and AIDS activist |
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