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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. The historical concept and definition of sexual orientation varies and has changed greatly over time; for example the word "gay" wasn't used to describe sexual orientation until the mid-20th century. A number of different classification schemes have been used to describe sexual orientation since the mid-19th century, and scholars have often defined the term "sexual orientation" in divergent ways. Indeed, several studies have found that much of the research about sexual orientation has failed to define the term at all, making it difficult to reconcile the results of different studies.^[1][2][3] However, most definitions include a psychological component (such as the direction of an individual's erotic desire) and/or a behavioural component (which focuses on the sex of the individual's sexual partner/s). Some prefer to simply follow an individual's self-definition or identity. See homosexuality and bisexuality for criteria that have traditionally denoted lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people.

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 "[p]eople in Africa and the Middle East strongly object to societal acceptance of homosexuality. But there is far greater tolerance for homosexuality in major Latin American countries such as Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil. Opinion in Europe is split between West and East. Majorities in every Western European nation surveyed say homosexuality should be accepted by society, while most Russians, Poles and Ukrainians disagree. Americans are divided–a narrow majority (51 percent) believes homosexuality should be accepted, while 42 percent disagree."^[4]

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French artist Louise Abbéma

American social reformer Jane Addams

American dancer and choreographer Alvin Ailey

Spanish film director Pedro Almodóvar

German footballer Nadine Angerer

Bust of the Roman Emperor Hadrian's beloved, Antinous

Ghanaian philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah

American filmmaker Gregg Araki

Swedish Jewelry designer Efva Attling

Italian writer Pietro Aretino, as painted by Titian

American singer Billie Joe Armstrong

Dutch artist, author and WWII resistance member Willem Arondeus

Name	Lifetime[5]	Nationality	Notable as	Notes[6]
Aalfs, JanetJanet Aalfs	b. 1956	American	Martial artist, poet	L[7]
Aalto, SaaraSaara Aalto	b. 1987	Finnish	Singer	L[8]
Aarons, Leroy F.Leroy F. Aarons	1933–2004	American	Journalist	G[9]
Abbéma, LouiseLouise Abbéma	1853–1927	French	Painter, designer	L[10]
Abbott, BereniceBerenice Abbott	1898–1991	American	Photographer	L[11]
Aboud, PaulaPaula Aboud	b. 1950	American	Politician, activist	L[12]
Abunda, BoyBoy Abunda	b. 1955	Filipino	Journalist	G[13]
Achmat, ZackieZackie Achmat	b. 1962	South African	LGBT and AIDS activist	G[14]
Achtenberg, RobertaRoberta Achtenberg	b. 1950	American	Politician	L[15]
Acito, MarcMarc Acito	b. 1966	American	Author	G[16]
Acker, JeanJean Acker	1893–1978	American	Actress, wife of actor Rudolph Valentino	L[17]
Acker, KathyKathy Acker	1949–1997	American	Writer, feminist	B[18]
Ackerley, J. R.J. R. Ackerley	1896–1967	British	Writer, arts editor of The Listener	G[19]
Ackroyd, PeterPeter Ackroyd	b. 1949	British	Author	G[20]
Acton, HaroldHarold Acton	1904–1994	British	Art writer, aesthete	G[21]
Adam, MargieMargie Adam	b. 1947	American	Women's Music performer	L[22]
Adamik, KatarzynaKatarzyna Adamik	b. 1972	Polish	Film director	L[23]
Adamo, MarkMark Adamo	b. 1962	American	Classical music composer	G[24]
Adams, J. C.J. C. Adams	b. 1970	American	Gay porn journalist	B[25]
Adams, John BodkinJohn Bodkin Adams	1899–1983	British	Doctor, suspected serial killer	G[26]
Adams, NicolaNicola Adams	b. 1982	British	Olympic boxer	B[27]
Adams, SamSam Adams	b. 1963	American	First openly gay Portland, Oregon City Council member, first openly gay mayor of a major US city (Portland)	G[28]
Adams, TraceyTracey Adams	b. 1959	American	Porn performer	L[29]
Addams, JaneJane Addams	1860–1935	American	Social reformer, Nobel prize winner	L[30]
Adegbalola, GayeGaye Adegbalola	b. 1944	American	Blues musician	B[31]
Adès, ThomasThomas Adès	b. 1971	British	Composer	G[32]
Adler, AllisonAllison Adler	b. 1967	American	Television writer, producer	L[33]
Agbabi, PatiencePatience Agbabi	b. 1965	British	Poet, performer	B[34]
Aghion, GabrielGabriel Aghion	b. 1955	French	Film director, screenwriter	G[35]
Agolley, FaustinaFaustina Agolley	b. 1984	Australian	Television presenter	L[36]
Agostino, DominicDominic Agostino	1959–2004	Canadian	Politician	G[37]
Aguirre-Sacasa, RobertoRoberto Aguirre-Sacasa	b. 1971	American	Playwright, writer for Marvel Comics	G[38]
Emperor Ai of Han	27–1 BC	Chinese (Han Dynasty)	Head of state	G[39]
Aiken, ClayClay Aiken	b. 1978	American	Singer, songwriter, American Idol runner-up	G[40]
Ailey, AlvinAlvin Ailey	1931–1989	American	Dancer, choreographer	G[41]
Aillagon, Jean-JacquesJean-Jacques Aillagon	b. 1946	French	Politician	G[42]
Airey, DawnDawn Airey	b. 1960	British	Television executive	L[43]
Aitken, WillWill Aitken	b. ?	Canadian	Writer	G[44]
Akerman, ChantalChantal Akerman	1950-2015	Belgian	Filmmaker	L[45]
Al-Solaylee, KamalKamal Al-Solaylee	b. 1964	Canadian	Journalist, writer	G[46]
Alam, FaisalFaisal Alam	b. 1977	American	LGBT Muslim rights activist	G[47]
Alber, MattMatt Alber	b. 1978	American	Singer, songwriter	G[48]
Albee, EdwardEdward Albee	b. 1928	American	Playwright	G[49]
Alcorn, JohnJohn Alcorn	b. ?[5]	Canadian	Jazz musician	G[50]
Aldridge, SarahSarah Aldridge	1911–2006	American	Author	L[51]
Aleramo, SibillaSibilla Aleramo	1876–1960	Italian	Writer	L[52]
Alexander the Great	356–323 BC	Greek	King and conqueror	B[53]
Alig, MichaelMichael Alig	b. 1966	American	Party promoter, murderer	G[54]
Napier Sturt, 3rd Baron Alington	1896–1940	British	Peer	B[55]
Alland, SandraSandra Alland	b. 1973	Canadian	Writer, artist, activist	L[56]
Allan, MaudMaud Allan	1873–1956	Canadian	Dancer	L[57]
Allegret, MarcMarc Allégret	1900–1973	French	Film director	B[58]
Allen, ChadChad Allen	b. 1974	American	Actor, gay activist	G[59]
Allen, Paula GunnPaula Gunn Allen	b. 1939	American	Writer	L[60]
Allen, PeterPeter Allen	1944–1992	Australian	Entertainer	G[61]
Allen, TedTed Allen	b. 1965	American	Food and wine connoisseur	G[62]
Allers, Christian WilhelmChristian Wilhelm Allers	1857–1915	German	Painter	G[63]
Alley, HenryHenry Alley	b. 1944	American	Author, academic	G[64]
Alli, Waheed Alli, BaronWaheed Alli, Baron Alli	b. 1964	British	Businessman, first openly gay peer in Parliament	G[65]
Allison, DorothyDorothy Allison	b. 1949	American	Writer	L[66]
Allman, EricEric Allman	b. 1955	American	Computer programmer	G[67]
Almasy, LaszloLászló Almásy	1895–1951	Hungarian	Explorer, spy	G[68]
Almodóvar, PedroPedro Almodóvar	b. 1949	Spanish	Filmmaker	G[69]
Almond, MarcMarc Almond	b. 1957	British	Rock musician	G[70]
Alonzo, Anne-MarieAnne-Marie Alonzo	1951–2005	Canadian	Writer	L[71]
Alsop, JosephJoseph Alsop	1910–1989	American	Journalist	G[72]
Althans, Bela EwaldBela Ewald Althans	b. 1966	German	Neo-Nazi activist	G[73]
Altman, DennisDennis Altman	b. 1943	Australian	Academic, LGBT rights activist	G[74]
Luisa Isabel Álvarez de Toledo, 21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia	1936–2008	Spanish	21st Duchess of Medina Sidonia	L[75]
Amaechi, JohnJohn Amaechi	b. 1970	British	Basketball player, broadcaster	G[76]
Amedure, ScottScott Amedure	1963–1995	American	"Jenny Jones Murder" victim	G[77]
Amenábar, AlejandroAlejandro Amenábar	b. 1972	Spanish	Filmmaker	G[78]
Ames, DavidDavid Ames	b. 1983	British	Actor	G[79]
Ammiano, TomTom Ammiano	b. 1941	American	San Francisco City Supervisor, comedian	G[80]
Amos, Stephen K.Stephen K. Amos	b. ?[5]	British	Comedian	G[81]
Amstell, SimonSimon Amstell	b. 1979	British	Comedian, television presenter	G[82]
Andelson, SheldonSheldon Andelson	1931–1988	American	Politician	G[83]
Anderson, BrettBrett Anderson	b. 1967	British	Rock musician (Suede)	B[84]
Anderson, Gordon StewartGordon Stewart Anderson	1958–1991	Canadian	Writer	G[85]
Anderson, JaneJane Anderson	1954	American	Actress, playwright, director	L[86]
Anderson, LindsayLindsay Anderson	1923–1994	British	Film director	G[87]
Anderson, RuthRuth Anderson	b. 1928	American	Composer	L[88]
Andrade, Mário deMário de Andrade	1893–1945	Brazilian	Writer	G[89]
Andrews, HarryHarry Andrews	1911–1989	British	Actor	G[90]
Andrews, RobertRobert Andrews	1895–1976	British	Actor	G[91]
Andrzejewski, JerzyJerzy Andrzejewski	1909–1983	Polish	Author	G[92]
Anger, KennethKenneth Anger	b. 1927	American	Filmmaker, author	G[93]
Angerer, NadineNadine Angerer	b. 1978	German	Football (soccer) player	B[94]
Angguish, DallasDallas Angguish	b. 1968	Australian	Writer	G[95]
Annan, AlysonAlyson Annan	b. 1973	Australian	Field hockey gold medalist	L[96]
Ant	b. 1967	American	Actor, comedian	B[97]
Anthony, KatharineKatharine Anthony	1877–1965	American	Biographer	L[98]
Anthony, TreyTrey Anthony	b. 1974	Canadian	Comedian, playwright	G[99]
Antin, SteveSteve Antin	b. 1956	American	Actor, screenwriter	G[100]
Antinous	110–130	Greek	Beloved of Roman Emperor Hadrian	G[101]
Antonio, NickieNickie Antonio	b. 1955	American	Politician	L[102]
Antonio, SalvatoreSalvatore Antonio	b. 1976	Canadian	Actor, writer	G[103]
Antoniou, LauraLaura Antoniou	b. 1963	American	Author	L[104]
Anzaldúa, Gloria E.Gloria E. Anzaldúa	1942–2004	American	Writer	L[105]
Appiah, Kwame AnthonyKwame Anthony Appiah	b. 1954	Ghanaian	Philosopher, writer	G[106]
Appleton, AlistairAlistair Appleton	b. 1970	British	Television presenter	G[107]
Aptheker, BettinaBettina Aptheker	b. 1944	American	Activist, academic	L[108]
Apukhtin, AlekseyAleksey Apukhtin	1840–1893	Russian	Poet	G[109]
Aragon, LouisLouis Aragon	1897–1982	French	Poet, novelist	B[110]
Araki, GreggGregg Araki	b. 1959	American	Filmmaker	G[111]
Aravosis, JohnJohn Aravosis	b. 1963	American	LGBT rights activist	G[112]
Archer, BertBert Archer	b. 1968	Canadian	Writer	G[113]
Arenas, ReinaldoReinaldo Arenas	1943–1990	Cuban	Writer	G[114]
Aretino, PietroPietro Aretino	1492–1556	Italian	Writer, satirist	G[115]
Arias, JoeyJoey Arias	b. 1949	American	Performance artist, drag performer	G[116]
Armenante, JillianJillian Armenante	b. 1968	American	Actress, writer	L[117]
Armstrong, Billie JoeBillie Joe Armstrong	b. 1972	American	Rock musician (Green Day)	B[118]
Arndt, ChipChip Arndt	b. 1966	American	Reality TV show contestant, LGBT rights activist	G[119]
Arndt, JudithJudith Arndt	b. 1976	German	Cyclist	L[120]
Arnold, AliceAlice Arnold	b. 1962	British	Ex BBC Radio 4 Newsreader	L[121]
Arnold, Mary EllicottMary Ellicott Arnold	1876–1968	American	Social activist, writer	L[122]
Arnold, RobertRobert Arnold	b. 1982	New Zealander	Pop musician	G[123]
Arnott, JakeJake Arnott	b. 1961	British	Author	G[124]
Aron, Jean-PaulJean-Paul Aron	1925–1988	French	Writer	G[125]
Arondeus, WillemWillem Arondeus	1894–1943	Dutch	Painter and member of the Dutch resistance	G[126]
Arrowood, John S.John S. Arrowood	b. 1956	American	Judge	G[127]
Arrowsmith, PatPat Arrowsmith	b. 1930	British	Writer, peace activist	L[128]
Arthur, RobertRobert Arthur	1925–2008	American	Actor	G[129]
Arvin, NewtonNewton Arvin	1900–1963	American	Writer, academic	G[130]
Arzner, DorothyDorothy Arzner	1897–1979	American	Film director	L[131]
Ashbery, JohnJohn Ashbery	b. 1927	American	Poet	G[132]
Ashburn, RoyRoy Ashburn	b. 1954	American	Politician	G[133]
Ashman, HowardHoward Ashman	1950–1991	American	Lyricist	G[134]
Ashton, FrederickFrederick Ashton	1904–1988	British	Choreographer	G[135]
Askew, OthnielOthniel Askew	1972–2003	American	Politician, murderer	G[136]
Aslan, RaoulRaoul Aslan	1886–1958	Austrian	Actor	G[137]
Asquith, AnthonyAnthony Asquith	1902–1968	British	Film director	G[138]
Astbury, RobRob Astbury	b. 1948	Australian	Journalist, television presenter	G[139]
Asther, NilsNils Asther	1897–1981	Swedish	Stage and silent film actor	G[140]
Astrom, SverkerSverker Åström	1915–2012	Swedish	Diplomat	G[141]
Atala, KarenKaren Atala	b. 1964	Chilean	Lawyer, fighting for custody of her children	L[142]
Ataman, KutluğKutluğ Ataman	b. 1961	Turkish	Filmmaker	G[143]
Atherton, JohnJohn Atherton	1598–1640	English	Anglican bishop executed for buggery	G[144]
Athey, RonRon Athey	b. 1961	American	Artist	G[145]
Atkins, ToniToni Atkins	b. 1962	American	Politician	L[146]
Atkinson, Ti-GraceTi-Grace Atkinson	b. 1938	American	Feminist author	L[147]
Attling, EfvaEfva Attling	b. 1952	Swedish	Jewelry designer	L[148]
Atwater-Rhodes, AmeliaAmelia Atwater-Rhodes	b. 1984	American	Writer	L[149]
Au, AlexAlex Au	b. 1952	Singaporean	LGBT rights activist, writer	G[150]
Aucoin, KevynKevyn Aucoin	1962–2002	American	Make-up artist	G[151]
Auden, W. H.W. H. Auden	1907–1973	British	Poet	G[152]
August, JohnJohn August	b. 1970	American	Screenwriter	G[153]
Augustus, SeimoneSeimone Augustus	b. 1984	American	Basketball player	L[154]
Ausiello, MichaelMichael Ausiello	b. 1972	American	Television journalist	G[155]
Avedisian, EdwardEdward Avedisian	1936–2007	American	Painter	G[156]
Aviance, KevinKevin Aviance	b. 1968	American	Entertainer	G[157]
Axgil, Axel and EigilAxel and Eigil Axgil	1915–2011 1922–1995	Danish	First gay couple in the world joined in a civil union	G[158]
Ayres, TonyTony Ayres	b. 1961	Australian	Film director, screenwriter	G[159]
Azar, AssiAssi Azar	b. 1979	Israel	Television personality	G[160]
Azis	b. 1978	Romani-Bulgarian	Chalga singer	G[161]

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