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The historical concept and definition of sexual orientation varies and has changed greatly over time; for example the word "gay" was not 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.

The high prevalence of people from the West on this list may be due to societal attitudes towards 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 thin majority (51 percent) believes homosexuality should be accepted, while 42 percent disagree."^[4]

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.

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Blues singer Ma Rainey

Actor Gene Raymond

Tennis player Lisa Raymond

Musician Lou Reed

Astronaut Sally Ride

Author and journalist João do Rio

Footballer Ian Roberts

Canadian politician Svend Robinson

Choreographer Jerome Robbins

Actor Cesar Romero

DJ Samantha Ronson

Writer Jane Rule

Actor Ada Dwyer Russell

Civil rights activist Bayard Rustin

Poet Kay Ryan

Name	Lifetime[5]	Nationality	Notable as	Notes[6]
Raben, PeerPeer Raben	1940–2007	German	Composer	G[7]
Racette, PatriciaPatricia Racette	b. 1965	American	Opera singer	L[8]
Radclyffe	b. 1950	American	Writer	L[9]
Radford, EricEric Radford	b. 1985	Canadian	Figure skater	G[10]
Radszuweit, FriedrichFriedrich Radszuweit	1876–1932	German	Publisher, writer	G[11]
Rado, JamesJames Rado	b. 1932	American	Actor, playwright, director, writer, composer	B[12]
Radu cel Frumos	1437/1439–1475	Romanian	Ruler of Wallachia	G[13]
Rae, JasonJason Rae	b. 1986	American	Student	G[14]
Rae, KyleKyle Rae	b. 1954	Canadian	Politician	G[15]
Ragni, GeromeGerome Ragni	1935–1991	American	Actor, singer, songwriter, playwright	B[16]
Raimondo, JustinJustin Raimondo	b. 1951	American	Writer	G[17]
Rainey, MaMa Rainey	1882–1939	American	Blues musician	B[18]
Rains, TraverTraver Rains	b. 1977	American	Fashion designer	B[19]
Rakoff, DavidDavid Rakoff	1964–2012	American	Writer, actor	G[20]
Rambo, DackDack Rambo	1941–1994	American	Actor	B[21]
Ramirez, SaraSara Ramirez	b. 1975	Mexican-American	Actress, singer, songwriter	B[22]
Ramos Otero, ManuelManuel Ramos Otero	1948–1990	Puerto Rican	Writer	G[23]
Ramsay, Benny NemerofskyBenny Nemerofsky Ramsay	b. 1973	Canadian	Artist	G[24]
Randi, JamesJames Randi	b. 1928	Canadian American	Magician and Scientific Skeptic	G[25]
Randle, VickiVicki Randle	b. 1954	American	Pop/jazz musician	L[26]
Rankin, JessicaJessica Rankin	b. 1971	Australian	Artist	L[27]
Rannells, AndrewAndrew Rannells	b. 1978	American	Actor	G[28]
Rantel, AlAl Rantel	b. 1955	American	Talk show host	G[29]
Rapinoe, MeganMegan Rapinoe	b. 1985	American	Soccer Player	L[30]
Rapp, AnthonyAnthony Rapp	b. 1971	American	Actor	B[31]
Rashid, Ian IqbalIan Iqbal Rashid	b. 1965	Canadian/British	Poet, screenwiter, filmmaker	G[32]
Rattigan, TerenceTerence Rattigan	1911–1977	English	Playwright	G[33]
Rauch, JonathanJonathan Rauch	b. 1960	American	Writer	G[34]
Rauschenberg, RobertRobert Rauschenberg	b. 1925	American	Artist	G[35]
Rauset, ØyvindØyvind Rauset	b. 1971	Norwegian	Rock musician, artist	G[36]
Raven, ArleneArlene Raven	1944–2006	American	Art historian, writer	L[37]
Ray, AmyAmy Ray	b. 1964	American	Rock musician	L[38]
Ray, JohnnieJohnnie Ray	1927–1990	American	Pop musician	G[39]
Ray, NicholasNicholas Ray	1911–1979	American	Film director	B[40]
Raymond, GeneGene Raymond	1908–1998	American	Actor	B[41]
Raymond, LisaLisa Raymond	b. 1973	American	Tennis player	L[42]
Raymund, MonicaMonica Raymund	b. 1986	American	Actress	B[43]
Reagon, ToshiToshi Reagon	b. 1964	American	Folk-rock musician	L[44]
Rebane, PeeterPeeter Rebane	b. 1973	Estonian	Film producer, director, entrepreneur	G[45]
Rechy, JohnJohn Rechy	b. 1934	American	Writer	G[46]
Reddick, JeffreyJeffrey Reddick	b. ?[5]	American	Screenwriter	G[47]
Redgrave, MichaelMichael Redgrave	1908–1985	English	Actor	B[48]
Redl, AlfredAlfred Redl	1864–1913	Austrian	Military officer, spy	G[49]
Redner, JoeJoe Redner	b. 1940	American	Strip club owner	G[50]
Reed, CaitrionaCaitriona Reed	b. 1949	American	Zen sensei	B[51]
Reed, LouLou Reed	1942–2013	American	Musician, songwriter	B[52][53]
Reed, PhilPhil Reed	1949–2008	American	Politician	G[54]
Reed, RobertRobert Reed	1932–1992	American	Actor	G[55]
Reeves, KennethKenneth Reeves	b. 1951	American	Mayor	G[56]
Reich, Charles A.Charles A. Reich	b. 1928	American	Writer, activist, legal scholar	G[57]
Reid, ForrestForrest Reid	1875–1948	Irish	Writer	G[58]
Reilly, Charles NelsonCharles Nelson Reilly	1931–2007	American	Actor	G[59]
Reiser, RioRio Reiser	1950–1996	German	Rock musician	G[60]
Reitan, JacobJacob Reitan	b. 1982	American	LGBT rights activist	G[61]
Reitz, Jennifer DianeJennifer Diane Reitz	b. 1959	American	Computer programmer, cartoonist, gender rights advocate	B[62]
Renault, MaryMary Renault	1905–1983	English	Writer	L[63]
Retief, GlenGlen Retief	b. ?[5]	South African	Writer	G[64]
Reve, GerardGerard Reve	1923–2006	Dutch	Writer	G[65]
Rhea, LadyLady Rhea	b. ?[5]	American	Writer	L[66]
Ricci, JasonJason Ricci	b. 1974	American	Blues musician	G[67]
Rice, ChristopherChristopher Rice	b. 1978	American	Writer	G[68]
Rice, DylanDylan Rice	b. 1976	American	Singer-songwriter	G[69]
Rice, SantinoSantino Rice	b. 1974	American	Fashion designer	G[70]
Rich, AdrienneAdrienne Rich	b. 1929	American	Poet	L[71]
Richard, MauriceMaurice Richard	b. 1946	Canadian	Politician	G[72]
Richardson, BillBill Richardson	b. 1955	Canadian	Writer, radio personality	G[73]
Richardson, KieronKieron Richardson	b. 1986	British	Actor	G[74]
Richardson, TonyTony Richardson	1928–1991	English	Film director	B[75]
Richter, SviatoslavSviatoslav Richter	1915–1997	Russian	Classical musician	G[76]
Ricketts, CharlesCharles Ricketts	1866–1931	English	Artist, writer	G[77]
Ride, SallySally Ride	1951–2012	American	Astronaut, first American woman in space, first openly LGBT astronaut	L[78][79][80][81]
Ridgway, KeithKeith Ridgway	b. 1965	Irish	Author	G[82]
Riggs, MarlonMarlon Riggs	1957–1994	American	Filmmaker	G[83]
Rimbaud, ArthurArthur Rimbaud	1854–1891	French	Poet	G[84]
Ringdal, Nils JohanNils Johan Ringdal	1952–2008	Norwegian	Writer, historian	G[85]
Rinkēvičs, EdgarsEdgars Rinkēvičs	b. 1973	Latvian	Politician, official	G[86]
Rio, João doJoão do Rio	1881–1921	Brazilian	Writer	G[87]
Rios, EmilyEmily Rios	b. 1989	American	Actress	L[88]
Ritts, HerbHerb Ritts	1952–2002	American	Photographer	G[89]
Robbins, JeromeJerome Robbins	1918–1998	American	Choreographer	G[90]
Roberts, DannyDanny Roberts	b. 1977	American	Actor, LGBT rights activist	G[91]
Roberts, IanIan Roberts	b. 1965	Australian	Rugby League Footballer	G[92]
Roberts, ThomasThomas Roberts	b. 1972	American	News anchor	G[93]
Robertson, GrantGrant Robertson	b. 1971	New Zealand	Politician	G[94]
Robertson, RonaldRonald Robertson	1937–2000	American	Figure skater	G[95]
Robinson, AngelaAngela Robinson	b. 1971	American	Filmmaker	L[96]
Robinson, Frank M.Frank M. Robinson	b. 1926	American	Writer	G[97]
Robinson, GeneGene Robinson	b. 1947	American	Bishop	G[98]
Robinson, SvendSvend Robinson	b. 1952	Canadian	Politician	G[99]
Robinson, TomTom Robinson	b. 1950	English	Rock musician, DJ	B[100]
Rocca, MoMo Rocca	b. 1969	American	Writer, comedian	G[101]
Rochemont, H. A. Sinclair deH. A. Sinclair de Rochemont	1901–1942	Dutch	Nazi collaborator	G[102]
Rodi, RobertRobert Rodi	b. 1956	American	Writer	G[103]
Rodriguez, JaiJai Rodriguez	b. 1979	American	Reality show host, actor, cabaret musician	G[104]
Rodriguez, MichelleMichelle Rodriguez	b. 1978	American	Actress, screenwriter, DJ	B[105]
Rodriguez, RichardRichard Rodriguez	b. 1944	American	Writer	G[106]
Rodwell, CraigCraig Rodwell	1940–1993	American	Gay rights activist, organizer & writer.	G[107]
Roecker, JohnJohn Roecker	b. 1966	American	Filmmaker	G[108]
Roellig, Ruth MargareteRuth Margarete Roellig	1878–1969	German	Writer	L[109]
Rofes, EricEric Rofes	1954–2006	American	Writer	G[110]
Roffman, HowardHoward Roffman	b. 1955	American	Photographer, lawyer	G[111]
Rogers, Alan G.Alan G. Rogers	1967–2008	American	Soldier, LGBT rights activist	G[112]
Rogers, GerryGerry Rogers	b. 1964	Canadian	Filmmaker, politician	L[113][114]
Rogers, RobbieRobbie Rogers	b. 1987	American	Professional soccer player	G[115]
Röhm, ErnstErnst Röhm	1887–1934	German	Military officer	G[116]
Rolfe, FrederickFrederick Rolfe	1860–1913	English	Writer	G[117]
Romanovsky, RonRon Romanovsky	b. ?[5]	American	Musician	G[118]
Romero, AnthonyAnthony Romero	b. 1965	American	Executive Director of the ACLU	G[119]
Romero, CesarCesar Romero	1907–1994	American	Actor	G[120]
Romero, GabrielGabriel Romero	b. ?[5]	Mexican	Actor	G[121]
Rondeau, JimJim Rondeau	b. 1959	Canadian	Politician	G[122]
Ronson, SamanthaSamantha Ronson	b. 1977	British	DJ	B[123]
Roos, DonDon Roos	b. 1959	American	Filmmaker	G[124]
Roper, EstherEsther Roper	1868–1938	English	Suffragist	L[125]
Rorem, NedNed Rorem	b. 1923	American	Contemporary classical composer, diarist	G[126]
Roscoe, WillWill Roscoe	b. 1964	American	Writer	G[127]
Rose, FelipeFelipe Rose	b. 1954	American	Pop musician	G[128]
Rose, GeorgeGeorge Rose	1920–1988	English	Tony Award winning actor	G[129]
Rosen, HilaryHilary Rosen	b. 1958	American	Recording industry leader, TV commentator	L[130]
Rosenberg, Mark BrennanMark Brennan Rosenberg	b. ?	American	Author, comedian	G[131]
Rosendahl, BillBill Rosendahl	b. 1945	American	Politician	G[132]
Rosenfels, PaulPaul Rosenfels	1909–1985	American	Social scientist	G[133]
Rosenthal, PaulPaul Rosenthal	b. ?	American	Politician	G[134]
Ross, GraceGrace Ross	b. 1961	American	Politician	L[135]
Ross, RobbieRobbie Ross	1869–1918	Canadian	Journalist, art critic	G[136]
Ross, SinclairSinclair Ross	1908–1996	Canadian	Banker, writer	G[137]
Rosselli, SalSal Rosselli	b. 1949	American	Labor leader	G[138]
Rossiter, MartinMartin Rossiter	b. 1970	Welsh	Rock musician	G[139]
Rotello, GabrielGabriel Rotello	b. 1953	American	Writer, producer	G[140]
Roth, JimJim Roth	b. 1968	American	Politician	G[141]
Routsong, AlmaAlma Routsong	1924–1996	American	Writer	L[142]
Rouyer, OlivierOlivier Rouyer	b. 1955	French	Footballer	G[143]
Rowse, A. L.A. L. Rowse	1903–1997	English	Historian, writer	G[144]
Royal, Bert V.Bert V. Royal	b. 1977	American	Screenwriter, playwright	G[145]
Rozema, PatriciaPatricia Rozema	b. 1958	Canadian	Film director	L[146]
Ruan Ji	210–263	Chinese	One of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove	G[147]
Rubell, SteveSteve Rubell	1943–1989	American	Co-owner of Studio 54	G[148]
Rubin, DaveDave Rubin	b. 1976	American	Comedian	G[149]
Rubin, GayleGayle Rubin	b. 1949	American	Cultural anthropologist	L[150]
Rudetsky, SethSeth Rudetsky	b. ?[5]	American	Writer, radio personality	G[151]
Rudin, ScottScott Rudin	b. 1958	American	Film producer	G[152]
Rudnick, PaulPaul Rudnick	b. 1957	American	Writer, screenwriter	G[153]
Rudy, KathyKathy Rudy	b. ?[5]	American	Ethicist, writer	L[154]
Ruggiero, AdamoAdamo Ruggiero	b. 1986	Canadian	Actor	G[155]
Ruggiero, DebDeb Ruggiero	b. 1958	American	Politician, radio personality	L[156]
Rule, JaneJane Rule	b. 1931	Canadian	Author	L[157]
Rupert, MichaelMichael Rupert	b. 1951	American	Actor	G[158]
Ruquier, LaurentLaurent Ruquier	b. 1963	French	Journalist, TV and radio host	G[159]
Rusche, HerbertHerbert Rusche	b. 1952	German	Politician	G[160]
Rush, MatthewMatthew Rush	b. 1972	American	Actor	G[161]
Russ, JoannaJoanna Russ	b. 1937	American	Writer	L[162]
Russell, Ada DwyerAda Dwyer Russell	1863–1952	American	Actor	L[163]
Russell, ArthurArthur Russell	1952–1992	American	Pop musician	G[164]
Russell, P. CraigP. Craig Russell	b. 1951	American	Comic artist	G[165]
Russo, RenatoRenato Russo	1960–1996	Brazilian	Musician	G[166]
Russo, VitoVito Russo	1946–1990	American	Activist, writer	G[167]
Rustin, BayardBayard Rustin	1912–1987	American	Civil rights activist	G[168]
Ruth, ElizabethElizabeth Ruth	b. 1968	Canadian	Writer	L[169]
Ruth, NancyNancy Ruth	b. 1942	Canadian	Politician	L[170]
Rutherford, PaulPaul Rutherford	b. 1959	English	Musician (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)	G[171]
Ryan, BillBill Ryan	b. 1955	Canadian	Professor	G[172]
Ryan, KayKay Ryan	b. 1945	American	16th Poet Laureate of the United States	L[173]
Ryan, SaraSara Ryan	b. 1971	American	Writer, librarian	B[174]
Rykener, JohnJohn Rykener	b. ?	British	Transvestite prostitute	G[175]
Ryman, GeoffGeoff Ryman	b. 1951	Canadian-English	Writer	G[176]

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