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Louise Abbéma
Painter
1898–1991United States
Berenice Abbott
Photographer
*1962South Africa
Zackie Achmat
Activist
1892–1968United States
Mercedes de Acosta
Writer
*1982United Kingdom
Nicola Adams
Boxer
1860–1935United States
Jane Addams
Social reformer and peace activist
1925–2021Lebanon
Etel Adnan
Poet, writer and painter
1928–2016United States
Edward Albee
Playwright
1997–2014United StatesLeelah Alcorn
Trans teenager
1946–2024United StatesRebecca Allison
Cardiologist and activist
*1949Spain
Pedro Almodóvar
Film director
1923–2005Portugal
Eugénio de Andrade
Poet
1893–1945Brazil
Mário de Andrade
Writer and musicologist
1909–1983Poland
Jerzy Andrzejewski
Writer
1927–2023United States
Kenneth Anger
Filmmaker and writer
1942–2004United States
Gloria Anzaldúa
Writer and theorist
*1989Venezuela
Arca
Musician and producer
1943–1990CubaReinaldo Arenas
Writer
1894–1943Netherlands
Willem Arondéus
Artist, writer and resistance fighter
1897–1979United States
Dorothy Arzner
Film director
1950–1991United States
Howard Ashman
Lyricist and playwright
1904–1988United Kingdom
Frederick Ashton
Choreographer and dancer
*1989France
Gabriel Attal
Politician, former Prime Minister of France
1907–1973United Kingdom
W. H. Auden
Poet
1857–1943Germany
Anita Augspurg
Lawyer and women’s rights activist
1915–2011DenmarkAxel Axgil
Activist
*1979Malaysia
Nisha Ayub
Trans rights activist
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Francis Bacon
Painter
1951–2017United States
Gilbert Baker
Artist and activist
1906–1975France
Josephine Baker
Dancer, singer and Resistance agent
1924–1987United States
James Baldwin
Writer and civil rights activist
*1962United States
Tammy Baldwin
Politician, US Senator
1895–1972SpainCristóbal Balenciaga
Fashion designer
*1935France
Bambi (Marie-Pierre Pruvot)
Showgirl and teacher
1902–1968United States
Tallulah Bankhead
Actor
*1932United States
Ann Bannon
Writer
1910–1981United States
Samuel Barber
Composer
1838–1868FranceHerculine Barbin
Teacher and memoirist
1892–1982United States
Djuna Barnes
Writer and journalist
1876–1972United States
Natalie Clifford Barney
Writer and salon host
1887–1962United States
Sylvia Beach
Bookseller and publisher
1944–2021United StatesCarl Bean
Singer, minister and AIDS activist
1908–1986France
Simone de Beauvoir
Philosopher and writer
*1960United States
Alison Bechdel
Cartoonist and author
1887–1948United States
Ruth Benedict
Anthropologist
1907–1960United States
Gladys Bentley
Blues singer and pianist
1899–1928Germany
Anita Berber
Dancer and actress
1930–2017France
Pierre Bergé
Businessman and patron
1944–2023Austria
Helmut Berger
Actor
1918–1990United States
Leonard Bernstein
Conductor and composer
*1973Luxembourg
Xavier Bettel
Politician, former Prime Minister of Luxembourg
*1976Poland
Robert Biedroń
Politician and activist
*1956United States
Elizabeth Birch
Lawyer and activist
1911–1979United States
Elizabeth Bishop
Poet
1822–1899France
Rosa Bonheur
Painter and sculptor
1945–1987United StatesMel Boozer
Sociologist and activist
*1948United States
Kate Bornstein
Author, performer and gender theorist
1926–2021United States
Ivy Bottini
Activist and artist
1947–2016United Kingdom
David Bowie
Musician and actor
1910–1999United StatesPaul Bowles
Writer and composer
*1961United Kingdom
Boy George
Singer and DJ
1874–1945Germany
Adolf Brand
Publisher and activist
1913–1976United Kingdom
Benjamin Britten
Composer
*1975Serbia
Ana Brnabić
Politician, Prime Minister of Serbia
1874–1970United States
Romaine Brooks
Painter
*1944United States
Rita Mae Brown
Writer and activist
1949–1998United StatesDanielle Bunten Berry
Game designer
1914–1997United States
William S. Burroughs
Writer
*1956United States
Judith Butler
Philosopher
*1982United States
Pete Buttigieg
Politician
1881–1968United States
Witter Bynner
Poet and translator
1788–1824United Kingdom
Lord Byron
Poet
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John Cage
Composer
1894–1954France
Claude Cahun
Photographer, writer and resistance fighter
1980–2025Philippines
Jiggly Caliente
Drag performer and actress
1924–1984United States
Truman Capote
Writer
1960–1986United States
Gia Carangi
Model
1571–1610Italy
Caravaggio
Painter
1590–1661ItalyBenedetta Carlini
Nun and abbess
1844–1929United Kingdom
Edward Carpenter
Writer, socialist and early gay rights activist
1900–1993United Kingdom
Joe Carstairs
Powerboat racer
1864–1916Ireland
Roger Casement
Diplomat, human rights campaigner and Irish nationalist
1863–1933Greece
Constantine P. Cavafy
Poet
1958–1990BrazilCazuza
Singer and songwriter
1902–1963Spain
Luis Cernuda
Poet
*1996India
Dutee Chand
Sprinter
1941–1989United Kingdom
Graham Chapman
Comedian, writer and actor
*1964United States
Tracy Chapman
Singer and songwriter
*1981Thailand
Parinya Charoenphol
Muay Thai boxer
1944–2013France
Patrice Chéreau
Theatre, opera and film director
1626–1689Sweden
Christina of Sweden
Queen of Sweden
1846–1918United States
Rose Cleveland
Writer and acting First Lady
1920–1966United States
Montgomery Clift
Actor
1931–2006France
Coccinelle
Cabaret artist and activist
1889–1963France
Jean Cocteau
Poet, artist and filmmaker
1873–1954France
Colette
Writer and performer
1978–2026United States
Jason Collins
Basketball player
1938–2024United States
Lynn Conway
Computer scientist
*1960United States
Tim Cook
Business executive
1900–1990United States
Aaron Copland
Composer
*1954United KingdomCaroline Cossey
Model and activist
*1972United States
Laverne Cox
Actor and activist
1908–1999United Kingdom
Quentin Crisp
Writer and raconteur
1899–1983United States
George Cukor
Film director
1903–1946United States
Countee Cullen
Poet
1919–2009United States
Merce Cunningham
Dancer and choreographer
1949–1994United Kingdom
John Curry
Figure skater
1790–1857France
Marquis de Custine
Writer
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Tom Daley
Diver
1928–2010United StatesMary Daly
Theologian and philosopher
*1969Israel
Dana International
Singer
*1944United States
Angela Davis
Activist and philosopher
*1963Belgium
Petra De Sutter
Physician and politician
*1958United States
Ellen DeGeneres
Comedian and television host
*1942United States
Samuel R. Delany
Science fiction writer and critic
†2014United StatesStormé DeLarverie
Entertainer and activist
*1951Belgium
Elio Di Rupo
Politician, former Prime Minister of Belgium
1872–1929Russia
Sergei Diaghilev
Ballet impresario
*1985Switzerland
Lara Dickenmann
Footballer
1830–1886United States
Emily Dickinson
Poet
1901–1992Germany
Marlene Dietrich
Actor and singer
†1750FranceJean Diot and Bruno Lenoir
Last people executed in France for homosexuality
1945–1988United States
Divine
Actor, singer and drag performer
1939–2010Austria
Johanna Dohnal
Politician, Austria’s first Minister for Women
*1989Canada
Xavier Dolan
Film director and actor
*1958Italy
Domenico Dolce
Fashion designer
c. 1952–1984CanadaGaëtan Dugas
Flight attendant
1875–1935United States
Alice Dunbar-Nelson
Writer and civil rights activist
*1966United States
Cheryl Dunye
Film director
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Justin Fashanu
Footballer
1945–1982Germany
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Film director
1964–2004South AfricaBrenda Fassie
Pop singer
*1944United States
Anne Fausto-Sterling
Biologist and gender researcher
1949–2014United StatesLeslie Feinberg
Writer and activist
1945–2007United StatesMaxine Feldman
Singer-songwriter and comedian
1935–1986GermanyHubert Fichte
Writer
1907–1996France
Leonor Fini
Painter
*1961United States
Tom Ford
Fashion designer and filmmaker
1879–1970United Kingdom
E. M. Forster
Writer
*1962United States
Jodie Foster
Actor and director
1926–1984FranceMichel Foucault
Philosopher and historian
1979–2018Brazil
Marielle Franco
Politician and human rights activist
1947–2009ItalyEnzo Francone
Activist
1712–1786Germany
Frederick the Great
King of Prussia
*1957United Kingdom
Stephen Fry
Actor, writer and broadcaster
1917–1998Spain
Gloria Fuertes
Poet and children’s author
1862–1928United States
Loïe Fuller
Dancer
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Hannah Gadsby
Comedian and writer
1905–1990Sweden
Greta Garbo
Actor
1898–1936Spain
Federico García Lorca
Poet and playwright
*1981United States
Alicia Garza
Activist, co-founder of Black Lives Matter
1976–2009Ireland
Stephen Gately
Singer
1910–1986France
Jean Genet
Writer and playwright
1935–1964United StatesKitty Genovese
Bar manager
*1967United States
M. Gessen
Journalist and writer
1963–2013India
Rituparno Ghosh
Film director and actor
1869–1951France
André Gide
Writer, Nobel laureate
1898–1975Germany
Therese Giehse
Actor
1904–2000United Kingdom
John Gielgud
Actor and theatre director
1926–1997United States
Allen Ginsberg
Poet
1932–2007United States
Barbara Gittings
LGBT activist
*1965India
Manvendra Singh Gohil
Prince and LGBTQ activist
*1953United States
Nan Goldin
Photographer and activist
1870–1926Ireland
Eva Gore-Booth
Poet, suffragist and trade unionist
1925–2000United States
Edward Gorey
Illustrator and author
1954–2019United KingdomJulia Grant
Television pioneer and activist
1878–1976Ireland
Eileen Gray
Designer and architect
†2025United States
Miss Major Griffin-Gracy
Trans rights activist
1938–2013United States
Emile Griffith
Boxer
1880–1958United States
Angelina Weld Grimké
Poet, playwright and teacher
*1990United States
Brittney Griner
Basketball player
1899–1963Germany
Gustaf Gründgens
Actor and theatre director
*1971Italy
Luca Guadagnino
Film director
1987–2003United StatesSakia Gunn
Student
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H. D.
Poet
1925–1994Greece
Manos Hadjidakis
Composer
76–138Italy
Hadrian
Roman Emperor
†2022AzerbaijanAvaz Hafizli
Journalist and activist
1890–1967Germany
Lotte Hahm
Activist and club organiser
1880–1943United Kingdom
Radclyffe Hall
Writer
1939–2019United States
Barbara Hammer
Filmmaker
1930–1965United States
Lorraine Hansberry
Playwright
1958–1990United States
Keith Haring
Artist
*1975South Korea
Harisu
Singer and actor
1917–2003United StatesLou Harrison
Composer
1890–1962United StatesAlan L. Hart
Physician and writer
1867–1920United Kingdom
Evelina Haverfield
Suffragette and aid worker
1912–2002United States
Harry Hay
Activist
*1971United States
Maura Healey
Politician, Governor of Massachusetts
1989–2020Egypt
Sarah Hegazi
Activist and writer
1967–2025South AfricaMuhsin Hendricks
Imam and LGBTQ activist
†2018HondurasRoxsana Hernández
Asylum seeker
*1967United Kingdom
Carl Hester
Dressage rider and trainer
1963–1998United StatesRita Hester
Trans woman whose murder led to the Transgender Day of Remembrance
1921–1995United States
Patricia Highsmith
Novelist
1885–1972Germany
Kurt Hiller
Writer and activist
*1992Brazil
Erika Hilton
Politician and activist
1868–1935Germany
Magnus Hirschfeld
Physician and sexologist
*1982Germany
Thomas Hitzlsperger
Footballer and football executive
*1977Hong Kong
Denise Ho
Singer and activist
1937–2026United Kingdom
David Hockney
Painter
1889–1978Germany
Hannah Höch
Artist
1784–1864Switzerland
Heinrich Hössli
Hatter and writer
1915–1959United States
Billie Holiday
Jazz singer
1952–2021United States
bell hooks
Writer and cultural critic
1909–2002Germany
Marianne Hoppe
Actress
1830–1908United States
Harriet Hosmer
Sculptor
1859–1936United KingdomA. E. Housman
Poet and classical scholar
1925–1985United States
Rock Hudson
Actor
1901–1967United States
Langston Hughes
Poet and writer
1934–1987United StatesPeter Hujar
Photographer
1895–1984United States
Alberta Hunter
Blues singer and songwriter
c. 1970–1995United StatesTyra Hunter
Hairdresser
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Max Jacob
Poet and painter
1926–2020Poland
Maria Janion
Literary scholar
1914–2001Finland
Tove Jansson
Writer and artist
1942–1994United Kingdom
Derek Jarman
Film director, artist and gardener
*1949United States
Caitlyn Jenner
Olympic champion and TV personality
*2000United States
Jazz Jennings
Activist and television personality
*1987Netherlands
Rob Jetten
Politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1840–1912United Kingdom
Sophia Jex-Blake
Physician
*1972India
Karan Johar
Film director and producer
*1947United Kingdom
Elton John
Singer, songwriter and pianist
1876–1939United Kingdom
Gwen John
Painter
*1930United States
Jasper Johns
Painter
1945–1992United States
Marsha P. Johnson
Activist and performer
1906–2005United States
Philip Johnson
Architect
1864–1952United States
Frances Benjamin Johnston
Photographer
1936–1996United States
Barbara Jordan
Politician and lawyer
1936–2002United StatesJune Jordan
Poet and essayist
1861–1926GermanyKarl Friedrich Jordan
Teacher and activist
1926–1989United States
Christine Jorgensen
Entertainer and trans pioneer
1933–2001United StatesMychal Judge
Franciscan friar and fire department chaplain
1950–2021Switzerland
Patrick Juvet
Singer and songwriter
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Frida Kahlo
Painter
1925–2011United States
Frank Kameny
Astronomer and gay rights activist
*1997Australia
Daria Kasatkina
Tennis player
c. 1964–2011UgandaDavid Kato
Teacher and activist
1892–1987Spain
Victoria Kent
Lawyer and politician
1824–1882Hungary
Karl Maria Kertbeny
Writer, translator and campaigner
1883–1946United Kingdom
John Maynard Keynes
Economist
1944–2025Germany
Udo Kier
Actor
1934–2013United KingdomLouisa Jo Killen
Folk singer
*1943United States
Billie Jean King
Tennis player and activist
1894–1956United States
Alfred Kinsey
Biologist and sex researcher
1926–1996CanadaEverett Klippert
Mechanic
1942–2022United States
Jim Kolbe
Politician
1891–1943Poland
Eva Kotchever
Writer and salon owner
1935–2020United States
Larry Kramer
Writer and AIDS activist
1872–1936Russia
Mikhail Kuzmin
Poet, writer and composer
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Lady Gaga
Singer and actor
1858–1940Sweden
Selma Lagerlöf
Writer
1879–1959Poland
Wanda Landowska
Harpsichordist
*1961Canada
k.d. lang
Singer and songwriter
1987–2014PhilippinesJennifer Laude
Trans woman whose killing sparked protests
1918–2017Germany
Wolfgang Lauinger
Contemporary witness
1883–1956France
Marie Laurencin
Painter
1917–2011United States
Arthur Laurents
Playwright, screenwriter and director
1899–1991United States
Eva Le Gallienne
Actress, director and producer
*1950United States
Fran Lebowitz
Writer and humorist
1907–1972FranceViolette Leduc
Writer
*1949United States
Annie Leibovitz
Photographer
1951–2022United StatesCarol Leigh
Artist and sex workers’ rights activist
1952–2015Chile
Pedro Lemebel
Writer and performance artist
1452–1519Italy
Leonardo da Vinci
Painter, inventor and scientist
*1957United States
Rachel Levine
Physician and public health official
1919–1987United States
Liberace
Pianist and entertainer
*1962United States
Lori Lightfoot
Lawyer and politician
*1999United States
Lil Nas X
Rapper and singer
1791–1840United Kingdom
Anne Lister
Diarist, landowner and traveller
1932–2020United States
Little Richard
Singer and pianist
1934–1992United States
Audre Lorde
Poet, essayist and activist
*1960United States
Greg Louganis
Diver
*1992France
Édouard Louis
Writer
1874–1925United States
Amy Lowell
Poet
1845–1886Germany
Ludwig II of Bavaria
King of Bavaria
1632–1687France
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Composer
*1957Austria
Ulrike Lunacek
Politician
*1965Italy
Vladimir Luxuria
Activist, actress and politician
1924–2020United States
Phyllis Lyon
Activist and journalist
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Moms Mabley
Comedian
1905–1969Germany
Erika Mann
Actor, cabaret artist and writer
1906–1949Germany
Klaus Mann
Writer
1875–1955Germany
Thomas Mann
Writer
1976–2016BangladeshXulhaz Mannan
Activist and magazine founder
*1987United States
Chelsea Manning
Whistleblower and activist
1888–1923New Zealand
Katherine Mansfield
Writer
1946–1989United StatesRobert Mapplethorpe
Photographer
1913–1998France
Jean Marais
Actor
1952–1998Spain
Maria Mercè Marçal
Poet
1564–1593United Kingdom
Christopher Marlowe
Playwright and poet
*1986Brazil
Marta
Footballer
*1966Argentina
Lucrecia Martel
Film director
1921–2008United States
Del Martin
Activist and author
*1971Puerto Rico
Ricky Martin
Singer
1946–2011Switzerland
Nella Martinetti
Singer and songwriter
1943–1988United StatesLeonard Matlovich
Soldier and activist
*1960Switzerland
Corine Mauch
Politician, former Mayor of Zurich
1874–1965United Kingdom
W. Somerset Maugham
Writer
*1979France
Amélie Mauresmo
Tennis player
1979–2014CameroonRoger Jean-Claude Mbede
Prisoner of conscience
*1990United States
Sarah McBride
Politician
1889–1948Jamaica
Claude McKay
Poet and novelist
1990–2019United Kingdom
Lyra McKee
Journalist
*1939United Kingdom
Ian McKellen
Actor
1914–1987Canada
Norman McLaren
Animator and filmmaker
1938–2020United States
Terrence McNally
Playwright
1969–2010United Kingdom
Alexander McQueen
Fashion designer
1901–1978United States
Margaret Mead
Anthropologist
1897–1974SwitzerlandKarl Meier («Rolf»)
Actor and editor
1946–1991United Kingdom
Freddie Mercury
Singer and songwriter
1963–2016United Kingdom
George Michael
Singer and songwriter
1475–1564Italy
Michelangelo
Sculptor, painter, architect and poet
1930–1978United States
Harvey Milk
Politician
1934–2017United States
Kate Millett
Writer and feminist
1925–1970Japan
Yukio Mishima
Writer
1889–1957Chile
Gabriela Mistral
Poet, educator and diplomat
1935–2026Japan
Akihiro Miwa
Singer, actor and author
*1983United States
Janet Mock
Writer, director and activist
1942–2003Spain
Terenci Moix
Writer
*1985United States
Janelle Monáe
Singer and actor
1892–1955France
Adrienne Monnier
Bookseller and publisher
1947–1991FranceJacques Morali
Music producer and songwriter
*1979Uganda
Frank Mugisha
Human rights activist
*1972South Africa
Zanele Muholi
Photographer and visual activist
1919–1999United KingdomIris Murdoch
Novelist and philosopher
1888–1931Germany
F. W. Murnau
Film director
1910–1985United States
Pauli Murray
Lawyer, activist and priest
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Martina Navratilova
Tennis player
1879–1945United States
Alla Nazimova
Actress and film producer
1970–1999SerbiaDejan Nebrigić
Activist and writer
*1999Switzerland
Nemo
Singer and musician
†1950Poland
Vaslav Nijinsky
Ballet dancer and choreographer
1957–1998South Africa
Simon Nkoli
Anti-apartheid and gay rights activist
*1944Ireland
David Norris
Scholar, senator and activist
1899–1968Mexico
Ramón Novarro
Actor
1968–2017Czech Republic
Jana Novotná
Tennis player
1938–1993Russia
Rudolf Nureyev
Ballet dancer and choreographer
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Jean O’Leary
Activist
*1987United States
Frank Ocean
Singer and songwriter
1935–2019United StatesMary Oliver
Poet
1939–1979United StatesRobert Opel
Photographer, gallery owner and activist
1640–1701France
Philippe d’Orléans
Prince
*1973Belize
Caleb Orozco
Activist
*1930SwitzerlandErnst Ostertag
Activist
*1967France
François Ozon
Film director
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Elliot Page
Actor
1930–2016Italy
Marco Pannella
Politician and civil rights activist
1924–1990Armenia
Sergei Parajanov
Film director
1885–1933Russia
Sophia Parnok
Poet
1922–1975Italy
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Poet, writer and film director
1948–2016FranceJacques Picoux
Lecturer
1917–2009Finland
Tuulikki Pietilä
Graphic artist
1936–1972Argentina
Alejandra Pizarnik
Poet
1899–1963France
Francis Poulenc
Composer and pianist
1942–2025Germany
Rosa von Praunheim
Filmmaker and activist
1871–1922France
Marcel Proust
Writer
1932–1990Argentina
Manuel Puig
Writer
†1482SwitzerlandRichard Puller von Hohenburg
Knight
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Rachilde
Novelist
1886–1939United States
Ma Rainey
Blues singer
1931–2019United States
Ram Dass
Spiritual teacher and psychologist
*1985United States
Megan Rapinoe
Footballer
1930–2018SwitzerlandRöbi Rapp
Actor and cabaret artist
1756–1815France
Mademoiselle Raucourt
Actress
1925–2008United States
Robert Rauschenberg
Artist
1942–2013United States
Lou Reed
Musician
1950–1996GermanyRio Reiser
Singer and songwriter
1905–1983United Kingdom
Mary Renault
Novelist
1929–2012United States
Adrienne Rich
Poet and essayist
*1934United States
Renée Richards
Tennis player and ophthalmologist
1892–1966Germany
Dora Richter
Pioneer of trans history
1951–2012United States
Sally Ride
Astronaut and physicist
1854–1891France
Arthur Rimbaud
Poet
1951–2002United StatesSylvia Rivera
Activist
*1947United States
Gene Robinson
Bishop
*1984United States
Danica Roem
Politician and journalist
1913–1980United StatesMuriel Rukeyser
Poet and activist
*1960United States
RuPaul
Drag queen and television host
1912–1987United States
Bayard Rustin
Civil rights organiser
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Vita Sackville-West
Writer and garden designer
1935–2004France
Françoise Sagan
Writer
1936–2008France
Yves Saint Laurent
Fashion designer
1895–1970SpainLucía Sánchez Saornil
Poet and anarchist feminist
1856–1925United States
John Singer Sargent
Painter
1886–1967United Kingdom
Siegfried Sassoon
Poet and writer
1908–1942Switzerland
Annemarie Schwarzenbach
Writer, journalist and photographer
*1978France
Céline Sciamma
Film director and screenwriter
1923–2005France
Pierre Seel
Survivor of Nazi persecution
*1991South Africa
Caster Semenya
Middle-distance runner
1928–2012United StatesMaurice Sendak
Illustrator and author
1976–1998United StatesMatthew Shepard
Student
†2025BangladeshShila
Hijra community leader
*1942Iceland
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Politician, former Prime Minister of Iceland
*1992Brazil
Rafaela Silva
Judoka
1977–2008South AfricaEudy Simelane
Footballer and activist
1894–1937United States
Bessie Smith
Blues singer
*1992United Kingdom
Sam Smith
Singer and songwriter
1930–2021United States
Stephen Sondheim
Composer and lyricist
1933–2004United States
Susan Sontag
Writer and critic
1986–2021United Kingdom
Sophie
Music producer and singer
1892–1988United Kingdom
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji
Composer and critic
1909–1995United Kingdom
Stephen Spender
Poet and writer
1939–1999United Kingdom
Dusty Springfield
Singer
1953–2017Germany
Eduard Stapel
Theologian and activist
1874–1946United States
Gertrude Stein
Writer and art collector
1730–1794United States
Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
Military officer
*1960United States
Michael Stipe
Singer and artist
1880–1932United Kingdom
Lytton Strachey
Writer and biographer
1951–1991United StatesLou Sullivan
Writer and activist
*1960Sweden
Pia Sundhage
Footballer and coach
1947–1988United StatesSylvester
Singer
1882–1937Poland
Karol Szymanowski
Composer
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Abdellah Taïa
Writer and filmmaker
*1937United States
George Takei
Actor and activist
*1981Taiwan
Audrey Tang
Programmer and politician
*1952United Kingdom
Peter Tatchell
Human rights campaigner
1840–1893Russia
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Composer
1972–1993United StatesBrandon Teena
Victim of a hate crime
*1985United Kingdom
Kae Tempest
Poet, rapper and writer
*1974United Kingdom
Gareth Thomas
Rugby player
1915–1987United States
James Tiptree Jr.
Science fiction writer
1859–1918United Kingdom
Margaret Todd
Doctor and writer
1877–1967United States
Alice B. Toklas
Writer and companion of Gertrude Stein
1920–1991Finland
Tom of Finland
Artist
*1939United States
Lily Tomlin
Actor and comedian
1893–1978United KingdomSylvia Townsend Warner
Writer and musicologist
1894–1972United Kingdom
Violet Trefusis
Writer
1892–1941Russia
Marina Tsvetaeva
Poet
1912–1954United Kingdom
Alan Turing
Mathematician and computer scientist
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Gus Van Sant
Film director
*1979Ireland
Leo Varadkar
Politician, former Taoiseach of Ireland
1919–2012Mexico
Chavela Vargas
Singer
*1989Chile
Daniela Vega
Actress and singer
1844–1896France
Paul Verlaine
Poet
1946–1997ItalyGianni Versace
Fashion designer
1979–2019Belgium
Marieke Vervoort
Paralympic athlete
1925–2012United States
Gore Vidal
Writer and essayist
1968–2022United StatesNorah Vincent
Writer and journalist
1906–1976Italy
Luchino Visconti
Film, theatre and opera director
*1993Brazil
Pabllo Vittar
Drag queen and singer
1877–1909United Kingdom
Renée Vivien
Poet
1885–1962SwitzerlandAnna Vock
Activist and editor
*1988United States
Ocean Vuong
Poet and novelist
W
Lana Wachowski
Film director and screenwriter
*1967United States
Lilly Wachowski
Film director and screenwriter
*1935United States
Jane Wagner
Writer and director
1971–2019Kenya
Binyavanga Wainaina
Writer
1911–1980Poland
Stanisława Walasiewicz
Sprinter
1884–1957Germany
Claire Waldoff
Cabaret singer
*1944United States
Alice Walker
Writer and activist
1803–1854United KingdomAnn Walker
Landowner
1930–2011Argentina
María Elena Walsh
Poet, songwriter and writer
1928–1987United States
Andy Warhol
Artist and filmmaker
*1946United States
John Waters
Filmmaker and writer
*1966United Kingdom
Sarah Waters
Novelist
*1970Thailand
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Film director and artist
1961–2016Germany
Guido Westerwelle
Politician, former Foreign Minister of Germany
1889–1957United Kingdom
James Whale
Film director
1940–2025United States
Edmund White
Writer
1819–1892United States
Walt Whitman
Poet
1854–1900Ireland
Oscar Wilde
Writer and playwright
1895–1941United Kingdom
Dolly Wilde
Socialite and translator
*1977United States
Kehinde Wiley
Painter
1926–1988United KingdomKenneth Williams
Comedian and actor
1911–1983United States
Tennessee Williams
Playwright
1717–1768Germany
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
Art historian and archaeologist
1929–2017United States
Edith Windsor
Activist and computer programmer
1888–1944Germany
Christa Winsloe
Writer and sculptor
*1959United Kingdom
Jeanette Winterson
Writer
1889–1951Austria
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Philosopher
1935–2003France
Monique Wittig
Writer and theorist
1954–1992United StatesDavid Wojnarowicz
Artist, photographer and writer
*1968Australia
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Politician, Foreign Minister of Australia
1882–1941United Kingdom
Virginia Woolf
Writer
*1953Germany
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Politician, former Mayor of Berlin
*1988Austria
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Singer and drag artist
*1974Brazil
Jean Wyllys
Journalist and politician
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