Famous Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People

The following list includes those people who have confirmed their homosexual or bisexual orientation or whose homosexual or bisexual orientation is not debated. A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   Y   Z  E Edward II, king of England Hilton Edwards, actor, co-founder of Dublin's Gate Theatre, partner of Micheál MacLiammoir Ruth Ellis, lesbian matriarch and only known African-American centenarian lesbian Brian Epstein, British, manager of The Beatles Melissa Etheridge, American singer, lesbian, musician, composer Kenny Everett, British DJ and comic Rupert Everett, British actor, gay  F Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German movie director Harvey Fierstein, American actor, playwright (Torch Song Trilogy) Thom Filicia, home design guru on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy Timothy Findley, Canadian novelist and playwright E. M. Forster, British author Pim Fortuyn, assassinated conservative Dutch politician Michel Foucault, French scholar, partnered with Daniel Defert from 1963 till his death, Aldrich, Robert and Wotherspoon, Gary (Eds.) (2001). Also dated Jean Barraque. Samantha Fox, British model and one time pop singer Barney Frank (D, MA), US Representative Stephen Fry, British actor, comedian, and novelist  G Greta Garbo, actress Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet and playwright, martyred in the Spanish Civil War Jonas Gardell, Swedish artist and "riksbög". Stephen Gately, British singer and ex member of the boyband Boyzone David Geffen, music producer and record executive, gay Jean Genet, French writer Kitty Genovese, murder victim Chrissy Gephardt, daughter of 2004 presidential candidate Dick Gephardt Boy George, British musician Prince George, Duke of Kent, British royal (uncle of Queen Elizabeth II) David Gerrold, science fiction writer, inventor of Tribbles André Gide, French novelist and Nobel Laureate Sir John Gielgud OM CH, Theatre and film actor Uzma Gillani, Pakistani actress Candace Gingrich, activist, half-sister of former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich Allen Ginsberg, Beat poet ("Howl") Chyna Girl, drag performer and model (BACARDI's Tom,Dick and Harry ad campaign) Neil Giuliano, Tempe, Arizona mayor, declared himself homosexual in public Brian Greig, Australian senator Sir Alec Guinness, bisexual actor who was arrested while cottaging in 1948 Gorgidas, Theban military leader of the Sacred band of elite troops of paired gay lovers. Juan Goytisolo, Spanish writer Judy Grahn, American poet Gustav Gründgens, German actor and stage director Gustav V of Sweden  H Leisha Hailey, American musician and actress William Haines, American actor Rob Halford, British singer (Judas Priest) Radclyffe Hall, British lesbian, author of "The Well of Loneliness" Marc Hall, Canadian student and activist Vincent Hanley, Irish radio DJ who died of an AIDS-related illness G. H. Hardy, British mathematician Lou Harrison, American composer Richard Hatch, Survivor winner Sophie B. Hawkins, musician, bisexual Nigel Hawthorne, British actor George Hartree, British actor, who took the name of Charles Hawtrey, (not to be confused with Sir Charles Hawtrey, the victorian actor) Harry Hay, American gay rights activist, founder of the Mattachine Society Todd Haynes, director Anne Heche, American actress, bisexual Michael Hendricks, Canadian gay rights activist, half of first couple to legally marry in Quebec Henry III of France Sighsten Herrgård, designer, trendsetter. Became the face of AIDS in Sweden. Alan Hollinghurst, British author (The Swimming Pool Library) John Holmes, American porn actor, bisexual A. E. Housman, English poet Frankie Howerd, British actor Rock Hudson, American actor Michael Huffington, American politician, bisexual Jerry Hunt, American composer from Texas I Janis Ian, American Singer/songwriter Witi Ihimaera, New Zealand author, wrote Whale Rider Power Infiniti, International circuit party performance artist Christopher Isherwood, British novelist  J Tony Jackson, American pianist and composer Max Jacob, poet James I of England Tove Jansson, author of the Moomin books Michael Jeter, American actor, "Mr. Noodle's brother Mr. Noodle" of Sesame Street Joan Jett, musician Elton John, British singer, musician, composer Jasper Johns, artist Holly Johnson, British lead singer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood Philip Johnson, American architect Angelina Jolie, American actress, bisexual Janis Joplin, American singer Mychal F. Judge, Franciscan priest, WTC terrorism victim Pope Julius II