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  P Brian Paddick, UK Police Commander and nephew of Hugh Paddick Hugh Paddick, British actor Paetz, Arcibishop of Poznan Camille Paglia, American author and social critic, bisexual Pai Hsien-yung, a Taiwanese writer Pier Paolo Pasolini, Italian director and writer Matthew Parris, British journalist and former politician Harry Partch, American composer and just intonation instrument inventor Peter Pears, English singer Patrick Pearse, Irish patriot and leader of the 1916 Easter Rising, whose poetry is littered with homoerotic imagery Pink rap singer, bisexual Danny Pintauro, American actor ("Who's the Boss?") Plato Paula Poundstone, comedian Michael Portillo, former UK Defence Secretary and defeated leadership candidate Francis Poulenc, French composer, openly gay from his first serious relationship Queen Pen, bisexual rap singer Carole Pope, Canadian rock singer  Q Qaboos ibn Sa'id Al Sa'id, Sultan of Oman  R Robert Rauschenberg, American artist Øyvind Rauset Rio Reiser, German musician ("Ton Steine Scherben"), bisexual Christopher Rice, American author (son of Anne Rice) Adrienne Rich, American poet and critic Bill Richardson, Canadian writer and radio broadcaster (Richardson's Roundup) Herb Ritts, American fashion photographer Ian Roberts, Australian Rugby League player Gene Robinson, American Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire Svend Robinson, Canadian member of parliament Tom Robinson, British rock musician Jai Rodriguez, "culture guru" on Queer Eye Ernst Roehm, leader of the Nazi SA Cesar Romero, actor Ned Rorem, composer, Aldrich, Robert and Wotherspoon, Gary (Eds.) Hilary Rosen, former CEO of the RIAA, longtime partner of Elizabeth Birch Jane Rule, Canadian author RuPaul, AKA RuPaul Andre Charles, American drag queen Bayard Rustin, civil rights activist, organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, introduced Martin Luther King Jr. to the writings of Mahatma Gandhi and non-violence, fired for being gay  S Marquis de Sade, 18th century author and philosopher Ben Sander, a.k.a.. Brini Maxwell, drag performer and television host Dick Sargent, American actor, second Darrin on 'Bewitched' Dan Savage, American columnist David Sedaris, American essayist and radio personality Shyam Selvadurai, Canadian novelist (Funny Boy) Fred Schneider, lead singer of the B-52s Matthew Shepard, hate crime victim, violently murdered in Wyoming, subject of Emmy winning films The Laramie Project and The Matthew Shepard Story Michelangelo Signorile, columnist, advocate, and pundit Bryan Singer, American film director Slawek Slarosta, slashed L's Bessie Smith, American blues singer Chris Smith, UK Politician George Smitherman, Canadian politician (Ontario cabinet minister Solon, Greek statesman Jimmy Somerville, singer (Bronski Beat, The Communards) Dusty Springfield, singer Gertrude Stein, American expatriate author, partner of Alice B. Toklas Michael Stipe, American singer (R.E.M.), film producer Billy Strayhorn, jazz composer, lyricist, arranger, and pianist (Duke Ellington Orchestra) Sylvester, American singer Gerry Studds, US politician Lucius Cornelius Sulla Andrew Sullivan, conservative journalist  T Tarkan, Turkish pop singer Hordur Torfason Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer Neil Tennant, British musician (Pet Shop Boys) Scott Thompson, Canadian comedian and actor (Kids in the Hall) Virgil Thomson, American theater composer and music critic Alice B. Toklas, partner of Gertrude Stein, known for her cookbook which contains Brion Gysin's hashish brownies (marijuana) Sandi Toksvig, British comedian Lily Tomlin, American comedian, actress, lesbian Pussy Tourette, drag performer and singer Pete Townshend, guitarist of The Who, self-proclaimed bisexual Michel Tremblay, Canadian writer Esera Tuaolo, former NFL player Alan Turing, British mathematician, computer scientist and theorist Colin Turnbull, British anthropologist, later American citizen, Buddhist  U Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, German activist, author  V Chavela Vargas, Mexican singer, who came out as lesbian during an interview with Colombian television Jim Verraros, singer, actor, American Idol contestant Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer Gore Vidal, American writer, bisexual  W Tom Waddell, American sports Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford Wanda, American drag performer Andy Warhol, American artist and pop icon John Waters, American film director (Pink Flamingos) James Whale, American film director Diane Whipple, victim in the Presa Canario dog mauling trial Edmund White, American novelist (A Boy's Own Story) Walt Whitman, American poet (Leaves of Grass) Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright and bon vivant Kenneth Williams, British actor and diarist Tennessee Williams, American playwright Johann Joachim Winckelmann, German classical archaeologist and art historian Paul Winfield, American actor Virginia Woolf, British author Klaus Wowereit, mayor of Berlin  Y Will Young, British "UK Pop Idol" winner Felix Yussupov, Russian prince  Z Pedro Zamora, Cuban-American AIDS activist, The Real World participant