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The people on this list have been selected because their fame or notoriety is in some way due or connected to their transgender identity or behaviour. Each person in this list has hir own Wikipedia article, where each subject can be studied in much greater detail. The individual listings note the subject's nationality and main occupation, especially if the person is known for reasons other than hir transgenderism.
It is often difficult to construe the gender and sexual identity of those people who lived before the 20th century, since most of the modern concepts of gender were not developed until the second half of the century. In many non-Western societies, there is no separation of transgender people from the rest of the gay/lesbian/bisexual population. Some of the persons listed here crossdressed during wartime for various purposes.
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A
- Courtney Act (b. 1981), Australian singer and gender illusionist[1]
- Calpernia Addams (b. 1971), American actress, author, and entrepreneur[2]
- Nadia Almada (b. 1977), Portuguese reality television participant[3]
- Barbara Amesbury (b. 1948), Canadian singer-songwriter[4]
- Charlie Anders, American author[5]
- Enza Anderson, Canadian drag performer[6]
- Buck Angel, American porn star[7]
- Gwen Araujo (1985-2002), American transsexual teenager[8]
- Valerie Arkell-Smith (1895-1960), British soldier[9]
- Alexis Arquette (b. 1969), American actor and musician[10]
- Victoria Arellano (1984–2007), Mexican immigrant to the US who died in an immigration detention facility[11]
- Nina Arsenault (b. c. 1975), Canadian writer[12]
- April Ashley (b. 1935), English model[13]
- Estelle Asmodelle (b. 1964), Australian actress, author, and dancer[14]
B
- Mianne Bagger (b. 1966), Danish golfer[15]
- Jenny Bailey, English politician[16]
- Dana Baitz, Canadian musician[17]
- Herculine Barbin (1838-1868), French hermaphrodite[18]
- Jeanne Baré (1740-1803), French botanist, sailed around the world with Louis Antoine de Bougainville[19]
- Ben Barres, American neurobiologist[20]
- James Barry (1795-1865), British surgeon[21]
- Danielle Bunten Berry (1949-1998), American software developer[22]
Georgina Beyer (b. 1957), New Zealander politician[23]- Lechane Bezuidenhout (b. c. 1967), Belgian con artist[24]
- Alexandra Billings (b. 1962), American actress, singer, and educator[25]
- Joan Jett Blakk, American drag performer[26]
- Maddie Blaustein (b. 1960) American voice actress[27]
- Sister Boom-Boom, American drag performer[28]
- Justin Bond, American drag performer and actor.[29]
- Kate Bornstein (b. 1948), American author, performance artist, and gender theorist[30]
- Jennifer Finney Boylan (b. 1958), American author and educator[31]
- Namoli Brennet, American folk singer[32]
Willmer "Little Ax" Broadnax (1916-1994), American Gospel tenor.[33]- Sara Davis Buechner (b. 1964), American musician[34]
- Lady Bunny (b. 1962), American drag performer[35]
- Charles Busch (b. 1954), American actor and writer[36]
C
- Meryn Cadell, Canadian writer and musician[37]
- Patrick Califia (b. 1954), American writer[38]
- Loren Cameron (b. 1959), American photographer[39]
- Wendy Carlos (b. 1939), American composer and electronic musician[40]
- Lynda Cash (b. ?), English Navy officer[41]
- Albert Cashier (1843-1915), Irish soldier[42]
- The Lady Chablis (b. 1957), American drag performer[43]
- Chen Lili (b. 1980), Chinese transsexual woman[44]
- Mary Elizabeth Clark (b. 1938), Episcopalian Sister[45]
- Angela Clayton, British physicist and activist[46]
- Roberta Close (b. 1964), Brazilian model[47]
- Lynn Conway (b. 1938), American computer scientist and electrical engineer[48]
- Dorian Corey (c. 1937-1993), American drag performer[49]
- Caroline Cossey (b. 1954), English model, actress, and author[50]
- Jayne County, American musician[51]
- Roberta Cowell (b. 1921), British transsexual[52]
- Jackie Curtis (1947-1985), American actress and writer[53]
- Molly Cutpurse (b. 1952), English author[54]
D
- Christine Daniels (b. 1957), American writer[55]
- Bobby Darling (b. ?), Indian actor[56]
- Candy Darling (1944-1974), American performer[57]
- Gia Darling, Guatemalan-born American adult entertainer[58]
- Vaginal Davis (b. 1969), American drag performer[59]
- Florencia De La V (b. 1976), Argentine actress[60]
- Vicky de Lambray (d. 1986), English prostitute, conman[61]
- Michael Dillon (1915-1962), British physician[62]
- Divine (1945-1988), American actor and drag performer[63]
- Dreuxilla Divine (b. 1974), Puerto Rican drag performer
- Colin Kennedy Donovan, American writer and activist[64]
- Michelle Dumaresq, Canadian bicycle racer[65]
E
- Elagabalus (c. 203-222), Roman emperor[66]
- Lili Elbe (1882-1931), Danish transsexual[67]
- Julian Eltinge (1881-1941), American drag performer[68]
- Chevalier d'Eon (1728-1810), French diplomat[69]
- Bülent Ersoy (b. 1952), Turkish singer[70]
F
- Leslie Feinberg (b. 1949), American author and activist[71]
- Bibiana Fernández (b. 1954), Spanish actress and model[72]
- Ina Fried (b. ?), American author.[73]
G
- Jamison Green (b. 1948), American writer and educator[74]
- General Tito Anibal da Paixao Gomes (d. 2007), Portuguese army general[75]
- Dorce Gamalama (b. 1963), Indonesian entertainer [76]
H
- Jan Hamilton (b. 1965), British soldier[77]
- Harisu (b. 1975), South Korean model, singer, and actress[78]
- Lauren Harries (b. 1978), English child prodigy[79]
- Rebecca Heineman (b. 1963), Computer video game programmer[80]
- Sandra Mara Herzer (1962-1982), Brazilian counter culture writer and poet[81]
- Barry Humphries (b. 1934), Australian comedian[82]
- Tyra Hunter (c. 1970-1995), American transsexual[83]
I
- Dana International (b. 1973), Israeli singer[84]
- Eddie Izzard (b. 1962), British comedian and actor[85]
J
- Andrea James (b. 1967), American entrepreneur, filmmaker, and activist[86]
- Marsha P. Johnson (1945-1992), American activist[87]
- Nireah Johnson (1986-2003), African American murder victim[88]
- Christine Jorgensen (1926-1989), American transsexual[89]
- Michelle Josef (b. 1954), Canadian musician[90]
K
- Christina Kahrl, American sportswriter[91]
- Kamikawa Aya, Japanese politician[92]
- Roz Kaveney (b. 1949), British writer[93]
- Hetty King (1883-1972) English male impersonator[94]
- Andreas Krieger (b. 1966), German athlete[95]
L
- Lady, Korean transgender pop group[96]
- Mado Lamotte, Canadian drag performer[97]
- Greer Lankton (1958-1996), American artist[98]
- Chi Chi LaRue (b. 1959), American movie director[99]
- Danny La Rue (b. 1927), Irish drag performer[100]
- Lisa Lawrence (b. 1970), American actress[101]
- Amanda Lepore, American transexual icon and model[102]
- Miss Shangay Lily (b. 1963), Spanish drag performer[103]
- Shirley Q Liquor, American drag performer[104]
- Vladimir Luxuria (b. 1965), Italian politician and actress[105]
- Cam Lyman (1932-c. 1987) American dog breeder[106]
- Lypsinka (b. 1955), American drag performer[107]
M
- Mimi Marks, American entertainer[108]
- Lily McBeth (b. 1934), American educator[109]
- Deirdre McCloskey (b. 1942), American economist[110]
- Amanda Milan (c. 1974-2000), American prostitute[111]
- Miriam (b. c. 1981), Mexican reality TV star and adult entertainer[112]
- Micheline Montreuil, Quebec lawyer, teacher, politician[113]
- Annah Moore (b. 1966), American musician, artist, and author[114]
- Jan Morris (b. 1926), British historian and writer[115]
- Nizah Morris (1955-2002), American entertainer[116]
O
- Terri O'Connell, American automobile racer[117]
- Paul O'Grady (b. 1955), English comedian[118]
P
- Caroline Paige (b. 1961), Royal Air Force soldier[119]
- Dee Palmer (b. 1937), English musician[120]
- Pauline Pantsdown, Australian drag performer and musician[121]
- Pauline Park (b. 1960), American transgender activist[122]
- Charley Parkhurst (1812-1879), American stagecoach driver[123]
- Grayson Perry (b. 1960), English artist[124]
- Charles Pierce (1926-1999), American drag performer[125]
- Rachel Pollack (b. 1945), American author[126]
- Genesis P-Orridge (b. 1950), English musician, performer, and artist[127]
- Midge Potts, American political activist[128]
- Fay Presto, British magician[129]
R
- Jennifer Diane Reitz (b. 1959), American computer programmer and cartoonist[130]
- Renee Richards (b. 1934), American athlete and physician[131]
- Sylvia Rivera (1951-2002), American transgender activist[132]
- Eva Robin's (b. 1958), Italian actress and activist[133]
- Terri Rogers (1937-1999), English ventriloquist[134]
- Martine Rothblatt (b. 1954), American lawyer and author[135]
- Joan Roughgarden (b. 1946), American biologist[136]
- RuPaul (b. 1960), American drag performer[137]
- Joanne Rushton (b. 1960) English soldier[138]
- Craig Russell (1948-1990), Canadian female impersonator and actor[139]
S
- Jason Saffer, American comedian and drag performer[140]
- Ali Saleem (b. c. 1979), Pakistani television personality[141]
- Antonia San Juan (b. 1961), Spanish actress and director[142]
- Fulvia Celica Siguas Sandoval (d. 2004) Peruvian transsexual
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- José Sarria (b. 1922), American drag performer[144]
- Jeanette Schmid (1924-2005), Czech whistler[145]
- Atisone Seiuli (1976-1998), Samoan prostitute[146]
- Scott Turner Schofield (b. c. 1981), American writer and performer[147]
- Shabnam Mausi, Indian politician[148]
- Kemal Shahin (b. 1985), Cypriot reality television participant[149]
- Lucas Silveira, Canadian rock musician[150]
- Theresa Sparks (b. 1949), American politician and entrepreneur[151]
- Rae Spoon (b. 1982), Canadian musician[152]
- Susan Ashley Stanton (b. 1959), American politician[153]
- Meghan Stabler, (b. 1963), British/American IT Software Executive & TG Advocate[154]
- Allanah Starr, Cuban-born American adult entertainer[155]
- Jahna Steele, American showgirl, actress, writer[156]
- Sandy Stone (b. c. 1940s) American educator[157]
- Margaret Stumpp (b. 1952), American executive[158]
T
- Audrey Tang (b. 1981), Taiwanese free software programmer[159]
- Brandon Teena (1972-1993), American transsexual boy[160]
- Terre Thaemlitz (b. 1968), American musician, DJ and transgender educator[161]
- Nong Thoom (b. 1981), Thai athlete, model, and actress[162]
- Billy Tipton (1914-1989), American musician[163]
- Pussy Tourette, American drag performer and singer[164]
- Manuela Trasobares (b. 1962), Spanish artist and politician[165]
U
- Miss Understood (b. c. 1981), American drag performer and entrepreneur[166]
- Pieter Dirk Uys (b. 1945), South African playwright, comedian and political satirist[167]
V
- Kelly van der Veer (b. 1980), Dutch reality television participant[168]
- Max Wolf Valerio (b. 1957), American poet and novelist[169]
- Vaniity (b. 1973), American pornstar[170]
W
- Ramon Te Wake, New Zealand television presenter[171]
- Weiwha (1849-1896), Zuni two-spirit[172]
- Stephen Whittle, OBE, PhD (b. 1955). British lawyer, writer, educator and transsexual activist[173]
- Helen Wong, (b. 1973) Chinese actress[174]
- Holly Woodlawn (b. 1946), Puerto Rican actor and performer[175]
- Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1924-1978), American filmmaker[176]
X
Transgender characters in popular culture
In film and television
- Bree Osbourne(born Stanley Schupak) in Transamerica, played by Felicity Huffman[178]
- Azure C. on The City, played by Carlotta Chang
- Claire on Barbershop: The Series, played by Sheryl Lee Ralph[179]
- Doris the Ugly Stepsister in Shrek 2 and Shrek 3, voiced by Larry King.
- Hayley Cropper on Coronation Street, played by Julie Hesmondhalgh[180]
- Henry "Hildegarde" Desmond on Bosom Buddies. played by Peter Scolari[181]
- Frank N. Furter in The Rocky Horror Show and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, played both times by Tim Curry.
Janet Garrison (born Herbert Garrison) on South Park, voiced by Trey Parker[182]- Judge Constance Harm on The Simpsons, voiced by Jane Kaczmarek
- Emily Howard on Little Britain, played by David Walliams[183]
- Geraldine Jones on The Flip Wilson Show, played by Flip Wilson[184]
- Alexis Meade on Ugly Betty, played by Rebecca Romijn.
- Ava Moore on Nip/Tuck, played by Famke Janssen[185]
- Montana Moorhead in Soapdish, played by Cathy Moriarty
- Cherry Peck on Nip/Tuck, played by Willam Belli
- Hedwig Robinson in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, played by John Cameron Mitchell[186]
- Roni on All of Us played by Tyra Banks
- Edith 'Edie' Stokes on The Jeffersons played by Veronica Redd[187]
- Nao Tsurumoto on 3 Nen B Gumi Kinpachi Sensei, played by Aya Ueto[188]
- Kip "Buffy" Wilson on Bosom Buddies, played by Tom Hanks[181]
- Zarf on All My Children, played by Jeffrey Carlson
In literature and mythology
- Alfhild from Norse mythology[189]
- Alucard from Hellsing: The Dawn[190]
- Baron Ashura from Go Nagai's Mazinger Z series
- Myra Breckinridge from Gore Vidal's Myra Breckinridge, also a 1970 film
- Brihannala from the Hindu epic Mahabharata
- Caeneus from Ovid's Metamorphoses[191]
- Cal Stephanides from Jeffrey Eugenides's Middlesex
- Iphis from Ovid's Metamorphoses[192]
- Roberta Muldoon from John Irving's The World According to Garp, also a 1982 film[193]
- Nuriko from the manga series Fushigi Yūgi
- Orlando from Virginia Woolf's Orlando: A Biography, also a 1992 film[194]
- Princess Ozma from L. Frank Baum's Land of Oz universe[195]
- Stephen from Radclyffe Hall's The Well of Loneliness[196]
- Tiresias from Greek mythology
- Pauline Urthiel from Larry Niven's Known Space universe[197]
- Dono Vorrutyer from Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga books
- Guan Yin, the Buddhist Bodhisattva of Compassion
In other media
- Birdo from Super Mario Bros 2
- Bridget from the Guilty Gear game series[198]
- Angel Dumott Schunard from Rent.
- Reni Wassulmaier from the Grand Theft Auto video game series
See also
- Transgenderism
- Transgender in film and television
- Cross-dressing in film and television
- Crossdressing during wartime
- Transgendered musicians
- List of transgender-related topics
- List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people
- Category:Transgender and transsexual people
- Category:Transgender people and behavior
- LGBT comic book characters
- Gay young adult novels
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