Parent article: List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people;

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This is a partial list of confirmed famous people who were or identify themselves as gay

Gay

Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....

, lesbian

Lesbian

Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...

 or bisexual

Bisexuality

Bisexuality is sexual behavior or an orientation involving physical or romantic attraction to both males and females, especially with regard to men and women. It is one of the three main classifications of sexual orientation, along with a heterosexual and a homosexual orientation, all a part of the...

. Famous people who are simply rumored to be gay, lesbian or bisexual, are usually not listed, but since it's often extremely difficult to provide definite proof of a historical person's homo/bisexuality, they may be included where there are numerous reliable sources.

The historical concept and definition

Definition

A definition is a passage that explains the meaning of a term , or a type of thing. The term to be defined is the definiendum. A term may have many different senses or meanings...

 of sexual orientation

Sexual orientation

Sexual orientation describes a pattern of emotional, romantic, or sexual attractions to the opposite sex, the same sex, both, or neither, and the genders that accompany them. By the convention of organized researchers, these attractions are subsumed under heterosexuality, homosexuality,...

 varies and has changed greatly over time; for example the word "gay" wasn't used to describe sexual orientation until the 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. 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

Identity (social science)

Identity is a term used to describe a person's conception and expression of their individuality or group affiliations . The term is used more specifically in psychology and sociology, and is given a great deal of attention in social psychology...

. See homosexuality

Homosexuality

Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...

 and bisexuality

Bisexuality

Bisexuality is sexual behavior or an orientation involving physical or romantic attraction to both males and females, especially with regard to men and women. It is one of the three main classifications of sexual orientation, along with a heterosexual and a homosexual orientation, all a part of the...

 for criteria that have traditionally denoted lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB

LGBT

LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...

) people.

The high prevalence of people from the West on this list may be due to societal attitudes towards homosexuality

Societal attitudes towards homosexuality

Societal attitudes toward homosexuality vary greatly in different cultures and different historical periods, as do attitudes toward sexual desire, activity and relationships in general. All cultures have their own values regarding appropriate and inappropriate sexuality; some sanction same-sex love...

. The Pew Research Center

Pew Research Center

The Pew Research Center is an American think tank organization based in Washington, D.C. that provides information on issues, attitudes and trends shaping the United States and the world. The Center and its projects receive funding from The Pew Charitable Trusts. In 1990, Donald S...

'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 narrow majority (51 percent) believes homosexuality should be accepted, while 42 percent disagree."

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Name	Lifetime	Nationality	Notable as	Notes
Touko Laaksonen Tom of Finland Touko Laaksonen, best known by his pseudonym Tom of Finland was a Finnish artist notable for his stylized androerotic and fetish art and his influence on late twentieth century gay culture. He has been called the "most influential creator of gay pornographic images" by cultural historian Joseph W...  (Tom of Finland)	1920–1991	Finnish	Artist	G
Bruce LaBruce Bruce LaBruce Bruce LaBruce is a Canadian writer, filmmaker, photographer and underground gay porn director based in Toronto, Ontario.-Biography:...	b. 1964	Canadian	Filmmaker	G
David LaChapelle David LaChapelle David LaChapelle is a photographer and director who works in the fields of fashion, advertising, and fine art photography, and is noted for his surreal, unique, sexualized, and often humorous style.-Early life:...	b. 1969	American	Photographer	G
Lady Catiria Lady Catiria Catiria Reyes , better known as Lady Catiria, was a Puerto Rican drag performer, film actress, and transgender beauty pageant winner. She was one of the main performers at the New York City Latino nightclub La Escuelita, where she entertained crowds for almost two decades. She was the first person...	1959-1999	Puerto Rican	Female impersonator	G
Lady Sovereign Lady Sovereign Louise Amanda Harman , better known by the stage name Lady Sovereign, is an English rapper & grime artist. She is noted for her professional success in performing styles of music generally dominated by males...	b. 1985	British	Rapper	L
Carole LaFavor Carole LaFavor Carole S. LaFavor is an Ojibwe novelist, activist and nurse. She was a member of the President's Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS from 1995–1997 and a founding member of Positively Native, an organisation that supports Native American people with HIV/AIDS. She was featured in Mona Smith's 1988 film...	b. ?	American	Novelist, AIDS activist	L
Erling Lae Erling Lae Erling Lae is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Oslo, is a cand.philol. by education and formerly worked as a journalist. From 1981 to 1985 he was a political advisor in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Administration. He was elected to Oslo city council in 1991,...	b. 1947	Norwegian Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...	Politician	G
Selma Lagerlöf Selma Lagerlöf Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....	1858–1940	Swedish	Author	L
Kay Lahusen Kay Lahusen Kay Lahusen is considered the first openly gay photojournalist of the gay rights movement. Lahusen's photographs of lesbians appeared on several of the covers of The Ladder from 1964 to 1966 while her partner, Barbara Gittings, was the editor...	b. 1930	American	Photojournalist	L
John Laird	b. ?	American	Politician	G
Gavin Lambert Gavin Lambert Gavin Lambert was a British-born screenwriter, novelist and biographer who lived for part of his life in Hollywood...	1924–2005	English	Screenwriter, novelist	G
Adam Lambert Adam Lambert Adam Mitchel Lambert is an American singer, songwriter, and actor from San Diego, California. In May 2009, he finished as the runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol...	b. 1982	American	American Idol Season 8 Runner-up, singer, actor	G
Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes is a gay Puerto Rican author, scholar, and performer. He is better known as Larry La Fountain. He has received several awards for his creative writing and scholarship as well as for his work with Latino and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students...	b. 1968	Puerto Rican	Scholar, short story author	G
Vladimir Lambsdorff Vladimir Lambsdorff Count Vladimir Nikolayevich Lamsdorf was a Russian statesman of Baltic German descent who served as Foreign Minister of the Russian Empire from 1900 1906, a crucial period which included the Russo-Japanese War and the Russian Revolution of 1905.- Early career :Like so many other Russian diplomats,...	1845–1907	Russian	Politician	G
Amy Lamé Amy Lamé Amy Lamé is an American-born, British performer, writer, television and radio presenter and producer.-Biography:Lamé was born Amy Caddle and raised in Keyport, New Jersey. She attended Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland and moved to London in 1992...	b. 1971	British	Comedian, radio and TV presenter	L
Nomy Lamm Nomy Lamm Naomi Elizabeth "Nomy" Lamm is an American singer/songwriter and political activist. Lamm has described herself as a "bad ass, fat ass, Jew, dyke amputee."-Biography:Lamm was involved with musical theater during her youth...	b. ?	American	Musician, activist	L
Christopher B. Landon Christopher B. Landon Christopher Beau Landon is an American screenwriter best known as the writer of 2007 film Disturbia and as the son of filmmaker Michael Landon.-Career:...	b. 1975	American	Screenwriter	G
Nathan Lane Nathan Lane Nathan Lane is an American actor of stage and screen. He is best known for his roles as Mendy in The Lisbon Traviata, Albert in The Birdcage, Max Bialystock in the musical The Producers, Ernie Smuntz in MouseHunt, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to...	b. 1956	American	Actor	G
k.d. Lang K.D. Lang Kathryn Dawn Lang, OC , known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress...	b. 1961	Canadian	Pop musician	L
Karl Lange Karl Lange Karl Lange was imprisoned by the Nazis for the then crime of homosexuality under the criminal code's Paragraph 175, which defined homosexuality as an unnatural act....	b. 1915	American/German	Imprisoned by the Nazis under anti-homosexuality laws	G
Ruby Rose Langenheim Ruby Rose Langenheim Ruby Rose Langenheim , better known as Ruby Rose, is an Australian model and MTV VJ.-Early life:Rose was born to Katia Langenheim, a 20-year-old single mother and artist, who she now describes as one of her role-models. As a young child, she travelled frequently, living in rural Victoria, Tasmania...	b. 1986	Australian	MTV VJ	L
Tom Lanoye Tom Lanoye Tom Lanoye [lan-WA] is a Belgian novelist and poet who works in Antwerp and Cape Town . He gained widespread popularity in the early 1980s as part of the new generation of young Flemish novelists that included Herman Brusselmans and Kristien Hemmerechts...	b. 1958	Belgian	Writer	G
Eyre de Lanux Eyre de Lanux Eyre de Lanux, born Elizabeth Eyre, , was an American artist, writer, and art deco designer who created lacquered furniture and geometric patterned rugs in Paris during the 1920s...	1894–1996	American	Artist, writer	L
Napoleon Lapathiotis Napoleon Lapathiotis Napoleon Lapathiotis was a Greek poet. A native of Athens, he began writing and publishing poetry when he was eleven. In 1907, along with others, he established the Igiso magazine, in which he published his works...	1888–1933	Greek	Writer	G
Laurier LaPierre Laurier LaPierre Laurier L. LaPierre, OC is a retired Canadian Senator and former broadcaster, journalist and author. He is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada....	b. 1929	Canadian	Senator, journalist, broadcaster	G
Lauren Lappin Lauren Lappin Lauren Lappin is an American softball player who won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics....	b. 1984	American	Olympic medalist	L
John Lapus John Lapus Jonathan Anthony Lapus is a Filipino actor, host and comedian.-Biography:...	b. 1973	Filipino	Television personality, comedian	G
Robert Laramée Robert Laramée Robert Laramée is a Canadian politician and was a city councillor in Montreal, Quebec.- Background :Laramée holds a Bachelor’s degree in Recreation. According to Fugues magazine, he is openly gay.- City Councillor :...	b. ?	Canadian	Politician	G
Storm Large Storm Large Storm Large is a singer best known as a contestant on the CBS reality television show Rock Star: Supernova.-Personal life:...	b. 1969	American	Rock musician, reality show contestant	B
Patty Larkin Patty Larkin Patty Larkin is a Boston-based singer-songwriter. redefines the boundaries of folk-urban pop music with her inventive guitar wizardry and uncompromising vocals and lyrics...	b. 1951	American	Singer-songwriter	L
Jack Larson Jack Larson Jack Edward Larson is an American actor, librettist, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for his portrayal of photographer/cub reporter Jimmy Olsen on the TV series Adventures of Superman.-Biography:...	b. 1928	American	Actor	G
Chi Chi LaRue Chi Chi LaRue Larry David Paciotti is an American film director of gay, bisexual and straight pornography. He is best known in his drag persona as Chi Chi LaRue and has also directed under the names Lawrence David and Taylor Hudson.- Career :...	b. 1959	American	Porn director	G
Manoly Lascaris Manoly Lascaris Emmanuel George "Manoly" Lascaris was the life partner of the Australian novelist and dramatist Patrick White. Lascaris was born in Cairo in 1912, the son of an American woman and her wealthy Greek-Egyptian husband. Lascaris met White while they both were servicemen in the Second World War...	1912–2003	Greek	Lover of author Patrick White Patrick White Patrick Victor Martindale White , an Australian author, is widely regarded as an important English-language novelist of the 20th century. From 1935 until his death, he published 12 novels, two short-story collections and eight plays.White's fiction employs humour, florid prose, shifting narrative...	G
Derek Laud Derek Laud Derek George Henry Laud is a former British political adviser and Government Relations specialist, who has advised the Bank of England, The Securities and Investments Board, British Steel and Takcare PLC...	b. 1964	British	Political activist, reality show contestant	G
Charles Laughton Charles Laughton Charles Laughton was an English-American stage and film actor, screenwriter, producer and director.-Early life and career:...	1899–1962	British	Actor	G
Yves Saint Laurent	1936–2008	French	Fashion Designer	G
Arthur Laurents Arthur Laurents Arthur Laurents was an American playwright, stage director and screenwriter.After writing scripts for radio shows after college and then training films for the U.S...	b. 1918	American	Playwright, novelist, stage director	G
Bryony Lavery Bryony Lavery Bryony Lavery is a British dramatist, known for her successful and award-winning 1998 play Frozen. In addition to her work in theatre, she has also written for television and radio...	b. 1947	British	Playwright	G
Olof Lavesson Olof Lavesson Olof Lavesson, born in 1976, is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. He has been a member of the Riksdag since 2006. He is openly gay.- External links :*...	b. 1976	Swedish	Politician	G
Lynn Lavner Lynn Lavner Lynn Lavner is an American comedian and musician from Brooklyn, New York. Much of her material is based around the facts that she is Jewish and a lesbian. She is frequently billed as "America's Most Politically Incorrect Entertainer."...	b. ?	American	Comedian	L
Mike Lawlor Mike Lawlor Michael P. Lawlor is an American politician, criminal justice professor, and lawyer from Connecticut. A Democrat, he served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1987 to 2011, representing the 99th district in East Haven...	b. 1956	American	Politician	G
David Laws David Laws David Anthony Laws is a British politician. He is Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Yeovil and former Chief Secretary to the Treasury....	b. 1965	British	Politician	G
Chris Lea Chris Lea Chris Lea is a designer, politician and political activist in Canada. He was the leader of the Green Party of Canada from 1990 to 1996. He is, to date, the party's longest-serving leader. Lea is notable for being the first openly gay political party leader in Canadian history.Lea lives in Toronto...	b. ?	Canadian	Politician	L
David Leavitt David Leavitt David Leavitt is an American novelist.-Biography:Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Leavitt is a graduate of Yale University. and a professor at the University of Florida...	b. 1961	American	Novelist	G
René Leboeuf Michael Hendricks and René Leboeuf Michael Hendricks and René Leboeuf are Canadian gay rights advocates, known for their advocacy of same-sex marriage in Canada. They were the first same-sex couple to be legally married in Quebec.- Background :...	b. ?	Canadian	Gay rights activist, half of first same-sex marriage in Canada	G
Gerald L'Ecuyer Gerald L'Ecuyer Gerald L’Ecuyer is a Canadian film and television director.L’Ecuyer was born in Montreal. He studied at Marianopolis College in Montreal, before going to New York, were he studied at the New School and worked for Andy Warhol’s Interview. He returned to Montreal and studied cinema at Concordia...	b. 1959	Canadian	Film and TV director	G
Mark Leduc Mark Leduc Mark Leduc was a boxer from Canada, who won a silver medal at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics.- Olympic results :*Defeated Godfrey Wakaabu 9-2*Defeated Dillon Carew 5-0...	1964–2009	Canadian	Boxer	G
Violette Leduc Violette Leduc Violette Leduc was a French author.She was born in Arras, Pas de Calais, France, the illegitimate daughter of a servant girl, Berthe. In Valenciennes, the young Violette spent most of her childhood suffering from poor self-esteem, exacerbated by her mother's hostility and overprotectiveness...	1907–1972	French	Writer	B
Bruce George Peter Lee Bruce George Peter Lee Bruce George Peter Lee became one of Britain’s most prolific killers when he was convicted of 26 charges of manslaughter in 1981. He confessed to a total of 11 acts of arson, and was convicted of 26 counts of manslaughter. 11 of these were overturned on appeal...	b. 1960	English	Serial killer	G
Jon Lee Jon Lee (entertainer) Jonathan "Jon" Lee is an English singer and actor. Lee is best known as a former member of pop group S Club 7 who split in April 2003. He was the youngest member...	b. 1982	English	S Club 7/S Club	G
Justin Lee Justin Lee Justin Lee is the founder of The Gay Christian Network , a 501 nonprofit organization that provides resources and support to gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Christians...	b. 1977	United States	Founder and Executive Director of Gay Christian Network Gay Christian Network The Gay Christian Network, popularly called GCN, is a gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight ally organization and ecumenical Christian ministry founded in 2001 by Justin Lee and administered from Raleigh, North Carolina in the United States....	G
Quentin Lee Quentin Lee Quentin Lee 李孟熙 is a film writer and director. He is most notable for Ethan Mao , Drift , Flow , and the film short To Ride a Cow . Lee also co-directed Shopping For Fangs with Justin Lin, known for his controversial film Better Luck Tomorrow...	b. 1971	Canadian	Filmmaker	G
Sky Lee Sky Lee Sky Lee is a Canadian artist and novelist.Lee has published both feminist fiction and non-fiction and identifies as lesbian.-Personal life:...	b. 1952	Canadian	Writer, artist	L
Nicole LeFavour Nicole LeFavour Nicole LeFavour is an American politician and educator from Idaho, currently serving in the Idaho Senate. Elected to the Senate in 2008, she had previously served four years in the Idaho House of Representatives....	b. 1964	American	Politician	L
Krystian Legierski Krystian Legierski Krystian Legierski is a Polish LGBT activist, entrepreneur, member of the Greens 2004. In local elections in 2010 he won a seat in the Warsaw City Council, thus becoming the first openly gay politician elected to a political office in Poland.He was born in Poland, to a Polish mother and a...	b. 1978	Polish	Politician	G
Fernand Legros Fernand Legros Fernand Legros was an art dealer who, together with his lover Real Lessard, sold the art forgeries of Elmyr de Hory.-Biography:Legros first wished to be a ballet dancer. After World War II he moved from Cairo to Paris...	1931–1983	American	Art director, forger	G
Reichen Lehmkuhl Reichen Lehmkuhl Reichen Lehmkuhl, , is an American former reality show winner, model, and occasional actor...	b. 1973	American	Reality show contestant, actor, model, LGBT rights activist	G
Annie Leibovitz Annie Leibovitz Anna-Lou "Annie" Leibovitz is an American portrait photographer.-Early life and education:Born in Waterbury, Connecticut, Leibovitz is the third of six children. She is a third-generation American whose great-grandparents were Jewish immigrants, from Central and Eastern Europe. Her father's...	b. 1949	American	Photographer	L
Carol Leifer Carol Leifer Carol Leifer is an American comedian, writer, producer and actor whose career as a stand-up comedian started in the 1970s when she was in college. David Letterman discovered her performing in a comedy club in the 1980s and she has since been a guest on Late Night With David Letterman over...	b. 1956	American	Comedian	B
Mitchell Leisen Mitchell Leisen Mitchell Leisen was an American director, art director, and costume designer.-Film career:He entered the film industry in the 1920s, beginning in the art and costume departments...	1898–1972	American	Director	G
Andy LeMaster Andy LeMaster Andy LeMaster is an American singer-songwriter and producer/engineer from Athens, Georgia. His primary band is Now It's Overhead. LeMaster has engineered, produced, and performed in many of the releases on the Saddle Creek label, including records by Bright Eyes, Now It's Overhead, Azure Ray,...	b. ?	American	Singer-songwriter	G
Kevin P. Lembo Kevin P. Lembo Kevin P. Lembo is the Connecticut State Comptroller. He first took office on January 5, 2011. He won the endorsement of the Connecticut Democratic Party at their state convention, and later defeated Michael Jarjura in the August 10, 2010 Democratic primary...	b. ?	American	Politician	G
Don Lemon Don Lemon Don Lemon is a reporter for CNN and news anchor on the prime-time weekend version of CNN Newsroom, based in Atlanta.-Life and career :Lemon was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana...	b. 1966	American	News Anchor	G
Tom Lenk Tom Lenk Thomas Loren "Tom" Lenk is an American stage and television actor best known for his recurring role as Andrew Wells in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off Angel.-Early life:...	b. 1976	American	Actor	G
Jasmine Lennard Jasmine Lennard Jasmine Lennard is an English fashion model.- Biography :Lennard first shot to fame in 2005 as a finalist in the reality TV talent search Make Me a Supermodel...	b. 1985	English	Model	B
Mark Leno Mark Leno Mark Leno is an American politician, representing California's 3rd Senate district, which includes parts of San Francisco and Sonoma County, as well as the entirety of Marin County. He was elected in 2008 and is the first openly gay man to serve in the Senate...	b. 1951	American	Politician	G
Robert Lentz Robert Lentz Robert Lentz OFM is an American Franciscan friar and religious icon painter. He is particularly known for incorporating contemporary social themes into his icon work. He belongs to the Order of Friars Minor, and is currently stationed in Holy Name Province.-Life:Lentz was born in rural Colorado to...	b. 1946	American	Iconographer, Franciscan Franciscan Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....  friar	G
Zoe Leonard	b. 1961	American	Photographer and visual artist	L
Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance...	1452–1519	Italian (Florentine)	Artist, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor	G
Leo Lerman Leo Lerman Leo Lerman was an American writer and editor who worked for Condé Nast Publications for more than 50 years. Lerman also wrote for the New York Herald Tribune, Harper's Bazaar, Dance Magazine, and Playbill.Lerman grew up in a Jewish immigrant family in East Harlem and Queens, New York...	1914–1994	American	Writer, editor	G
Arthur Lett-Haines Arthur Lett-Haines Arthur Lett-Haines , known as Lett Haines, was a British painter and sculptor who experimented in many different media, though he generally characterised himself as "an Engish surrealist". He was part of a London artistic circle, which included D. H...	1894–1978	British	Painter, sculptor	G
Brian Leung	b. 1964	Hong Kong	Radio presenter	G
Mark Levengood Mark Levengood Mark Levengood, born 10 July 1964 in North Carolina, is a Swedish-speaking Finn who grew up in Helsinki. He is a journalist, writer, and talk-show host, and is the registered partner of Jonas Gardell. They have two children, a boy, who is Gardell's biological child, and a girl, who is Levengood's...	b. 1964	Finnish-Swede	Writer, journalist, talk show host	G
Larry Levan Larry Levan Larry Levan was a DJ best known for his decade-long residency at the New York City night club Paradise Garage, which has been described as the prototype of the modern dance club. He developed a cult following who referred to his sets as "Saturday Mass"...	1954–1992	American	DJ	G
Harvey Levin Harvey Levin Harvey Robert Levin is an American television producer, lawyer, legal analyst and a celebrity reporter. He is the founder of celebrity gossip website TMZ.com.-Education:...	b. ?	American	Producer, lawyer	G
Ariel Levy Ariel Levy Ariel Levy is a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine and author of the book Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Vogue, Slate, Men's Journal and Blender...	b. 1974	American	Writer	L
William Alexander Levy William Alexander Levy William Alexander Levy , later William Alexander, was an American architect and interior designer.Early in his career, he was influenced by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier. At New York University's new School of Architecture, he studied under Raymond Bossange and Ely Jacques Kahn...	1909–1997	American	Architect	G
Zoë Lewis Zoë Lewis Zoë Lewis is an English folk musician from Brighton.She started out as a member of the London Latin jazz ten-piece band Avanti, but has more recently been active primarily as a solo performer and as the title member of Zoe Lewis and her Rubber Band and currently resides in Provincetown,...	b. ?	British-born American	Folk musician	L
Liang Ji Liang Ji Liang Ji , courtesy name Bozhuo , was a politician and military commander of Han Dynasty China. He dominated government in the 150s together with his sister, Empress Liang Na. After his sister's death, Liang Ji was overthrown in a coup d'etat by Emperor Huan, with the support of the eunuch...	d. 159	Chinese (Han Dynasty Han Dynasty The Han Dynasty was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms . It was founded by the rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han. It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty of the former regent Wang Mang... )	General	B
Liberace Liberace Wladziu Valentino Liberace , best known simply as Liberace, was a famous American pianist and vocalist.In a career that spanned four decades of concerts, recordings, motion pictures, television and endorsements, Liberace became world-renowned...	1919–1987	American	Classical/pop musician	G
Mitchell Lichtenstein Mitchell Lichtenstein Mitchell Wilson Lichtenstein is an openly gay American actor, writer, producer and director.Lichtenstein studied acting at Bennington College in Vermont....	b. 1956	American	Actor, writer, director	G
Ivri Lider Ivri Lider Ivri Lider is an Israeli pop rock singer-songwriter. He is one of the biggest-selling contemporary artists in Israeli music, and has won the Male Singer of the Year honor from major Israeli national and local radio stations since entering the Israeli music scene in the late 1990s...	b. 1974	Israeli	Rock musician	G
Ali Liebegott Ali Liebegott Ali Liebegott is a lesbian American author whose work has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies. Her first book, The Beautifully Worthless, won the Lambda Literary Award for Debut Fiction. Liebegott is a recipient of a Poetry Fellowship from the New York Foundation for Arts. She taught...	b. ?	American	Writer	L
Marko Liias Marko Liias Marko Liias is an American politician from Washington. He is currently a Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 21st legislative district...	b. 1981	American	Politician	G
José Lezama Lima José Lezama Lima José Lezama Lima was a Cuban writer and poet who is considered one of the most influential figures in Latin American literature....	1910–1976	Cuban	Poet	G
Iyari Limon Iyari Limon Iyari Pérez Limón is an actress best known for her supporting role as Potential Slayer Kennedy on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.-Career:Limón has appeared in numerous TV commercials, both in Spanish and English...	b. 1976	American	Actor	B
Ylva Lindberg Ylva Lindberg Ylva Lindberg is a Swedish ice hockey player. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics....	b. 1976	Swedish Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....	Olympic ice hockey player	L
Virginia Linder Virginia Linder Virginia Lynn Linder is an American judge from Oregon who has served, since January 2007, as the 99th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. She had previously served since 1997 on the Oregon Court of Appeals...	b. ?	American	Judge	L
Bai Ling Bai Ling Bai Ling is a Chinese actress known for her work in films such as The Crow, Red Corner and Wild Wild West, and in TV series such as Entourage and Lost. In 2011 she appeared in the fifth season of the VH1 reality television series Celebrity Rehab with Dr...	b. 1961	Chinese	Actor	B
Duke Ling of Wei Duke Ling of Wei Duke Ling of Wei was a ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Wei. He was the subject of Chapter 15 of the Analects of Confucius. Duke Ling was also one of the most famous representatives of the homosexual tradition in China, as portrayed in the philosophic work Han Fei Zi by Han Fei...	534- 493 BC	Chinese (Wei Wei (Spring and Autumn Period) This article is about the State of Wei founded during the Spring and Autumn Period. For the Warring States Period state whose name is pronounced identically, see Wei .... )	Head of state Head of State A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...	B
Paul Lisicky Paul Lisicky -Biography:Paul Lisicky grew up in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. He earned both Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in English from Rutgers University, then received his Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. While a student at Iowa, he won a National...	b. 1959	American	Writer	G
Anne Lister Anne Lister Anne Lister was a well-off Yorkshire landowner, diarist, mountaineer and traveller.Throughout her life she kept diaries which chronicled the details of her everyday life, including her lesbian relationships, her financial concerns, her industrial activities and her work improving Shibden Hall...	1791–1840	English	Diarist	L
Reg Livermore Reg Livermore Reginald Dawson Livermore AO is an Australian actor, singer, theatrical performer and television presenter.-Childhood:From a young age, Livermore demonstrated an interest in the performing arts...	b. 1938	Australian	Actor	G
Spencer Livermore Spencer Livermore Spencer Livermore is a strategy and communications professional. He is Director of Strategy at London-based communications consultancy Blue Rubicon, advising clients on strategy, communications, research and message development in the context of corporate and brand campaigns...	b. 1975	English	Politician	G
Phyllida Lloyd Phyllida Lloyd Phyllida Lloyd CBE is an English director, best known for her work in theatre and as the director of the most financially successful British film ever released, Mamma Mia!.-Career:...	b. ?	English	Theatre director	L
Alain LeRoy Locke Alain LeRoy Locke Alain LeRoy Locke was an American writer, philosopher, educator, and patron of the arts. He is best known for his writings on and about the Harlem Renaissance. He is regarded as the "Father of the Harlem Renaissance"...	1886–1954	American	Writer, philosopher, African American studies educator	G
Annea Lockwood Annea Lockwood Annea Lockwood is a New Zealand born American composer. She taught electronic music at Vassar College. Her work often involves recordings of natural found sounds...	b. 1939	New Zealand	Contemporary classical composer	L
Frederick Loewe	1901–1988	Austrian-American	Musical theater composer	G
John Logan John Logan (writer) John David Logan is an American screenwriter, playwright and film producer.-Personal life:Logan was born in San Diego on September 24, 1961. His parents emigrated to the US from Northern Ireland via Canada. The youngest of three children, he has an older brother and sister...	b. 1961	American	Writer	G
Kristanna Loken Kristanna Loken Kristanna Sommer Loken is an American actress known for her work in both film and television, and as a fashion model.-Early life:Loken was born in Ghent, New York, the daughter of Rande , a model, and Merlin "Chris" Loken, a writer and apple farmer. All four of her grandparents were born in Norway...	b. 1979	American	Actor	B
Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan is an American actress, pop singer and model. She began her career as a child fashion model before making her motion picture debut in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap at the age of 11...	1986	American	Actress, Singer	B
Bjørn Lomborg Bjørn Lomborg Bjørn Lomborg is a Danish author, academic, and environmental writer. He is an adjunct professor at the Copenhagen Business School, director of the Copenhagen Consensus Centre and a former director of the Environmental Assessment Institute in Copenhagen...	b. 1965	Danish	Author	G
James Loney	b. 1964	Canadian	Peace activist	G
Robert Long Robert Long (singer) Robert Long, was a Dutch singer and television presenter.-Biography:...	1943–2006	Dutch	Musician, TV presenter	G
Rebecca Loos Rebecca Loos Rebecca Loos is a Spanish-born Anglo-Dutch model and media personality, who was brought to media attention following claims that she conducted an affair with the married football player David Beckham—while employed as his personal assistant...	b. 1977	Spanish	Glamour model	B
Margarita Lopez Margarita Lopez Margarita López is an openly lesbian former New York City Council Member who represented New York City Council's 2nd district from 1998 to 2005. The 2nd district comprises the Lower East Side, Alphabet City, and the East Village. López was elected to the Council in 1997. Born in Puerto Rico, she...	b. ca. 1965	Puerto Rican-American	Politician and activist	L
Jason Lorber Jason Lorber Jason P. Lorber is a consultant, comedian and politician from Burlington, Vermont. A Democrat, he is a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing the Chittenden-3-3 district in Burlington...	b. 1966	American	Politician	G
Audre Lorde Audre Lorde Audre Lorde was a Caribbean-American writer, poet and activist.-Life:...	1934–1992	American	Writer, activist	L
Max Lorenz	1901–1975	German	Opera singer	G
Lance Loud Lance Loud Alanson Russell "Lance" Loud was an American magazine columnist and new wave rock-n-roll performer. Loud is best known for his 1973 appearance in An American Family, a pioneer reality television series that featured his coming out, leading to his status as an icon in the gay community.-Early...	1951–2001	American	Reality television Reality television Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...  star, rock musician	G
Greg Louganis Greg Louganis Gregory "Greg" Efthimios Louganis is an American Olympic diver and author.He received the James E. Sullivan Award from the Amateur Athletic Union in 1984 as the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States....	b. 1960	American	Olympic high-diver	G
Cindi Love Cindi Love Cynthia "Cindi" Love is an American businesswoman, academic administrator and clergymember who served for four years as the Executive Director of the Metropolitan Community Church , a denomination run predominantly by and for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people...	b. ?	American	Christian minister, activist	L
Kermit Love Kermit Love Kermit Ernest Hollingshead Love was an American puppeteer, costume designer, and actor in children's television and on Broadway...	1916–2008	American	Costume designer, Muppet designer/builder	G
Sharon Lubinski Sharon Lubinski Sharon Lubinski is the United States Marshal for the District of Minnesota. Lubinski is the first openly gay United States Marshal.-Early life and education:...	b. ?	American	United States Marshal	L
Craig Lucas Craig Lucas Craig Lucas is an American playwright, screenwriter, theatre director, musical actor, and film director.-Biography:...	b. 1951	American	Playwright, theatre and film director	G
Matt Lucas Matt Lucas Matthew Richard "Matt" Lucas is an English comedian, screenwriter and actor best known for his acclaimed work with David Walliams in the television show Little Britain; as well as for his portrayals of the scorekeeping baby George Dawes in the comedy panel game Shooting Stars, Tweedledee and...	b. 1974	British	Comedian, actor, writer	G
Jean-Baptiste Lully Jean-Baptiste Lully Jean-Baptiste de Lully was an Italian-born French composer who spent most of his life working in the court of Louis XIV of France. He is considered the chief master of the French Baroque style. Lully disavowed any Italian influence in French music of the period. He became a French subject in...	1632–1687	French	Classical composer	B
Ulrike Lunacek Ulrike Lunacek Ulrike Lunacek is an Austrian politician. She used to be a Member of Parliament of the National Council of Austria, and since 2009 is a Member of the European Parliament for Austria....	b. 1957	Austrian	Politician	L
Lydia Lunch Lydia Lunch Lydia Lunch is an American singer, poet, writer, and actress whose career was spawned by the New York No Wave scene...	b. 1959	American	Rock musician, poet, writer, actress	B
Mark Lund Mark Lund Mark Ashton Lund is a writer, publisher, and television analyst who covers figure skating. He is also a film producer.He is the author of Frozen Assets , and was formerly the publisher of International Figure Skating Magazine from its inception in 1993 until 2004, when his company, Ashton...	b. 1965	American	Writer, figure skating analyst	G
Andreas Lundstedt Andreas Lundstedt Andreas Lundstedt is a Swedish musician, who is best known as a member of the pop-disco group, Alcazar.-Biography:...	b. 1972	Swedish	Pop musician (Alcazar Alcazar (band) Alcazar is a Swedish eurodance group which has established themselves as one of Sweden's most successful music groups with a string of hits since their debut single in 1999. Worldwide, Alcazar sold over 12 million records between 2001 and 2004... )	G
Michael Lupo Michael Lupo Michael Lupo was a homosexual serial killer originally from Italy, operating in Britain. He was based at the YSL boutique in Brompton Road, London during the 1980s.- History :...	1953–1995	Italian	Serial killer	G
Jane Lynch Jane Lynch Jane Marie Lynch is an American comedian, actress and singer. She gained fame in Christopher Guest's improv mockumentary pictures such as Best in Show and is currently best known for playing the role of Sue Sylvester in the television series Glee...	b. 1960	American	Actor	L
Laurie Lynd Laurie Lynd Laurie Lynd is a Canadian film and television director, best known as the director of the feature film Breakfast with Scot.He also directed the feature film House, the short film The Fairy Who Didn't Want to Be a Fairy Anymore, and the television films Sibs, Open Heart and Virtual Mom, as well as...	b. ?	Canadian	Film and television director	G
Paul Lynde Paul Lynde Paul Edward Lynde was an American comedian and actor. A noted character actor, Lynde was well known for his roles as Uncle Arthur on Bewitched and Harry MacAfee, the befuddled father in Bye Bye Birdie...	1926–1982	American	Actor, game show personality	G
Porsche Lynn Porsche Lynn Porsche Lynn is the stage name of an American exotic dancer, dominatrix, and pornographic actress. She chose her stage name from the Porsche car company after seeing one of their cars during a drive to one of her earliest film shoots; she added "Lynn" to it as it fit well.-Early life:Lynn's...	b. 1962	American	Porn actor	B