List of LGBTQ people from London
This is a list of notable LGBTQ people from the city of London.
Activists
Aviation and military
Arts and entertainment
Actors
- Stephen Fry
- Ian McKellen
- Sir John Gielgud
- Kenneth Williams
- Saffron Dominique Burrows[3]
- Amanda Donohoe[3]
- Sophie Ward[3]
- Jill Esmond[3]
Artists
- Duncan Grant[3]
- Bisila Noha, ceramic artist and director of the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre[4]
Comedians
Culinary arts
Dance
Drag kings and queens
DJs
Film
Internet personalities
Music
- Boy George
- Freddie Mercury (1946-1991)
- George Michael (1963-2016)[3]
- Marc Almond
- Mika
- Pete Burns
- Rylan Clark-Neal
- Samantha Fox
- Thomas Adès[3]
- Will Young
- Stephen Hough[7]
Photography
Reality television
Television
Theatre
- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
Visual arts
Business
- John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946)[3]
Education
Felons
Philanthropy and nonprofits
Politics and law
Religion
Science, mathematics and technology
Sports
Writers
- Edward Morgan Forster[3]
- Oscar Wilde
- Siegfried Sassoon
- Lytton Strachey[3]
- Radclyffe Hall[3]
- Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)[3]
- Joe Randolph "J. R." Ackerley[3]
- Peter Ackroyd[3]
- Daniel Tammet[3]
- Colin MacInnes[3]
- Daphne du Maurier[3]
See also
References
- ^ Lucas, Ian (1998). OutRage!: An Oral History. London: Cassell & Co. p. 22. ISBN 9780304333578 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Stories Of LGBT Men And Women From The First World War". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Famous Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual People Born in London". Ranker. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Bisila Noha". London LGBTQ Community Centre. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Yotam Ottolenghi: why I'm coming out as a gay father". the Guardian. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "What's it like to live with a chef?". the Guardian. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "LGBTQ Ballet Dancers - QueerBio.com". queerbio.com. Retrieved 7 September 2021.