Adam Lambert
Singer
Gay
January 29, 1982 - Present

Adam Lambert is a singer, songwriter and actor and is regarded as the first openly gay pop artist to sign on a major U.S. label. Lambert burst onto the scene on the eighth season of the popular show American Idol. He finished as the runner-up that season and has since released a full-length album.

Alexander the Great
Macedonian Emperor
Bisexual
356 B.C. - June 13, 323 B.C.

Alexander III of Macedon, commonly known as Alexander the Great, is known for the conquering of the Persian Empire, creating one of the largest empires in history. He is considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses of all time.

Alexis Arquette
Actor
Transgender
July 28, 1969 - Present

Alexis Arquette is an American transwoman. She is an actress, musician and cabaret performer. Her transformation from male to female is documented in the film Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother. Arquette has been in numerous movies and has had cameos on multiple television shows. She also was a housemate in the VH1 reality show The Surreal Life.

Alfred Kinsey
Sex Researcher
Bisexual
June 23, 1894 - August 25, 1956

Alfred Kinsey was a biologist, etymologist and zoologist. In 1947 he founded the famed Institute for Sex Research at Indiana University. He is considered the most influential thinker about sexuality. He was the lead author of Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female. Kinsey created the “Kinsey Scale,” which places sexual orientation on a continuum rather than stating that sexual orientation is comprised of three distinct categories.

Alvin Ailey
American Choreographer and Activist
Gay
June 5, 1931 - December 1, 1989

Alvin Ailey was an African American choreographer. He founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York in 1958. Ailey is known for popularizing modern dance and dramatically increasing African-American participation in 20th century concert dance.

Andy Warhol
Artist
Gay
August 6, 1928 - February 22, 1987

Andy Warhol was an American painter and filmmaker. He was the leader of the visual art movement. He is most famous for making paintings of iconic American products such as Campbell's Soup Cans and Coca-Cola bottles, as well as American icons such as Marilyn Monroe.

Angelina Jolie
Actress
Bisexual
June 4, 1975 - Present

Angelina Jolie is a renowned American actress. She has won an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and three Golden Globes. In 2001, Jolie was appointed the Goodwill Ambassador for the UN High Commission for Refugees.

Ani DiFranco
Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter
Bisexual
September 23, 1970 - Present

Ani DiFranco is a Grammy Award-winning artist and feminist icon. Her music is characterized by an extensive vocal range, percussive guitar technique and intensely personal lyrics. Her songs range in topic from sexual assault to love and relationships.

ANT (Anthony Kalloniatis)
Comedian
Gay
August 23, 1967 - Present

ANT is an actor and television host, but is best known as a comedian who got his start on NBC’s Last Comic Standing. He has acted semi-regularly on the WB’s Unhappily Ever After.. He is also known for being a talent judge in season five of the Last Comic Standing.