From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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]
Charlie Anders , American author
[4]
Enza Anderson , Canadian drag performer
[5]
Buck Angel , American porn star
[6]
Gwen Araujo (1985-2002), American transsexual girl
[7]
Valerie Arkell-Smith (1895-1960), British soldier
[8]
Alexis Arquette (b. 1969), American actor and musician
[9]
Nina Arsenault (b. c. 1975), Canadian writer
[10]
April Ashley (b. 1935), English model
[11]
Estelle Asmodelle (b. 1964), Australian actress, author, and dancer
[12]
Mianne Bagger (b. 1966), Danish golfer
[13]
Dana Baitz , Canadian musician
[14]
Herculine Barbin (1838-1868), French hermaphrodite
[15]
Ben Barres , American neurobiologist
[16]
James Barry (1795-1865), British surgeon
[17]
Danielle Bunten Berry (1949-1998), American software developer
[18]
Georgina Beyer (b. 1957), New Zealander politician
[19]
Alexandra Billings , American actress, singer, and educator
[20]
Joan Jett Blakk , American drag performer
[21]
Maddie Blaustein (b. 1960) American voice actress
[22]
Sister Boom-Boom , American drag performer
[23]
Sylvia Boots , Cuban actress
Kate Bornstein (b. 1948), American author, performance artist, and gender theorist
[24]
Ana Paula Botelho (b. c. 1983), actress
Jennifer Finney Boylan (b. 1958), American author and educator
[25]
Namoli Brennet , American folk singer
[26]
Sam Brodie , Scottish reality television participant
Sara Davis Buechner (b. 1964), American musician
[27]
Lady Bunny (b. 1962), American drag performer
[28]
Charles Busch (b. 1954), American actor and writer
[29]
Meryn Cadell , Canadian writer and musician
[30]
Patrick Califia (b. 1954), American writer
[31]
Loren Cameron (b. 1959), American photographer
[32]
Wendy Carlos (b. 1939), American composer and electronic musician
[33]
The Lady Chablis (b. 1957), American drag performer
[34]
Angela Clayton , British physicist and activist
[35]
Roberta Close (b. 1964), Brazilian model
[36]
Coccinelle (1931-2006), French actress and entertainer
Lynn Conway (b. 1938), American computer scientist and electrical engineer
[37]
Caroline Cossey (b. 1954), English model, actress, and author
[38]
Jayne County , American musician
[39]
Roberta Cowell (b. 1921), British transsexual
[40]
Jackie Curtis (1947-1985), American actress and writer
[41]
Molly Cutpurse (b. 1952), English author
[42]
Harisu (b. 1975), Korean model, singer, and actress
[56]
Lauren Harries (b. 1978), English child prodigy
[57]
Jenny Hiloudaki (b. 1968), Greek model
Alina María Hernández (b. 1970), Cuban actress
Clover Honey , American drag performer
Mary Ann Horton , software developer
House of Diabolique , drag performer
Barry Humphries (b. 1934), Australian comedian
[58]
Tyra Hunter (c. 1970-1995), American transsexual
[59]
Mado Lamotte , Canadian drag performer
[69]
Chi Chi LaRue (b. 1959), American movie director
[70]
Danny La Rue (b. 1927), Irish drag performer
[71]
Lisa Lawrence (b. 1970), American actress
[72]
Jennifer Jane Leitham , American musician
Sophia Lamar , Cuban actress, model, and singer
L.E. Leone , American writer and musician
Amanda Lepore , American transexual icon and model
[73]
Hedda Lettuce , American drag performer
Miss Shangay Lily (b. 1963), Spanish drag performer
[74]
Shirley Q Liquor , American drag performer
[75]
Vladimir Luxuria (b. 1965), Italian politician and actress
[76]
Cam Lyman (1932-c. 1987) American dog breeder
[77]
Lypsinka (b. 1955), American drag performer
[78]
Jason Saffer , American comedian and drag performer
[100]
Ali Saleem (b. c. 1979), Pakistani television personality
[101]
Antonia San Juan (b. 1961), Spanish actress and director
[102]
Fulvia Celica Siguas Sandoval (d. 2004) Peruvian transsexual
[103]
José Sarria (b. 1922), American drag performer
[104]
Jeanette Schmid (1924-2005), Czech whistler
[105]
Scott Turner Schofield (b. c. 1981), American writer and performer
[106]
Shabnam Mausi , Indian politician
[107]
Kemal Shahin (b. 1985), Cypriot reality television participant
[108]
Steve Stanton (b. 1959), American politician
[109]
Sandy Stone (b. c. 1940s) American educator
[110]
Margaret Stumpp (b. 1952), American executive
[111]
Transgender characters in popular culture
Azure C. on
The City , played by Carlotta Chang
Bree in
Transamerica played by
Felicity Huffman
[125]
Claire on
Barbershop: The Series , played by
Sheryl Lee Ralph
[126]
Hayley Cropper on
Coronation Street , played by
Julie Hesmondhalgh
[127]
Henry "Hildegarde" Desmond on
Bosom Buddies . played by
Peter Scolari
[128]
Frank N. Furter in
Rocky Horror Show and
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Herbert Garrison on
South Park , voiced by
Trey Parker
[129]
Judge Constance Harm on
The Simpsons , voiced by
Jane Kaczmarek
Emily Howard on
Little Britain , played by
David Walliams
[130]
Geraldine Jones on
The Flip Wilson Show , played by
Flip Wilson
[131]
Ava Moore on
Nip/Tuck , played by
Famke Janssen
[132]
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
[133]
Roni on
All of Us played by
Tyra Banks
Edith 'Edie' Stokes on
The Jeffersons played by
Veronica Redd
[134]
Nao Tsurumoto on
3 Nen B Gumi Kinpachi Sensei , played by
Aya Ueto
[135]
Kip "Buffy" Wilson in
Bosom Buddies , played by
Tom Hanks
[128]
Zarf on
All My Children , played by
Jeffrey Carlson
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