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All the most famous gay men through history, with photos included. Over 1800 gay dudes and counting! These historically famous gay males have either been confirmed as homosexuals or there is strong evidence that they were/are gay. Famous homosexual men included in this list are the painter of the Sistine Chapel and the dad from the Brady Bunch - yes, we gays are a diverse bunch. I decided to rank this list starting with the earliest historic figures, but you can sort by any column. This many people can't be wrong, maybe straight men should explore homosexuality. If you want more lists about famous homosexual men, check out this list of famous gay authors.

 
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    Epaminondas Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History People picture

    Epaminondas

    Thebes
    Ancient Thebes
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    Alexander the Great Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History People picture

    Alexander the Great

    Basileus
    Pella
    Macedon
  3. 3
    Hadrian Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History People picture

    Hadrian

    0076
    Roman Emperor
    Rome
    Spain
  4. 4
    Antinous Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History People picture

    Antinous

    111
    Bithynia
    Greece
  5. 5
    Leonardo da Vinci Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History People picture

    Leonardo da Vinci

    1453
    Writer, Musician, Engineer, Architect, Botanist, Civil engineer, Artist, Inventor, Painter, Anatomist, Sculptor, Military Engineer More
    Anchiano
    Italy
  7. 6
    Michelangelo Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History People picture

    Michelangelo

    1475
    Architect, Artist, Sculptor
    Caprese Michelangelo
    Italy
  8. 7
    Pietro Aretino Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History People picture

    Pietro Aretino

    1492
    Playwright
    Arezzo
  9. 8

    Dominique Phinot

    1510
  10. 9
    Cyrano de Bergerac Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History People picture

    Cyrano de Bergerac

    1619
    Soldier, Playwright
    Paris
  11. 10
    Richard Cromwell Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History People picture

    Richard Cromwell

    1626
    Huntingdon
    England, Scotland
  12. 11
    Jean-Baptiste Lully Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History People picture

    Jean-Baptiste Lully

    1632
    Composer
    Florence
    France, Italy
  13. 12

    John Partridge

    1644
    Astrologer
    East Sheen
    England, United Kingdom
  14. 13
    Johann Joachim Winckelmann Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History People picture

    Johann Joachim Winckelmann

    1717
    Writer, Art Historian
    Stendal
    Germany
  15. 14
    Giacomo Casanova Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History People picture

    Giacomo Casanova

    1725
    Librarian
    Venice
    Italy
  16. 15
    George Rose Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History People picture

    George Rose

    1744
    Politician
    Brechin
    United Kingdom
  18. 16

    Percy Jocelyn

    1764
  19. 17

    James Ivory

    1765
    Mathematician, Scientist
    Dundee
    Scotland
  20. 18
    Alexander Wilson Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History People picture

    Alexander Wilson

    1766
    Paisley
    United States of America, Scotland
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    Ralph Waldo Emerson Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History People picture

    Ralph Waldo Emerson

    1803
    Writer, Author, Philosopher, Poet, Essayist
    Boston
    United States of America
  22. 20
    John Laird Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History People picture

    John Laird

    1805
    Politician, Engineer, Architect
    United Kingdom
  23. 21
    William Haines Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History People picture

    William Haines

    1810
    Politician
    Hampstead
    Australia
  24. 22
    Walt Whitman Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History People picture

    Walt Whitman

    1819
    Writer, Journalist, Philosopher, Nurse
    West Hills
    United States of America
  25. 23
    Karl Heinrich Ulrichs Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History People picture

    Karl Heinrich Ulrichs

    1825
    Writer
    Germany
  26. 24
    Samuel Butler Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History People picture

    Samuel Butler

    1835
    Writer, Novelist
    Langar, Nottinghamshire
    England, United Kingdom
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    Oscar Browning Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History People picture

    Oscar Browning

    1837
    Writer
    England

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  1. Tipulidae crypti
    Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History at 5/24/2011 5:48 PM
    I don't think it's right to list people who deny that they are homosexual. I feel it's an invasion of privacy, even of the deceased as it's disrespectful to them & their spouses & families, regardless of whether the person is heterosexual or wishes to remain in the closet. \n\nSexual orientation is a personal thing & I wouldn't like anyone to imply or say I must be what I appear to be if I'm not, would you?\n\nApart from that I think sites like this are important and helpful to homosexuals who need to be reminded that they are not alone. God willing homophobia, xenophobia and ALL discrimination will be stamped out someday. The Dirk Bogarde movie VICTIM is a reminder how much progress society has made in this direction.\n\nThanx4reading & God bless.
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    1. smalltownguy
      Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History at 6/19/2011 6:39 AM
      I certainly would agree with you if this were a list of any man who was thought to be gay, but this is a list of FAMOUS men throughout history who are thought to be gay. Your second point is really important & is what brought me to this site. I'm an 18yr old high school 'jock' living in Wisconsin, with a 'girlfriend', but I know I'm gay. Reading things like this literally pulls me back from some pretty dark & lonely places in my head.
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      1. MaineRanker
        Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History at 6/29/2011 6:22 AM
        Smalltownguy...I don't know if you will return to this site, but I hope you will continue to reach out to all the resources that are available for you to discover that being gay can be a wonderful experience. Yes, sometimes dark and lonely, but it need not be. You can do MUCH to bring light and warmth and celebration to your life.

        It sounds like you're doing well in evaluating the realities of your life, but I'll put my email address here. Feel free to write if you would like some ideas on great reads. If you don't need ideas, that's terrific...please reach out to others who do. Best of luck in your journey. May it know few moments of darkness or loneliness. Lew @ MaineMusclex2@aol.com
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  2. Jimmy
    Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History at 7/09/2011 12:31 AM
    Why are there women on this list? I thought it was supposedly a list of gay men, not women. They seem to list gay women towards the end and seemed to be scraping the bottom of the barrel for gay men towards the end.
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  3. thehype_dontbelieveit
    Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History at 11/25/2011 10:59 PM
    this list does not seem to be thoroughly researched at all and questionable at best and towards the end it began to feel like it was totally being pulled out of one's arse...also, what's with all the women? Lady Gaga? For reals? Gonna go out on a limb here and say definitely not a gay man.
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  4. Blank
    Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History at 12/28/2011 11:32 PM
    COMPLETELY WRONG. As a trained historian, the first glaring error was Robert Gould Shaw. Shaw was married - to a women. Obviously you do not have historians backing up your facts.
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  5. michaelmaillis
    Lord Alfred Douglas at 10/09/2011 1:31 PM
    he would be completely unknown if he wasn't Oscar Wilde's lover.
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  6. BulldogUP
    Giacomo Casanova at 10/05/2011 4:25 PM
    No, every scholarly and historical document referring to him confirm he was a heterosexual (at least) womanizer, with occasional rumors of bisexuality.
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  7. randuwa
    Patrick White at 9/11/2011 5:56 PM
    You have the wrong Patrick White....You want the Australian author born in 1912; not the American football player. Check it out.
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  8. Ilt
    Giacomo Casanova at 10/16/2010 11:04 AM
    wtf? Casanova's not gay.
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  9. JulieVognar
    W. H. Auden at 4/18/2011 4:09 AM
    One of my most favorite poets.
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  10. artrock101
    Ricky Wilson at 3/08/2011 12:31 PM
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  11. AmyShumaker1
    Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History at 9/09/2011 3:16 AM
    How about Tom Lenk of Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
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  12. Flint
    Leonardo da Vinci at 10/06/2010 7:48 AM
    No one actually knows for certain what Leonardo's sexuality was. All anyone can say is he might have been, anyone who knows for sure is long dead.
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  13. michaelEB
    Laurence Olivier at 10/25/2010 5:05 PM
    I've read enough biographies to know this is true about Olivier and many other actors. What baffles me is Vivien Leigh's adoration and desire to be his wife. And even finally divorcing her, he quickly married another actress, Joan Plowright. WHY??
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  14. kevin
    Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History at 11/17/2011 5:17 AM
    Mr brady was Gay I don't believe it
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  15. michaelEB
    Clifton Webb at 10/25/2010 4:49 PM
    Yes, his homosexuality seemed pretty evident, but he still managed to brilliantly portray Barbara Stanwyck's straight (though somewhat stuffy and cold) husband in "Titanic."
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