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Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History

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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. Who are famous gay men? 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. Which famous men in history are gay? 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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  1. 1

    Epaminondas

    410
  2. 2

    Alexander the Great

    356
  3. 3

    Hadrian

    76
  4. 4

    Antinous

    111
  5. 5

    Leonardo da Vinci

    1452
  6. 6

    Michelangelo

    1475
  7. 7

    Pietro Aretino

    1492
  8. 8

    Dominique Phinot

    1510
  9. 9

    Cyrano de Bergerac

    1619
  10. 10

    Richard Cromwell

    1626
  11. 11

    Jean-Baptiste Lully

    1632
  12. 12

    John Partridge

    1644
  13. 13

    Johann Joachim Winckelmann

    1717
  14. 14

    Giacomo Casanova

    1725
  15. 15

    George Rose

    1744
  16. 16

    Percy Jocelyn

    1764
  17. 17

    James Ivory

    1765
  18. 18

    Alexander Wilson

    1766
  19. 19

    Ralph Waldo Emerson

    1803
  20. 20

    John Laird

    1805
  21. 21

    William Haines

    1810
  22. 22

    Walt Whitman

    1819
  23. 23

    Karl Heinrich Ulrichs

    1825
  24. 24

    Samuel Butler

    1835
  25. 25

    Oscar Browning

    1837

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  1. Ji Frohling
    Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History at 2/16/2013 8:30 PM
    Nice famous gays , dude.
  2. Melodee Degolier
    Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History at 1/30/2013 2:30 AM
    Nice famous gay people , dawg.
  3. Listen2Me
    Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History at 1/25/2013 3:30 PM
    Nice gay men in history , eh?
  4. Powerpointer
    Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History at 11/29/2012 12:30 AM
    Superb famous gay men, my friend.
  5. Basement
    Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History at 11/23/2012 10:30 PM
    Favorable gay dudes, my friend.
  6. Kimi Pouge
    Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History at 8/09/2012 9:30 AM
    Choice famous gay actors, my friend.
  7. Brain Donnan
    Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History at 7/01/2012 6:30 PM
    Competent gaymen.
  8. Ashliegh Rose
    Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History at 6/05/2012 12:03 PM
    It seems to be incomplete. I may have overlooked them, but I didn't see John Waters, Charles Pierce, Glen Milstead (Divine), or RuPaul Charles.
  9. DalePatrickBagby
    Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History at 6/03/2012 5:55 PM
    These are amazing men that have helped shape the world as we know it.
  10. LeighBrash
    Famous Gay Men: List of Gay Men Throughout History at 5/17/2012 2:11 PM
    What I find funny is that people think just because someone was married to the opposite sex , does not mean they were not gay.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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
  14. michaelmaillis
    Lord Alfred Douglas at 10/09/2011 1:31 PM
    he would be completely unknown if he wasn't Oscar Wilde's lover.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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?
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
    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.
      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
  20. JulieVognar
    W. H. Auden at 4/18/2011 4:09 AM
    One of my most favorite poets.
  21. artrock101
    Ricky Wilson at 3/08/2011 12:31 PM
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  22. 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??
  23. 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."
  24. Ilt
    Giacomo Casanova at 10/16/2010 11:04 AM
    wtf? Casanova's not gay.
  25. 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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