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This is a list of notable and historic figures who have been or are polyamorous. Polyamory is the practice of, or desire for, romantic relationships with more than one partner at the same time, with the informed consent of all partners involved.

List

• Courtney Act, drag queen, television host, and singer
• László Ágoston, baritone and marketer
• Laura Boyle, writer and podcaster
• Olive Byrne, co-creator of the character Wonder Woman
• Richard Carrier, activist, author, blogger, and speaker
• Greta Christina, blogger, speaker, and author
• Ethan Coen, director, writer, producer, editor
• Ian Danskin, YouTuber, most well known for his series on the alt-right.
• Catherine Dorion, artist, activist, and Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (2018–present)
• Gabe Dunn, writer and podcaster
• Dossie Easton, co-author of The Ethical Slut and other works
• Terisa Greenan, writer, actress, filmmaker, and creator of Family: the web series
• Laurell K. Hamilton, writer, known for Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter
• Janet Hardy, writer and sex educator, and founder of Greenery Press
• Brenda Howard, bisexual rights activist
• Carrie Jenkins, philosopher
• Jena Malone, actress
• Elizabeth Holloway Marston, psychologist, co-creator of the character Wonder Woman
• William Moulton Marston, psychologist, lawyer, inventor, and comic book writer who co-created the character Wonder Woman
• Elise Matthesen, author
• Ezra Miller, actor and singer
• Janelle Monáe, singer, songwriter, rapper and actress, has acknowledged having been in both polyamorous and monogamous relationships
• Graham Nicholls, artist and writer, in 2009 founded www.polyamory.org.uk, the United Kingdom's first website about polyamory; at the time he was in a polyamorous triad with two female partners
• Ahamefule J. Oluo, musician, trumpeter, composer, stand-up comedian, and writer
• Darrel Ray, psychologist, speaker and author
• Willow Smith, singer, rapper, actress and dancer
• Cecilia Tan, writer, editor, sexuality activist, and founder and manager of Circlet Press
• Celeste West, librarian and author, known for her alternative viewpoints in librarianship and her authorship of books about lesbian sex and polyfidelity
• Lindy West, writer, comedian and activist
• Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart, author and Neopagan An advocate of polyamory, she is credited with coining the word

See also

• List of fictional polyamorous characters

References

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