This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 64.217.181.71 (talk) at 20:56, 31 January 2006. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 20:56, 31 January 2006 by 64.217.181.71 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) | It has been suggested that this article be merged into List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people. (Discuss) |
This is a list specifically of famous or notable bisexuals. See List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people for a similar list that also includes gay men and lesbians.
Sources that support the inclusion of names in this list are either the biographical articles about these persons in this encyclopedia (marked with a "+" sign), or external sources as provided.
- Krista Allen+
- Louis Aragon+ (1897–1982), French poet
- Gregg Araki+, filmmaker
- Billie Joe Armstrong+ (born 1972), American singer
- David Bacon+
- Josephine Baker (1906–1974), Singer, actress, French resistance member during WWII
- Tallulah Bankhead (1902–1968), American stage and film actress
- Jillian Barberie (born 1966), TV hostess, actress
- Drew Barrymore (born 1975) American actress
- Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986), French philosopher
- Sandra Bernhard (born 1955), American comedian, singer, author and actor
- Angie Bowie (born 1950), Model, actress, author - ex-wife of art-rock legend David Bowie.
- Jane Bowles (1918–1973), American writer and playwright
- Paul Bowles (1910–1999), American expatriate author and once composer
- Marlon Brando+, actor 1924–2004.
- Susie Bright (born 1958), sex columnist
- Golden Brooks (born 1970), actress
- William S. Burroughs (1914–1997), American writer
- Lord Byron (1788–1824)
- Jim Carroll (born 1950), Poet/Author of The Basketball Diaries
- Margaret Cho (born 1968), American comedian
- Montgomery Clift (1920–1965), American actor
- Claudette Colbert+ (1903 – 1996), French-American actress
- Colette, novelist, actress
- Cyril Collard, French writer who died of AIDS
- Richard Cromwell, American actor, first husband of Angela Lansbury, star of 1930s classic films: Lives of a Bengal Lancer, Jezebel, and Young Mr. Lincoln.
- Alan Cumming (born 1965), Scottish actor
- Adrianne Curry (born 1982)
- Wendy Curry, American bisexual activist
- Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) Spanish painter
- Joe Dallesandro, American actor (see http://gayinfo.tripod.com/A-Z-D.html)
- Dave Davies (born 1947), British rock musician (see http://www.davedavies.com/articles/mojo_0596.htm)
- Drea de Matteo, actress
- Marlene Dietrich+ (1905–1997), German actress, entertainer and singer.
- Ani DiFranco (born 1970), American folk singer
- Pete Doherty, lead singer and guitarist for the Libertines, used to work as a rentboy.
- H.D. (Hilda Doolittle, 1886–1961), American poet
- Diane Duane, author
- James Duval (born 1979), American actor
- Faisal Bin Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz (1946-1999), Saudi Arabian prince
- Brenda Fassie (1964-2004), South African pop singer
- Frances Faye, nightclub singer
- Luigi Ferrer, American bisexual activist
- Errol Flynn (1909–1959), actor - several publishings confirm this and some suggest he may have even been gay.
- Greta Garbo, actress of "Queen Christina"
- Janet Gaynor, American actress
- Paul Goodman, anarchist author
- Devin Grayson, comic book writer
- Kathleen Hanna, lead singer of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre
- Max Hardcore, American porn star
- Nina Hartley, one of the few pornstars who identifies as bi, outside of her career.
- Sophie B. Hawkins, musician
- Anne Heche (born 1969), American actress
- Nona Hendryx, singer with LaBelle
- Paris Hilton, celebrity heiress
- Billie Holiday, legendary jazz singer
- Dave Holland, former drummer of Judas Priest
- Judy Holliday, American actress
- John Holmes (1944–1988), American porn actor
- Brenda Howard (1946–2005), American bisexual activist
- Magdalen Hsu-Li, Singer-songwriter
- Michael Huffington (born 1947), California Republican politician
- Simon Hughes+, British Liberal Democrat politician
- Loraine Hutchins, American bisexual activist & writer
- Janis Ian, folk singer
- Patricia Ireland (born 1945), American feminist, former president of NOW
- Jenna Jameson (born 1974), American porn star who discussed her bisexuality in autobiography, How to Make Love Like A Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale
- Angelina Jolie (born 1975), American actress
- June Jordan, author of "Technical Difficulties" and a Berkeley professor
- Lani Ka'ahumanu, American bisexual activist & writer
- Miranda July
- Frida Kahlo (1907–1954), Mexican painter
- Billie Jean King, tennis player
- Debra Kolodny, bisexual activist
- Nancy Kulp, Miss Hathaway on the Beverly Hillbillies
- Simon Le Bon (born 1958), lead singer of New Wave/rock band Duran Duran, has been openly bisexual for several years.
- Jesse Liberty (born 1955), Author, programmer
- Kristanna Loken (born 1979), actress, model
- Rebecca Loos former personal assistant to David Beckham
- Madonna (entertainer)
- Josie Maran (born 1978), US model
- Pink (musician)
- Carson McCullers, Southern author
- Herman Melville (1819–1891), American writer
- George Melly, Jazz musician. (Noted to have had only heterosexual relationships later in life)
- Freddie Mercury (1946–1991), singer of rock band Queen
- Kate Millett (born 1934), writer and activist
- Sal Mineo, American actor
- Brian Molko singer of rock band Placebo
- Megan Mullally, American actress, best known as Karen on Will & Grace
- Kathy Najimy, American Actress
- Dave Navarro, American rock musician
- Me'Shell NdegeOcello, funk musician and bassist
- Holly Near, singer-songwriter and political activist
- Anais Nin (1903–1977), French author
- Gary North, American bisexual activist & journalist
- Sinéad O'Connor (born 1966), Irish singer
- Conor Oberst (born 1980), singer-songwriter, Bright Eyes
- Laurence Olivier (1907–1989), English actor/director of stage and film
- Camille Paglia (born 1947), American author and social critic
- Johan Paulik (born 1975), gay pornstar; has been quoted as saying "There's no problem in having sex with boys for me, it can be very nice, but I also like to have sex with girls"
- Anthony Perkins (1932–1992), American actor
- Pink (born 1979), American pop singer
- Queen Pen, rapper
- Michael Portillo (born 1953), British politician, Conservative member of parliament
- Tyrone Power (1913–1958, actor - this has been confirmed through several writings, including a best-selling novel entitled The Secret Life Of Tyrone Power written by .
- Dack Rambo, American actor
- Anthony Rapp, American actor
- Rio Reiser, German musician ("Ton Steine Scherben")
- Little Richard (born 1932), American rock innovator
- Julian Rios, male porn star, mostly straight, but has performed some solo films and one bi film under the name "Jordan Rivers."
- Margaret Rood, American bisexual activist
- Marquis de Sade (1740–1814), 18th century author and philosopher
- Sapphire, Penname of African-American poet and author
- Reece Shearsmith, British comedian and actor, best known as part of troupe The League Of Gentlemen
- Ione Skye (born 1971), actress, daughter of Donovan
- Valerie Solanas, writer of SCUM Manifesto, shot Andy Warhol
- Susan Sontag (1933–2004), American writer and activist
- Robert Stadlober (born 1982), German actor
- Jeff Stryker male porn star, has starred in some bi but mostly gay movies, however calls himself "straight" or "gay for pay."
- Jacqueline Susann (1918-08-20–1974-09-21), American actress, playwriter and writer
- Sharon Stone
- Alicia Silverstone.
- Corin Tucker, lead singer and guitarist for the band Sleater-Kinney
- Gore Vidal (born 1925), American writer
- Patricia Velásquez, Venezuelan fashion model
- Alice Walker, author of "The Color Purple"
- Rebecca Walker, author and activist
- David Walliams, British comedian in Little Britain
- Sophie Ward
- Walt Whitman (1819–1892), American poet
- Jane Wiedlin, guitarist for the Go-Go's
- Oscar Wilde (1844–1900), Irish writer
- Aileen Wuornos, serial killer
- Sergei Yesenin (1895-1925), Russian poet
- Eglantina Zingg, Latin American MTV VJ
- King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (1861-1948), German aristocrat
- Alexander The Great, Macedonian Emperor
- Brett Anderson, of British rock band Suede
Disputed
See articles for details.
- Leonardo da Vinci, famous artist who was trialled for having taken part in several gay relationships, many of his portraits explore androgyny, homosexuality and the male form.
- David Bowie (born 1947) "came out" as bisexual in the 1970s, renounced his bisexuality in the 1980s.
- Kurt Cobain (1967–1994), rumours of his bisexuality started after an interview in a gay magazine in which he stated: "I could be bisexual... If I wouldn't have found Courtney (Love), I probably would have carried on with a bisexual lifestyle."
- Tom Cruise (born 1962), American actor, mega-moviestar. It has long been rumored that Cruise has been bi for several years and that is what could have contributed to the break-up of his marriages to Hollywood actresses, Mimi Rogers and most recently to Nicole Kidman.
- King David, King of ancient Israel, bisexual, lover of Jonathan, see 2 Samuel 1:26
- James Dean (1931-1955), American actor, its is highly disputed by many sources whether Dean was gay or bisexual. the popular belief of James Dean's bisexuality is because of his long term serious crush, his girlfriend at the particular time, and the disputed belief he had a homosexual encounter. But many close male friends of James Dean and his girlfriend of the time claim he wasn't gay. But a number of friends, Hollywood stars and biographers have all compiled evidence to say that he is.
- Cary Grant (1904–1986), actor - this was well-known throughout Hollywood and there were several articles alluding to his preferences, including a recently-published one in the New Yorker magazine.
- Hugh Hefner, publicly acknowledged to having gay relationships during the 1970s
- Katharine Hepburn (1907–2003): according to biographer Anne Edwards
- Mick Jagger (born 1948), lead singer of The Rolling Stones, was allegedly found naked in bed by Angela Bowie with her naked husband, "bisexual" rock-legend David Bowie (see above). It has long been rumored Mick was bisexual, but he has never confirmed it. In his ex-lover Marianne Faithfull's autobiography, Mick is portrayed as having slight bisexual tendencies.
- Jonathan, prince of ancient Israel, bisexual, lover of King David
- Brian Jones, original lead guitarist for the Rolling Stones - according to interview with Dave Davies in UNCUT magazine
- Alfred Kinsey (according to biographer James Jones)
- Abraham Lincoln (see The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln)
- John Lennon (according to separate biographies by Geoffrey Giuliano and Albert Goldman), implied in interview in Rolling Stone magazine
- Michelangelo, famous Italian sculptor, artist, architect and poet - many of his writings were clearly homoerotic in nature.
- Jim Morrison, American rock singer, according to biographer Stephen Davis
- Friedrich Nietzsche (according to biographer Joachim Kohler's "Zarathustra's Secret")
- Peter North, a porn star rumored to be bisexual because he has performed in numerous gay porn movies at the beginning of his career. Also many of his former girlfriends have made the accusations that he is bisexual also.
- River Phoenix, according to biographer Brian J. Robb.
- Nicholas Ray
- Lou Reed - "came out" as bisexual in 1970s, renounced his bisexuality in the early 1980s (according to biographer Victor Bockris)
- Cesar Romero (1907–1994), actor, most famous for playing role of of The Joker in television's Batman of the sixties. He once called fellow actor Tyrone Power "his greatest love."
- Simon Rex - actor, former MTV personality, publicly only dates women, but has appeared in gay-themed pornography. Brad Posey, the director of the gay-themed films that Rex appeared in, claims that he performed oral sex on Rex.
- Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (born 1977), says he is open to the possibility.
- Kelly Ripa - American actress/talkshow host, makes frequent sexual suggestions about females on her talkshow.
- Sappho (married a man, and gave birth, but wrote love poems to women)
- Randolph Scott - actor primarily in Westerns of the 1930s-60s, according to Kenneth Anger's Hollywood Babylon 2
- William Shakespeare wrote love poems that some believe were to both men and women.
- Anna Nicole Smith, model, has been rumored to have had affairs with women. This has been verified by Margaret Cho during one of her stand-up shows where she described putting Smith against the wall and kissing her for an extended period.
- Malcolm X, African-American political activist, see