List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people: H

Parent article: List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people; Siblings: A-E • F-J • K-O • P-T • U-Z

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F

• George Faludy, Hungarian poet and writer (My Happy Days in Hell), bisexual.
• Justin Fashanu, British footballer.
• Rainer Werner Fassbinder, German movie director.^[1]
• Mark Feehily, Irish singer, Westlife.
• Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, former Tsar of Bulgaria.
• Harvey Fierstein+, American actor, playwright (Torch Song Trilogy).
• Thom Filicia, American home design guru on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.
• Timothy Findley, Canadian novelist and playwright.
• Leslie Fish+, SF writer, folk musician and poltical activist, bisexual.
• Fannie Flagg, American author, Fried Green Tomatoes.
• Laura Flanders, American host on Air America Radio.
• Gary Floyd, American frontman of hardcore punk band The Dicks.
• Mark Foley, member of the United States House of Representatives (R-FL).
• Tom Ford, American fashion designer.
• E. M. Forster+, British author.
• Jackie Forster, American TV news presenter/journalist and Minorities Research Group member.
• Pim Fortuyn, assassinated Dutch politician.
• Vincent Fourcade*, French American interior designer and socialite.
• Per-Kristian Foss, Finance Minister of Norway.
• Michel Foucault+, French scholar, partnered with Daniel Defert from 1963 till his death, Aldrich, Robert and Wotherspoon, Gary (Eds.) (2001). Also dated Jean Barraque.
• Samantha Fox, British model and one time pop singer.
• Virgil Fox, American organist.
• Simon Fowler, British vocalist for rock band Ocean Colour Scene.
• Barney Frank+, American congressman (D-MA).
• Sidney Franklin, American matador.
• Robert Fraser, English art dealer and producer .
• Peter Frechette, American film, stage and television actor.
• Aaron Fricke+, American gay rights activist who successfully sued his high school for the right to bring his boyfriend to the senior prom.
• Donald Friend, Australian artist.
• Stephen Fry, British actor, comedian, novelist and wit.

G

• John Wayne Gacy, American serial killer
• Rudy Galindo, American figure skater
• Jeff Gannon (James Dale Guckert), American columnist
• Robert Gant, American actor (Queer As Folk)
• Greta Garbo, Swedish actress
• Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet and playwright, martyred in the Spanish Civil War
• Stephen Gately, Irish singer and ex member of the boyband Boyzone
• Jean-Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer
• Piers Gaveston, French-born lover of Edward II
• Janet Gaynor+, American film actress
• Will Geer, American actor (Grandpa Walton, The Waltons)
• David Geffen, American music producer and record executive
• Jean Genet, French writer
• Kitty Genovese, American crime victim ^[2]
• Chrissy Gephardt, American daughter of U.S. congressman Dick Gephardt
• Boy George, British musician
• David Gerrold, American science fiction writer, inventor of Tribbles
• Malcolm Gets, American actor
• André Gide, French novelist and Nobel Laureate
• Sir John Gielgud, British theater and film actor
• Sara Gilbert, American television actress, series Roseanne
• Rolf Gindorf, German sexologist
• Candace Gingrich, American activist, half-sister of former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich
• Allen Ginsberg, American Beat poet ("Howl").[16]
• Judy Gold, American comedienne
• Andrew Goldstein+, professional lacrosse player
• Claudia Gonson, musician, collaborator with Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields
• Felix Gonzalez-Torres, American artist
• Julie Goodyear, British television actress (Coronation Street)
• Lesley Gore, American singer
• Gorgidas, Theban military leader of the Sacred band of elite troops of paired gay lovers.
• Juan Goytisolo, Spanish writer
• Judy Grahn, American poet
• Barbara Graham, American burglar, had a well-publicized relationship with fellow inmate Donna Prow
• Farley Granger, American actor
• Duncan Grant+, Scottish painter and member of the Bloomsbury group
• Brian Greig, Australian senator.[17]
• Athen Grey, American photographer
• John Greyson, Canadian filmmaker (Zero Patience, Proteus)
• Gustaf Gründgens, German actor and stage director
• Michael Guest+, former U.S. ambassador to Romania.

H

• Fritz Haarmann+, German serial killer
• Hadrian, Roman military commander and emperor
• Leisha Hailey, American musician and actress
• William Haines, American actor
• Rob Halford+, British singer (Judas Priest)
• Kristen Hall, American musician and songwriter, formerly of Sugarland
• Radclyffe Hall+, British lesbian, author of The Well of Loneliness
• Marc Hall, Canadian student and activist
• Vincent Hanley, Irish radio DJ who died of an AIDS-related illness
• Kathleen Hanna, American musician, bisexual
• Lorraine Hansberry, American playwright (A Raisin in the Sun)
• G. H. Hardy, British mathematician
• Billy James Hargis American televangelist.
• Keith Haring, American artist
• E. Lynn Harris, American writer
• Lou Harrison, American composer
• Randy Harrison, American actor (Queer As Folk)
• Deborah Harry, American singer, Blondie. ^{[citation needed]}
• Lorenz Hart+, American Broadway lyricist, who penned his work with Richard Rodgers
• Marsden Hartley, American painter
• Nina Hartley+, American porn actress
• Patrick Harvie, Scottish Green Party Member of the Scottish Parliament, bisexual
• Bill Hastings+, Chief Censor of New Zealand
• Richard Hatch, American contestant and winner of reality tv series Survivor
• Hurd Hatfield, American actor
• Sophie B. Hawkins, American musician, bisexual
• Sir Nigel Hawthorne, British actor
• Charles Hawtrey (George Hartree), British actor (not to be confused with Sir Charles Hawtrey, the Victorian stage actor)
• Harry Hay+, American gay rights activist, founder of the Mattachine Society
• Todd Haynes, American film director
• Edith Head, American costume designer, winner of 8 Academy Awards
• Anne Heche+, American actress, bisexual
• Michael Hendricks, Canadian gay rights activist, half of first couple to legally marry in Quebec
• Nona Hendryx, American singer (Labelle), bisexual
• Hans Werner Henze+, German-italian composer
• Hephaestion, Alexander The Great's lover and best friend. Military officer.
• Jerry Herman, American composer and lyricist (Hello Dolly!) ^[3]
• Ty Herndon, American Country & Western singer, bisexual
• Sighsten Herrgård, Swedish designer, trendsetter. Became the face of AIDS in Sweden.
• Frank Hershey (aka Franklin Q. Hershey) American automotive designer (1949 Cadillac, 1955 Ford Thunderbird)
• Ralph Hexter, American educator, President of Hampshire College
• Hibiscus+, American founder of the all-drag The Cockettes
• Patricia Highsmith, American writer, bisexual
• Hildegarde+, American cabaret singer, lesbian partner of Anna Sosenko
• Magnus Hirschfeld+, German sociologist, formed the possible first gay rights organization, the Scientific Humanitarian Committee in 1897.
• Billie Holiday+, American blues singer, bisexual
• Alan Hollinghurst, British author (The Swimming Pool Library)
• Dave Holmes, American TV personality, former MTV VJ
• Philippe Honoré+, French-born violinist, life-partner of Indian novelist Vikram Seth
• John Holmes+, American porn actor, bisexual
• James Hormel, former U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg. Appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1999.
• A. E. Housman, British poet
• Frankie Howerd, British actor
• Rock Hudson, American actor
• Tanya Huff, Canadian author
• Michael Huffington, American politician
• Langston Hughes, American author, poet
• Simon Hughes+, British politician (bi)
• Jerry Hunt, American composer
• Tab Hunter+, American actor/singer
• Chris Hyndman, Canadian tv personality
• Nicholas Hytner, British theater and film director ^[4]

I

• Janis Ian, American singer/songwriter
• Norman Iceberg, Canadian singer/songwriter
• Witi Ihimaera, New Zealand author, Whale Rider
• William Inge, American dramatist
• John Inman+, British actor
• Christopher Isherwood, British novelist
• James Ivory, American director, producer, and screenwriter

J

• Tony Jackson, American pianist and composer ^[5]
• Max Jacob+, French poet
• Sir Derek Jacobi, British actor and director
• Cheryl Jacques+, American politician
• Paco Jamandreu, Argentine fashion designer and actor
• James I of England +, James VI of Scotland
• Jenna Jameson+, American adult-film actress, bisexual
• Tove Jansson, Finnish author of the Moomin books ^[6]
• Derek Jarman+, British film director, artist and writer
• Michael Jeter, American actor, "Mr. Noodle's brother Mr. Noodle" of Sesame Street ^[7]
• Sarah Orne Jewett, American author ^{[citation needed]}
• Patria Jimenez, Mexican politican - PRD member of Mexico's Chamber of Deputies - first openly lesbian member of Mexico's National Legislature. [18]
• Phil Jimenez, American comic artist ^[8]
• Jobriath+, American rock singer
• Edmund John, Uranian poet ^[9]
• Elton John, British singer, musician, composer ^[10]
• Jeffrey John+, Church of England dean
• Jasper Johns+, American pop artist in the 1960s ^[11]
• Holly Johnson+, British lead singer for Frankie Goes to Hollywood
• Philip Johnson, American architect, bisexual ^[12]
• Angelina Jolie, American actress, bisexual ^[13]
• Bill T. Jones, American dancer and choreographer ^[14]
• Cherry Jones, American actress ^[15]
• Grace Jones, Jamaican-born actress and singer ^{[citation needed]}
• Jim Jones, American cult leader ^{[citation needed]}
• Janis Joplin, American singer, bisexual ^{[16] [17]}
• Barbara Jordan+, American congresswoman
• Leslie Jordan, American character actor; Will & Grace, Sordid Lives ^[18]
• Mychal F. Judge, American Franciscan priest, WTC terrorism victim ^[19]
• Miranda July, American performance artist and film director, bisexual ^[20]

References

1. [1] Bright Lights Film Journal on Fassbinder
2. [2]
3. Jerry Herman on GLBTQ.com
4. [3] The Observer December 18, 2005
5. [4] Retrieved Jan 2006
6. [5] Retrieved Jan 2006
7. [6] Gay.com on Michael Jeter. Retrieved Jan 2006
8. [7]Retrieved Jan 2006
9. d'Arch Smith, Timothy - Love in Earnest: Some Notes on the Lives and Writings of English "Uranian" Poets from 1889 to 1930 (Routledge & Kegan Paul
10. [8] Elton John's 'marriage' certificate released (GG2.NET NEWS [30/12/2005]). Retrieved Jan 2006
11. Johnston, Jill -Jasper Johns: Privileged Information. ISBN 0500017360
12. [9] Retrieved Jan 2006
13. [10] Retrieved Jan 2006
14. [11] Retrieved Jan 2006
15. [12] Retrieved Jan 2006
16. Caserta, Peggy, 'Going Down with Janis, Dell, New York, 1974
17. Echols, Alice, Scars of Sweet Paradise, Henry Holt & Co, New York, 1999, p. 251.
    :"If Janis didn't boast about sleeping with women, she didn't deny the fact either." [When a Bay Area paper said she was a lesbian, she told her friend Richard Hundgen,] "You...tell this bitch that Janis has slept with thousands of men and a few hundred women.")
18. [13] Retrieved Jan 2006
19. [14] Retrieved Jan 2006
20. [15] Retrieved Jan 2006