This list consists of many notable people who are
transgender
A transgender (often abbreviated as trans) person is someone whose gender identity or gender expression does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Many transgender people experience dysphoria, which they seek to alleviate through ...
. The individual listings note the subject's nationality and main occupation.
In some non-Western, ancient or medieval societies, transgender people may be seen as a different gender entirely, and there may be a separate category for them that is different from the binary of 'man' or 'woman'. These people might be described collectively as occupying a ''
third gender
Third gender is a concept in which individuals are categorized, either by themselves or by society, as neither man nor woman. It is also a social category present in societies that recognize three or more genders. The term ''third'' is usuall ...
'' role. These cultures may have traditional social and ceremonial roles for third gender people, which are different from men's or women's roles and
social spaces.
While cross-dressing is not synonymous with being transgender, some of the persons listed here
crossdressed during wartime for various purposes.
List
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, musician
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, politician and activist
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, actress
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, 1962
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, artist and politician
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, 1990
, Canadian
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, writer and actress
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, 1985
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, software developer, former
Occupy movement activist and blogger
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, 1978
, American
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, professional wrestler
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, 1960
, American
, she/her
, TV reporter, scientist, and helicopter pilot
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, 1941–1989
, American
, she/her
, pilot fired by Eastern Airlines; discrimination case set Title VII precedent for transgender people
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, 1974
, Dutch
, she/her
, professional racing cyclist
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, 1989
, Chilean
, she/her
, actress and mezzo-soprano singer
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, 1980
, Indian
, she/her
, TV anchor
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, American
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, television writer
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Venus Flytrap
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, Thai
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, pop group
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, 1997
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, she/her
, Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter
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, 1965
, American
, she/her
, filmmaker, producer, comic book writer, screenwriter, co-director of the ''
Matrix
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** '' The Matrix'', a 1999 science-fiction action film
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, 1967
, American
, she/her
, film and TV director, screenwriter, producer, comic book writer, video game director, video game writer
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, 1965
, British
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, actress, first transgender person to portray a regular character in British soap opera history
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, 2001
, American
, they/them
, actor
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, 1984
, American
, she/her
, democratic socialist politician and civil rights activist
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, 1925–2007
, Dutch
, she/her
, musician and artist
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, 1958–2019
, Australian
, she/her
, climatologist and environmental activist
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, 1993
, American
, she/her
, YouTuber
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, 1955
, British
, he/him
, lawyer, writer, educator and transgender activist
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[Stephen Whittle – PFC campaigner](_blank)
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, 1912–1962
, American
, she/her
, One of the first American trans people to legally change their name.
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, 1992
, African-American
, she/her
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Drag queen, most known from
RuPaul's Drag Race (season 14).
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, 1990/1
, American
, she/her
, writer, activist, and
Transgender Law Center national organizer
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, 1957
, British
, she/her
, computer scientist
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, 1986
, Canadian
, she/her
, writer
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["“To Reflect and Refract the World Around Us”: An Interview with Jia Qing Wilson-Yang"](_blank)
''Plenitude The principle of plenitude asserts that the universe contains all possible forms of existence. Arthur Lovejoy, a historian of ideas, was the first to trace the history of this philosophically important principle explicitly. Lovejoy distinguishes ...
'', April 6, 2016.
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, 1960
, English
, she/her
, soldier
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, 1946–2015
, Puerto Rican
, she/her
, actor and performer
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, 1989
, American
, she/her
, video game speedrunner and website creator
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, 1988
, American
, she/her
, YouTuber
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, 1986–2021
, Scottish
, prefers not to use pronouns
, electronic musician
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, 1958
, Scottish
, she/her
, journalist and cyclist
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, 1935
, French
, she/her
, entertainer and academic
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, 1992
, Filipino
, he/him
, singer
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See also
*
List of people with non-binary gender identities
*
List of intersex people
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List of people killed for being transgender
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List of transgender-related topics
The following outline offers an overview and guide to transgender topics.
The term "transgender" is multi-faceted and complex, especially where consensual and precise definitions have not yet been reached. While often the best way to find out h ...
*
List of gay, lesbian or bisexual people
*
List of transgender and transsexual fictional characters
*
List of transgender characters in film and television
*
List of transgender politicians
Over the last few decades, transgender individuals have been elected to public office in larger numbers, although the increases have been slow and incremental. While transgender officials, like all politicians, bring their life experiences to ...
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