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Alan Turing
Alan Mathison Turing, OBE, FRS, was an English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, and computer scientist.
Alan Mathison Turing, OBE, FRS, was an English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, and computer scientist.
Anwar Ibrahim
Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim is a Malaysian politician who served as Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister from 1993 to 1998.
Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim is a Malaysian politician who served as Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister from 1993 to 1998.
Bata LoBagola
Bata Kindai Amgoza ibn LoBagola (1877 – 1947) was an early 20th century American impostor and entertainer who presented an exoticized identity as a native of Africa, when in reality he was...
Bata Kindai Amgoza ibn LoBagola (1877 – 1947) was an early 20th century American impostor and entertainer who presented an exoticized identity as a native of Africa, when in reality he was...
Benvenuto Cellini
Benvenuto Cellini (; 3 November 1500 – 13 February 1571) was an Italian goldsmith, sculptor, painter, soldier and musician, who also wrote a famous autobiography.
Benvenuto Cellini (; 3 November 1500 – 13 February 1571) was an Italian goldsmith, sculptor, painter, soldier and musician, who also wrote a famous autobiography.
Bruno Balz
IN the anus was a German songwriter and schlager writer.
IN the anus was a German songwriter and schlager writer.
Cairo 52
The term Cairo 52 refers to the fifty-two men who were arrested on May 11, 2001, aboard a floating gay nightclub called the Queen Boat, which was moored on the Nile in Cairo, Egypt.
The term Cairo 52 refers to the fifty-two men who were arrested on May 11, 2001, aboard a floating gay nightclub called the Queen Boat, which was moored on the Nile in Cairo, Egypt.
Dominique Phinot
Dominique Phinot was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance, active in Italy and southern France.
Dominique Phinot was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance, active in Italy and southern France.
Edward Onslow
Edward Onslow (9 April 1758 – 18 October 1829) was a British nobleman, the younger son of George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow.
Edward Onslow (9 April 1758 – 18 October 1829) was a British nobleman, the younger son of George Onslow, 1st Earl of Onslow.
Elmyr de Hory
Elmyr de Hory was a Hungarian-born painter and art forger who claimed to have sold over a thousand forgeries to reputable art galleries all over the world.
Elmyr de Hory was a Hungarian-born painter and art forger who claimed to have sold over a thousand forgeries to reputable art galleries all over the world.
Felipa de Souza
Felipa de Souza (1556, Portugal – 1600, Brazil) was a woman who had romantic relationships with other women during the Brazilian colonial era.
Felipa de Souza (1556, Portugal – 1600, Brazil) was a woman who had romantic relationships with other women during the Brazilian colonial era.
Jacopo Saltarelli
Jacopo d’Andrea Saltarelli (b. 1459) was an apprentice goldsmith and male prostitute, about which nothing is known except the details of court records of several charges of prostitution, in one ...
Jacopo d’Andrea Saltarelli (b. 1459) was an apprentice goldsmith and male prostitute, about which nothing is known except the details of court records of several charges of prostitution, in one ...
Jean Baptista von Schweitzer
Jean Baptista von Schweitzer (July 12, 1833–1875) was a German politician and dramatic poet.
Jean Baptista von Schweitzer (July 12, 1833–1875) was a German politician and dramatic poet.
Jean-Claude Roger Mbede
Jean-Claude Roger Mbede is a Cameroonian man currently serving a three-year prison sentence on charges of homosexuality and attempted homosexuality.
Jean-Claude Roger Mbede is a Cameroonian man currently serving a three-year prison sentence on charges of homosexuality and attempted homosexuality.
Johann Rosenmüller
Johann Rosenmüller, was a German Baroque composer, who played a part in transmitting Italian musical styles to the north.
Johann Rosenmüller, was a German Baroque composer, who played a part in transmitting Italian musical styles to the north.
Julius Pomponius Laetus
Julius Pomponius Laetus, also known as Giulio Pomponio Leto, was an Italian humanist.
Julius Pomponius Laetus, also known as Giulio Pomponio Leto, was an Italian humanist.
Kuno von Moltke
Lieutenant General Kuno Graf von Moltke (1847–1923), adjutant to Kaiser Wilhelm II and military commander of Berlin, was a principal in the homosexual scandal known as the Harden-Eulenburg Affai...
Lieutenant General Kuno Graf von Moltke (1847–1923), adjutant to Kaiser Wilhelm II and military commander of Berlin, was a principal in the homosexual scandal known as the Harden-Eulenburg Affai...
Leonard Sachs
Leonard Sachs (26 September 1909 - 15 June 1990) was a South African - born British actor.
Leonard Sachs (26 September 1909 - 15 June 1990) was a South African - born British actor.
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, bota...
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, bota...
Leonardo da Vinci's personal life
The personal life of Leonardo da Vinci has been a subject that has excited interest, enquiry and speculation since within a few years of his death.
The personal life of Leonardo da Vinci has been a subject that has excited interest, enquiry and speculation since within a few years of his death.
Lisbetha Olsdotter
Lisbetha Olsdotter (died November 1679) was a Swedish female crossdresser, who was executed on a number of different charges after having dressed as a man, served as a soldier and married a woman.
Lisbetha Olsdotter (died November 1679) was a Swedish female crossdresser, who was executed on a number of different charges after having dressed as a man, served as a soldier and married a woman.
Lord Arthur Somerset (1851-1926)
Major Lord Henry Arthur George Somerset DL (17 November 1851 – 26 May 1926) was the third son of the 8th Duke of Beaufort and his wife, the former Lady Georgiana Curzon.
Major Lord Henry Arthur George Somerset DL (17 November 1851 – 26 May 1926) was the third son of the 8th Duke of Beaufort and his wife, the former Lady Georgiana Curzon.
Lord Arthur Somerset (1851–1926)
Major Lord Henry Arthur George Somerset DL (17 November 1851 – 26 May 1926) was the third son of the 8th Duke of Beaufort and his wife, the former Lady Georgiana Curzon.
Major Lord Henry Arthur George Somerset DL (17 November 1851 – 26 May 1926) was the third son of the 8th Duke of Beaufort and his wife, the former Lady Georgiana Curzon.
Maria Johansdotter
Maria Johansdotter, or Maja Jansdotter, also known as Magnus Johansson, was a Swedish spelman (music) (harplayer) and parish clerk.
Maria Johansdotter, or Maja Jansdotter, also known as Magnus Johansson, was a Swedish spelman (music) (harplayer) and parish clerk.
Peter Wyngarde
Peter Paul Wyngarde is an Anglo-French actor best known for playing the character Jason King, a bestselling novelist turned sleuth, in two British television series in the late 1960s and early ...
Peter Paul Wyngarde is an Anglo-French actor best known for playing the character Jason King, a bestselling novelist turned sleuth, in two British television series in the late 1960s and early ...
Philip, Prince of Eulenburg
Philip Frederick Alexander, Prince of Eulenburg and Hertefeld, Count of Sandels, in German: Philipp Friedrich Alexander Fürst zu Eulenburg und Hertefeld, Graf von Sandels was a politician an...
Philip Frederick Alexander, Prince of Eulenburg and Hertefeld, Count of Sandels, in German: Philipp Friedrich Alexander Fürst zu Eulenburg und Hertefeld, Graf von Sandels was a politician an...
Pierre Seel
Pierre Seel was the only French person to have testified openly about his experience of deportation during World War II due to his homosexuality.
Pierre Seel was the only French person to have testified openly about his experience of deportation during World War II due to his homosexuality.
Reinaldo Arenas
Reinaldo Arenas (July 16, 1943 – December 7, 1990) was a Cuban poet, novelist, and playwright who despite his early sympathy for the 1959 revolution, grew critical of and then rebelled against ...
Reinaldo Arenas (July 16, 1943 – December 7, 1990) was a Cuban poet, novelist, and playwright who despite his early sympathy for the 1959 revolution, grew critical of and then rebelled against ...
Robert Gould Shaw III
Robert Gould Shaw III was the only son of Nancy Langhorne and her first husband Robert Gould Shaw II, who was the son of Quincy Adams Shaw, a wealthy Boston investor and cousin of Robert Gould S...
Robert Gould Shaw III was the only son of Nancy Langhorne and her first husband Robert Gould Shaw II, who was the son of Quincy Adams Shaw, a wealthy Boston investor and cousin of Robert Gould S...
Sergei Parajanov
Sergei Parajanov (Սարգիս Հովսեփի Փարաջանյան, Sargis or Sarkis Hofsepi Paradzhanian; სერგეი (სერგო) ფარაჯანოვი, Sergei (Sergo) Paradzhanov; Серге́й Ио́сифович Параджа́нов, Sergei Yo...
Sergei Parajanov (Սարգիս Հովսեփի Փարաջանյան, Sargis or Sarkis Hofsepi Paradzhanian; სერგეი (სერგო) ფარაჯანოვი, Sergei (Sergo) Paradzhanov; Серге́й Ио́сифович Параджа́нов, Sergei Yo...
Ulrika Eleonora Stålhammar
Ulrika Eleonora Stålhammar (Svenarum 1688 – Björnskog in Hultsjö 1733) was a Swedish corporal and crossdresser who served during the Great Northern War.
Ulrika Eleonora Stålhammar (Svenarum 1688 – Björnskog in Hultsjö 1733) was a Swedish corporal and crossdresser who served during the Great Northern War.
Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford of Heytesbury
Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford of Heytesbury (1503 – 28 July 1540), was created Baron Hungerford of Heytesbury in 1536.
Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford of Heytesbury (1503 – 28 July 1540), was created Baron Hungerford of Heytesbury in 1536.
Werner von Fritsch
Werner Thomas Ludwig Freiherr von Fritsch (4 August 1880 – 22 September 1939) was a prominent Wehrmacht officer, member of the German High Command, and the second German general to be killed...
Werner Thomas Ludwig Freiherr von Fritsch (4 August 1880 – 22 September 1939) was a prominent Wehrmacht officer, member of the German High Command, and the second German general to be killed...
Wilfrid Brambell
Henry Wilfrid Brambell was an Irish film and television actor best known for his role in the British television series Steptoe and Son.
Henry Wilfrid Brambell was an Irish film and television actor best known for his role in the British television series Steptoe and Son.