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This is a partial list of confirmed famous people who were or are gay, lesbian or bisexual. Famous people who are simply rumored to be gay, lesbian or bisexual, are not listed.

The historical concept and definition of sexual orientation varies and has changed greatly over time; for example the word "gay" wasn't used to describe sexual orientation until the 20th century. A number of different classification schemes have been used to describe sexual orientation since the mid-19th century, and scholars have often defined the term "sexual orientation" in divergent ways. Indeed, several studies have found that much of the research about sexual orientation has failed to define the term at all, making it difficult to reconcile the results of different studies.^[1][2][3] However, most definitions include a psychological component (such as the direction of an individual's erotic desire) and/or a behavioural component (which focuses on the sex of the individual's sexual partner/s). Some prefer to simply follow an individual's self-definition or identity. See homosexuality and bisexuality for criteria that have traditionally denoted lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people.

The high prevalence of people from the West on this list may be due to societal attitudes towards homosexuality. The Pew Research Center's 2003 Global Attitudes Survey found that "[p]eople in Africa and the Middle East strongly object to societal acceptance of homosexuality. But there is far greater tolerance for homosexuality in major Latin American countries such as Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil. Opinion in Europe is split between West and East. Majorities in every Western European nation surveyed say homosexuality should be accepted by society, while most Russians, Poles and Ukrainians disagree. Americans are divided – a narrow majority (51 percent) believes homosexuality should be accepted, while 42 percent disagree."^[4]

K

Painter Frida Kahlo

Teacher and LGBT rights activist David Kato

Journalist Ashok Row Kavi

Singer-songwriter Kesha

Lawyer El-Farouk Khaki

Musician Kaki King

Poet Nikolai Klyuev

Fashion designer Michael Kors

Film director and producer Stanley Kwan

Name	Lifetime[5]	Nationality	Notable as	Notes[6]
Joshua Kadison	b. 1963	American	Pop musician	B[7]
Frida Kahlo	1907–1954	Mexican	Painter, artist	B[8]
Johannes Kahrs	b. 1963	German	Politician	G[9]
Hilda Käkikoski	1864–1912	Finnish	Politician, writer	L[10]
Chester Kallman	1921–1975	American	Poet	G[11]
Frank Kameny	1925–2011	American	LGBT activist	G[12]
Candye Kane	b. 1965	American	Musician and former porn star	B[13]
Chris Kanyon	1970–2010	American	Professional wrestler	G[14]
Rebecca Kaplan	b. 1970	American	Politician	B[15] or L[16]
Roberta A. Kaplan	b. 1966	American	Litigator	L[17]
Pamela S. Karlan	b. 1959	American	Professor of Law	L[18]
Peter Karlsson	1966–1995	Swedish	Ice hockey player	G[19]
Roger Karoutchi	b. 1951	French	Politician	G[20]
David Kato	c. 1964–2011	Ugandan	LGBT rights activist	G[21]
Carl Katter	b. 1978	Australian	LGBT rights activist, politician	G[22]
Michael Kauch	b. 1967	German	Politician	G[9]
Moisés Kaufman	b. 1963	Venezuelan	Playwright, director	G[23]
Christine Kaufmann	b. 1951	American	Politician	L[24]
Ashok Row Kavi	b. 1947	Indian	Writer, theologian	G[25]
Jackie Kay	b. 1961	Scottish	Writer	L[26]
Gorden Kaye	b. 1941	English	Actor	G[27]
Joe Keenan	b. 1958	American	Screenwriter, TV producer, novelist	G[28]
Tommy Keene	b. 1957	American	Rock musician	G[29]
Christine Kehoe	b. 1950	American	Politician	L[30]
Micah Kellner	b. 1978	American	Politician	B[31]
Clinton Kelly	b. 1969	American	TV personality	G[32]
George Edward Kelly	1887–1974	American	Playwright, director, actor	G[33]
Johan Kenkhuis	b. 1980	Dutch	Olympic swimmer	G[34]
Brian Kennedy	d. 1991	British	Journalist	G[35]
Brian Kennedy	b. 1966	Irish	Rock musician	G[36]
Helen Kennedy	b. 1958	Canadian	Politician, activist	L[37]
Sean W. Kennedy	1987–2007	American	Murder victim	G[38]
Jack Kenny	b. 1958	American	Television writer, producer	G[39]
Hape Kerkeling	b. 1964	German	Television comdian and producer	G[40]
Johannes Kerkorrel	1960–2002	Afrikaner	Pop musician	G[41]
Keith Kerr	b. 1936	American	Colonel	G[42]
J. Warren Kerrigan	1879–1947	American	Actor	G[43]
Larry Kert	1930–1991	American	Actor, singer	G[44]
Kesha	b. 1987	American	Singer-songwriter	B[45]
Maya Keyes	b. 1985	American	Political activist	L[46]
John Maynard Keynes	1883–1946	British	Economist	G[47]
El-Farouk Khaki	b. 1963	Canadian	Lawyer and activist	G[48]
Chip Kidd	b. 1964	American	Graphic designer	G[49]
Saleem Kidwai	b. 1951	Indian	Author	G[50]
Caitlín R. Kiernan	b. 1964	American	Author	L[51]
Kim Ji-hoo	1985–2008	South Korean	Actor and model	G[52]
Bernard King	1934–2002	Australian	Television personality	G[53]
Billie Jean King	b. 1943	American	Tennis player	B[54]
Florence King	b. 1936	American	Writer	B[55]
Kaki King	b. 1979	American	Rock and jazz musician	L[56]
Michael Patrick King	b. 1954	American	Director, screenwriter	G[57]
Solomon King	1932–2005	American	Pop musician	G[58]
Andrew Kinlochan	b. 1978	English	Pop musician	G[59]
Alfred Kinsey	1894–1956	American	Biologist, human sexuality researcher	B[60]
Gary Kinsman	b. 1955	Canadian	Sociologist	G[61]
Michael Kirby	b. 1939	Australian	Justice of the High Court of Australia	G[62]
Robert Kirby	b. 1962	American	Cartoonist	G[63]
Kris Kirk	1950–1993	English	Journalist, gay rights activist	G[64]
Tommy Kirk	b. 1941	American	Actor	G[65]
Tim Kirkman	b. 1966	American	Filmmaker	G[66]
James Kirkwood, Jr.	1925–1989	American	Playwright, author	G[67]
Rives Kistler	b. 1949	American	Judge	G[68]
Jeffrey Klarik	b. ?	American	Writer, producer	G[69]
Hans Klok	b. 1969	Dutch	Illusionist	G[70]
Ilana Kloss	b. 1956	South African	Tennis player	L[71]
Nikolai Klyuev	1884–1937	Russian	Poet	G[72]
Steve Kmetko	b. 1953	American	Broadcast journalist	G[73]
Jennifer Knapp	b. 1974	American	Musician	L[74]
Jonathan Knight	b. 1968	American	Musician	G[75]
T.R. Knight	b. 1973	American	Actor	G[76]
Tamai Kobayashi	b. 1965	Canadian	Writer	L[77]
Bryan Kocis	1963–2007	American	Porn producer, murder victim	G[78]
Ralf König	b. 1960	German	Cartoonist	G[79]
Paul Koering	b. 1964	American	Politician	G[80]
Jeffrey Kofman	b. 1959	Canadian	Broadcast journalist	G[81]
Bob Kohler	1926–2007	American	LGBT rights activist	G[82]
Chris Kolb	b. 1958	American	Politician	G[83]
Jim Kolbe	b. 1942	American	Politician	G[84]
Oswalt Kolle	1928–2010	German/Dutch	Sexologist	B[85]
Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich	1858–1915	Russian	Nobleman, poet	G[86]
David Kopay	b. 1942	American	American football player	G[19]
Michael Kors	b. 1959	American	Fashion designer	G[87]
Tina Kotek	b. 1966	American	Politician	L[88]
Davina Kotulski	b. 1970	American	Psychologist, writer, activist	L[89]
Kris Kovick	1951–2001	American	Writer, cartoonist	L[90]
Daniel Kowalski	b. 1975	Australian	Swimmer	G[91]
Dave Koz	b. 1963	American	Jazz musician	G[92]
Kathy Kozachenko	b. ?	American	Politician	L[93]
Larry Kramer	b. 1935	American	Writer, LGBT activist	G[94]
Greg Kramer	1961–2013	British-Canadian	Actor	G[95]
Bruce Kraus	b. 1954	American	Politician	G[96]
Reginald Kray	1933–2000	British	Criminal, one half of the Kray twins	B[97]
Ronald Kray	1933–1995	British	Criminal, one half of the Kray twins	G[98]
Levi Kreis	b. 1981	American	Pop musician	G[99]
Lisa Kron	b. 1961	American	Playwright	L[100]
Maren Kroymann	b. 1949	German	Actress, singer	L[101]
Risto Kübar	b. 1983	Estonian	Actor	G[102]
Sheila Kuehl	b. 1941	American	Politician	L[103]
Elvira Kurt	b. 1961	Canadian	Comedian	L[104]
Ellen Kushner	b. 1955	American	Author	L[105]
Tony Kushner	b. 1956	American	Playwright	G[106]
Daniel Küblböck	b. 1985	German	Pop musician, actor	G[107]
Michael Kühnen	1955–1991	German	Neo-Nazi leader	G[108]
Nancy Kulp	1921–1991	American	Actor	L[109]
Mikhail Kuzmin	1872–1936	Russian	Poet	G[110]
Stanley Kwan	b. 1957	Hong Kong	Film director, producer	G[111]

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