List of transgender people
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Transgender people are individuals who identify as a gender that differs from their sex assigned at birth. 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 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. Some of those listed here are on the lists for non-binary people or non-binary writers, only those individuals who have been identified, through reliable sources, as non-binary and transgender, are included on this page.
Actors and actresses
- Talleen Abu Hanna (born 1994)[1]
- Calpernia Addams (born 1971)[2]
- Ian Alexander (born 2001)[3]
- Adèle Anderson (born 1952), Fascinating Aïda member[4]
- Erica Andrews (Erica Salazar) (1969–2013)[5]
- Buck Angel (born 1962)[6]
- Carla Antonelli (born 1960)[7]
- Alexis Arquette (1969–2016)[8]
- Saga Becker (born 1988)[9]
- Alexandra Billings (born 1962)[10]
- Mya Bollaers (born 1996)[11]
- Alejandra Bogue (born 1965)[12]
- Chaz Bono (born 1969)[13]
- Shauna Brooks (born 1990)[14]
- Carmen Carrera (born 1985)[15]
- Parinya Charoenphol (born 1981)[16][17]
- Nic Chien[18]
- Jamie Clayton[19]
- Michael D. Cohen (born 1975)[20][21]
- Caroline Cossey (a.k.a. Tula) (born 1954)[22]
- Laverne Cox (born 1972)[23]
- Brittany CoxXx (1978–2016)[24][25]
- Candy Darling (1944–1974)[26]
- Tista Das (born 1976)[27]
- Morgan Davies (born 2001)[28]
- Florencia de la V (born 1976)[29]
- Emma Dumont (born 1994)[30]
- Cyrus Grace Dunham (born 1992)[31]
- Kizzy Edgell (born 2002)[32]
- Rüzgar Erkoçlar (born 1986)[33]
- Bülent Ersoy (born 1952)[34]
- Yasmin Finney (born 2003/2004)[35]
- Garcia[36]
- Gloria Gray (born 1965)[37]
- Choi Han-bit (born 1987)[38]
- Rose Harlean (born 1992)[39]
- Ian Harvie (born 1968)[40]
- Michelle Hendley (born 1991)[41]
- Stacey Hollywood (born 1968)[42][43]
- Eddie Izzard (born 1962)[44][45]
- Dominique Jackson (born 1975)[46]
- Bailey Jay (born 1988)[47]
- Christine Jorgensen (1926–1989), first public trans person in US to get gender reassignment surgery[48]
- Sir Lady Java (born 1943)[49]
- Vladimir Luxuria (born 1965)[50]
- L Morgan Lee, first openly transgender actor to be nominated for a Tony Award[51]
- Gerard McCarthy (born 1981)[52]
- Miles McKenna (born 1995)[53]
- Nicole Maines (born 1997), played the first television transgender superhero on CW's Supergirl)[54]
- Lío Mehiel[55]
- Bobbi Salvör Menuez (born 1993)[56]
- Ezra Miller (born 1992)[57]
- Riley Carter Millington (born 1993/1994)[58]
- Thammy Miranda (born 1982)[59]
- Indya Moore (born 1995)[60]
- Satsuki Nakayama (born 1998)[61]
- Hari Nef (born 1992)[62]
- Richard O'Brien (born 1942)[63][64]
- Mina Orfanou (born 1982)[65]
- Elliot Page (born 1987)[66][67]
- Nany People (born 1965)[68][69]
- Yasmine Petty[70]
- Georgea Regout (born 1969)[71]
- Eva Robin's (born 1958)[72]
- Mj Rodriguez (born 1991)[73]
- Rebecca Root (born 1969)[74]
- Nyla Rose (born 1982)[75]
- Angelica Ross (born 1980)[76]
- Ali Saleem (born 1979)[77]
- Harmony Santana[78]
- Hunter Schafer (born 1999)[79]
- Cariza "Ice" Yamson Seguerra (born 1983)[80]
- Leo Sheng (born 1996)[81]
- Lee Si-yeon (born 1979)[82]
- Brian Michael Smith (born 1983)[83]
- Jahna Steele (1958–2008)[84]
- Stav Strashko (born 1992)[85]
- Zoe Terakes[86][87]
- Josie Totah (born 2001)[88]
- Gabrielle Tremblay (born 1990)[89]
- Daniela Vega (born 1989)[90]
- Annie Wallace (born 1965), first transgender person to portray a regular character in British soap opera history[91]
- Lachlan Watson (born 2001)[92]
- Holly Woodlawn[93]
Academics
- Ryka Aoki[94][95]
- Leilane Assunção (1981–2018)[96]
- Kate Bornstein[97][98]
- Gabrielle Calvocoressi (born 1974)[99]
- Micha Cárdenas (born 1977)[100]
- Raewyn Connell (born 1944)[101]
- Syrus Marcus Ware (born 1977), created first sexual health guide for trans men[102]
- Aisha Mughal, transgender rights expert, Ministry of Human Rights[103]
- Sandy Stone (born c. 1936)[104][better source needed]
- Susan Stryker (born 1961)[105]
Activists
- Tita Aida[106]
- Gloria Allen (1945–2022)[107]
- Taylor Alxndr (born 1993)[108]
- Nikki Araguz Loyd (1975–2019)[109]
- Nisha Ayub (born 1979), first trans woman to be awarded with the prestigious International Women of Courage Award in 2016[110]
- Grace Banu (born 1988), first transgender engineer in Tamil Nadu[111]
- Bobbie Lea Bennett (1947 – 2019)[112]
- Munroe Bergdorf (born 1987)[113]
- Leyna Bloom (born 1990)[114]
- Chastity Bowick (born 1985)[115]
- Jennifer Finney Boylan (born 1958)[116]
- Blake Brockington (1996–2015)[117]
- Rebekah Bruesehoff (born 2007)[118]
- Elie Che (1998–2020)[119][120]
- Mauro Cabral Grinspan (born 1971)[121]
- Eli Clare (born 1963)[122]
- Angela Clayton (1959–2014)[123]
- Lynn Conway(1938–2024)[124][125]
- Luiza Coppieters (born 1979)[126]
- Ruby Corado (born 1970)[127]
- Victoria Cruz (born 1945/1946)[128]
- Imanni Da Silva (born 1981)[129]
- Ashley Diamond (born 1978)[130]
- Sean Dorsey (born 1972/73)[131]
- Angela Lynn Douglas (1943–2007)[132]
- Mason J. Dunn (born 1985)[133]
- Felicia Elizondo (1946–2021)[134]
- Eli Erlick (born 1995)[135]
- Trinidad Falcés (1942–2022)[136]
- Leslie Feinberg (1949–2014)[137][138]
- Owl Fisher (born 1991)[139]
- Lydia Foy (born 1947)[140]
- Tyler Ford (born 1990)[141]
- Nats Getty (born 1992)[142]
- Alexander John Goodrum (1960–2002)[143]
- Julia Grant (1954–2019), first person to have their gender reassignment followed on UK television in A Change of Sex[144]
- Jamison Green (born 1948)[145][146]
- Miss Major Griffin-Gracy (1940–2025)[147]
- Greyson Gritt[148]
- Deborah Hartin (1933–2005)[149]
- Elle Hearns (born 1986/7), co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network, founder of the Marsha P. Johnson Institute[150]
- Katie Rain Hill (born c. 1994)[151]
- Lady Paula Howard (1912–2000)[152]
- Andrea James (born 1967)[153]
- Natasha Jiménez[154]
- Christina Kahrl, co-founder of Baseball Prospectus[155]
- Roz Kaveney (born 1949)[156]
- Sakris Kupila (born 1996)[157]
- Rodrigo Lehtinen (born 1986)[158]
- Mara La Torre (born 1991)[159]
- Lily McBeth (1934–2014)[160]
- CeCe McDonald (born 1989)[161]
- Tiq Milan[162]
- Janet Mock (born 1983), former staff editor of People magazine's website[163]
- Chris Mosier (born 1980)[164]
- Tania Navarro Amo (born 1956)[165]
- Ariel Nicholson (born 2001)[166]
- Paris Lees (born 1986)[167]
- sj Miller (born 1970)[168]
- Rusty Mae Moore (1941-2022)[169]
- Anne Ogborn (born 1959)[170]
- Pepe Julian Onziema (born 1981)[171]
- Brooklyn Owen (born 2000)[172]
- Pauline Park (born 1960)[173]
- Midge Potts (born 1969)[174]
- Virginia Prince (born 1912–2009)[175]
- Rupert Raj (born 1952)[176]
- Silvia Reyes (1949–2024), participant in Spain's first pride march (1977)[177]
- Sylvia Rivera (1951–2002)[178][179]
- Monica Roberts (1962–2020)[180]
- Geena Rocero (born 1983/84)[181]
- Diane Marie Rodriguez Zambrano (born 1982)[182]
- Trish Salah[183]
- Bamby Salcedo[184]
- Ryan Sallans (born 1979)[185]
- Mia Satya (born 1990)[186]
- Gopi Shankar Madurai (born 1991), founder of Srishti Madurai Student Volunteer Collective[187]
- Keila Simpson (born 1966)[188]
- Indianarae Siqueira, creator of the term "transvestigênere" (lit. 'Transvestigender').[189][190]
- Gwendolyn Ann Smith (born 1967), founder of Transgender Day of Remembrance[191]
- Abby Stein (born 1991)[192]
- Georgie Stone (born 2000)[193]
- Kalki Subramaniam, former member of the National Council for Transgender Persons in India[194][195]
- Lou Sullivan (1951–1991)[196]
- Feroza Syed[197][198]
- Titica (born 1987)[199]
- Henry Tse (born 1990/91)[200]
- Justine Tunney (born 1984), former Occupy movement activist[201][202]
- Brianna Westbrook (born 1984)[203]
- Penny Whetton (1958–2019)[204]
- Stephen Whittle (born 1955)[205]
- Raquel Willis (born 1990/91), Transgender Law Center national organizer[206]
- Erica Woodland[207]
Entertainers, performers, and media personalities
- Aja (born 1994)[208]
- Jessica Alves (born 1983)[209]
- Malévola Alves (born 2004)[210]
- Qween Amor[211]
- Victor Barker (1895–1960)[212]
- River Butcher (born 1982)[213][214]
- Candis Cayne (born 1971)[215][216]
- Coccinelle (1931–2006)[217]
- Julián Delgado Lopera (born 1988)[218]
- Endigo (born 1992)[219][220]
- Gottmik (born 1996)[221][222]
- Harisu (born 1975), second person in Korea to legally change their gender in 2002[223]
- Gia Gunn (born 1990)[224]
- Lauren Harries (born 1978)[225]
- Caitlyn Jenner (born 1949)[226]
- Justine Lindsay (born 1992), first openly transgender NFL Cheerleader[227]
- Kellie Maloney (born 1953)[228]
- Chanty Marostica[229][230]
- Maya Massafera (born 1980)[231]
- Cris Miró (1965–1999), first travesti in Argentina to be massively accepted by the public[232]
- Leroy Mokgatle (born 1999)[233]
- Nizah Morris (1955–2002)[234]
- Bell Nuntita (born 1983), participant on the show Thailand's Got Talent[235]
- Peppermint (born 1980)[236]
- Miriam Rivera (1981–2019)[237]
- Carmen Rupe (1936–2011)[238]
- Amy Schneider (born 1979), winner of 40 consecutive games on the quiz show Jeopardy![239]
- Ramon Te Wake (born 1976)[240]
- Vanessa Van Cartier (born 1979)[241]
- Adela Vázquez (1958-2024)[242]
- Rose Venkatesan (born 1980)[243]
- Demoria Elise Williams (born 1992)[244]
- Jin Xing (born 1967)[245]
- Marie-Pier Ysser (born 1935)[246]
Artists
- Mark Aguhar (1987–2012), multimedia fine artist[247]
- Justine Mara Andersen[248][249]
- Sadie Benning, artist, who has worked primarily in video, painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and sound[250]
- Ria Brodell, visual artist[251]
- Loren Cameron (1959-2022), portrait artist[252]
- La Chola Poblete (born 1989), visual artist[253]
- Lili Elbe (1882–1931), painter[254]
- Jeffrey Catherine Jones (1944–2011), painter[255]
- Julia Kaye (born 1988), illustrator[256]
- Lee Lai (born 1993), illustrator[257]
- Greer Lankton (1958–1996), doll-making artist[258]
- Zanele Muholi (born 1972), visual artist and photographer[259]
- Remy Noe (born 1974), landscape artist[260]
- Coyote Park (born 1999), portrait painter[261]
- ND Stevenson (born 1991), illustrator, cartoonist, and animation producer[262]
Businesspeople
- Kate Craig-Wood (1977-2020), IT entrepreneur and co-founder of Memset Dedicated Hosting[263][264]
- Sophia Hutchins (1996–2025)[265]
- Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip (born 1979), third richest transgender person in the world[266][267]
- Patricia Morgan (1939–1986?)[268]
- Jennifer Pritzker (born 1950), investor, philanthropist[269]
- Margaret Stumpp (born 1952), executive[270]
Doctors and physicians
- Rebecca Allison (born 1946), president-elect of Gay and Lesbian Medical Association[271]
- Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad (born 1949)[272]
- Michael Dillon (1915–1962)[273]
- Sir Ewan Forbes (1912–1991), 11th Baronet of Craigievar[274]
- Beoncy Laishram, first openly transgender doctor from Northeast India[275]
- Rachel Levine (born 1957), United States Assistant Secretary for Health (2021-2025)[276][277]
- Renée Richards (born 1934)[278]
Fashion designers
- Kataluna Enriquez (born 1995), first trans woman to become a Miss USA contestant and win Miss Nevada USA[279]
- Nik Kacy (born 1975)[280]
- Isis King (born 1985)[281]
Filmmakers
- Ashley Altadonna (born 1979)[282]
- Cait Brennan (born 1969)[283]
- Laerte Coutinho (born 1951)[284]
- Fox Fisher (born 1980)[285]
- Ro Haber[286]
- Chely Lima (1957–2023)[287]
- Lana Wachowski (born 1965), co-director of the Matrix films[288]
- Lily Wachowski (born 1967)[289]
Journalists
- Sarah Ashton-Cirillo (born 1977), first transgender war correspondent, later spokesperson for Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces[290][291][292]
- Gianna Camacho[293]
- Jack Bee Garland (1869–1936)[294]
- Debbie Hayton (born 1968)[295]
- Stephanie Hirst (born 1975)[296]
- Freddy McConnell (born 1986)[297]
- James Stephanie Sterling (born 1984)[298]
- Zoey Tur (born 1960)[299]
- Philippa York (born 1958)[300]
Lawyers
- Taylor Brown, lawyer and first openly transgender person to lead a New York City office or agency[301][302]
- Sonia Burgess (1947-2010), leading British immigration lawyer who initiated cases such as M v. Home Office (1993) and Chahal v. United Kingdom (1996)[303][304][305]
- Alejandra Caraballo (1990/1991)[306]
- Irene Clyde (1869–1954), lawyer and later editor of the journal Urania[307]
- Mariana Casas (born 1959), first transgender lawyer in Argentina[308][309][310]
- Robyn Gigl (born 1952)[311]
- Park Han-hee, first openly transgender lawyer from South Korea[312]
- Victoria Kolakowski (born 1961), lawyer and later first openly transgender person to serve as a trial court judge of general jurisdiction in the United States[313][314]
- Ellen Krug (born 1956), first attorney in Iowa to engage in jury trials in separate genders.[315][316]
- Robeyoncé Lima, first trans woman to practice law in Pernambuco.[317][318]
- Nisha Rao, first transgender law graduate in Pakistan[319][320][321]
- Martine Rothblatt (born 1954)[322]
- Dean Spade (born 1977), founded a number of activist projects such as the Sylvia Rivera Law Project[323][324][325]
- Chase Strangio (born 1982), first known transgender person to make oral arguments before the Supreme Court of the United States[326]
- Michelle Suárez Bértora (1983-2022), was Uruguay's first openly transgender university graduate, first openly trans lawyer, and first openly transgender person elected to office[327][328][329]
Models
- April Ashley (1935–2021)[330]
- Laith Ashley (born 1989)[331]
- Viviany Beleboni (born 1989)[332]
- Aleshia Brevard (1937-2017)[333][334]
- Chen Lili (born 1980)[335]
- Roberta Close (born 1964)[336]
- Gemma Cowling[337]
- Emma Ellingsen (born 2001)[338]
- Erika Ervin (born 1979)[339]
- Connie Fleming, pioneer of transgender models[340]
- Loiza Lamers (born 1995), first transgender winner in the Top Model franchise[341]
- Yasmin Lee[342]
- Amanda Lepore[343][344]
- Alicia Liu (born 1986)[345]
- Maxim Magnus[346]
- Shay Neary (born 1987/88), first transgender plus-size model to be featured in a major fashion campaign[347][348]
- Tracey Norman (born 1951), first African-American transgender woman model to appear on a box of Clairol hair-coloring in the 1970s[349]
- Andreja Pejić (born 1991)[350]
- Ángela Ponce (born 1991), beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Spain 2018[351]
- Sam Porto (born 1995)[352]
- Teddy Quinlivan (born 1994)[353]
- Valentina Sampaio (born 1996)[354]
- Kylie Sonique Love (born 1983)[355]
- Lea T (born 1981)[356]
- Jenna Talackova (born 1988)[357]
- Cindy Thái Tài (born 1981)[358]
Musicians
Electronic
- Irmãs de Pau, Brazilian duo composed of Isma Almeida e Vita Pereira[359]
- Arca (born 1989)[360]
- Estelle Asmodelle (1964-2026)[361][362]
- Black Dresses, Canadian duo composed of Devi McCallion and Ada Rook[363]
- Wendy Carlos (born 1939)[364][365][366]
- Laura Les (born 1994 or 1995), member of 100 Gecs[367]
- Liza 'N' Eliaz (1958–2001)[368]
- Jordana LeSesne[369][370]
- Sophie Xeon (1986–2021)[371]
- Underscores (born 2000)[372]
Folk
- Namoli Brennet (born 1970)[373]
- Mya Byrne (born 1978)[374]
- Ryan Cassata (born 1993)[375][376][377]
- Jen Cloher (born 1973)[378]
- Clover-Lynn[379]
- Maxine Feldman (1945–2007)[380]
- Dorce Gamalama (1963-2022)[381]
- Beverly Glenn-Copeland (born 1944)[382]
Jazz
- Terre Thaemlitz (born 1968)[383]
- Billy Tipton (1914–1989)[384]
Pop
- Aderet (born 1976)[385]
- Anohni (born 1971), Antony and the Johnsons lead singer[386]
- Dorian Electra (born 1992)[387][388]
- Elio Mei (born 2002)[389]
- Dana International (born 1969)[390]
- Trevi Moran (born 1998)[391]
- Ataru Nakamura (born 1985)[392]
- Kim Petras (born 1992)[393]
- Elliott Platt (born 2004)[394]
- Nat Puff (born 1996)[395]
- Rinu (born 1998)[396]
- Noah Skaalum (born 1995)[397]
- Jake Zyrus (born 1992)[398]
Punk
- Jayne County (born 1947), founder of proto-punk group Queen Elizabeth[399][400]
- Laura Jane Grace (born 1980), lead singer and guitarist for Against Me![401]
- Bambi Lake (1950–2020)[402]
- Rae Spoon (born 1982)[403]
Rap and hip-hop
Rock
- Noah Finn Adams (a.k.a. Noahfinnce) (born 1999), singer-songwriter and YouTuber[407][408]
- Sam Bettens (born 1972), lead singer of K's Choice[409][410]
- Justin Vivian Bond (born 1963)[411]
- Cidny Bullens (born 1955)[412]
- Ethel Cain (born 1998)[413]
- Quinn Christopherson (born 1992)[414]
- Teddy Geiger (born 1988)[415]
- Dee Palmer (1937-2026), musician from Jethro Tull[416][417]
- Jordan Raskopoulos (born 1982), singer in The Axis of Awesome[418]
- Lucas Silveira[419]
- Ezra (Liz) Furman (born 1986), musician and songwriter from Chicago [420]
Other
- Alexander James Adams (born 1962)[421]
- Barbra Amesbury (born 1948)[422]
- Amethyst (born 1995)[423]
- Fran Blanche[424]
- Willmer Broadnax (1916-1992)[425]
- Sara Davis Buechner[426][427]
- Baby Dee (born 1953)[428]
- Majur dos Santos Conceição (a.k.a Majur) (born 1995)[429]
- Florian-Ayala Fauna[430][431]
- Michelle Josef (born 1954)[432]
- Ed Le Brocq (formerly Eddie Ayres) (born 1967)[433]
- Marissa Martinez (born 1975)[434]
- Angela Morley (1924–2009)[435]
- Evelyn Morris[436]
- Priscila Nogueira (a.k.a. Mulher Pepita or just Pepita) (born 1983)[437]
- Deena Kaye Rose[438][439]
- Daniel Sea (born 1973)[440]
- Jackie Shane (1940-2019)[441][442]
- Jeanette Schmid (1924–2005)[443]
- Janine Wegman (1925-2007), one of the first Dutch people to be openly transgender[444][445]
- Yukichi (born 1984), Yoshimoto Kogyo's first transgender male entertainer[446]
Musical groups
Politicians
- Tamara Adrián[448][449]
- Jenny Bailey (born 1962), former mayor of Cambridge[450]
- Sibylle Berg (born 1962)[451]
- Georgina Beyer (1957-2023), world's first openly transgender mayor and world's first openly transgender member of parliament[452][453][454]
- Sarah Brown (born 1972/74)[455]
- Billie Butler, first transgender state legislator in New Hampshire[456]
- Aimee Challenor (born 1997)[457]
- Joanne Conte (1933-2013), first openly transgender person to be elected to a city council in the U.S.[458]
- Phillipe Cunningham (born 1987)[459]
- Jowelle de Souza (born 1974)[460][461][462][463]
- Petra De Sutter (born 1963), current deputy prime minister of Belgium[464]
- Philippine Dhanis (1967–2022)[465]
- Tessa Ganserer (born 1977)[466]
- Althea Garrison (born 1940)[467]
- Maebe A. Girl (born 1986)[468]
- Anna Grodzka (born 1954), first transgender MP in European history[469]
- Murray Hall (1841-1911)[470]
- Jamie Lee Hamilton (1955-2019), the first transgender person to run for political office in Canada[471][472]
- Jess Herbst (born 1958)[473]
- Adela Hernández (born 1962), first transgender person elected to political office in Cuba[474]
- Kim Coco Iwamoto (born 1968), first transgender state legislator in Hawaii history.[475]
- Andrea Jenkins (born 1961)[476]
- Aya Kamikawa (born 1968)[477]
- Sarah McBride, first openly trans member of US Congress[478]
- Lily Madigan (born 1998), first openly transgender woman to become a Women's Officer within the Labour Party[479]
- Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford (born 1970)[480]
- Shabnam Mausi[481]
- Micheline Montreuil (born 1952)[482]
- Anwen Muston, first openly transgender woman to be elected to represent Labour Party[483]
- Dylan Orr (born 1979), first transgender person appointed to a presidential administration[484]
- Stu Rasmussen (1948–2021), first openly transgender mayor in the United States[485][486]
- Danica Roem (born 1984)[487]
- Geraldine Roman (born 1967)[488]
- Fulvia Celica Siguas Sandoval, Guinness Book of World Records record holder for the most gender reassignment surgeries[489]
- Lauren Scott (born 1963)[490]
- Matilda Simon (born 1955), hereditary peer and 3rd Baron Simon of Wythenshawe[491]
- Amanda Simpson (born 1961)[484]
- Nikki Sinclaire (born 1968)[492]
- Nyke Slawik (born 1994)[493]
- Theresa Sparks (born 1949)[494]
- Susan Stanton (born 1959)[495]
- Michelle Suárez Bértora (1983–2022), Substitute Senator (2014–2017) in Uruguay[496]
- Audrey Tang (born 1981), Digital Minister[497][498]
- Brianna Titone (born 1978)[499]
- Manuela Trasobares (born 1962)[500]
Social media influencers
- Briel Adams-Wheatley[501]
- Traniela Campolieto, first transgender woman to be an airline captain in the history of Argentina and of Latin America[502]
- Selin Ciğerci, social media influencer and businesswoman[503]
- AJ Clementine (born 1996)[504]
- Robin Daniel Skinner (a.k.a. Cavetown) (born 1998)[505]
- Leandra Duarte (a.k.a. Leandrinha Du Art) (born 1995)[506]
- Nikkie de Jager (born 1994)[507]
- Emira D'Spain (born 1996)[508]
- Eden Estrada (a.k.a. Eden The Doll) (born 1995)[509]
- Gigi Gorgeous (born 1992)[510]
- Lewis Hancox (born 1989)[511]
- Mathilda Högberg (born 1994)[512]
- Grace Hyland[513]
- Jazz Jennings (born 2000)[514]
- Jools Lebron[515]
- Isabella Longuinho (a.k.a. Bella Longuinho) (born 2002)[516]
- Charlotte McDonnell (born 1990)[517]
- Dylan Mulvaney (born 1996)[518]
- Bryanna Nasck[519]
- Ophelia Pastrana[520]
- Jamie Raines (Jammidodger) (born 1994)[521]
- Stef Sanjati (born 1995)[522]
- Cortisa Star (born 2005)[523]
- Abigail Thorn (born 1993)[524][525]
- Vivian Wilson (born 2004)[526]
- Natalie Wynn (a.k.a. ContraPoints) (born 1988)[527]
- Paulo Vaz (1985–2022)[528]
Scientists
- Ben Barres (1954–2017), neurobiologist[529]
- Riley Black, paleontologist[530][531]
- Dania Gutiérrez, bioengineer, researcher[532][533]
- Mary Ann Horton (born 1955), computer scientist, successfully requested the first transgender-inclusive language added to the Equal Employment Policy in a large American company[534][535]
- Joan Roughgarden (born 1946), biologist[536]
- Eliana Rubashkyn (born 1988), pharmacist, first transgender woman recognised as woman under International Law and the UNHCR[537]
- Julia Serano, evolutionary biologist[538]
- Robyn Leigh Tanguay (born 1966), environmental and molecular toxicologist[539]
- Sophie Wilson (born 1957), computer scientist[540]
Military and intelligence personnel
- Aleksandr Aleksandrov (1783-1860), Russian cavalry soldier[541]
- Carlett Brown Angianlee (born c. 1927), U.S. Navy veteran[542]
- Robina Asti (1921–2021), US Navy pilot during World War II, record holder for world's oldest flight instructor[543]
- Abigail Austen (born 1965), Soldier[544]
- James Barry (1789/99–1865), Inspector General overseeing military hospitals[545]
- Sabrina Bruce, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force non-commissioned officer[546]
- Lynda Cash (born 1949/1950), British Royal Navy officer[547]
- Albert Cashier (1843–1915), Union Army soldier[548]
- Sister Mary Elizabeth Clark (born 1938), US Navy and Army soldier, nun[549]
- Roberta Cowell (1918–2011), World War II fighter pilot, the first British trans woman to undergo gender reassignment[550]
- Kara Corcoran, U.S. Army major[551]
- Julia Curlee, American intelligence officer with the CIA and United States National Security Council[552]
- Sage Fox, first openly transgender military service member invited to serve openly[553]
- Bree Fram, Colonel in the United States Space Force, engineer[554]
- Olivia Frank (1956–2023), military officer and intelligence agent[555]
- Hannah Graf, Highest-ranked transgender person in the British Army[556]
- Jamie Lee Henry, first openly transgender military officer in the United States[557]
- Laila Ireland, U.S. Army corporal[558]
- Logan Ireland, U.S. Air Force master sergeant[558]
- Erin Krizek, U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel[559][560]
- Chelsea Manning (born 1987), soldier and whistleblower[561]
- Cate McGregor (born 1956), senior military officer[562]
- Caroline Paige (born 1961), Royal Air Force officer[563]
- Jennifer Peace, U.S. Army captain[564]
- Allyson Robinson, served as U.S. Army officer[565]
- Amelio Robles Ávila (born 1889) served as Colonel[566]
- Shawn Skelly (born 1966), U.S. naval commander and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness[567]
- Erica Vandal, U.S. Army major[568]
- Joanne Wingate (born 1960), Soldier[569]
Sportspeople
Athletics
- Balian Buschbaum (born 1980), pole vaulter[570]
- Lauren Jeska, fell-runner[571]
- Andreas Krieger (born 1966), shot putter[572]
Basketball
- Kye Allums (born 1989)[573]
- Layshia Clarendon (born 1991)[574]
- Che Flores (born 1979), first openly trans official in a Big Four sports league[575]
Cycling
- Willy De Bruyn (1914–1989)[576]
- Michelle Dumaresq (born 1970)[577]
- Veronica Ivy (formerly Rachel McKinnon) (born 1982)[578]
- Natalie van Gogh (born 1974)[579]
- Femke Verstichelen (born 1984)[580]
Other
- Mianne Bagger (born 1966), first openly transitioned woman to play in a professional golf tournament[581][582][583]
- Harrison Browne (born 1993), hockey player for the Buffalo Beauts[584]
- Ricardo del Real, taekwondo practitioner[585]
- Fallon Fox (born 1975), mixed martial artist[586][587][216]
- Laurel Hubbard (born 1978), weightlifter[588][589]
- Janae Kroc (born 1972), professional powerlifter and competitive bodybuilder[590]
- Patricio Manuel (born 1985), first transgender professional boxer in the United States[591][592]
- Shuna Matsumoto, Japanese association football coach[593]
- Terri O'Connell (born 1964), automobile racer[594]
- Thomas Page McBee (born 1981), first transgender man to box in Madison Square Garden[595][596]
- Gabbi Tuft (born 1978), professional wrestler[597]
- Anne Viriato (born 1997), mixed martial arts fighter[598]
- Loui Sand (born 1992), professional handball player[599]
Theologians, clergymen, and priests
- Marja-Sisko Aalto, Lutheran priest[600]
- Donnie Anderson (born 1947 or 1948), Baptist minister[601]
- Christina Beardsley (born 1951), Anglican priest[602]
- Mario Martino, nurse, nun, and early trans male autobiographer[603]
- Public Universal Friend (1752–1819), self-professed evangelist/preacher, shunned any gendered pronouns, often referred to as P.U.F. or "the Friend"[604]
- Megan Rohrer, (former) Lutheran bishop[605]
Victims of anti-trans violence
- Gwen Araujo (1985–2002)[606]
- Victoria Arellano (1984–2007)[607]
- Doski Azad (c. 1999–2022)[608]
- Tehuel de la Torre (born 1999)[609]
- Dandara dos Santos (1975-2017)[610]
- Rita Hester (1963–1998), inspiration for the first Transgender Day of Remembrance[611]
- Jennifer Laude (1987-2014)[612][613][614]
- Brandon Teena (1972-1993), subject of the films The Brandon Teena Story and Boys Don't Cry.[615]
- Pamela Walton (1963–1988)[616]
Video game developers and designers
- Anna Anthropy, video game designer[617]
- Danielle Bunten Berry (1949–1998), video game designer[618]
- Crystal Frasier, game designer and author of the webcomic Venus Envy[619][620]
- Rebecca Heineman (1936-2025), video game designer[621]
- Jennell Jaquays (1956-2024), video game designer[560]
- Lena Raine (born 1984), video game developer[622]
- Maddy Thorson (born 1988), video game developer[623]
- Narcissa Wright (born 1989), video game speedrunner[624]
- Brianna Wu (born 1977), video game developer[625]
Writers
- Jennie Alexander (1930–2018)[626]
- Charlie Jane Anders (born 1969)[627][628]
- Jacob Anderson-Minshall (born 1967)[629]
- Nina Arsenault (born 1974)[630]
- Karl M. Baer (1885–1956)[631]
- Mira Bellwether (1982–2022)[632]
- S. Bear Bergman[633][634]
- Jackson Bird (born 1990)[635][636]
- Z Brewer (born 1973)[637][638]
- William J. Martin (born 1967)[639]
- KB Brookins (born 1995)[640]
- Alec Butler (born 1959)[641]
- Meryn Cadell[642]
- Kacen Callender (born 1989)[643]
- Patrick Califia (born 1954)[644]
- T Cooper[645]
- Christine Daniels (1957–2009)[646]
- Juno Dawson (born 1981)[647]
- Harry Dodge (born 1966)[648]
- Caragh Donley[649]
- Walter Sholto Douglas (1790–1830)[650]
- Gabe Dunn (born 1988)[651][652]
- Alison Evans[653][654][655]
- Ina Fried (born 1974), senior writer for CNET Networks[656]
- Alan L. Hart (1890-1962)[657]
- Candice Iloh[658]
- Jennie June (born 1870s)[659]
- Aidan Key (born 1964), author of Trans Bodies, Trans Selves[660]
- Trevor Kirczenow (born 1985)[661]
- Sophie Labelle (born 1987/88)[662]
- Joy Ladin (born 1961), first openly transgender professor at an Orthodox Jewish institution[663]
- Daniel M. Lavery (born 1986)[664]
- Samantha Leigh Allen[665]
- Sassafras Lowrey (born 1983/1984)[666]
- Finn Mackay (born 1977/1978)[667]
- Jan Morris (1926–2020)[668]
- Esdras Parra (1937–2004)[669]
- Everest Pipkin[670]
- Rachel Pollack (1945-2023)[671]
- Ljuba Prenner (1906–1977), author of the first Slovene crime novel[672][673]
- Ariel Florencia Richards[674]
- Martine Rothblatt (born 1954)[675]
- Marianna Salzmann (born 1985)[676]
- Lucy Sante (born 1954)[677]
- Scott Turner Schofield (born 1981)[678]
- Vivek Shraya (born 1981)[679]
- Dawn Langley Simmons[680]
- René Stoute (1950–2000)[681]
- Aiden Thomas (born 1989)[682]
- Jeanne Thornton (born 1989), copublisher of Instar Books and Rocksalt Magazine[683]
- John Thorp (1927-2017)[684]
- Jennifer Ventimilia[685]
- Andrew Joseph White[686]
- Jia Qing Wilson-Yang (born 1986)[687]
- Kit Yan[688]
Other notables
- Agnes (born 1939), case study subject[689]
- Erica Anderson, clinical psychologist[690]
- Harry Allen (1882–1922), pioneer during Pacific Northwest period known for flouting social norms[691]
- Maddie Blaustein (1960-2009), voice over artist[692][693]
- Isla Bryson (born 1991), Scottish rapist who was moved to a male prison despite being a trans woman[694][695][696]
- Hannah Cairo (born 2007), mathematician, disproved the longstanding Mizohata–Takeuchi conjecture in harmonic analysis at age 17[697]
- maia arson crimew (born 1999), trans hacker, known for leaking source code and other data from companies such as Intel and Nissan[698]
- Jaime Deer, American police officer[699]
- Chevalière d'Éon (1728–1810), French aristocrat, spy, and diplomat[700]
- Antonio de Erauso (born 1585/92), explorer[701]
- Vicky de Lambray (1950–1986), sex worker and con artist[702]
- Elagabalus (203–222), Roman emperor characterized as transgender[703][704][705]
- Phyllis Frye (born 1946), first openly transgender judge in Texas[706]
- Ketty Gabriele (born 1982), reputed Italian mafia figure and femminiello[707]
- Alex Hai (born 1967), gondoliere[708]
- Lucy Hicks Anderson (1886–1954), one of the earliest documented trans women[709]
- Tyra Hunter (1970–1995), hairdresser[710]
- Cam Lyman (born 1932–c. 1987), dog breeder[711]
- Amber McLaughlin (1973–2023), first transgender person to be executed in the US[712]
- Joyita Mondal, first openly transgender female judge in India (2017)[713][714]
- Ela Nikbayan (died 2021), Iranian woman who committed suicide by self-immolation in Germany[715]
- Waldirene Nogueira (1945–2026), first woman to undergo gender-affirming surgery in Brazil[716]
- Charley Parkhurst (1812–1879), stagecoach driver[717]
- Fay Presto (born 1948), magician[718]
- Dora Richter (1892–1966), first known person to undergo complete male-to-female gender-affirming surgery[719][720]
- John/Eleanor Rykener (1394–?), 14th century sex worker[721]
- Tiffany Scott (1991/92–2024) Scottish sex offender who applied successfully to be transferred from a men's to a women's prison[722]
- Efrat Tilma (born 1947), police officer[723]
- Karen Ulane (1941–1989), pilot fired by Eastern Airlines; discrimination case set Title VII precedent for transgender people[724]
- Karen White (born 1965/66), English rapist; her case led to a change in government policy on housing transgender prisoners[725][726]
- Barbara Ann Wilcox (1912-1962), known for her successful 1941 petition to change her legal name to her chosen name[727]