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  3. Alvin Balltrop
  4. Frieda Belinfante
  5. Michael Bennett
  6. Rachel Crandall-Crocker
  7. Barry Diller
  8. Ernestine Eckstein
  9. Laïla El-Métoui
  10. Edward Enninful
  11. Andrea Gibson
  12. Marsden Hartley
  13. Muhsin Hendricks
  14. Patricia Highsmith
  15. Robert Joffrey
  16. Julie Johnson
  17. Lani Ka’ahumanu
  18. King James I
  19. Calvin Klein
  20. Abraham Lincoln
  21. Chris Pappas
  22. Pauline Park
  23. Paul Rudolph
  24. Amber Ruffin
  25. St. Vincent
  26. Jessica Stern
  27. Charles Sumner
  28. Jewel Thais-Williams
  29. Karl Heinrich Ulrichs
  30. Alok Vaid-Menon
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Roberta Achtenberg
Government Official       
2012 Icon
Richard Adams
Activist
2014 Icon
Alvin Ailey Jr.
Choreographer
2009 Icon
Frieda Belinfante
Cellist & Conductor
2026 Icon
Dustin Lance Black
Screenwriter
2011 Icon
Chaz Bono
Transgender Activist     
2016 Icon
Ivy Bottini
Women’s and LGBT Activist
2014 Icon
John Cage
Composer
2009 Icon
Michael Callen
AIDS Activist
2014 Icon
Dan Choi
Activist/Educator
2011 Icon
Ramon Cortines
Educator
2012 Icon
Jeanne Córdova
Activist and Author
2016 Icon
Angela Davis
Civil Rights Activist
2007 Icon
Marlene Dietrich
Actor
2012 Icon
Denise Eger
Rabbi
2011 Icon
Billie Eilish
Indie Music Superstar
2025 Icon
Edythe Eyde
Gay Publishing Pioneer
2017 Icon
Tom Ford
Fashion Designer/Filmmaker
2010 Icon
Jodie Foster
Actor
2012 Icon
Lady Gaga
Singer/Songwriter  
2011 Icon
David Geffen
Media Mogul
2006 Icon
Cary Grant
Actor
2007 Icon
Billy Haines
Actor
2012 Icon
Neil Patrick Harris
Actor
2011 Icon
Harry Hay
Activist
2009 Icon
David Hockney
Artist
2007 Icon
David Huebner
Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa
2010 Icon
Sir Lady Java
Trailblazing Drag Star
2025 Icon
Jim Kepner
Journalist and LGBT Historian
2016 Icon
Dave Kopay
Athlete
2011 Icon
Sheila Kuehl
First openly gay member of the California Legislature
2008 Icon
k.d. lang
Singer/Songwriter  
2009 Icon
Queen Latifah
Entertainer
2013 Icon
Jane Lynch
Actor and filmmaker
2010 Icon
Ricky Martin
Singer/Songwriter  
2011 Icon
Troy Masters
LGBTQ Publisher
2025 Icon
Paul Monette
Author and HIV/AIDS Activist
2009 Icon
Holly Near
Singer/Songwriter  
2012 Icon
Rosie O'Donnell
Comedian, talk show host, actor and activist
2008 Icon
Catherine Opie
Photographer
2010 Icon
Ann Philbin
Museum Director
2025 Icon
John A. Pérez
Speaker of the California Assembly
2010 Icon
Sally Ride
National Hero
2013 Icon
Herb Ritts
Acclaimed Photographer
2024 Icon
RuPaul
Entertainer
2012 Icon
Susan Sontag
Author/Commentator
2007 Icon
Wanda Sykes
Comedian, Actor
2011 Icon
Sylvester
Singer and Songwriter
2014 Icon
George Takei
Actor
2013 Icon
Jewel Thais-Williams
Nightclub Owner & LGBTQ+ Activist
2026 Icon
Lily Tomlin
Actor
2007 Icon
Virginia Uribe
Educator
2007 Icon
Gus Van Sant
Film Director
2009 Icon
Joel Wachs
Warhol Foundation President
2024 Icon
Jann Wenner
Publisher
2008 Icon
Phill Wilson
AIDS Activist
2006 Icon
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