A list of out gay or bisexual men and women follows. The list isn't restricted to British Subjects but is more relevant to the UK than the US based outlist under the Equality Links section.

Marc Almond, singer
WH Auden, poet
Sir Frances Bacon, jurist & scientist
Lord Baden-Powell, Civil Servant
Joan Baez, singer
JM Barrie, playwright & novelist
Michael Barrymore, entertainer
William Beckford, writer
Andy Bell, lead singer of Erasure
Benedict IX, pope
Leonard Bernstein, composer
Benjamin Britten, composer
Dirk Bogarde, actor 
David Bowie, singer and actor (made bi-sexuality "trendy" in the 70s)
Boy George, singer (lead in Culture Club, amongst the first "gender benders"
Marlon Brando, actor
William Burroughs, novelist
Lord Byron, poet
Simon Callow, actor (inc. Four Weddings and a Funeral)
Michael Cashman, actor
Neneh Cherry, singer
Julian Clary, comedian
Montgomery Clift, actor
Peter Cook, actor and comedian
Aaron Copeland, composer
Sir Noel Coward, playwright
Quentin Crisp, writer, actor, humorist and sexual revolutionary
Joe Dellesandro (little Joe), actor in Andy Warhol films, now in CK Jeans ads
Maria Esposito, comidien (presenter of Gay Time TV)
Kenny Everett, comedian
Justin Fashanu, professional footballer (brother of John)
Harvey Fierstein, actor, playwrite and female impersonator
Michael French, actor (David in Eastenders)
Stephen Fry, actor and comedian
Paul Gambaccin, radio personality
Jean-Paul Gaultier, fashion designer and co-host of "Euro Trash" C4
Sir John Gielgud, actor
Rais de Gilles, French general
Kenneth Halliwell, actor, painter, Joe Orton's lover
John Hannah, actor (inc. Four Weddings... Madagascar Skin)
Jonathan Harvey, playwright 
Nigel Hawthorne, actor
Derek Jarman, film maker
Elton John, pop star
Holly Johnson, singer (lead with Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
Grace Jones, singer, actress, all round icon
Jeremy Joseph, club promoter and radio presenter (G.A.Y).
Billie Jean King, pro tennis champion
KD Lang, singer
TE Lawrence (of Arabia), British Soldier
Donald Maclean, spy
Miriam Margoyles, actress (inc. Life and Loves of a She Devil)
Johnny Mathis, singer
W Sommerset Maugham, writer
Armistead Maupin, writer (inc. Tales of the City)
Sir Ian McKellen, actor and gay activist (stonewall)
Morrissey, rock singer (lead with The Smiths)
Martina Navratilova, pro tennis champion
Joe Orton, 60s playwrite killed by lover Kenneth Halliwell
Iggy Pop, rock singer
Lou Reed, rock singer (lead with The Velvet Underground)
Robert Rodi, novelist (inc. Fag Hag)
RuPaul, Very tall drag queen and singer
Yves Saint-Laurent, fashion designer
Lilly Savage, drag queen
Jimmy Somerville, pop star
Pam St Clements, actress (Pat in Eastenders)
Jeff Stryker, porn star
Peter Tatchell, gay rights activist from OUTRAGE!
Lily Tomlin, comedian/actress (fab in film: 9to5)
Pete Townshend, lead guitarist of The Who, composer
Gore Vidal, novelist
Village People (well most of them!)

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